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Blue Jays introduce Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ahead of major league debut
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is officially a Toronto Blue Jay. The team announced the 20-year-old third baseman's callup from triple-A Buffalo on Friday before Toronto's game against the visiting&n...
Apr 26, 2019
'If you can hear me, you can see me': Riders weigh in on motorcyle noise
Public nuisance or a good way to keep motorcycle riders safe?Excessive vehicle noise is a topic that's sure to heat up as the weather warms. Kelvin Bakstrad has been riding motorcycles for about 34 ye...
Apr 26, 2019 Motorcycles (Submitted Photo/ Mitch Haffey)
Warm weather a welcome sight for farmers in Quill Lakes area
Farmers in the Quill Lakes area are seeing a bit of a break when it comes to the flooding concerns that have plagued their land for many years.The Quill Lakes water seems to be receding, as there was ...
Apr 26, 2019 Water over a road in the Quill Lakes area. (Facebook/Quill Lakes Flood)
An Archaeological Perspective on the Last 300 Years of Saskatchewan History by Margaret Kennedy
An Archaeological Perspective on the Last 300 Years of Saskatchewan History will be presented by Margaret Kennedy on Tuesday, April 30th at 7:00 pm at the John M. Cuelenaere Library.Dr. Kennedy will g...
Apr 26, 2019
Argentina's Fernández releases memoir ahead of elections
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Former Argentine President Cristina Fernndez has published a new book just months before presidential elections. The release of the memoir "Sincerely" sent supporters scurryi...
Apr 26, 2019
Philippines warns diplomatic relations with Canada at risk amid garbage dispute
OTTAWA - A spokesman for Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte says 70 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Philippines is at risk if Canada doesn't finally take back its trash. Salvador ...
Apr 26, 2019
Blue Jays Guerrero set to make MLB debut against the Athletics on Friday
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s time toiling in minor-league cities is over. Next stop: Toronto. Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo announced after Toronto's 4-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants on W...
Apr 26, 2019
Government Providing Anti-Gang Funding To Community Partners
The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is providing funding to 10 community-based organizations (CBOs) as part of the provincial Gang Violence Reduction Strategy. Individual grants of $20,000 each w...
Apr 26, 2019
BC Hydro crews complete delicate task saving bald eagle nest atop damaged pole
CHASE, B.C. - When a grass fire in British Columbia's Shuswap region damaged six wooden transmission poles, BC Hydro faced a much more complicated task than simply replacing the charred poles. A bald ...
Apr 26, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Dominic LeBlanc taking leave from cabinet to battle cancer
OTTAWA - Dominic LeBlanc is stepping away temporarily from his duties as intergovernmental and northern affairs minister after being diagnosed with a form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Finance Minister Bil...
Apr 26, 2019