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Blue Jays select right-hander Alek Manoah to roster ahead of start in New York
NEW YORK - The Toronto Blue Jays selected pitcher Alek Manoah to the active roster ahead of his start against the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon. Manoah, a six-foot-six 260-pound right-hander,...
May 27, 2021

Canadian Olympic track and field trials get green light in Montreal
MONTREAL - Athletics Canada says it has approval from provincial and municipal health authorities to stage the Olympic and Paralympic Trials next month at Montreal's Claude Robillard Sports Complex. T...
May 27, 2021

Grande Prairie restauranteurs pleased with latest re-opening plan
Some Grande Prairie restauranteurs were happy to hear the Alberta government's "Open for Summer" plan.The "Open for Summer" plan was unveiled on May 26 and laid out a fairly clear path for restaurants...
May 27, 2021

Aquatera set to resume 84 Avenue sanitary sewer work in June
Aquatera is resuming work to install a sanitary sewer main along 84 Avenue in the Westpointe area on June 1, meaning the eastbound lanes between 115 and 113 Street will once again be closed and routed...
May 27, 2021

Echaquan's care at Quebec hospital should have been taken more seriously: head nurse
MONTREAL - The head nurse at a Quebec hospital where Joyce Echaquan died last September told a coroner's inquest today the Indigenous patient's care should have been taken more seriously. Echaquan, a ...
May 27, 2021

White House dismisses report that U.S. wants border with Canada reopened next month
WASHINGTON - The White House says no decision has been made about when or how to reopen the border between Canada and the United States. Press secretary Jen Psaki was asked today about a media report ...
May 27, 2021

US tells Russia it won't rejoin Open Skies arms control pact
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration informed Russia on Thursday that it will not rejoin a key arms control pact, even as the two sides prepare for a summit next month between their leaders. U.S...
May 27, 2021

Toronto FC says Alejandro Pozuelo could return from injury Saturday in Columbus
After missing Toronto FC's first 10 games through injury, it appears Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo is finally ready for liftoff this weekend. The reigning MLS MVP has been sidelined since injuri...
May 27, 2021

Right whale protection: Conservation group calls for mandatory speed limits for ships
HALIFAX - An ocean conservation group trying to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales says it wants mandatory speed limits in the Cabot Strait. Oceana Canada says new satellite data indicates...
May 27, 2021

N.S. Mi'kmaq to start season with scaled-down plans for fishery in St. Marys Bay
INDIAN BROOK, N.S. - A Mi'kmaq community is scaling down plans for a lobster harvest in southwestern Nova Scotia next week, after Ottawa threatened to pull traps that aren't licensed by the Fisheries ...
May 27, 2021