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B.C. announces new regulations to curb catalytic converter thefts
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has moved to prevent thefts of catalytic converters, a crime that costs millions every year. The province has changed the regulations for metal dealers and r...
Mar 14, 2022
Kevin Gausman impresses teammates in first bullpen session with Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - A small crowd gathered as Kevin Gausman began his first official bullpen session as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Players, coaches, scouts, and reporters all slowed down or stoppe...
Mar 14, 2022
Canada's new electric-vehicle registrations soar in 2021 but still lag behind Europe
OTTAWA - More new electric vehicles hit the road in Canada last year than ever before but the growth is nowhere near what is happening in Europe. Statistics Canada says more than 65,000 new battery-on...
Mar 14, 2022
Grant purchases third Mohawk Million slot hoping he has a horse to contend for title
He's yet to win the Mohawk Million but Brad Grant has certainly had the Midas touch in the race for two-year-old trotters. Grant, one of Woodbine's most prominent harness owners, has made a deal for h...
Mar 14, 2022
Performing Arts Centre launches North Okanagan Children’s Festival
Children will be able to sing and dance while at the same time learn more about the world around them.That's the idea behind a new event at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society calle...
Mar 14, 2022
Courts will have to consider reasonableness of delays during COVID-19, experts say
TORONTO - Canadian courts grappling with the aftermath of pandemic closures and restrictions will have to parse out how much of the delays during COVID-19 should be deemed reasonable and unavoidable a...
Mar 14, 2022
'Rules are rules' says Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo about unvaccinated opponents
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo says "rules are rules" when it comes to Canada's COVID-19 regulations. Montoyo made his comments a day after New York Yankees manager Aaron Bo...
Mar 14, 2022
Poilievre pitches to new immigrants, as Brown attacks him over 2015 niqab ban bill
OTTAWA - Patrick Brown, the newest entrant in the Conservative leadership race, kicked off his campaign by blasting opponent Pierre Poilievre over his presence in the party in 2015 when it pushed crea...
Mar 14, 2022
Bombers football club tells Manitoba Liberals to stop selling items with 'W' logo
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Liberal Party has been told to stop selling merchandise with a "W" logo because it appears similar to that of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers. A spokespers...
Mar 14, 2022
Wisconsin Democrats vie for edge in crowded Senate race
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democrats in the crowded primary race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin are trying to distinguish themselves through traditional campaign tactics, like million-dollar television ad buy...
Mar 14, 2022
