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Canada announces $5 million for Libya flood victims as death toll mounts
OTTAWA - Canada is announcing $5 million in aid for groups helping people in Libya who have been displaced by disastrous flooding. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said the money will h...
Sep 15, 2023

B.C. Lions maintain mantra of 'one game at a time' ahead of Redblacks tilt
SURREY, B.C. - Rick Campbell is maintaining his, and his team's, mantra of "one game at a time" as the push to make the CFL post-season kicks into high gear. With a win Saturday and a Calgary loss nex...
Sep 15, 2023

McDavid, Draisaitl aiming for Oilers' breakthrough after playoff disappointments
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl know their Stanley Cup window is wide open. Two painful playoff exits has the Edmonton Oilers' dynamic duo hungrier than ever to push through. The club made the Weste...
Sep 15, 2023

Kansas to no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect gender identities
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas will no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, citing a new law that prevents the...
Sep 15, 2023

Blue Jays recall reliever Nate Pearson, option Bowden Francis to triple-A
TORONTO - Hard-throwing pitcher Nate Pearson was recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays from their triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y. The righty was active for Friday's game against the visiting Boston Re...
Sep 15, 2023

'Bunch of idiots': Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution
VANCOUVER - Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt "100 per cent frustrated" when she heard about a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown on the weekend, that police allege was committed by a man on day r...
Sep 15, 2023

'Bunch of idiots': Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution
VANCOUVER - Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt "100 per cent frustrated" when she heard about a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown on the weekend, that police allege was committed by a man on day r...
Sep 15, 2023

CF Montreal continue playoff push against visiting Chicago Fire
MONTREAL - After a two-week international break, CF Montreal is set to resume its playoff push with a Saturday showdown with the Chicago Fire at Stade Saputo Chicago (8-11-8) limps into match on a fiv...
Sep 15, 2023

Toronto FC opts not to bring Giovinco back in the fold but keeps the door open
TORONTO - Major League Soccer's roster freeze came and went Friday without Toronto FC adding former league MVP Sebastian Giovinco back in the fold. Toronto opened its training centre to the 36-year-ol...
Sep 15, 2023

Six forestry projects in Omineca region to get funding of $5.8 million
PRINCE GEORGE - On Wednesday Sept. 13, 42 newly funded forest enhancement projects were announced, and six of them are located in the Omineca region.In Kamloops on September 13, the Forest Enhancement...
Sep 15, 2023