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Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah to make double-A start on Sunday
TORONTO - Alek Manoah is moving up to double-A. The Toronto Blue Jays pitcher will start for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Sunday as he works to rediscover his throwing form. Manoah will be facing ...
Jul 01, 2023
Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C.
VANCOUVER - Port workers across British Columbia formally went on strike on Saturday after negotiations supported by federal mediators failed to produce a deal to keep more than 7,000 employees on the...
Jul 01, 2023
Ex-Jets captain Blake Wheeler signs one-year contract with Rangers
The New York Rangers have signed former Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract, the team announced Saturday. New York did not disclose the terms of the deal. The signing comes a da...
Jul 01, 2023
Canadiens trade defenceman Joel Edmundson to Capitals for picks
The Montreal Canadiens traded defenceman Joel Edmundson to the Washington Capitals for a third-round and a seventh-round draft pick in 2024 on Saturday. Montreal will retain 50 per cent of Edmundson's...
Jul 01, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: We’re allowed to have fun on Canada Day, fireworks and all
CANADA DAY IS BACK to the way it should be at Riverside Park today - fireworks are returning as part of the celebrations after a lengthy absence.They're more than a spectacular light show above the me...
Jul 01, 2023
Mitchell, Allen to be added to all-time Argos team Monday night
TORONTO - He came to Canada chasing an opportunity to continue playing football. On Monday night, Derrell (Mookie) Mitchell will forever be a part of the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (2-0) will add the ...
Jul 01, 2023
Ottawa Senators sign Brannstrom, Bernard-Docker to deals for next NHL season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed two young players ahead of next season. Defenceman Erik Brannstrom agreed to a one-year deal, while fellow blueliner Jacob Bernard-Docker has signed a two-year...
Jul 01, 2023
Legacy of Canada's ban on Chinese immigration lasted longer than the law
OTTAWA - When Matthew Yan looks at the stoic and determined expression on his father's face in the black and white photo affixed to the identification papers he carried for decades, he mostly feels pi...
Jul 01, 2023
France arrests more than 1,300 people after fourth night of rioting over teen's killing by police
PARIS (AP) - France's Interior Ministry said Saturday that 1,311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old by police. The...
Jul 01, 2023
At least 51 people killed in road accident in western Kenya, 32 injured, police and Red Cross say
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya killing at least 51 people, police said. The Friday evening accident occurred at a location known f...
Jul 01, 2023
