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Nate Pearson set to make MLB debut with Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday
WASHINGTON - Top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson will make his major-league debut Wednesday night in Washington against the Nationals. The right-hander will start the third of four straight ga...
Jul 27, 2020

Hernández hits 2 of 4 Blue Jays homers in 4-1 win at Nats
WASHINGTON - Teoscar Hernndez hit two of Toronto's four solo homers off Anbal Snchez to account for all the Blue Jays' scoring in a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Rowdy Tel...
Jul 27, 2020

US won’t expel migrant children detained in Texas hotel
HOUSTON - The Trump administration has agreed not to expel a group of immigrant children it detained in a Texas hotel under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus and will instead allow them ...
Jul 27, 2020

Expanded COVID-19 testing causing delays, but aiding physicians
Symptomatic or not, the province has assured anyone can be tested. The new initiative has led to many seeking tests, but that increase has led to higher wait times for scheduled testing. Residents acr...
Jul 27, 2020

Northern communities selected for Dene linguistic research project
A four-year project examining the Dene language in two northern Saskatchewan communities will hopefully begin next month.That's according to University of Saskatchewan Professor of Linguistics Olga Lo...
Jul 27, 2020

NHL players start their adjustment to hub life in Edmonton, Toronto
NHL players settled into Edmonton and Toronto on Monday for what will be the mother of all road trips for some. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs and Oilers are now ensconced in hotels in their hom...
Jul 27, 2020

York 9 FC adds Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero to Canadian Premier League roster
TORONTO - York 9 FC has signed Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero. The 23-year-old was with the Real Madrid academy from age nine to 19. He joins the Canadian Premier League team from the CD Leganes ...
Jul 27, 2020

Environmental law group seeks to stop inquiry into who funds oil critics
CALGARY - An environmental law group wants a court to suspend the Alberta government's inquiry into oil and gas industry critics until there's a decision on whether it's legal. The United Conservative...
Jul 27, 2020

Warrant alleges N.S. mass shooter was seasoned smuggler of narcotics, U.S. guns
HALIFAX - Newly released court documents say witnesses told the RCMP that the gunman who carried out the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia smuggled drugs and guns from Maine for years and had se...
Jul 27, 2020

Brooke Henderson targets Women's British Open for her return to LPGA Tour
Brooke Henderson has set her sights on the British Women's Open. One of the biggest names in women's golf and the most successful pro player in Canadian history, Henderson has been out of competitive ...
Jul 27, 2020