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Montreal Alouettes sign American defensive lineman Johnson to extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive lineman Mustafa Johnson to a contract extension Thursday. The deal keeps Johnson under contract through the 2026 season. The six-foot, 285-p...
Feb 27, 2025

O'Neill's three-run homer caps huge second inning as Orioles beat Blue Jays 11-8
SARASOTA - Canadian outfielder Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run homer as part of Baltimore's seven-run second inning as the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-8 in spring training action Thursday. O'N...
Feb 27, 2025

Iowa Senate OKs bill removing gender identity protections, sending change to the House
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Senate approved a bill Thursday that will strip gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code, sending the proposal to the Iowa House for possible fin...
Feb 27, 2025

B.C. to require Canadian-made biofuels to meet standards for gas, diesel
British Columbia's energy minister says the province will soon require Canadian-made products to fulfil renewable fuel standards for gasoline and diesel. Adrian Dix says B.C.'s requirement of five-per...
Feb 27, 2025

Defending champion Gushue aiming to win Brier for a record seventh time
KELOWNA, B.C. - There was a time when a Canadian men's curling championship always seemed just out of Brad Gushue's reach. Now the veteran skip is simply the man to beat at the Montana's Brier. His St...
Feb 27, 2025

Ottawa Redblacks to hold 2025 training camp at Queen's University
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will be taking their training camp on the road. The CFL club announced Thursday it will hold this year's camp at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. It's the first time ...
Feb 27, 2025

Sask NDP; chambers encourage residents to shop local
The Saskatchewan NDP have launched an initiative to bring the province together and support their own local businesses. "Next week, [United States President] Donald Trump intends to impose what will b...
Feb 27, 2025

Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 prisoners requested by the U.S. government, a Me...
Feb 27, 2025
Premier Moe says relations with U.S.A. ‘more intense’ after meetings in D.C.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says relations with the United States have been "a little more intense," as he continues to push against the threat of tariffs.Moe says even with heightened rhetoric fro...
Feb 27, 2025

Montreal-area mayors outraged as Quebec tables bill to expand hazardous landfill
MONTREAL - Montreal-area mayors are denouncing the Quebec government's decision to force the City of Blainville to cede a piece of land for the expansion of a hazardous waste disposal site. Blainville...
Feb 27, 2025