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Blue Jays' Guerrero Jr. voted into American League starting lineup for all-star game
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been named a starter for the upcoming all-star game. Guerrero will be representing the American League at the midsummer classic for ...
Jul 03, 2024

Brissett, Alexander released from Canada's Olympic men's basketball training camp
TORONTO - Oshae Brissett and Kyle Alexander have been released from Canada's Olympic men's basketball training camp, Canada Basketball announced Wednesday. Canada Basketball says Brissett requested to...
Jul 03, 2024

B.C. Lions linebacker Josh Woods suffers season-ending knee injury
SURREY, B.C. - A key defensive weapon for the B.C. Lions has had his season cut short by a knee injury. Head coach and co-general manager Rick Campbell confirmed Wednesday that linebacker Josh Woods i...
Jul 03, 2024

In otter news, orphaned B.C. pup is thriving but unlikely to return to wild
VANCOUVER - An orphaned sea otter pup rescued in critical condition in British Columbia last month is thriving under 24-hour care, but a veterinarian at the rescue facility says it's unlikely she will...
Jul 03, 2024

Group launching Medicine Hat neighbourhood association receives $25K grant
The Neighbourhood Association of Medicine Hat and Area is getting a helping hand before the organization officially launches this fall as the recipient of a $25,000 impact award from the Community Fou...
Jul 03, 2024

Canadian pro wrestler Sami Zayn tries standup comedy at historic Toronto venue
Sami Zayn loves to push himself creatively. Usually it's in the wrestling ring, but this Thursday he will step on stage as a standup comedian, sharpening his comic chops. Zayn said that he sees a lot ...
Jul 03, 2024

Manitoba First Nation reports 150 anomalies at residential school site
CROSS LAKE, MAN. - A First Nation community in northern Manitoba says ground-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former residential school, along with 59 unmarked graves at a ne...
Jul 03, 2024

Canadians with Caribbean ties scramble to escape powerful Hurricane Beryl
MONTREAL - George Grant last checked on his mother Wednesday afternoon as Hurricane Beryl bore down on his native Jamaica. In the hilly centre of the island, she is far away from potential flooding bu...
Jul 03, 2024

Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano out at least six weeks after arthroscopic surgery
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano will be out several weeks after he underwent arthroscopic surgery to address an impingement in his right elbow. Blue Jays manager John Schneider said W...
Jul 03, 2024

Defense for Bob Menendez rests without New Jersey senator testifying
NEW YORK (AP) - The defense for Sen. Bob Menendez rested Wednesday without the New Jersey Democrat testifying at his New York bribery trial. Lawyers for Menendez called several witnesses over two days...
Jul 03, 2024