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Canadian Cory Johnston content with fifth place at Bassmaster event in Santee Cooper
Cory Johnston never competes for fifth place but the Canadian was more than content with that finish in the Bassmaster Elite event at South Carolina's Santee Cooper Lakes. Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., we...
Mar 22, 2022
Catchers work to develop rapport with new Blue Jays pitchers Gausman and Kikuchi
Before newly signed free agents Kevin Gausman and Yusei Kikuchi arrived at Blue Jays spring training, Toronto catchers Danny Jansen, Reese McGuire and Alejandro Kirk were already reviewing video of th...
Mar 22, 2022
Ottawa mayor urges feds to bring workers back downtown to save local businesses
OTTAWA - The mayor of Canada's capital city is urging the federal government to send its workers back to their downtown offices to bolster flagging local businesses. Jim Watson says Ottawa has one of ...
Mar 22, 2022
B.C. logging company won't dispute First Nation land claim, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia logging company says his client takes no position on whether a First Nation has title over an area it claims on Vancouver Island's west coast. However, Geof...
Mar 22, 2022
B.C. logging company won't dispute First Nation land claim, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia logging company says his client takes no position on whether a First Nation has title over an area it claims on Vancouver Island's west coast. However, Geof...
Mar 22, 2022
B.C. allocates more than $8 million to boost legal-aid services
VICTORIA - The provincial government is investing another $8.19 million in legal aid in British Columbia, filling what it says are gaps in service. The Ministry of the Attorney General announced the f...
Mar 22, 2022
Q&A: The NDP and Liberals have a confidence and supply agreement. So what is it?
OTTAWA - The Liberals and the NDP have a penned a deal that would keep the minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power until 2025 and move ahead on some mutually agreeable polici...
Mar 22, 2022
House Speaker Anthony Rota recovering from bypass surgery
OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota was doing well after undergoing coronary bypass surgery. A statement from the Office of the Speaker says the Liberal MP was "resting comfortably" followi...
Mar 22, 2022
Canadian men look to return to World Cup, 37 years after historic win in St. John's
San Jose, Costa Rica, is a long way from St. John's, N.L., but the two could be forever intertwined if Canada beats the Costa Ricans on Thursday to secure World Cup qualification. The only other time ...
Mar 22, 2022
Montreal city councillor blasts Ukrainian anthem in front of Russian Consulate
Montreal city councillor Serge Sasseville stood in front of the Russian Consulate early this afternoon, flipped on a small speaker and turned up the volume to play the Ukrainian anthem. The musical pr...
Mar 22, 2022