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Kikuchi strong again as Jays lose Grapefruit League finale to Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Yusei Kikuchi put in one last strong pitching performance this spring as the Toronto Blue Jays ended their Grapefruit League campaign Tuesday with a 6-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phi...
Mar 28, 2023
Court rules in favor of victim's family in 'Serial' case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial" enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to Adnan...
Mar 28, 2023
Mark Weightman returns as president/CEO of the Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - Mark Weightman is back as president and chief executive officer of the Montreal Alouettes. The club announced Weightman's appointment Tuesday. He will take office April 11. This will mark W...
Mar 28, 2023
Olympiques, Phoenix lead CHL's top 10 rankings ahead of playoffs
Two teams from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League lead the Canadian Hockey League's top 10 rankings ahead of the 2023 playoffs. The Gatineau Olympiques, after finishing the QMJHL regular season on ...
Mar 28, 2023
Boy Scouts' $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A federal district court judge has upheld the approval of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan aimed at resolving tens of thousands of child sexual abuse claim against the ...
Mar 28, 2023
Bandits tied 1-1 in division semi-finals series, Game 3 tonight
BROOKS, AB - The Brooks Bandits are on the road tonight trying to wrestle back home-ice advantage in their Alberta Junior Hockey League South Division semi-finals series.The Bandits and the Okotoks Oi...
Mar 28, 2023
Alberta Energy Regulator to launch third-party probe of Kearl oilsands tailings leak
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it will launch an independent investigation into the tailings leak at Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands mine. The regulator says in a news release today it is looking for...
Mar 28, 2023
AP Sources: Judge rules Pence must testify before grand jury
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence will have to testify before a grand jury after he was subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating efforts by forme...
Mar 28, 2023
Veteran jockey Luis Contreras to chase third Plate victory
TORONTO - The name might be different, but the goal remains the same for jockey Luis Contreras. Since 1952, the opening leg of Canada's Triple Crown was known as the Queen's Plate, in honour of Queen ...
Mar 28, 2023
Airbnb: 79 per cent of Quebec rentals in February not certified, housing group says
MONTREAL - A report by a Montreal tenants' rights association says 79 per cent of the roughly 30,000 units in Quebec that were available for rent in February on Airbnb were not certified by the provin...
Mar 28, 2023