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Second minke whale spotted off Montreal, marine mammal group says
MONTREAL - A marine mammal research group is reporting a second minke whale has been spotted in the Montreal area in less than a week. Baleines en direct says the whale was seen at around 12:30 p.m. t...
May 11, 2022

Leafs search for killer instinct, look to bury playoff ghosts with Bolts on the brink
TORONTO - Michael Bunting had one thought when Jason Spezza stepped to the first-intermission floor. Listen up. The veteran forward's impassioned words in the locker room helped spark a comeback after...
May 11, 2022

Salimah Mussani makes collaboration the heart of her coaching plan for Golf Canada
Golf may be an individual sport, but Salimah Mussani believes that collaboration will take Canada's golfers to the next level. Mussani was named the head coach of Golf Canada's women's team last Frida...
May 11, 2022

Dems' bid to secure Roe v. Wade falls to GOP-led filibuster
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate fell far short Wednesday in a rushed effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access as federal law, blocked by a Republican filibuster in a blunt display of the nati...
May 11, 2022

Second cannabis store opening up in Nipawin
Nipawin is getting a second cannabis store.The town's council met earlier in the week where they approved Reds Cannabis' application to set up shop around the intersection of First Ave West and First ...
May 11, 2022

N.S. police chief felt RCMP 'nudged' not to reveal early warning of killer's danger
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia police chief told an investigator last year that in the aftermath of the 2020 mass shooting, he felt "nudged" by the RCMP not to release a report that had warned the gunman was...
May 11, 2022

Child dies of suspected fentanyl overdose, parents arrested
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - The parents of a 15-month-old toddler were arrested for her death after the child was found unresponsive in their Northern California home where police found drug paraphernal...
May 11, 2022

Soldier faces charges for speaking out against vaccine requirements while in uniform
OTTAWA - A Canadian soldier who publicly spoke out against federal vaccine requirements while in uniform has been charged. The Department of National Defence says Warrant Officer James Topp faces two ...
May 11, 2022

Toronto FC's Jacob Shaffelburg relishes Canadian Championship game in Nova Scotia
Toronto FC wingback Jacob Shaffelburg is going home. Thanks to HFX Wanderers' 2-0 win Tuesday at Guelph United, the Halifax-based CPL team will host Toronto FC and Shaffelburg, a native of Port Willia...
May 11, 2022

Gleyber day: Torres' 5 RBIs lead surging Yanks over Jays 5-3
NEW YORK (AP) - Gleyber Torres drove in all New York's runs with a go-ahead, three-run homer off Jos Berros in the fourth inning and a two-run single, leading the surging Yankees over the Toronto Blue...
May 11, 2022