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Blue Jays top Tigers 10-7 to snap two-game skid in spring training
DUNEDIN - The Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run fourth inning to earn a 10-7 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday in spring training action. It was a split-squad game for the Blue Jays (4-2), who w...
Feb 28, 2025
Ottawa tells First Nations chiefs committee to sort out child welfare talks with AFN
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says Ottawa needs the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and a committee trying to renegotiate a child welfare agreement to decide who's leading the talk...
Feb 28, 2025
Joly says Ukraine needs a security guarantee after Trump-Zelenskyy fight
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says there's a good chance that Russia could re-invade Ukraine if there are no security guarantees in a peace deal. Her statement comes after Ukrainian P...
Feb 28, 2025
Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that opponents say wil...
Feb 28, 2025
Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio on the verge of another MLS milestone
One week after scoring in his 13th straight MLS season, Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio is on the verge of another milestone. The 32-year-old midfielder from Brampton, Ont., is one goal away from j...
Feb 28, 2025
Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A jury found an Illinois landlord guilty of murder and hate crime charges Friday for a brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that left a 6-year-old dead. Joseph Czuba...
Feb 28, 2025
Zelenskyy leaves White House after Trump cuts short talks following Oval Office blow up
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House without signing a critical minerals deal with the U.S. that President Donald Trump had demanded and suggested was a condition for future su...
Feb 28, 2025
Canadiens forward Dach set to miss remainder of season after undergoing knee surgery
BROSSARD, Que. - Kirby Dach will miss the rest of the NHL season. The Montreal Canadiens announced Friday that the forward has undergone successful surgery on his injured right knee and is expected to...
Feb 28, 2025
Transport Minister Anand says she's seeking re-election in face of Trump's threats
OTTAWA - Anita Anand, minister of transport and internal trade, says she's changed her mind and will run in the upcoming federal election. In January, Anand said she would not run for the Liberal part...
Feb 28, 2025
Anand meets with provincial counterparts to discuss boosting interprovincial trade
OTTAWA - Transport and Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand says she wants to boost internal trade by getting the provinces to recognize out-of-province labour certifications and regulations. Anand is ...
Feb 28, 2025