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Blue Jays release Toronto City Connect 'Night Mode' uniform
TORONTO - The Blue Jays will debut their new Toronto City Connect uniform on Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Rogers Centre. Designed in collaboration with Nike, the City Connect Series ...
May 30, 2024

Canada's Stuart Macdonald learning to play under pressure at RBC Canadian Open
HAMILTON - The RBC Canadian Open is an opportunity for Canadian fans to watch the best male golfers in the world play in person. But for young, up-and-coming Canadian players it's a chance to test the...
May 30, 2024

WestJet Encore flight disruptions averted after agreement reached
WestJet has averted disruptions to its low-cost Encore service that would have grounded flights out of many regional Alberta airports after a tentative agreement was reached Thursday with the union re...
May 30, 2024

Months after nation's 1st nitrogen gas execution, Alabama gives man lethal injection for 2 killings
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man received a lethal injection Thursday for the killing of an elderly couple in 2004, the first inmate put to death by the state since it became the first in the nation...
May 30, 2024

Alberta to explore impacts of cannabis on youth
Alberta's government says it is working with drug policy experts, doctors and professors to examine the impacts of cannabis on youth 25 and under with the data that's become available since its legali...
May 30, 2024

Alberta’s spring legislature session wraps up with passage of four new bills
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government capped off the spring legislature sitting today after passing bills slammed by critics as undemocratic power grabs. One proposed law, which would...
May 30, 2024

Hurricanes defenceman Slavin wins second Lady Byng Trophy
NEW YORK - Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Jaccob Slavin has won the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy, the league announced Thursday. The trophy is awarded annually to the player who exhibits sportsmanship and g...
May 30, 2024

Canadian women's national team excited with Northern Super League announcement
MONTREAL - Clo Lacasse wishes a professional women's soccer league existed in Canada when she was younger. Growing up in Sudbury, Ont., the Canadian women's national team forward didn't garner as much...
May 30, 2024

Can Trump come to Canada now that he's a convicted felon?
OTTAWA - A Canadian immigration lawyer says now that Donald Trump is a convicted felon, he is technically barred from crossing the border into Canada. Trump was found guilty today on all 34 counts in ...
May 30, 2024

Redblacks look to impress in pre-season finale with roster spots on the line
OTTAWA - Ottawa Redblacks head coach Bob Dyce hopes he'll have to make some tough decisions heading into the CFL season. The Redblacks host the Montreal Alouettes on Friday in the pre-season finale fo...
May 30, 2024