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Guerrero Jr. hits three-run homer to power Blue Jays to 6-5 win over Orioles
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer and Yusei Kikuchi threw six strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday afternoon at ...
Jun 06, 2024
Key points from report into RCMP response to Saskatchewan mass killing
REGINA - RCMP released a report Thursday into how Mounties responded to a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan. Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and in th...
Jun 06, 2024
182 deaths linked to B.C. unregulated drugs in April, 14,500 deaths in eight years
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Coroners Service says 182 people died in April from drug overdoses. A statement from the service says the toll represents a 24 per cent decrease in deaths from April 20...
Jun 06, 2024
Drones, dogs, helicopters and ground crews search for missing mountaineers in B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The search and rescue team in Squamish, B.C., says helicopters, groundcrews, drones and avalanche dogs are involved in the search for three mountaineers missing for nearly a week. A s...
Jun 06, 2024
Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Meghan Fandrich's voice shakes as she recalls grabbing her five-year-old daughter and fleeing their home as flames descended on the village of Lytton, B.C., in 2021. Darryl Tedjuk is quiet as...
Jun 06, 2024
MPs calling out hate while disparaging Israel criticism 'duplicitous': Muslim groups
OTTAWA - Muslim groups say all political parties need to work harder to stamp out Islamophobia in Canada, and allow more space for people to criticize Israel without being painted as antisemitic. The ...
Jun 06, 2024
2 more charged in betting scandal that spurred NBA to bar Raptors' Jontay Porter for life
NEW YORK (AP) - Two more men were charged Thursday in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life. Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah ...
Jun 06, 2024
Matthew Tkachuk's numbers are down from last year. The Panthers insist his value has gone up
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk's basic offensive numbers for the Florida Panthers are all down this season. Goals, down. Assists, down. Points, down. Shooting percentage, down. On paper,...
Jun 06, 2024
2 more charged in betting scandal that spurred NBA to bar Raptors' Jontay Porter for life
NEW YORK (AP) - Two more men were charged Thursday in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life. Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah ...
Jun 06, 2024
NHL team in Utah is down to 6 finalists for a name
The NHL team in Utah is down to six finalists for a name. Smith Entertainment Group announced Thursday the choices have been narrowed to Blizzard, Mammoth, Outlaws, Venom, Yeti and Utah Hockey Club, o...
Jun 06, 2024