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Japan's agriculture minister submits his resignation after inappropriate remark about buying rice
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's agriculture minister said Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public. Taku Eto said Prime Minister Shig...
May 20, 2025
Texas man is executed 13 years to the day of a store robbery in which he set a clerk on fire
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man was executed Tuesday evening, 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set an elderly clerk on fire in a Dallas suburb. Matthew Lee Johnson, ...
May 20, 2025
Port says dredging of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently ...
May 20, 2025
B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant
VICTORIA - Mounties on Vancouver Island say officers found the body of a missing person while they were executing a search warrant at a mobile home park on Songhees Reserve lands. They say the May 14 ...
May 20, 2025
Maple Leafs talk pressure of Toronto market: 'An incredible place to play'
TORONTO - Craig Berube took a seat behind the microphone. As the Maple Leafs head coach fielded questions following the team's latest playoff demise, six words in block letters loomed large over his r...
May 20, 2025
B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions. The RCMP s...
May 20, 2025
Max Scherzer, Andres Gimenez among Blue Jays nearing return from injury
TORONTO - Pitchers Max Scherzer and Nick Sandlin both threw bullpen sessions this afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays' battered lineup is starting to heal. Scherzer has been out with right thumb inflam...
May 20, 2025
NFL owners unanimously approve player participation in Olympic flag football for 2028
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - NFL owners have unanimously approved permission for players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics. The vote at the spring meetings in Minnesota on Tuesday authorize...
May 20, 2025
Jets will grow stronger after emotionally challenging end to season: Hellebuyck
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck knows how strong bonds can grow when a group deals with adversity. That's why the Winnipeg Jets star goaltender believes the team will rally after a disappointing - and em...
May 20, 2025
B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity
VANCOUVER - The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned from trading securities and other market activities. The commission says Xeltox Enterprises Lt...
May 20, 2025
