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Okamoto homers in Blue Jays 4-3 loss to Mets in pre-season play
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
DUNEDIN — Kazuma Okamoto hit a two-run home run, his first in a Blue Jays jersey, in Toronto’s 4-3 pre-season loss to the New York Mets on Monday. Okamoto, who made his debut Saturday, belted it deep in the bottom of the second inning to open the scoring. The 29-year-old signed a four-year deal with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikko Rantanen missing time for the Dallas Stars after getting hurt at the Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Mikko Rantanen is expected to miss some time for the Dallas Stars after returning from the Olympics, where he didn’t play in Finland’s win over Slovakia for the bronze medal because of a lower body injury. “I wouldn’t expect him, certainly for the first game, or maybe in the first two,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiorentina rises out of Serie A drop zone and Bologna beats Udinese
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Moise Kean scored for the third match in a row to help Fiorentina beat Pisa 1-0 and climb out of the Serie A drop zone on Monday. The result lifted Fiorentina into 16th place and out of the relegation zone for the first time in months. It has the same amount ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schneider, Kirk to lead the way for Blue Jays on Automated Ball-Strike challenges
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
Davis Schneider and Alejandro Kirk will have the green light, George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. probably have a yellow. Everyone else will sit on red, at least at first, as the Toronto Blue Jays get used to Major League Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System in regular-season games. Manager John Schneider said that, at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oscar run is bittersweet for brother and friend who made film after death of journalist Brent Renaud
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Craig Renaud’s big brother and collaborator in covering years of wars and humanitarian crises Brent Renaud was killed by Russian forces firing on his vehicle in the first weeks of the war in Ukraine, he was thrown into a world of horrible loss and uncertainty. One thing was clear, though. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Viral video of Ghislaine Maxwell in Quebec City made with AI, creator says
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
A video of someone approaching a woman on a Quebec City street and asking if she is “Ghislaine” went viral after viewers noticed the woman’s resemblance to Ghislaine Maxwell. The Instagram account that posted the video last week says it used artificial intelligence to place Maxwell’s face on the woman. The account is known for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray wasn’t going to be a ‘chump’ and asserts he’s ready to play
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Dejounte Murray’s imminent return to the New Orleans Pelicans ‘ lineup comes amid swirling uncertainty that the veteran, former All-Star guard would just as soon ignore. The front office regime that traded for Murray two summers ago is gone. The 29-year-old Murray has spent the better part of the last 13 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian tourists sheltering in place in Mexico recount burnt-out cars, lines for food
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
HALIFAX — Wendy Buelow wasn’t expecting to end her trip to Mexico by sleeping in the airport. But when violence broke out Sunday across Jalisco state, including the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta, Buelow and her husband Dave were stranded at the airport. They had intended to fly back home to Winnipeg when the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OpenAI safety reps summoned to Ottawa after B.C. mass shooting, minister says
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has called representatives of OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns after learning the killer in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was banned from using the company’s ChatGPT platform months before the murders The company banned Jesse Van Rootselaar’s account in June but said the activities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. police release photo of now-deported extortion suspect in appeal for information
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., have released the image of a foreign national suspected of involvement in a wave of extortion gripping the region. The Surrey Police Service says 22-year-old Lovebir Singh has been removed from Canada, but they’ve released his image as they appeal to the public for any information about his associates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cowboys say they are leaning toward using franchise tag on receiver George Pickens
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are leaning toward using the franchise tag on receiver George Pickens while continuing to discuss a long-term contract, vice president of personnel Stephen Jones said Monday. Jones spoke to reporters at the NFL scouting combine, declining to put a timeline on getting a deal done with Pickens. The Cowboys ... Read More »
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