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Toronto Blue Jays send struggling right-hander Alek Manoah down to minors
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are sending right-hander Alek Manoah down to the minors after his latest disappointing start. Manoah gave up six earned runs in just one-third of an inning in Monday's ...
Jun 06, 2023

Winnipeg sophomore receiver Dalton Schoen among CFL players to watch in 2023
TORONTO - Dalton Schoen has a tough act to follow this season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. His own. The six-foot-one, 218-pound receiver took the CFL by storm in 2022. The 26-year-old American imme...
Jun 06, 2023

Former Canadian international plans next step from aboard his floating home in Spain
Newly retired as a soccer player, former Canadian international Issey Nakajima-Farran is working on his future aboard a boat in Barcelona. It's his floating home. Football has already taken the 39-yea...
Jun 06, 2023

CFL commissioner Ambrosie can finally concentrate on football to open 2023 season
TORONTO - It's a welcomed change for Randy Ambrosie. For the first time in a while, the CFL commissioner can concentrate solely on the start of a regular season and not the immediate future of one of ...
Jun 06, 2023

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has filed paperwork formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president ahead of a town hall event in New Hampshire Tuesday eve...
Jun 06, 2023

Charity concert announced to celebrate Goodsir Nature Park's 34th anniversary
PRINCE GEORGE - The community is invited to Goodsir Nature Park June 21 to celebrate its 34th anniversary.As always, the park will be open the entire day with special plans for the evening. At 6 p.m.,...
Jun 06, 2023

'Dirty deal': protesters disrupt Joe Manchin event over Mountain Valley pipeline
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Manchin's latest legislative victory is stirring up anti-pipeline sentiment in the U.S. capital. Protesters who snuck into the event unfurled banners and locked arms today at a D...
Jun 06, 2023

Kienan LaFrance signs with B.C. Lions after 3 seasons with Roughriders
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions say they have signed veteran running back Kienan LaFrance after he was released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. LaFrance had 91 yards on 18 carries and hauled in 14 recepti...
Jun 06, 2023

Sex harassment case involving Trudeau Foundation should be heard in N.L., lawyer says
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The lawyer representing a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed by a former Northwest Territories premier says her client would likely have to end her lawsuit if a judge deter...
Jun 06, 2023

Job action at Capilano U in B.C., as contracts inked with staff at five other schools
VANCOUVER - Job action has halted all classes at Capilano University in North Vancouver. A statement on the university's website says classes are suspended at its main campus and its Sechelt campus on...
Jun 06, 2023