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Bo Bichette hits fourth for first time this season as Blue Jays hope to create runs
TORONTO - All-star shortstop Bo Bichette will bat fourth for the Toronto Blue Jays tonight against the New York Yankees. Bichette's .301 batting average leads the Blue Jays this year. He has hit secon...
Sep 28, 2023
'We’ve got to take care business:' Game against depleted Argos still big for Bombers
WINNIPEG - Adam Bighill is hoping Winnipeg Blue Bombers fans get at least one thing they want on Friday - a victory. Winnipeg's home game against the CFL-leading Toronto Argonauts (12-1) is the club's...
Sep 28, 2023
Memories come rushing back for Frankie Lasagna, one year after going viral
TORONTO - Memories came rushing back for Blue Jays fan Frankie Lasagna when he looked out at the stands beyond the left-field wall at Rogers Centre. The restaurant owner was back at the ballpark a yea...
Sep 28, 2023
Lightning goalie Vasilevskiy is expected to miss the first 2 months of the season after back surgery
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is expected to miss the first two months of the NHL season after undergoing back surgery. The team announced the stunning injury ne...
Sep 28, 2023
Delta mayor sounds alarm over 'rampant' crime at B.C. port, as expansion looms
DELTA, B.C. - A new report about policing of Metro Vancouver port terminal facilities says there's "literally no downside" for organized criminals to set up shop, and one British Columbia city is soun...
Sep 28, 2023
Mom of Colorado man killed by police after taking ‘heroic’ actions to stop gunman settles with city
DENVER (AP) - A Colorado city has reached a $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man mistakenly killed by police in 2021 after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had s...
Sep 28, 2023
Catholic Bishops say $30-million reconciliation fund on track to meet new deadline
OTTAWA - Canadian Catholic leaders say they are almost halfway to their fundraising goals for a reconciliation fund formed after the church failed to meet its previous financial commitments. The Canad...
Sep 28, 2023
Health Canada authorizes updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech's updated COVID-19 vaccine for people six months and older. The mRNA vaccine targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is circulating in Canada....
Sep 28, 2023
Sweden's leader turns to the military for help as gang violence escalates
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Sweden's prime minister on Thursday said that he's summoned the head of the military to discuss how the armed forces can help police deal with an unprecedented crime wave that has sho...
Sep 28, 2023
Sovereignty act may be used to fight 2035 net-zero electricity plan: Alberta premier
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would use her province's sovereignty act as a last resort to challenge any attempt by the federal government to impost a net-zero electricity grid by...
Sep 28, 2023
