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Blue Jays decline to tender Tapia, Zimmer, Capra heading into 2023 off-season
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays declined to tender three players for the 2023 season, the team announced on Friday. Outfielders Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer, as well as infielder Vinny Capra, are n...
Nov 18, 2022

Drought state of emergency lifted for B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay
SECHELT, B.C. - A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. A statement from the Regional Di...
Nov 18, 2022

Lloyd Ex looking forward to PBR Winter Classic bull-riding show
These cowboys will be showing their stamina and skill at the Lloyd Ex PBR Winter Classic Professional Bull Riders show coming up Nov. 26. Doors for the event will open at 6 p.m., and the bull-riding p...
Nov 18, 2022

Blue Bombers' receiver Schoen shines in CFL after football leap of faith
REGINA - Dalton Schoen had never set foot in Canada and knew little about the CFL before arriving in Winnipeg for training camp. "Didn't know where Winnipeg was until I Googled it," Schoen told The Ca...
Nov 18, 2022

Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federa...
Nov 18, 2022

Canada's Ivanie Blondin captures a bronze in speedskating World Cup in Heerenveen
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Ivanie Blondin raced to bronze in the women's mass start for Canada's lone medal on the opening day of an ISU long-track speedskating World Cup stop on Friday. It was Blondin...
Nov 18, 2022

Alberta chief critical of Premier Danielle Smith's claim of Indigenous roots
EDMONTON - A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith's claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and, in 2012, declared herself as a person...
Nov 18, 2022

Ukrainian president Zelenskky calls on Canada to help with long-term peace
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on Canada to help on a long-term peace plan with Russia. The Ukrainian leader made the request in a pre-recorded video address to an interna...
Nov 18, 2022

Quebec man charged with terrorism in Haitian coup plot will fight charges: lawyer
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Mose says his client will fight the charges. On Thursday, the RCMP said Gral...
Nov 18, 2022

Saudi prince's new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing
WASHINGTON (AP) - It raised eyebrows six weeks ago when Saudi Arabia's aged king, Salman, named his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as prime minister. The kingdom's laws designate the king as p...
Nov 18, 2022