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Blue Jays make trades with Twins, Pirates, Dodgers
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays made several deals Tuesday ahead of Major League Baseball's trade deadline. Toronto sent reliever Trevor Richards to the Minnesota Twins for outfielder Jay Harry before...
Jul 30, 2024

Biden and Lula urge Venezuelan authorities to release detailed presidential election voting data
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva on Tuesday jointly called on Venezuela's government to release detailed voting data from the preside...
Jul 30, 2024

Chanterelle mushrooms ready for pickers
Chanterelle mushrooms are in season and local pickers can sell them for $10 per pound. "They are really starting to come with some size now and we had all that rain in June, so that set that stage," s...
Jul 30, 2024

Guardians finalizing deal to acquire right-hander Alex Cobb, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Guardians are finalizing a trade with the San Francisco Giants to acquire right-hander Alex Cobb, a person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ...
Jul 30, 2024

Project 2025 director leaves Heritage Foundation after Democrat attacks and Trump criticism
NEW YORK (AP) - The director of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down, a spokesperson for the think tank confirmed Tuesday. H...
Jul 30, 2024

More Listeria infections reported amid outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall
The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting six additional cases of listeriosis linked to a national recall of plant-based milk beverages. The agency says a total of 18 cases have now been confirm...
Jul 30, 2024

Calgary Flames re-sign RFA goaltender Dustin Wolf to two-year contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames signed restricted free agent goaltender Dustin Wolf to a two-year, US$1.7-million contract Tuesday. The deal is worth $850,000 annually, but is a two-way agreement in the ...
Jul 30, 2024
Eleven intervenors approved in Sask. pronoun law appeal case
Eleven parties have been approved to intervene in the provincial government's appeal of a Court of King's Bench decision on its controversial pronoun law.In February, a judge allowed the case against ...
Jul 30, 2024

BC MLA Teresa Wat says quitting BC United and joining B.C. Conservatives to beat NDP
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Teresa Wat says quitting the Opposition BC United Party to join John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives is the only path available for a free-enterprise coali...
Jul 30, 2024

Privy Council to continue anti-racism efforts, clerk says after report release
OTTAWA - The head of the federal public service says he is personally committed to "continuous action" to address racism and discrimination in the workplace, following the public release of an interna...
Jul 30, 2024