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Minister says police intelligence behind B.C. call for Bishnoi gang's terror listing
British Columbia's public safety minister says police intelligence has linked many cases of extortion against the South Asian community to India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang, giving the government confiden...
Jun 26, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco found guilty in sex abuse case, receives 2-year suspended sentence
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop facing sexual abuse charges, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence. Fran...
Jun 26, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco found guilty in sex abuse case, receives 2-year suspended sentence
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop facing sexual abuse charges, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence. Fran...
Jun 26, 2025
NHL draft prospect Michael Misa used world junior snub as fuel: 'Chip on my shoulder'
LOS ANGELES - Michael Misa did his best to shrug off the snub. The star forward for the Ontario Hockey League's Saginaw Spirit - among a handful of players ever granted exceptional status to play majo...
Jun 26, 2025
Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics
OTTAWA - Parliament has passed controversial major projects legislation that Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to shore up its economy in the face of a trade war with the United States. Bil...
Jun 26, 2025
Senate passes controversial bill to fast-track major projects
The Senate has passed C-5, the Liberal government's controversial major projects bill.The legislation gives Ottawa the power to fast-track projects intended to boost the national economy by sidesteppi...
Jun 26, 2025
Gausman dazzles, Guerrero sustains forearm contusion as Jays down Guardians 6-0
CLEVELAND - Toronto starter Kevin Gausman pitched eight superb innings Thursday in the Blue Jays 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians that saw slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave the game after being ...
Jun 26, 2025
NHL and NHLPA are close to agreeing on a new CBA that includes an 84-game season, AP sources say
The NHL and NHL Players' Association are on the verge of extending the collective bargaining agreement more than a year before it expires and expanding the regular season to 84 games. The league and u...
Jun 26, 2025
Kane relishes opportunity to play for hometown Canucks after trade from Oilers
VANCOUVER - Evander Kane is relishing the opportunity to join his hometown team, one he feels isn't "too far off" from being competitive and wants to win now. The Vancouver Canucks acquired the bruisi...
Jun 26, 2025
'This is bigger than all of us': MN—S Directors demand restoration of seats
Shouts of "Mtis Strong" filled a small, crowded room at Prince Albert's East End arena Thursday morning, where a press conference, organized in part by two re-elected representatives from Mtis Nation-...
Jun 26, 2025