The Toronto Blue Jays will formally introduce Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto on Tuesday, days after signing the 29-year-old to a four-year, $60-million contract. Okamoto joins the Blue Jays after spending more than a decade with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), developing into a slugging superstar overseas. From 2018 to 2023, Okamoto hit […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a vision of the near future shared at CES, a girl slides into the back seat of her parents’ car and the cabin instantly comes alive. The vehicle recognizes her, knows it’s her birthday and cues up her favorite song without a word spoken. “Think of the car as having […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crowds flooded the freshly opened showroom floors on Day 2 of the CES and were met by thousands of robots, AI companions, assistants, health longevity tech, wearables and more. Siemens President and CEO Roland Busch kicked off the day with a keynote detailing how its customers are harnessing artificial intelligence to […]
A local dog groomer is facing multiple counts in connection with several animal cruelty complaints. According to the Nova Scotia SPCA, Lorraine Murphy of Dartmouth has been charged with four counts of causing distress under the Animal Protection Act of Nova Scotia. The SPCA says this comes after it investigated several animal cruelty complaints of […]
No one can say Tony Dokoupil is slipping into his new job as “CBS Evening News” anchor unnoticed. In a week, he’s issued a veritable manifesto for how he intends to fulfill the role, cast subtle shade on saintly predecessor Walter Cronkite, had an unexpected debut dominated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and posted a […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since Jan. 7, 2025, when the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted, killing 31 […]
Regional police are investigating a robbery and assault that took place at a Walmart in Halifax. On Sunday, shortly after 5 p.m., officers responded to a robbery at the Walmart on Mumford Road, where security reported a man left the store with stolen merchandise, and when confronted, the man assaulted two security guards. Police said […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday, calming somewhat from the buzz set off by recent record rallies on Wall Street, while investors’ attention turned to global interest rates and uncertainty caused by developments in Venezuela. Despite a broad rally on Wall Street, Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 1.1% to finish at 51,961.98, and South […]
Project Homecoming is the investigation into a group that targets drug sales to young people in the Antigonish-Guysborough area. According to the RCMP, the 12-month long case began in January 2025 when police recieved a tip that a group was “actively targeting young people to sell drugs to.” This prompted a coordinated investigation with the […]
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby said Canada needs to “pivot” from talk of a potential new pipeline carrying oil bound for Asia and instead think about building a new refinery. Eby said Tuesday that if tax dollars are being considered to build a pipeline to B.C.’s northern coast, the money would be better […]