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BC Hydro says Site C dam near Fort St. John now fully operational
VICTORIA - BC Hydro says the Site C dam in northern B.C. is now fully operational after the sixth and final power-generating turbine has come online. The Crown corporation says in a statement released...
Aug 9, 2025

Midfielder Malik Henry earns promotion, signs first-team contract with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Toronto FC has signed Canadian midfielder Malik Henry to a first team-contract through 2025 with club options for 2026 and 2027. The 23-year-old from Hamilton has already made two appearance...
Aug 9, 2025

Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's fir...
Aug 9, 2025

Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's fir...
Aug 9, 2025

Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's fir...
Aug 9, 2025

Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's fir...
Aug 9, 2025

Montreal police investigate assault of Jewish father caught in part on video
MONTREAL - Montreal police are investigating after a Jewish father was attacked in the city's Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough on Friday afternoon, caught partly on video by a bystander. P...
Aug 9, 2025

Conservative calls on minister to apologize to Christian singer over cancellations
A Conservative MP is calling on Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault to apologize to U.S.-based Christian musician Sean Feucht after the permits for recent concerts in venues overseen by Pa...
Aug 9, 2025

Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing's Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted ...
Aug 9, 2025

London police arrest 150 as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law
LONDON (AP) - Police in London have arrested some 150 people after demonstrators intentionally violated a new law banning support for a pro-Palestinian group because they say the legislation improperl...
Aug 9, 2025

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