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Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk placed on 10-day injured list with hand laceration
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left hand laceration. He was hit by a pitch in the second inning of Toronto's 11-7 loss to the Te...
Jun 19, 2023
Tories vote in favour of bill enshrining long-term funding for child-care system
OTTAWA - Conservative members of Parliament joined other parties to vote in favour of a bill that enshrines the federal government's long-term commitment to a Canada-wide early learning and child-care...
Jun 19, 2023
Native women's association says high school students should be taught about genocide
OTTAWA - The Native Women's Association of Canada says the ongoing genocide of Indigenous peoples should be part of Canadian high school curriculums, and the organization has developed a graphic guide...
Jun 19, 2023
Lewis Hamilton on Red Bull’s F1 dominance: 'It's likely they will win every race'
MONTREAL - Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton says he's come to terms with the possibility of not winning a race this season. The Red Bull car is just too good. Red Bull is a perfect eight...
Jun 19, 2023
New Nanaimo hospital ICU to take patients soon, replacing one of Canada's worst units
NANAIMO, B.C. - A new intensive care unit in Nanaimo, British Columbia, will start taking patients later this month, replacing an aging unit once called one of the worst ICUs in Canada. Health Ministe...
Jun 19, 2023
With starter and backup away, Greg Ranjitsingh set for first start in Toronto FC goal
TORONTO - With starter Sean Johnson and backup Tomas Romero away on international duty, Greg Ranjitsingh will make his first start in goal for Toronto FC on Wednesday at FC Cincinnati. The 29-year-old...
Jun 19, 2023
Temple leader who supported separate Sikh state is shot dead in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The president of a Sikh gurdwara who was accused of murder and terrorism in India has been shot dead outside his temple in Surrey, British Columbia. The general secretary of the Guru Na...
Jun 19, 2023
No time for 'games': B.C. solicitor general gives deadline for Surrey policing report
VICTORIA - British Columbia's solicitor general accuses the City of Surrey of playing games around its decision to retain the RCMP as its policing agency. Mike Farnworth issued a statement saying he b...
Jun 19, 2023
Police investigation into 2018 Canada junior team questioned at parliamentary hearing
OTTAWA - The handling of the investigation into sexual assault allegations made against the 2018 Canadian junior hockey team was questioned at a parliamentary committee on Monday. Judge Rosemarie Aqui...
Jun 19, 2023
Canada Day events to feature citizenship ceremony in Ottawa, cross-country concert
OTTAWA - Canada Day celebrations this year are set to feature a citizenship ceremony for 17 people in Ottawa, speeches from dignitaries and a cross-country concert with Canadian musicians. Ottawa's Le...
Jun 19, 2023