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Blue Jays beat Braves, lose to Rays in split-squad spring training games
George Springer hit a two-run homer as a Toronto Blue Jays split squad beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in spring training baseball action Thursday. Another Jays split squad was defeated 6-1 by Tampa Bay a...
Mar 09, 2023
Canadians can experience several means of foreign interference: expert
OTTAWA - Allegations of foreign interference in Canada's democracy have dominated discussions on Parliament Hill for the past week, with the prime minister unveiling new measures aimed at investigatin...
Mar 09, 2023
Law delaying expansion of assisted dying regime to March 2024 passes
OTTAWA - A Liberal bill to delay the planned expansion of Canada's medically assisted dying regime has passed third reading in the Senate. The expansion, which was originally slated for March 17, woul...
Mar 09, 2023
Germany: Deaths, injuries in shooting inside Hamburg church
BERLIN (AP) - Shots were fired inside a church in the northern German city of Hamburg on Thursday night, and an unspecified number of people were killed or wounded, police said. Police said on Twitter...
Mar 09, 2023
St-Onge, COC respond to letter calling for hard ban of Russian, Belarusian athletes
Canada's sport minister and the Canadian Olympic Committee have restated that Russia and Belarus should be excluded from the next Olympics, but differ on if athletes from those countries could be allo...
Mar 09, 2023
Split verdict for ex-Fox execs in soccer rights bribe case
NEW YORK (AP) - A former Fox executive was convicted Thursday of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches. A second ex-exec...
Mar 09, 2023
Accused in New Year’s homicide in court for breaching release conditions
The man accused of killing Alex Whitehead over a year ago had a court appearance Thursday on a charge of breaching his release conditions. Richard Budd did not appear in person but will be back in Pri...
Mar 09, 2023
Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan books playoff ticket at Tim Hortons Brier
LONDON, Ont. - Northern Ontario coach Mike Harris didn't say a word when Tanner Horgan vented some frustration by smacking the top of a water bottle a few times after giving up a mid-game steal on Thu...
Mar 09, 2023
Prospects Taylor, Brodrique set for their CFL audition at national combine
Jake Taylor won't have to venture far to participate in the CFL's national combine. The versatile University of Alberta Golden Bear will be among 87 prospects participating in the combine March 21-25 ...
Mar 09, 2023
Blackhawks, Sabres set to battle in Twin Rivers Hockey League finals
Eight teams qualified for the Twin Rivers hockey League playoffs this season and now over a month later, two teams remain standing. The East Division's best Birch Hills Blackhawks are set to face off ...
Mar 09, 2023
