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Blue Jays claim Luplow off waivers, transfer Ryu to 60-day injured list
TORONTO - Outfielder Jordan Luplow was claimed off waivers by the Blue Jays from the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday and then optioned to Toronto's triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y. Left-handed pitcher ...
Apr 05, 2023

Energy executives say feds must make good on pledge to speed up project approvals
Canada's oil and gas sector is hopeful the federal government will live up to its budget-day pledge to speed up the time it takes to build major infrastructure projects in this country.The Liberal gov...
Apr 05, 2023

Length of stays for babies in Alberta NICUs falling under new system
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) has implemented a new model of care in all 14 neonatal intensive care units (NICU) across the province. AHS said Family Integrated Care (FICare) has helped...
Apr 05, 2023

Finland routs France 14-1 to open women's world hockey championship
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Jenniina Nylund scored a hat trick as Finland dominated France in a 14-1 victory at the women's world hockey championship on Wednesday. Finland left little doubt in the result by jump...
Apr 05, 2023

Lawyer blasts Ottawa for 'preposterous' delay in assessing Canadian woman in Syria
OTTAWA - A lawyer working to bring a Quebec woman home from a Syrian prison camp along with her six children says it is "preposterous" that her departure is being held up by the government's failure t...
Apr 05, 2023

Alberta regulator confirms Kearl oilsands toxins in small fish-bearing waterbody
Alberta's energy regulator is confirming that hazardous chemicals are present in a small waterbody after two releases of tailings-contaminated wastewater from Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands mine. In an...
Apr 05, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez falls to Spain's Paula Badosa at Charleston Open
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Canada's Leylah Fernandez lost in the round of 32 at the Charleston Open on Wednesday, falling to Spain's Paula Badosa in straight sets, 7-5, 7-6 (6). Fernandez had seven double fau...
Apr 05, 2023

City of Lethbridge to start distributing green bins next week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents across Lethbridge will soon take part in the city's curbside organics collection program.The City of Lethbridge said it will start to deliver green carts to homes in the nor...
Apr 05, 2023

Scientists confirm first Canadian fossil of Ice Age predator the dire wolf
Canada now has its first dire wolf. For the first time, a Canadian fossil has been confirmed as coming from the Ice Age predator featured in the TV series "Game of Thrones." The specimen, from near Me...
Apr 05, 2023

Maryland AG releases report on Catholic Church sex abuse
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Maryland Attorney General's Office has publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Catholic priests and e...
Apr 05, 2023