Jun 7 2023 — Ian Harrison, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Bo Bichette and Brandon Belt hit solo home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 3-2 Wednesday night. Chris Bassitt (7-4) gave ...
Jun 7 2023 — Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Strong defence and a clutch pinch-hit helped win the day for the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Another impressive performance from their starting pitcher was a big factor too. Alejandro Kirk drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning a...
Jun 7 2023 — Sam Metz, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on Wednesday that the election to replace resigning U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart will take place in the fall, expediting the timeline prescribed by state law to ensure the six-term Republican's seat doesn't r...
Jun 7 2023 — Susan Haigh, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s Democratic-controlled General Assembly passed protections for abortion providers and gave more power to libraries facing book challenges — and they did it with Republican support. All but 13 Republican...
Jun 7 2023 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government is challenging the territory's Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board in court after the assessment authority recommended against a mining exploration project. Silver47 Exploration Corp., a Vancouver-based c...
Jun 7 2023 — Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state's decision to fly migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to California, arguing that the state had essentially invited the migrants with its welcoming policies toward im...
Jun 7 2023 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Quebec has adopted a new law that expands access to medical aid in dying and allows early requests for the procedure. The law adopted today permits people with a serious and incurable disease, such as Alzheimer's, to apply for a doctor-assisted death b...
Jun 7 2023 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Quebec has adopted a new law that expands access to medical aid in dying and allows early requests for the procedure. The law adopted today permits people with a serious and incurable disease, such as Alzheimer's, to apply for a doctor-assisted death b...
Jun 7 2023 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — ATLIN, B.C. — A man who helped return a 140-year-old Tlingit robe to the British Columbia First Nation where it was created says it's as if the regalia called out to its people and they are bringing it home. The intricately woven Chilkat robe, made of ...
Jun 7 2023 — Paul J. Weber And Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new lawyer for Ken Paxton on Wednesday raised skepticism that the embattled Texas attorney general's impeachment trial could be done quickly and attacked the case that could lead to the Republican's permanent removal from office ...
Jun 7 2023 — John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Sometimes Mackenzie Hughes allows himself to imagine what it would be like to win the RBC Canadian Open. The cheers as he walked up the 18th fairway, the roar when he sank the final putt, the weight of the trophy as he lifted it. No Canadian ...
Jun 7 2023 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's health minister acknowledged that chronic issues of overcrowding and staffing level concerns at one of the province's largest hospitals are leading to people becoming aggressive over patient care. Adrian Dix said Wedn...
Jun 7 2023 — The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing no interest in compromising with Meta and Google over a Liberal bill that would make them pay for Canadian journalism that helps the companies generate revenue. Trudeau said Wednesday that Meta and Google’s bullying tactics will not work with his government, which he says is ensuring those companies do […]
Jun 7 2023 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — A suspect in the brazen daytime shooting in Montreal of a 39-year-old woman with alleged ties to organized crime has been arrested in Ontario, police said Wednesday. The Crown prosecutor's office confirmed Joel Richard Clarke was charged wi...
Jun 7 2023 — Sam Metz, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at Utah's Capitol on Wednesday to protest a school district's decision to remove the Bible from middle and elementary school libraries in th...