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Scherzer suspended 10 games for sticky substance ejection
NEW YORK (AP) - Mets pitcher Maz Scherzer was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday following his ejection for having a foreign substance on his hand during a game. Scherzer appe...
Apr 20, 2023
Tennessee GOP lawmaker resigns after ethics panel finding
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican lawmaker in Tennessee resigned Thursday due to an ethics violation involving the Legislature's workplace discrimination and harassment policy. Rep. Scotty Campbell...
Apr 20, 2023
B.C.'s Terminal 2 Roberts Bank project gets federal approval; 370 binding conditions
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced the approval of a contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank, south of Vancouver. The government says in a statement the Roberts Bank Te...
Apr 20, 2023
'It's very hurtful:' advocate furious with repeat incidents of stolen signs
NANAIMO -- Cyndy Hall hopes the motives behind stolen missing signs profiling her long-lost friend aren't sinister. A second round of signs on Bowen Rd. highlighting the disappearance of Lisa Marie Yo...
Apr 20, 2023
Source: Earl Cochrane steps down as general secretary of Canada Soccer
Earl Cochrane is stepping down as general secretary of Canada Soccer, according to a source. The source, not authorized to speak publicly because the departure had not been announced yet, confirmed th...
Apr 20, 2023
The Oilers power play is elite. But so far, the penalty kill is doing heavy lifting
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers power play is good - really good. But it might be their penalty-killing that will determine if they get past the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs. Th...
Apr 20, 2023
Kansas governor vetoes bills on trans youth care, bathrooms
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed Republican legislation aimed at ending gender-affirming care for children and teens, and another, sweeping GOP proposal for preventin...
Apr 20, 2023
Montreal university to keep donation linked to Chinese government influence effort
MONTREAL - A Montreal university says it will keep a donation from two Chinese businessmen that has been linked to an alleged plot by the Chinese government to influence Prime Minister Justin Trudeau....
Apr 20, 2023
Lacrosse Canada narrows roster for upcoming men's field world championship
Curtis Dickson is ready to get a measure of redemption on field lacrosse's highest stage. Dickson was one of several veterans named to Lacrosse Canada's 26-player short list earlier this week for the ...
Apr 20, 2023
Joly tells Canadians in Sudan to shelter in place as 'dire' clashes close airport
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada has no means of evacuating citizens from Sudan, where violence has drastically escalated between the country's army and its rival paramilitary...
Apr 20, 2023