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New faces, new places: Ohtani, Soto headline MLB players with new teams in 2024
PHOENIX (AP) - Shohei Ohtani's 31-mile journey north on Interstate 5 during free agency was the highlight of Major League Baseball's offseason, even if recent off-the-field developments have clouded h...
Mar 26, 2024

Toronto police not investigating Raptors centre Porter amid match fixing allegations
Toronto police say they are not investigating Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter, who is the subject of an NBA gambling probe. The league is looking into whether Porter purposely left two games early...
Mar 26, 2024

Stranded orca was pregnant, while efforts to save her other calf turns on rising tide
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A necropsy on the killer whale that died after being stranded off northern Vancouver Island shows she was pregnant with another calf. Marine scientist Jared Towers watched the necrops...
Mar 26, 2024

Small drug seizures down in Vancouver post-decriminalization, police say
VANCOUVER - Data from Vancouver police shows a "dramatic" drop in small drug seizures after decriminalization came into effect in British Columbia last year. The department says during the first nine ...
Mar 26, 2024

Police vehicles block roads to Saskatchewan farm property where four found dead
NEUDORF, SASK. - Black unmarked RCMP vehicles could be seen blocking roads leading to a Saskatchewan farm property as officers continued to investigate the suspicious deaths of four people. Several an...
Mar 26, 2024

Economists defend Liberals' carbon price as political rhetoric heats up
OTTAWA - Dozens of Canadian economists are issuing an ardent defence of Canada's price on carbon, as the government faces increased pressure from Opposition Conservatives and provincial premiers to pa...
Mar 26, 2024

'He understands Canadians': Inside what 'axe the tax' means to Poilievre's supporters
OTTAWA - When Sarah Morin hears the phrase "axe the tax," what enters her mind is "freedom." The 41-year-old is a stay-at-home mother of two who has been using a food bank amid cost-of-living pressure...
Mar 26, 2024

Commons committee to hear witnesses on security concerns about microbiology lab
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee plans to look into concerns about a high-security laboratory after two scientists lost their jobs over dealings with China. The special committee on Canada-China ...
Mar 26, 2024

Piikani RCMP charge man with firearm offences
BROCKET, AB - On March 18, 2024, Piikani RCMP located a blue GMC pickup truck at a residence near Brocket which had previously been involved in a flight from police in Fort Macleod on March 12, 2024.A...
Mar 26, 2024

Canadian bridges are safe, officials say after U.S. bridge rammed by ship, collapses
MONTREAL - Canadian authorities are trying to reassure the public about the safety of bridges in the country following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Md., early this morning after it was ramme...
Mar 26, 2024