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Pfizer reports North Carolina pharmaceutical plant damaged by tornado, no serious injuries
PHOENIX - A tornado heavily damaged a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, scattering medicine and other debris around the complex, a sheriff and the company said. Pharmac...
Jul 19, 2023
Atkins: Ryu and Green's return from surgeries will shape Blue Jays deadline approach
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will certainly be buyers at Major League Baseball's trade deadline. But what kind of player they're looking for depends largely on the pending returns of pitchers Hyun-...
Jul 19, 2023
Families of military members killed in 2020 Cyclone helicopter crash sue manufacturer
OTTAWA - The families of six members of the Canadian Armed Forces who were killed in a helicopter crash in April 2020 are suing the manufacturer. The suit was filed in U.S. Federal Court in Pennsylvan...
Jul 19, 2023
Heading home: Raiders’ Chaika signs trial contract with Dinamo Minsk in KHL
The crease for the Prince Albert Raiders will be looking a bit different this upcoming WHL season. It was announced late last week that fan favourite Belarusian goaltender Tikhon Chaika has signed a t...
Jul 19, 2023
Northern communities benefiting from SaskTel’s 5G expansion
Several rural and First Nation communities in northern Saskatchewan are getting a boost from SaskTel as the company looks to expand its 5G network.The Crown Corporation announced on Wednesday that it'...
Jul 19, 2023
Offensive tackle Cage to miss Argos game with Ticats due to thigh injury
Toronto Argonauts tackle Isiah Cage will miss a third straight game with a thigh injury. On Wendesday, the Argos (4-0) listed Cage as being out for their road game Friday night versus the Hamilton Tig...
Jul 19, 2023
Winnipeg Jets, Gabriel Vilardi avoid arbitration, agree to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets and forward Gabriel Vilardi avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract worth US$6.875 million on Wednesday. Vilardi's hearing was set for July 28 after the two...
Jul 19, 2023
FSIN wants police to stop lodging people intoxicated by drugs or alcohol
Rather than taking impaired people to police cells for lodging until they're sober, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) would like to see people taken to a health facility instead. T...
Jul 19, 2023
CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ
QUEBEC - A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Qubec party is quitting politics to take on a job in the private sector. The departure of Jolle Boutin sets the stage for a byelection in Quebec Cit...
Jul 19, 2023
N.W.T. confirms anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - The Northwest Territories government is confirming an anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change reported t...
Jul 19, 2023
