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Joe Girardi fired by Phillies, replaced by Canadian Rob Thomson
PHILADELPHIA - Canadian bench coach Rob Thomson will serve as interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies for the remainder of the season after the struggling team fired Joe Girardi on Friday. Girard...
Jun 03, 2022

RCMP Report P2: More break-in related arrests
Break and enters continue to occur in the Battlefords heading into summer.The RCMP had 17 new investigations this past week, which included two incidents that resulted in arrests.Following an attempte...
Jun 03, 2022

NHL fines Oilers forward Kassian $2,500 for removing Avs defenceman Byram's helmet
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian US$2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he removed the helmet off of Colorado defenceman Bowen Byram during Game 2 of the NHL Weste...
Jun 03, 2022

Nadal back in French Open final after injured Zverev stops
PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal has become the second-oldest men's finalist in French Open history after his semifinal opponent, Alexander Zverev, stopped playing Friday because of an injured right leg. Now...
Jun 03, 2022

World needs to up game against emerging infectious diseases: Dr. Theresa Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the world must erect better defences against transmissible diseases as climate change and other factors raise the risk we will see more emerging infe...
Jun 03, 2022

Trudeau to visit Norad, attend Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next week
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be attending next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles as President Joe Biden summons leaders to talk about what's ailing the Western Hemisphere...
Jun 03, 2022

Saskatchewan flag designer remembered fondly after passing
The man behind the Saskatchewan flag is dead.Anthony Drake was 81. Drake, a teacher, came to Saskatchewan from England and submitted a design for the flag in 1969, which won the province-wide competit...
Jun 03, 2022

Navarro indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. N...
Jun 03, 2022

Bernard Drainville, creator of Quebec values charter, back in politics with CAQ
QUEBEC - A prominent Quebec radio host and the man behind the Parti Qubcois' controversial values charter is making a return to provincial politics, this time under the Coalition Avenir Qubec banner. ...
Jun 03, 2022

Way, Razik, Jans, Desaulniers and Cooper to enter Canadian Squash Hall of Fame
A teenage Jamie Nicholls was working part-time at the Toronto Racquet Club in 1997 when he got a first-hand look at soon-to-be Canadian squash royalty. Coach Mike Way was guiding a who's who of domest...
Jun 03, 2022