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New additions face tough test on first day of Vancouver Canucks training camp
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Jason Dickinson was warned about the dreaded bag skate he'd face on the first day of Vancouver Canucks training camp. He kept the gruelling sprints in mind as he worked out over the...
Sep 23, 2021

Twins bump Blue Jays back in wild card race, as Gurriel hurt
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nick Gordon drove in four runs and Michael Pineda won his third straight start as the Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 7-2 on Thursday night to bump the Blue Jays back in the AL wild-ca...
Sep 23, 2021

Marshall mayor ‘shocked’ to hear of arrest of man living at home-based daycare
The mayor of a small Saskatchewan town is heartbroken after learning a resident of her town has been arrested on charges of child pornography and sexual assault.Darlene Puckey is a long-term resident ...
Sep 23, 2021

Gainey good to go as Roughriders head to Vancouver
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will get a boost to their defensive backfield for their showdown with one of the CFL's best quarterbacks.Halfback Ed Gainey will play in Friday's game against the B.C. Lio...
Sep 23, 2021

Blue Jays' Borucki suspended 3 games for plunking Kiermaier
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for intentionally hitting Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch in the latest ...
Sep 23, 2021

House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed four advisers and associates to former President Donald Trump who were in contact with him ...
Sep 23, 2021

Case adjourned for Marshall man facing child pornography charges
A man facing charges that include sexual assault and distribution of child pornography had his case adjourned in Lloydminster provincial court Thursday.Joseph Sproull, 40, of Marshall, who is in custo...
Sep 23, 2021

Premiers urge Trudeau to meet with them ASAP on health-care funding
CHILLIWACK - Canada's premiers are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with them at his earliest opportunity to discuss long-term, predictable funding for health care. Premiers from all the p...
Sep 23, 2021

Massive B.C. wildfire causes $77 million in insurance damage
VANCOUVER - A wildfire that began on Aug. 2 in British Columbia and grew to more than 833 square kilometres is now estimated to have caused $77 million in insurance damage. The cost estimate from the ...
Sep 23, 2021

Ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont detained in Sardinia
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was detained Thursday in Sardinia, Italy, his lawyer said. Lawyer Gonzalo Boye wrote on Twitter that the ex-Catalan regional president, ...
Sep 23, 2021