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Alejandro Kirk welcomed to Blue Jays spring training after birth of first child
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The familiar horns of "El Mechon" by Banda MS blared in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league facility on Thursday to welcome back catcher Alejandro Kirk. Kirk was trumpeted in to the clu...
Mar 02, 2023
RCMP make two arrests, seize firearms, right-wing political material west of Montreal
MONTREAL - RCMP say two men face charges in connection with a large firearms seizure last year just west of Montreal. Authorities say Jordan Madden, 29, and Joshua Madden, 31, of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que...
Mar 02, 2023
B.C. firm gets approval from Health Canada to make and sell cocaine
LANGLEY, B.C. - Health Canada has granted a British Columbia cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine. Adastra Labs says in a news release that Health Canada gave it...
Mar 02, 2023
B.C. to ask Ottawa for money laundering law changes after case fails to yield charges
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says she will lobby the federal government to amend Canada's financial crime law after a multi-year money laundering investigation by police failed to pr...
Mar 02, 2023
Manitoba RCMP say 2 teenage girls died after being found in the cold on First Nation
ST. THERESA POINT, Man. - RCMP say two teenage girls died in the cold outside a home on a remote First Nation in Manitoba. Mounties were called after the 14-year-old girls were found Wednesday in St. ...
Mar 02, 2023
Canadian players want talks with Canada Soccer before next president chosen
Canada's men's and women's soccer teams have called on Canada Soccer to consult with the players "on the best path forward" before the next permanent president is chosen. Former Olympian Charmaine Cro...
Mar 02, 2023
'Our reality:' Finance minister wants review of Alberta's volatile revenue structure
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's finance minister says he would like to see a panel formed within the next year and a half to address the province's often volatile revenue structure.Travis Toews told the Calg...
Mar 02, 2023
Government of Alberta to implement new driving laws to improve roadside worker safety
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans will have to adjust their driving speeds come September 1, 2023, for the implementation of a roadside worker safety initiative. Changes include slowing down to 60 km/h or th...
Mar 02, 2023
Who's left? NHL trade deadline day shaping up to be a dud after flurry of action
Bo Horvat was the first to go at the end of January. Vladimir Tarasenko moved on next. Ryan O'Reilly wasn't far behind. NHL trade boards had already shed three big names two weeks before the league's ...
Mar 02, 2023
MLA Neudorf says Lethbridge will greatly benefit from provincial budget
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The MLA for Lethbridge-East is rebuking claims that Budget 2023 does little for the city.Nathan Neudorf, who also serves as Alberta's Minister of Infrastructure, is providing comments...
Mar 02, 2023