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Higashioka and Cole help Yankees beat Blue Jays 3-1
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Kyle Higashioka homered twice to support Gerrit Cole, and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 3-1 on Monday night in the Blue Jays temporary home at their spring training ballpark. Higas...
Apr 12, 2021

California's ArcLight and Pacific Theaters to close for good
Hollywood's theatrical business may be slowly rebounding but for some exhibitors the last year has been catastrophic. Pacific Theaters, which operates some 300 screens in California, including the bel...
Apr 12, 2021

VIDEO: Hutcheson experiencing ups and downs of Island Division pod season.
NANAIMO - The Clippers have already had a three game winning streak and two game losing skid in the first two weeks of the BCHL season.Nanaimo reeled off a trio of wins out of the gate following a 2-0...
Apr 12, 2021

Habs end three-game skid with 4-2 victory, halting Toronto's six-game win streak
MONTREAL - Tomas Tatar scored two goals -- including an empty-netter -- as the Montreal Canadiens defeated Toronto 4-2 on Monday night to end the Maple Leafs' six-game winning streak. Nick Suzuki and ...
Apr 12, 2021

Tkachuk has two goals, Brown scores again as Senators down Jets 4-2
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk scored twice, Connor Brown extended his franchise-record goal-scoring streak to eight games and the Ottawa Senators beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 Monday. Evgenii Dadonov scored the...
Apr 12, 2021

Sajjan targets Chinese claims in South China Sea, battles Tories over Beijing ties
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has criticized China's military expansion into the South China Sea even as he faced questions about the Liberal government's ties to Beijing.Sajjan was appearin...
Apr 12, 2021

Japan to start releasing Fukushima water to sea in 2 years
TOKYO - Radioactive water accumulating in tanks at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will be released into the sea in two years after it is treated, Japan's government said Tuesday in a decision lon...
Apr 12, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, April 12, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday April 12, 2021. There are 1,071,016 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,071,016 confirmed cases (75,135 active, 9...
Apr 12, 2021

Air Canada, Ottawa agree to aid package worth up to $5.9 billion
OTTAWA - Air Canada and Ottawa have agreed to financing deals that would allow the airline to access as much as $5.9 billion through the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility program. As part of...
Apr 12, 2021

Meet Remy and Templeton, two rats as beloved as their namesakes
NANAIMO - Two adorable rats are ready to have a spacious home to call their own. Remy and Templeton, a bonded pair of one-year-olds, are available for adoption from the Nanaimo SPCA. They're both on t...
Apr 12, 2021