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Toronto Blue Jays sign Urena, Wall and White to minor-league deals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed infielder Richard Urea, outfielder Forrest Wall and infielder Tyler White to minor-league contracts with an invitation to Major League spring training. The ...
Dec 18, 2020
Former B.C. legislature clerk Craig James facing six criminal charges in spending scandal
VICTORIA - The former clerk of the B.C. Legislature, Craig James, has been charged with four counts of breach of trust by a public officer and two counts of fraud in excess of $5,000.Special prosecuto...
Dec 18, 2020
PETERS: After this 'annus horribilis', there is reason for optimism about 2021
THREE-HUNDRED-FIFTY-THREE. We are currently on Day 353 of the Year of our Lord, 2020. For many of us, that means 353 days of misery and grief. Largely thanks to a global pandemic, we look back on 2020...
Dec 18, 2020
Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard joins forces with Athletes First sports agency
Canadian Chuba Hubbard has secured some high-powered representation to negotiate his first NFL contract. The former Oklahoma State running back has joined forces with Athletes First, a California-base...
Dec 18, 2020
IIHF says 8 Germans, 2 Swedes test positive for COVID-19 inside world junior bubble
EDMONTON - The International Ice Hockey Federation says eight players from Germany's team at the world junior hockey championship have tested positive for COVID-19 inside the Edmonton bubble. The IIHF...
Dec 18, 2020
Highland Valley Copper spreads $70,000 of good cheer to local food banks
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Teck Resources, parent company of Highland Valley Copper, has donated $70,000 to Logan Lake-area food banks.In a news release, Teck says it donated $50 on behalf of each employee at...
Dec 18, 2020
Feds detail $100 million pledged to fight food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the federal government will distribute $30 million to Indigenous communities and about $65 million to local organizations across Canada to suppor...
Dec 18, 2020
Man robs Williams Lake 7-Eleven twice in one morning
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are asking for the public's help identifying a man who robbed the same store at knifepoint twice in the same morning earlier this week.According to a news r...
Dec 18, 2020
McCarville's Northern Ontario team pulls out of Scotties due to COVID-19 concerns
Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville says her team is declining an invitation to participate in the Canadian women's curling championship due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.McCarville's tea...
Dec 18, 2020
Sexual assault charge dropped against rapper Mystikal
SHREVEPORT, La. - A sexual assault charged was dropped against New Orleans rapper Mystikal, who was released from jail on a $3 million bond almost two years ago. On Thursday, a Caddo Parish grand jury...
Dec 18, 2020
