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Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah struggles in first pre-season start
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah allowed four earned runs over 1 2/3 innings in his first start of the pre-season Tuesday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers. Manoah, who w...
Feb 27, 2024
His son died in a 2021 B.C. crane tragedy. He wants to know why they still happen
VANCOUVER - When Chris Vilness heard about the crane accident that killed a construction worker in Vancouver last week, he was angry, and he didn't have to imagine what the woman's family was going th...
Feb 27, 2024
His son died in a 2021 B.C. crane tragedy. He wants to know why they still happen
VANCOUVER - When Chris Vilness heard about the crane accident that killed a construction worker in Vancouver last week, he was angry, and he didn't have to imagine what the woman's family was going th...
Feb 27, 2024
Quebec provincial police make 22nd arrest in eastern Quebec drug war crackdown
MONTREAL - Provincial police have arrested a 22nd person they say is tied to a war between crime groups in Quebec City and the eastern part of the province. Organized crime experts say the conflict in...
Feb 27, 2024
Chiefs coach Andy Reid expresses sorrow over parade shooting, offers hope to avoid future tragedies
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid walked to the podium Tuesday in Indianapolis with a message that went beyond the football world. He paid tribute to the woman who was killed two ...
Feb 27, 2024
No evidence that data was extracted from RCMP during recent cyberattack: commissioner
OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP said Tuesday there was no evidence to date that personal or operational information had been pilfered from the national police force's systems during a recent cyberattack...
Feb 27, 2024
Safety board says broken wheel caused 61-car CN Rail derailment in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board says a broken wheel set off a train derailment in B.C.'s Fraser Canyon, spilling six million kilograms of potash. In September 2020, 61 cars on a Canadian N...
Feb 27, 2024
Break-and-enter results in 14 sets of deer antlers stolen from B.C. property
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Police in Fort St. John, B.C., are on the lookout after a number of hunting trophies were stolen, including 14 sets of deer antlers. Mounties say the break-in was reported at an ...
Feb 27, 2024
Man to plead guilty to helping kill 3,600 eagles, other birds and selling feathers prized by tribes
A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds - including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation - then illegally selling their feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildl...
Feb 27, 2024
Political eyes on Conservatives as MPs set to vote for ban on replacement workers
OTTAWA - The House of Commons is expected to vote today on a bill that would ban replacement workers from being used during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces. Liberals are watchin...
Feb 27, 2024