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Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. The galactic grand slam occurre...
Sep 26, 2022
Maine power workers cross border without incident to help in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - Nova Scotia Power says there were no issues delaying American power crews from crossing the border to help repair the electrical grid from the devastation of hurricane Fiona. On Sunday, the u...
Sep 26, 2022
Jays' Manoah honored for defending Kirk after weight barbs
TORONTO (AP) - Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been honored with a sportsmanship award for defending teammate Alejandro Kirk after the catcher was criticized online for his weight. Manoah recei...
Sep 26, 2022
New Vernon child care centre set to open in October
One of the two new child care facilities in Vernon is on track to open within a month.A report to Vernon council said the Lakers Child Care Facility on Cummins Road has reached substantial completion,...
Sep 26, 2022
Former top civil servant, medical association president appointed as senators
OTTAWA - Ian Shugart, a longtime bureaucrat and the country's top civil servant during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been tapped for a seat in the Senate. Dr. Gigi Osler, a Winnipeg sur...
Sep 26, 2022
In Port aux Basques, N.L., residents reeling after Fiona destroys dozens of homes
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - Jocelyn Gillam knows she's lucky to be alive after coming face-to-face with the post-tropical storm that destroyed part of her southwestern Newfoundland town and nearl...
Sep 26, 2022
Canadian Armed Forces spearheads Ottawa's post-Fiona response to Atlantic Canada
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is spearheading federal efforts to support post-Fiona recovery efforts across Atlantic Canada. Here is a look at what Ottawa is doing to help those affected by the hurri...
Sep 26, 2022
Sense of continuity at Raptors media day after a couple seasons rocked by pandemic
TORONTO - At this time last year, Nick Nurse had no idea what kind of team he had or how the season might play out, and the Toronto Raptors coach admitted as much. Gone was longtime leader Kyle Lowry,...
Sep 26, 2022
Canadian Food Inspection Agency raises alarm as spotted lanternfly pest nears border
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is asking Canadians to keep an eye out for an invasive bug that could spell disaster for the country's wineries and fruit growers. The spotted lanternfly i...
Sep 26, 2022
Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers look to clinch home playoff games
TORONTO - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts can both secure home CFL playoff games this weekend. Winnipeg (12-2) can clinch a playoff contest at IG Field with a home win Friday night ove...
Sep 26, 2022
