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White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help
Brittney Griner's appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not " ...
Jul 05, 2022

Olympic track champion Donovan Bailey to publish memoir in summer 2023
TORONTO - Champion sprinter Donovan Bailey is set to share his story of success on and off the track. Random House Canada announced Tuesday that it's acquired the rights to the Olympic gold medallist'...
Jul 05, 2022

A report card look at first half of regular season for the Toronto Blue Jays
After closing the first half of the regular season at 44-37, the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves hovering near the playoff cutline as the second half of the campaign begins. The New York Yankees loo...
Jul 05, 2022

Canadian MP demands government further investigate Hockey Canada
OTTAWA - A member of Parliament has questioned Canada's sports minister on what the government knew about an alleged sexual assault at a 2018 Hockey Canada event and when. Hockey Canada was called on ...
Jul 05, 2022

Oakland police investigating after fans hurt by gunfire at Jays-A's game
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police are investigating after fans were injured at Monday night's game between the Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays by "celebratory gunfire." In a statement, the A's said off...
Jul 05, 2022

New Parks Bylaw prohibits overnight camping
Although a homeless encampment has since left a downtown park, town council has moved ahead and adopted a Parks Bylaw at a regular meeting last week to manage such an occurrence in the future. Back in...
Jul 05, 2022

Canada could approve first COVID shot for youngest kids this month: feds
OTTAWA - Federal officials say a COVID-19 vaccine for Canada's youngest children could be approved as soon as this month. Health Canada tweeted Tuesday that it expects to reach a decision by mid-July ...
Jul 05, 2022

Judge won’t block law banning most Mississippi abortions
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge on Tuesday rejected a request by the state's only abortion clinic to temporarily block a state law that would ban most abortions. Without other developments i...
Jul 05, 2022

Bjorkdale rancher debates cattle as witnesses with judges to no avail
"I can assure you, sir, that you are not bringing cattle to court. Don't even go there"; words heard as part of a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision ending a Bjorkdale rancher's attempt to keep his...
Jul 05, 2022

Sask. RCMP officer suffers minor injuries after fleeing suspect rams police vehicle
A man from Mistawasis First Nation is facing over a dozen charges, after a stolen vehicle was involved in the ramming of a police car near Warman.On June 29th, at approximately 7 a.m., RCMP received a...
Jul 05, 2022