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Toronto Blue Jays name right-hander Jose Berrios opening day starter
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays have named right-hander Jose Berrios as their starting pitcher on opening day for the Major League Baseball season. The 29-year-old posted an 11-12 record in 2023...
Mar 19, 2024
Dwayne De Rosario, Robyn Gayle headed to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as Class of 2024
Former MLS MVP Dwayne De Rosario and longtime international Robyn Gayle have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. De Rosario and Gayle will be honoured later this year at a national team matc...
Mar 19, 2024
Driven by wildfire smoke, Canada's air quality worse than U.S.: report
Canada's air quality last year was worse than the United States for the first time since a firm started publishing its annual assessment in 2018. The 2023 World Air Quality report from Swiss company I...
Mar 19, 2024
Federal government launches forensic audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. The department says it is aware of allegations brought fo...
Mar 19, 2024
Top Canadian pair believe age is an advantage at figure skating worlds in Montreal
MONTREAL - In an exacting sport where much of the competition hasn't yet turned 25, Canadian figure skating pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps aren't discouraged by their combined age of ...
Mar 19, 2024
Major Quebec nurses union reaches agreement with province for five-year-contract
MONTREAL - After 15 months of negotiations a major nurses union has reached an agreement with the Quebec government for a five-year collective agreement. The proposed deal needs to be put to the 80,00...
Mar 19, 2024
Jets head coach Bowness to be away from team after medical procedure
WINNIPEG - Rick Bowness will not be with the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday night in New York against the Rangers. The Jets announced Tuesday morning that the 69-year-old returned to Winnipeg for a "minor medi...
Mar 19, 2024
Canada's Homan beats Italy's Constantini to remain unbeaten at women's worlds
SYDNEY, N.S. - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Italy's Stefania Constantini 8-7 in an extra end to remain unbeaten at the world women's curling championship. Homan's Ottawa-based team (5-0) forced the ...
Mar 19, 2024
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racially motivated torture of two Black men
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men. Hunter Elward received a 241-month sentence from ...
Mar 19, 2024
'Completely discouraged': Auditor slams First Nations housing, policing failures
The federal auditor general is "completely discouraged" to see so little improvement to substandard housing in First Nations over the past two decades, a new report says.Karen Hogan also looked at the...
Mar 19, 2024