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Santiago Espinal returns to Blue Jays lineup for Game 2 against Mariners
TORONTO - Santiago Espinal is back in the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup for Game 2 of the American League wild card series. He will hit ninth against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon. Espinal wi...
Oct 08, 2022
Fernandez, Andreescu headline Canadian women's Billie Jean King Cup team
Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu will headline the Canadian women's team at the Billie Jean King Cup finals next month in Glasgow, Scotland. Rebecca Marino, Gabriela Dabrowski and Carol Zhao were...
Oct 08, 2022
Shapovalov falls out of Japan Open in three-set semifinal loss to Fritz
TOKYO (AP) - Denis Shapovalov's run at the Japan Open came to a close Saturday after a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 3-6 semifinal loss at the hands of Taylor Fritz. Fritz, who spent a week in quarantine after testin...
Oct 08, 2022
'Fake heiress' released to house arrest, fights deportation
NEW YORK (AP) - Phony socialite and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, whose scheme inspired a Netflix series, has been released from U.S. immigration custody to house arrest, immigration officials and ...
Oct 08, 2022
'Pushed to the back': First Nations women under-represented as chiefs in Canada
More than a year after Sheila North unsuccessfully ran to lead one of Manitoba's largest First Nations political organizations, the Cree leader and journalist is ready to try again. The Assembly of Ma...
Oct 08, 2022
'Arrival of a new Arctic': Study predicts Arctic rainy days will double by 2100
YELLOWKNIFE - While the Arctic is better known for blankets of snow than rain clouds, new research suggests the number of rainy days in the region will roughly double by the end of this century. The s...
Oct 08, 2022
Five Things to Know: Game 2 of Blue Jays v. Mariners American League wild-card series
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners 4-0 last night in the first game of their American League wild-card series. Here are five things to know heading into Game 2 of the best-of...
Oct 08, 2022
Montreal off to Miami with goal of finishing first in MLS East
MONTREAL - After missing the Major League Soccer playoffs in heartbreaking fashion last season, CF Montreal will have no such stress this year after booking their trip to the post-season a month ago. ...
Oct 08, 2022
Veterans, legion butt heads over use of poppy on election signs
OTTAWA - Two veterans running for municipal council north of Toronto have run afoul of the Royal Canadian Legion for using the image of the poppy on their election campaign signs. Nickolas Harper and ...
Oct 08, 2022
B.C. agrees to pay $300,000 to couple who say logging flooded their property
Lawyers for the British Columbia government have agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit by a couple whose property flooded after a third of the forest in the surrounding watershed was cut down. Th...
Oct 08, 2022