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Bo Bichette's two-run homer caps Blue Jays' wild 8-4 win over rival Yankees
TORONTO - Bo Bichette's two-run homer capped off a wild vicotry as the Toronto Blue Jays held off the New York Yankees 8-4 on Wednesday. The victory tied the Blue Jays with the Houston Astros for the ...
Jul 23, 2025

Canada's Mboko ousted in second round of Citi Open with loss to Rybakina
WASHINGTON - Canada's Victoria Mboko fell 6-3, 7-5 to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in second-round action at the Citi Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. Mboko fired three aces but committed nine doub...
Jul 23, 2025

Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the ...
Jul 23, 2025

Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked i...
Jul 23, 2025

Police investigate 'suspicious' death of care home patient in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say they are investigating the "suspicious" death of a patient who had been living in a care home in Abbotsford, B.C. The Abbotsford Police Department says the local hospital calle...
Jul 23, 2025

Gun-shaped lighters banned in Vancouver, violators will face $1,000 fine
VANCOUVER - City council in Vancouver has voted to immediately ban the sale of gun-shaped lighters to reduce the public safety risk. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is the first municipality in ...
Jul 23, 2025

Record total raised at Eve of the Arts
The annual fundraiser in support of the arts was very successful with record-breaking support.The Midsummer's Eve of the Arts raised over $100,000 in support of the Vernon Public Art Gallery."This mil...
Jul 23, 2025

Kelowna Airport launches $155M worth of projects
Kelowna International Airport is starting two major projects: a luxury hotel and a large parkade.The $100 million Sutton Place Hotel Kelowna will offer guests a gym, meeting rooms, a full-service rest...
Jul 23, 2025

From Uber Eats to Wimbledon, Canada's Carson Branstine climbing tennis ranks
MONTREAL - Carson Branstine remembers collecting cans and bottles with her mother and two sisters to help pay for gas and groceries after her family "lost everything" about a decade ago. At the beginn...
Jul 23, 2025

Senator says U.S. tariffs from Trump White House damaging for Washington state
Opponents from Washington state of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada are vowing to fight, saying the ongoing trade war has delivered a heavy blow to American border communiti...
Jul 23, 2025

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