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Blue Jays shortstop Bichette making progress, but still day to day with knee injury
TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Schneider was sporting a blue hoodie on Wednesday that…
MLB announces Blue Jays broadcast schedule for first two games of ALDS
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will open the post-season with an afternoon matchup. MLB…
Alberta ‘on notice’ Coastal B.C. nations opposed to pipeline proposal
The head of a group representing First Nations along British Columbia’s coast says they will…
Alberta re-enters pipeline arena, plans to propose new oil pipeline to B.C. coast
CALGARY — Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta is committing $14 million to a West Coast…
Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died
Jane Goodall, the intellectual, soft-spoken conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking, immersive chimpanzee field research in…
World Cup lodging shortfall in Vancouver predicted, Airbnb bids to loosen regulations
VANCOUVER — A new report that forecasts a significant lodging shortage in Vancouver next summer…
Law professor would be ‘surprised’ if High Court takes case of B.C. ostrich farm
A law professor at the University of Ottawa says he would be surprised if the…
Stories of writers and wolves are finalists for the nonfiction Baillie Gifford prize
LONDON (AP) — Literary biographies vie with explorations of extremism, slavery and European wolves on…
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson misses practice, and there were plenty of others also out
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Now the Baltimore Ravens have to face the most daunting…
Latest American tariffs on B.C. lumber are ‘absurd,’ says Premier David Eby
VICTORIA — It is “completely absurd” that softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the…
U.S. approves sale of mobile artillery rocket systems to Canada
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of M142 High Mobility…
Union leader Rob Ashton pitches ‘working class’ candidacy for NDP leadership
OTTAWA — Rob Ashton, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, pitched himself as…
Canada Post CEO says he supports Ottawa’s plan to shore up its shaky finances
OTTAWA — The CEO of Canada Post says he supports the government’s plans to shore…
Marineland decries Ottawa decision to bar export of remaining beluga whales to China
TORONTO — Marineland says it is “profoundly” disappointed by the federal government’s decision to deny…
Sault Ste. Marie MP says Algoma Steel loans ‘absolutely critical’ to its survival
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump tried and failed to “wipe Algoma Steel off the…
Nesbitt first Canadian golfer to level up for 2026 season – but maybe not the last
Fall is the last gasp before winter shuts golf down for recreational players, but it’s…
Man gets six years for shooting, arson at Punjabi singer’s home in B.C.
COLWOOD — A Winnipeg man convicted of arson and firing a weapon at the British…
Tennessee court sets execution date for the state’s only woman on death row and 3 male inmates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set execution dates for four…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer casts doubt on a 2028 presidential bid
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cast doubt on the prospect of running…
Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Georges St-Pierre join ensemble cast for Crave TV comedy
TORONTO — Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and mixed martial arts star Georges St-Pierre are among…
Fact File: Trump Truth Social post on ‘un-American’ Blue Jays is a fake
The Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first American League East Division title since 2015 with…
Sole possession of second in West Division up for grabs when Lions host Stampeders
Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions appear to be making their late-season push. B.C. (8-7)…
Joly says Ottawa will be ‘hawkish’ on competition to restore affordability
OTTAWA — Ottawa will aggressively push competition between companies in a bid to ease the…
Europe’s Ryder Cup victory over U.S. a popular one with Proline sports bettors
Europe held on for a 15-13 victory over the United States on Sunday to continue…