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Toronto Blue Jays officially sign reliever Garcia to two-year, US$15M deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract. The Blue Jays announced the deal Friday, two days after multiple media o...
Dec 13, 2024
New military vessel launched in B.C. bears illustrious naval name
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A Canadian Navy vessel with the name HMCS Protecteur will again set sail, nearly a decade after the last supply ship with its respected legacy was taken out of service. The new...
Dec 13, 2024
Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault signs with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions
MONTREAL - Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has signed with a company owned by boxing promoter and influencer Jake Paul ahead of her professional debut. Most Valuable Promotions, which boasts Puerto R...
Dec 13, 2024
Halifax city council could close pickleball court due to 'excessive' noise
HALIFAX - Pickleball courts in a Halifax suburb are in danger of being shut down by the city after drawing complaints from residents who describe the noise levels as "excessive." The Halifax Regional ...
Dec 13, 2024
Trump's 'strategy' is to create economic uncertainty in other countries: Freeland
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says with Donald Trump as president, the United States has an open strategy of creating economic uncertainty in other countries to discourage investment out...
Dec 13, 2024
National chief urges MPs to send water bill to Senate before holiday break
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send a First Nations water bill to the Senate before the holiday break. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak ...
Dec 13, 2024
Geoffrey Hinton to donate some of Nobel winnings to create new annual award
The chairs of an annual science and technology conference say Nobel Prize recipient Geoffrey Hinton is donating some of his winnings to create a new award. They say of the Neural Information Processin...
Dec 13, 2024
GST/HST tax break begins on Saturday
The federal government has announced that on Saturday the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) break will be put into effect after it was passed into law.It is set to begin on Dec. 14...
Dec 13, 2024
Hockey, skiing this weekend
StormStorm are home to Canmore Friday. Face-off will be at 7 p.m. The Storm are still tied with Whitecourt for first place in the North Division. Both teams have 38 points, but Grande Prairie has one ...
Dec 13, 2024
Turkey to reopen its embassy in Syria for the first time since 2012 in wake of Assad's fall
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Turkey's Embassy in Syria's capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday, for the first time since 2012. In an interview with Turkey...
Dec 13, 2024