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Kirk drives in winning run to make a winner of Bassitt as Jays edge Astros 3-2
TORONTO - Bo Bichette and Brandon Belt hit homers and pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk drove in the go-ahead run to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Toronto sta...
Jun 07, 2023

'Greatest of all time': Opponent, fighters pay tribute to Nunes ahead of title fight
VANCOUVER - The goal was never to be a star for mixed martial arts champion Amanda (Lioness) Nunes. Rather, the goal is to tighten grip on her UFC women's bantamweight and featherweight belts. Nunes (...
Jun 07, 2023

Canadian international Ashley Lawrence confirms departure from Paris Saint-Germain
Canadian international Ashley Lawrence has confirmed she is leaving Paris Saint-Germain. "It's time for me to say goodbye after 6 1/2 years with this very special club," the 27-year-old fullback/midfi...
Jun 07, 2023

Clean Air day around town
PRINCE GEORGE - Health Canada estimates that air pollution, including air pollution from human sources in North America, contributes to 15,300 premature deaths per year in Canada. This includes an est...
Jun 07, 2023

B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40,000 to bring it home
ATLIN, B.C. - A man who is helping return a 140-year-old Tlingit robe to the British Columbia First Nation where it was created says it's as if the regalia called out to its people and they are bringi...
Jun 07, 2023

B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40,000 to bring it home
ATLIN, B.C. - A man who is helping return a 140-year-old Tlingit robe to the British Columbia First Nation where it was created says it's as if the regalia called out to its people and they are bringi...
Jun 07, 2023

Quebec expands law for doctor-assisted death, permits early requests for procedure
Quebec has adopted a new law that expands access to medical aid in dying and allows early requests for the procedure. The law adopted today permits people with a serious and incurable disease, such as...
Jun 07, 2023

Defrocked Nunavut priest arrested on historical sexual assault charges
KINGSTON, Ont. - A defrocked Oblate priest and convicted sex offender is facing eight new criminal charges for past sexual assaults he allegedly committed while living in Nunavut. Iqaluit RCMP said Er...
Jun 07, 2023

Hughes, Conners among Canadians dreaming of winning RBC Canadian Open
TORONTO - Sometimes Mackenzie Hughes allows himself to imagine what it would be like to win the RBC Canadian Open. The cheers as he walked up the 18th fairway, the roar when he sank the final putt, th...
Jun 07, 2023

Suspect to face murder charge in death of daughter-in-law of late Montreal mob boss
MONTREAL - A suspect in the brazen daytime shooting in Montreal of a 39-year-old woman with alleged ties to organized crime has been arrested in Ontario, police said Wednesday. The Crown prosecutor's ...
Jun 07, 2023