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Golden at-bat idea brings critics to the plate: 'Absolutely stupid and ridiculous'
When baseball historian Bill Humber first heard about the golden at-bat idea that Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred floated on a recent podcast, he was a little taken aback. "I kind of la...
Dec 4, 2024
Minister defends decision to accept Taylor Swift tickets from B.C. Crown corporation
OTTAWA - Liberal Minister Harjit Sajjan is defending his decision to accept an invitation from a B.C. Crown corporation to attend a Taylor Swift concert. Global News first reported that Sajjan will be...
Dec 4, 2024
Minister defends decision to accept Taylor Swift tickets from B.C. Crown corporation
OTTAWA - Liberal Minister Harjit Sajjan is defending his decision to accept an invitation from a B.C. Crown corporation to attend a Taylor Swift concert. Global News first reported that Sajjan will be...
Dec 4, 2024
Police say searchers in Pennsylvania don’t expect to find woman in sinkhole alive
UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - The search for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in western Pennsylvania is moving into a recovery effort after two days of searching produced no signs ...
Dec 4, 2024
Return to B.C. a 'full-circle' moment for new Lions' head coach Buck Pierce
SURREY, B.C. - Buck Pierce is back where his CFL career began. It's been about 20 years since the quarterback from Crescent City, Cali., hopped into the car with his dad and took the long, winding dri...
Dec 4, 2024
COC repeats calls for increased federal funding as Paris athletes honoured in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Canada's Paris Olympic and Paralympic athletes were celebrated on Parliament Hill today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among a number of dignitaries to speak at a special ceremony in Otta...
Dec 4, 2024
CFIA makes second cucumber recall in less than a week in B.C., Alberta
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling another batch of cucumbers from Mexico due to possible salmonella contamination, less than a week after another similar recall. The agency says the lat...
Dec 4, 2024
COC repeats calls for increased federal funding as Paris athletes honoured in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Canada's Paris Olympic and Paralympic athletes were celebrated on Parliament Hill today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among a number of dignitaries to speak at a special ceremony in Otta...
Dec 4, 2024
Smith noncommittal on overriding Charter as court challenge looms over trans bills
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't believe she'll need to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to shield her government's transgender bills from legal challenges. The bi...
Dec 4, 2024
Smith noncommittal on overriding Charter as court challenge looms over trans bills
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't believe she'll need to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to shield her government's transgender bills from legal challenges. The bi...
Dec 4, 2024