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Bo Bichette has homer, single as Blue Jays defeat Phillies 5-4
DUNEDIN - Bo Bichette had two hits including a home run, Philadelphia pitcher Konnor Ash walked in the winning run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Phillies 6-5 Sunday in spring training action. Ph...
Mar 02, 2025

Six people were displaced and one cat has been saved following house fire in Surrey
SURREY, B.C. - Six people have been displaced and one cat has been rescued in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday morning after a home was destroyed by fire. Surrey Fire Service assistant chief Mike McNamara says...
Mar 02, 2025

Nylander scores in overtime as the Maple Leafs beat the Penguins 6-5 for their 5th straight win
PITTSBURGH (AP) - William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Sunday. Nylander, Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies each...
Mar 02, 2025

Public hearing on Prince George Official Community Plan review set for March 19
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George will host a public hearing later this month as it works on a new Official Community Plan (OCP).Councillors voted on Feb. 24 to pass second reading of the OCP,...
Mar 02, 2025

Canada's Dubreuil, Blondin win speedskating silver medals as World Cup season ends
HEERENVEEN - Canada's Laurent Dubreuil and Ivanie Blondin earned silver medals Sunday as the World Cup speedskating season wrapped up. Dubreuil, from Lvis, Que., finished second in a time of 34.51 sec...
Mar 02, 2025

Disrupting the Peace: On a B.C. ranch, fracking earthquakes rattle a way of life
Bo Hedges' parents have lived on their ranch north of Fort St. John, B.C., for close to 50 years, running the Dead Horse Creek Cattle Company on the property where a natural spring bubbles up near the...
Mar 02, 2025

Saskatchewan's Kleiter and McEwen post victories in early draw at Montana's Brier
KELOWNA, B.C. - Both Saskatchewan teams posted victories in the early round-robin draw Sunday at the Montana's Brier. Rylan Kleiter defeated Prince Edward Island's Tyler Smith 7-4 and Mike McEwen held...
Mar 02, 2025

Excitement for Canadian company as Firefly's Blue Ghost lands on moon
MONTREAL - The head of a Quebec aerospace company says he's thrilled by the confirmation that a private lunar lander has touched down on the moon with his company's technology aboard. Firefly Aerospac...
Mar 02, 2025

Canadian ice dancer Fournier Beaudry forms new French team with Olympic champ Cizeron
Canadian figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry has formed a partnership with Olympic ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron months after former partner Nikolaj Sorensen was handed a six-year suspensio...
Mar 02, 2025

Canadian men beaten by Chile in Cape Town in final of Challenger Series event
CAPE TOWN - Chile, recovering from an early 7-0 deficit, reeled off five straight tries to defeat Canada 33-7 Sunday in the men's final of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger S...
Mar 02, 2025