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Kershaw takes perfect game through 6 innings vs. Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through the sixth inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut, dominating the Minnesota Twins with 12 strikeouts in 18 batters. Starti...
Apr 13, 2022
Canada and allies on high alert for Russian disinformation, interference: minister
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is on high alert for Russian disinformation campaigns designed to confuse and deceive people. Mendicino says Canada is using all the tools a...
Apr 13, 2022
Successful amendment: Canadian Pacific will have to pay taxes in Saskatchewan
REGINA - The Constitution is to be amended as it relates to the Saskatchewan Act so as to remove a section that exempts Canadian Pacific Railway from paying taxes in the province. The proposed amendme...
Apr 13, 2022
More than $2.6M lost to cryptocurrency frauds in less than four months: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. - RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say they have received 22 reports of alleged cryptocurrency fraud since January with losses topping $2.6 million. A statement from the detachment says Richmond...
Apr 13, 2022
Human Rights Commission joins call for public inquiry on sexual violence in prisons
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission says Canada needs an independent public inquiry to address serious issues of sexual violence and coercion in federal prisons for women. The commission is ...
Apr 13, 2022
Biden approves $800M in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, including artillery and helicopters, to bolster its defenses against an intensified Russ...
Apr 13, 2022
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate by 0.5%, will further ease pandemic stimulus
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is raising its key interest rate by the highest amount in more than 20 years in the face of rising inflation.The central bank is increasing its policy rate by half a percen...
Apr 13, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime at Monte Carlo Masters
MONACO - The struggles on the court continue for Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Montreal native ranked No. 9 in the world was upset 6-2, 7-6 (2) by Italy's Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesda...
Apr 13, 2022
Peacock's Sunday package to be called 'MLB Sunday Leadoff'
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - Peacock's Sunday morning Major League Baseball package will be called "MLB Sunday Leadoff," NBC Sports said Wednesday. Peacock will stream games produced by NBC Sports for 18 st...
Apr 13, 2022
Bail review begins for Pat King, a key figure in convoy protest
OTTAWA - Ontario Superior Court began hearing arguments to release Ottawa convoy organizer Pat King on bail after his lawyer requested a review of the initial decision to keep him in jail until his tr...
Apr 13, 2022