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Newly acquired Toronto FC centre back Aime Mabika hard to miss at six foot six
TORONTO - At six foot six, Toronto FC's newest defender is hard to miss. Aime Mabika comes with a good story as well. Born in Zambia to Congolese parents, Mabika was seven or eight when his family mov...
Apr 27, 2023
Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio the latest Toronto FC player to be hit by injury
TORONTO - Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio is the latest Toronto FC player hit by the injury bug. Osorio has been listed as out for Saturday's game against visiting New York City FC (4-2-3) due to a...
Apr 27, 2023
Sudanese army, paramilitary accept 3-day extension of truce
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have agreed to a three-day extension to a cease-fire in Sudan. The Sudanese military accepted the deal earlier on Thursday. The truce and its ext...
Apr 27, 2023
Forcible restraint by police among factors in Myles Gray death, pathologist says
BURNABY, B.C. - A forensic pathologist says a "perfect storm" of factors led to Myles Gray's death, including his extreme exertion and the Vancouver police actions to restrain him. Dr. Matthew Orde to...
Apr 27, 2023
Oilers making Kings pay for taking penalties in first-round series
EDMONTON - It's hard to believe the Edmonton Oilers power play could get even better after a record-setting regular season. But it has. The Los Angeles Kings go into Saturday's Game 6 of their first-r...
Apr 27, 2023
B.C. New Democrat MP Randall Garrison says he will not be seeking re-election
OTTAWA - Longtime British Columbia NDP Randall Garrison says he will not seek re-election in the next federal vote. The representative for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke on Vancouver Island announced his dec...
Apr 27, 2023
North Stars Wurst commits to College of St. Scholastica
Battlefords North Stars forward Emmett Wurst is headed back to the State of Hockey this fall, for the next chapter in his career, at the post-secondary level.The native of Edina, MN., USA has announce...
Apr 27, 2023
China welcomes Ya Ya the panda home after 20 years abroad
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Ya Ya the giant panda landed Thursday in Shanghai after departing from the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, where she spent the past 20 years on loan. The popular panda's trip was close...
Apr 27, 2023
Health minister denies interfering in arm's-length drug-price agency before committee
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says he has not exercised any undue political pressure on the independent federal agency that regulates the price of patented drugs on its efforts to lower me...
Apr 27, 2023
'Difficult' Surrey, B.C. police decision on RCMP or municipal force Friday: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Surrey residents will know Friday who will police the Metro Vancouver city, the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service. Farn...
Apr 27, 2023