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Orioles rally, beat Blue Jays 6-5 to end 20-game road skid
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Austin Hays drove in two runs to cap an eighth-inning rally, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in 10 innings Friday night to snap a 20-game road losing stre...
Jun 25, 2021
Vasilevskiy shines again, Lightning blank Islanders 1-0
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy had 18 saves and Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 1-0 in Game 7 of their NHL playoff semifinal ...
Jun 25, 2021
UBC Faculty of Medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine is making a formal apology for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and it is committing to expand its response...
Jun 25, 2021
Officer suspended for inappropriate relationship dropped as Sajjan's assistant
OTTAWA - A reserve military officer who was ordered suspended from the Vancouver police three years ago for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate is no longer working for Defence Minister H...
Jun 25, 2021
At least four Canadians 'may be affected' by Miami building collapse: Global Affairs
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it has received preliminary reports of at least four Canadian citizens who "may be affected" by the collapse of a seaside condominium tower in Miami. The department...
Jun 25, 2021
Fully vaccinated against COVID-19? Here's five things health officials say you can do
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada released guidelines Friday on what people can do if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says people are ...
Jun 25, 2021
Iqaluit mayor wants land tax exemption on churches removed over residential schools
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit's mayor says he plans to make a motion to remove a land tax exemption for churches in Nunavut's capital city. Kenny Bell says he decided to do so after the Cowessess First N...
Jun 25, 2021
News hound, animal lover, former CP bureau chief Jill St. Louis dies at 66
VANCOUVER - Jill St. Louis, a former Vancouver bureau chief at The Canadian Press who thrived in a fast-breaking news environment and was a friend to anything with four legs, has died after a battle w...
Jun 25, 2021
Canada rugby coach awaits word on players on final weekend ahead of July tour
Canada coach Kingsley Jones will be watching this weekend's Major League Rugby games with particular interest, hoping that members of his July touring squad who play emerge unscathed. He has already h...
Jun 25, 2021
'Staying alive is an obsession:' Family of survivors reflect on residential schools
The weeds of residential schools are tangled throughout the family tree of Clayton Episkenew and many other Indigenous people in Canada. "I have come a long way but at times feel guilty that I am here...
Jun 25, 2021