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MPs plan visit to Taiwan this fall if trip budget approved
OTTAWA - A committee of Canadian MPs is seeking budget approval to make a trade trip to Taiwan this fall despite fears that the plan risks escalating tensions with China. The House of Commons internat...
Aug 17, 2022
All evacuation orders rescinded for Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Local authorities in British Columbia's Okanagan region say all evacuation orders around the so-called Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton have been rescinded. Erick Thompson, an ...
Aug 17, 2022
Springer's timely hit and Stripling's return to form help lead Jays over Orioles
TORONTO - George Springer's pinch-hit RBI single to ignite a six-run seventh inning and, a remarkable return from pitcher Ross Stripling, pushed the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 win over the Baltimore O...
Aug 17, 2022
Physicists and business figures gather in Vancouver to crack theory of everything
VANCOUVER - Some of the world's brightest minds are gathering at a hotel conference centre in Vancouver this week to try to solve a question that has baffled physicists for decades. The two pillars of...
Aug 17, 2022
Former Minto Sopotyk wins Bronze at Canada Summer Games
In January of 2021, former Prince Albert Mintos forward Kyrell Sopotyk suffered a horrible injury while snowboarding that left him unable to walk and ended his hockey career. It did not, however, end ...
Aug 17, 2022
Sask. to send patients to Calgary for orthopedic surgeries, but on their own dime
Saskatchewan has agreed to pay a Calgary clinic to do some orthopedic surgeries starting this fall, but the provincial government won't pay for the patients' travel to and from Alberta.According to Th...
Aug 17, 2022
Canadian star Joey Votto to have season-ending rotator cuff surgery
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto will have season-ending surgery Friday to repair a torn left rotator cuff. The 38-year-old from Toronto announced the upcoming surgery after the Reds' 1-0 win ...
Aug 17, 2022
SJHL gears up for September start
With fall in sight, Junior A hockey in Saskatchewan is getting ready to lace up the skates and head back onto the ice. The SJHL recently announced its annual showcase times and location, which will ha...
Aug 17, 2022
Filly Moira installed as early 5-2 favourite for $1-million Queen’s Plate
TORONTO - She was definitely the class of the Woodbine Oaks but Kevin Attard is expecting a little more of filly Moira on Sunday. Moira was installed as the early 5-2 favourite Wednesday for the 163rd...
Aug 17, 2022
Winnipeg's Sierhuis discovers love of rowing after childhood cancer diagnosis
Katie Sierhuis describes the agonizing homestretch of a rowing race as feeling like her legs are on fire. And she cherishes every lung-busting moment. The 20-year-old from Winnipeg, who is competing i...
Aug 17, 2022
