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Feds mum on next step in fighter jet competition
OTTAWA - Federal procurement officials won't say when Canada will take the next step in the years-long process of selecting a new fighter jet. The federal government announced in December that it had ...
Mar 22, 2022
Takeaways: Jackson hearings turn to race, children's books
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first full day of questions Tuesday for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delved quickly into very big ones on judicial philosophy, terrorism and race, a grueling...
Mar 22, 2022
Maple Leafs to unveil Next Gen jerseys designed in collaboration with Justin Bieber
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will debut their Next Gen uniform on Wednesday that was created in collaboration with Canadian pop icon Justin Bieber. The first reversible sweater in North American ...
Mar 22, 2022
Student demonstration marks decade since Quebec's so-called 'Maple Spring' protests
MONTREAL - Several hundred students took to the streets of Montreal today, marking a decade since their peers did the same during the so-called "Maple Spring" of 2012. It was one of several demonstrat...
Mar 22, 2022
Grichuk hits grand slam as Blue Jays dump Yankees 9-2 in pre-season play
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Randal Grichuk hit a grand slam and starter Yusei Kikuchi threw two scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 9-2 on Tuesday afternoon at TD Ballpark. Gr...
Mar 22, 2022
Highlights from the 2022-23 Quebec provincial budget
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the provincial budget on Tuesday for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Here are some highlights. - Quebec adults who earn $100,000 or less will receive a one-time pay...
Mar 22, 2022
Utah governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls' sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor to overrule state lawmakers who have taken on...
Mar 22, 2022
Canadian Cory Johnston content with fifth place at Bassmaster event in Santee Cooper
Cory Johnston never competes for fifth place but the Canadian was more than content with that finish in the Bassmaster Elite event at South Carolina's Santee Cooper Lakes. Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., we...
Mar 22, 2022
Catchers work to develop rapport with new Blue Jays pitchers Gausman and Kikuchi
Before newly signed free agents Kevin Gausman and Yusei Kikuchi arrived at Blue Jays spring training, Toronto catchers Danny Jansen, Reese McGuire and Alejandro Kirk were already reviewing video of th...
Mar 22, 2022
Ottawa mayor urges feds to bring workers back downtown to save local businesses
OTTAWA - The mayor of Canada's capital city is urging the federal government to send its workers back to their downtown offices to bolster flagging local businesses. Jim Watson says Ottawa has one of ...
Mar 22, 2022
