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Police investigating death of Gaspé man found trapped under farm tractor
NEW-RICHMOND, Que. - Quebec provincial police say they're investigating the death of a 29-year-old man who was trapped under a tractor on a farm on the province's Gasp Peninsula. Police spokesman Sgt....
May 07, 2023

Decision on Chinese diplomats being made 'very, very carefully:' Trudeau
LONDON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says any decision to expel Chinese diplomats over alleged attempts to threaten a Conservative MP is being made "very, very carefully." Trudeau says his governmen...
May 07, 2023

Use visit by India trade chief to push forward negotiations, business council says
OTTAWA - As India's trade minister visits Ontario this week, corporate Canada is hoping both countries will commit to signing a trade agreement this year after more than a decade of talks. "It just se...
May 07, 2023

Evan Bouchard steps into prime Edmonton Oilers' role and thrives
LAS VEGAS - Evan Bouchard has seamlessly taken over orchestrating the NHL's most lethal power play. The Oilers dealing defenceman Tyson Barrie to the Nashville Predators a few days before the league's...
May 07, 2023

Milan sprints to win crash-affected Stage 2, Evenepoel leads
SAN SALVO, Italy (AP) - Jonathan Milan sprinted to victory in a crash-affected finale of the second stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, while pre-race favorite Remco Evenepoel held on to the leader'...
May 07, 2023

Vida Blue, led Oakland to 3 World Series titles, dies at 73
Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball's biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles before his career...
May 07, 2023

Russians return at judo worlds, Ukraine boycotts
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Russians returned to international judo competition on Sunday for the first time in nearly a year at the world championships as Ukraine boycotted the key Olympic qualifier. Competin...
May 07, 2023

Arab governments vote for Syria's return to the Arab League
CAIRO (AP) - Arab government representatives in Cairo voted Sunday to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension, according to the organization. The vote in the Egyptian capital came d...
May 07, 2023

Nanaimo Junior A Timbermen make personnel changes on and off the floor for 2023
NANAIMO - The Junior A Timbermen had an impressive run in 2022 but the organization will have a much different look heading into the new season.At 10-4 the Tmen finished second in the BCJALL regular s...
May 07, 2023

High costs putting farming out of reach for young people, affecting all Canadians
MONTREAL - When Myriam Landry started raising goats for their meat in 2018, she started small - because she had to. She opened Chvrerie aux Volets Verts, in St-Esprit, Que., with two goats; she couldn...
May 07, 2023