Category Archives: Post to Social
Blue Jays trade reliever Yimi Garcia to Mariners for two prospects
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays traded relief pitcher Yimi Garcia to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for two prospects on Friday. The 33-year-old appeared in 29 games for Toronto this season, putting...
Jul 26, 2024
Turpel-Lafonde won't sue CBC over Cree heritage report that took 'heavy toll': lawyer
The lawyer for a former judge whose claims to be Cree were questioned in a CBC investigation says his client is not considering legal action against the broadcaster after the Law Society of British Co...
Jul 26, 2024
B.C. port employers say foremen's union plans industry-wide strike vote
VANCOUVER - The BC Maritime Employers Association says it has been told by a lawyer for the foremen's union that an industry-wide strike vote will take place in coming weeks. The employers' group says...
Jul 26, 2024
From noisy fans outside team hotels to spy drones, dirty tricks nothing new to soccer
Dirty tricks are nothing new in world football. Rivals have long looked to give themselves a competitive advantage or to unsettle the opposition. "The truth is it has gone on forever and I have seen i...
Jul 26, 2024
Court hears closing arguments in 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King's criminal trial
OTTAWA - The defence lawyer for a prominent organizer of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa says he is not responsible for the mischief that ensued during the protest. Defence Lawyer Natasha Calvinho...
Jul 26, 2024
Lululemon pauses sales of Breezethrough after consumers say line is 'unflattering'
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it is pausing sales of one of its new product lines that have generated complaints from consumers. The line of tights and other activewear being halted by the...
Jul 26, 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to tour Jasper townsite following wildfire devastation
HINTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to tour the resort town of Jasper to see firsthand the devastation caused by wildfires. Smith is also expected to give an update on fire...
Jul 26, 2024
B.C.'s top doctor ends COVID-19 public health emergency
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says any...
Jul 26, 2024
Herdman offers few answers but says he will co-operate with Canada Soccer probe
TORONTO - Former Canada coach John Herdman says he will co-operate with a Canada Soccer review into what CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue called what appears to be "a systemic ethical shortcoming"...
Jul 26, 2024
Canada calls for Israeli response to ICJ advice on occupied Palestinian territory
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for Israel to "respond substantively" to the top United Nations court's recent advisory opinion that Israel's presence in the occupied Palestinian ter...
Jul 26, 2024