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Hundreds of pounds of pasta dumped near New Jersey stream
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (AP) - Authorities in a central New Jersey town say they are no longer noodling over the mystery of how hundreds of pounds of pasta were dumped near a stream. Old Bridge Mayor Owen He...
May 05, 2023
More than 13,000 people forced from homes as wildfires burn across Alberta
Alberta emergency officials say more than 13,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as 78 wildfires burn across the province - 19 of them out of control. An out-of-control 1,500-hectare wil...
May 05, 2023
Scrutiny of CRA push to collect on overpaid COVID benefits welcome: minister's office
OTTAWA - Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's office says it welcomes a federal watchdog's decision to monitor the Canada Revenue Agency's approach to collecting on overpayments of COVID-19 benefits...
May 05, 2023
Laval's Arnaud Desjardins to attend Bombers camp via CFL internship program
TORONTO - Quarterback Arnaud Desjardins ended last season celebrating a Vanier Cup championship with the Laval Rouge et Or. He will start the '23 campaign at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' training camp. ...
May 05, 2023
Leafs forward Knies has concussion, unlikely to return in second-round series
Toronto forward Matthew Knies has been ruled out of the Maple Leafs' next two playoff games with a concussion and is unlikely to return during their second-round series, head coach Sheldon Keefe said ...
May 05, 2023
Veteran coaches Bruce Arena, Bob Bradley face off Saturday as Revs visit Toronto
TORONTO - Bob Bradley and Bruce Arena face off as coaching rivals for the seventh time Saturday, the latest chapter in a relationship that stretches back some 40 years. Both are focused on the present...
May 05, 2023
'It's surreal': Canadian to play King Charles's former cello in coronation concert
LONDON - When Marion Portelance plays in King Charles's coronation concert on Sunday, she'll be playing a cello with a special connection to the monarch. The student from the Royal College of Music, w...
May 05, 2023
Wildfire smoke triggers Special Air Quality Statements across province
Environment Canada has issued Special Air Quality Statements across northern and central Alberta due to smoke from multiple wildfires. Regions with the special air quality statement are:Grande Prairie...
May 05, 2023
Hockey coaches not afraid to show some emotion on the bench this post-season
TORONTO - The stoic, high-intensity style of hockey coaches who barely blink on the bench after a big goal may be changing somewhat in this NHL post-season. And Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe appears...
May 05, 2023
ICC chief prosecutor says he has 'every confidence' South Africa will arrest Putin
OTTAWA - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says he has every confidence that South Africa will arrest Vladimir Putin when the Russian president is expected to attend an international...
May 05, 2023