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Shohei Ohtani responds to Toronto boos by hitting 7th homer as the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 12-2

Apr. 26, 2024 22:06 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani responded to boos from the Toronto crowd by hitting his seventh home run, Max Muncy and Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games with a 12-2 rout of the Blue Jays on Friday night. Smith had four...

Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month

Apr. 26, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

ZEBALLOS, British Columbia (AP) — A young killer whale that was trapped for more than a month in a lagoon on Vancouver Island swam past a bottleneck at high tide early Friday, reaching an inlet that could take it to the open sea, officials said. The Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First...

Today in History: April 26, Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster

Apr. 26, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Friday, April 26, the 117th day of 2024. There are 249 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout...

Honda planning to expand its electric vehicle efforts in Canada, Toyota expands in Indiana

Apr. 25, 2024 12:38 PM EDT

Honda plans to invest $11 billion, with the help of joint venture partners, to build out its electric vehicle efforts in Canada as it prepares for future demand in North America for the automobiles. The company said Thursday that it has started evaluating the requirements to build an...

Canadian police charge 2 former UN employees with conspiracy to sell military equipment in Libya

Apr. 23, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

MONTREAL (AP) — Two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment in Libya, Canadian police said Tuesday. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Charles Poirier said the alleged offenses...

Canadian family receives wrong body after father died on Cuban vacation

Apr. 22, 2024 17:45 PM EDT

LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — A family in Quebec is searching for answers after discovering that their father's remains didn't make it to Canada from Cuba, where he died while on vacation, and instead received the remains of another man. Funerals for Faraj Allah Jarjour were scheduled for...

WNBA moving date of its preseason game in Canada to avoid potential conflict with NHL playoffs

Apr. 19, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The WNBA is moving its preseason game in Canada between the Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm to May 4. The game was originally scheduled for May 5 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, but the NHL’s Oilers could potentially be hosting a Game 7 of their...

Booming cold drink sales mean more plastic waste. So Starbucks redesigned its cups

Apr. 18, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in. The coffee giant said Thursday it plans to alleviate some of that waste with new...

9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history

Apr. 18, 2024 10:14 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago. Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that 6,600 gold bars worth more than 20 million...

Arrests made a year after gold and cash worth millions were stolen at Toronto airport

Apr. 16, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Police have made arrests in the theft of a cargo container that included gold and other items worth over 20 million Canadian dollars ($14.5 million) that were stolen from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago, authorities said Tuesday. Peel Regional...