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Biggio HR, Blue Jays begin 2020 odyssey by beating Rays 6-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Cavan Biggio hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays began their still-in-progress odyssey by topping the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Friday night in a season opener. Earlier in ...
Jul 24, 2020
Toronto FC defender says playing in Florida heat is 'pretty unsafe'
Toronto FC centre back Omar Gonzalez is no stranger to heat. A Texas native, Gonzalez played 10 seasons in Los Angeles and Mexico before signing with Toronto in June 2019. But even he f...
Jul 24, 2020
Local businesses struggling to hire qualified workers, CERB to blame?
PRINCE GEORGE - Some concern being raised by local business owners struggling to hire qualified workers, especially in the service industry."We did a job posting for cooks and we had probably 25 appli...
Jul 24, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC downs T-Wolves to reach semifinals of The Turn tournament
Raptors Uprising GC dispatched T-Wolves Gaming, the reigning NBA 2K League champion, on Friday to advance to the semifinals of The Turn, a US$260,000 esports tournament. Toronto won Gam...
Jul 24, 2020
Calgary's Turk the turkey presumed dead in apparent coyote attack
CALGARY - A Calgary turkey named Turk appears to have died. Avery Maxwell, one of the moderators for a Facebook paged called Loyal Followers of the Ramsay Turkey, says in a post to the group's 6,500 f...
Jul 24, 2020
2 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 27 in B.C.
VICTORIA-27 new cases including one epi-linked case of COVID-19 were reported today (July 24) in B.C., the Northern Health Authority accounts for two of those new cases.The joint statement by Provinci...
Jul 24, 2020
Is an early election coming?
VICTORIA - When asked during a recent brief, Premier John Horgan was asked if there is any thought to going to the polls earlier than October 2021, given his popularity in the polls and the suggestion...
Jul 24, 2020
RV sales through the roof amid COVID
PRINCE GEORGE - An unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: once the restrictions on travel were lifted, RV sales went through the roof. "The first five days of May, we still did nothing. Afte...
Jul 24, 2020
CFL, CFL Players' Association extend CBA amendment talks deadline
TORONTO - The CFL and CFL Players' Association will continue discussing amendments to their collective bargaining agreement that could allow for a shortened 2020 season. Prior to the st...
Jul 24, 2020
4 Montreal officers charged after years-long probe into internal affairs unit
MONTREAL - Four Montreal police officers have been charged following a years-long criminal probe into allegations that members of the force's internal affairs unit embellished or fabricated evidence a...
Jul 24, 2020