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The Guardians signed veteran left-handed reliever Ryan Borucki to a minor league contract, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com. The ISE client was released by the Giants back in early June. He hasn’t pitched in a game setting in a couple months. It’s common for pitchers in this situation to head to a lower level affiliate for a tune-up before reporting to their new club’s Triple-A team. The 32-year-old Borucki is a veteran of parts of nine major league seasons who reached seven years of MLB service earlier this season with San Francisco. He logged a 4.94 ERA in 23 2/3…

The Astros are moving Tatsuya Imai to the bullpen beginning with this weekend’s series against Texas, manager Joe Espada told reporters (link via Chandler Rome of The Athletic). Houston has not yet announced a starter for Sunday’s series finale in what would have been Imai’s turn. The decision comes after Imai failed to escape the first inning during Monday’s start in Anaheim. He allowed one hit and issued four walks among seven batters faced. It’s the third time in 15 starts that Imai hasn’t gotten out of the first inning. He has had two other appearances in which he couldn’t complete…

John Cusack became a bona fide movie star as a teen, but over the years he has opted to live a quieter life. Cusack made his film debut in 1983’s Class. One year later, he appeared in Sixteen Candles alongside Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. His performance led to him starring in Better Off Dead, The Sure Thing and Say Anything. While Cusack cemented himself as a teen idol in the ‘80s, the actor started to expand his horizons. He pursued roles in various genres including the crime thriller Grifters, black comedy Grosse Pointe Blank, romantic comedy…

On Dec. 17, 2025, an explosion rocked the arena at the small southern Alberta town of Taber. A spark ignited a propane leak in the Zamboni room, destroying walls and launching the exterior Zamboni door across the parking lot.“Dec. 17 was a difficult day for all around our community and the area,” said Andrew Prokop, Taber mayor. 1:57 Community rallies as cause of explosion at Taber arena revealed Nobody was injured, but the explosion caused significant damage to the building, which is the only ice rink in the community and also houses the curling centre. Story continues below advertisement “Originally,…

Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt have managed to put aside their differences for the sake of their daughter. The comedian and the model were the epitome of a happy couple when they announced they were welcoming their first child together after less than a year of dating. Unfortunately, Davidson and Hewitt weren’t able to keep the passion burning, with the strain of parenting forcing them to split. Custody issues began to rear their ugly heads, but the pair seems to have found common ground. 4ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA Seven months after the birth of Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson, her parents have…

QUÉBEC — A Quebec court has ruled the provincial government violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by cancelling a Christian event over concerns it would promote anti-abortion views. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms said the Superior Court of Quebec found that the government unjustifiably infringed Harvest Ministries International’s freedoms of expression, religion and association when it cancelled the 2023 event. “The court concluded that the minister acted without legal authority, exercised government power arbitrarily, and denied the organization access to a publicly owned venue because officials disagreed with its viewpoint,” the Justice Centre, which represents British Columbia-based Harvest…

A WestJet flight from Saskatoon arrived at Kelowna International Airport Friday morning, but some passengers are wondering whether their return trips could be affected by a looming flight attendants’ strike. “I hope it doesn’t go on for too long,” said WestJet passenger Daniel Davies.About 4,400 WestJet flight attendants are in a legal strike position as of 11:01 p.m. Saturday, raising concerns about possible travel disruptions over the long weekend.Passengers arriving in Kelowna for vacations said they are keeping a close eye on the labour dispute.“I’m concerned that I’m not going to get back home, obviously, but I’m going to re-route…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Before we went remote, the office was running a relationship-maintenance operation none of us noticed — and when it collapsed, we didn’t realize it until our clients started feeling like strangers. I stopped pretending remote work is neutral: it has real costs that fall unevenly on client-facing firms, and until you name that honestly, you can’t actually fix it. Running a small accounting firm in 2025 means answering a question nobody has fully solved: how do you build a business clients trust deeply when half your team is working from…

Chicago Fire is going through some cast changes — which means not everyone is returning for season 15. The One Chicago franchise has been known for making headlines over the years as cast members often come and go across all three shows: Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. Before Chicago Fire returned for season 15, multiple outlets confirmed that Joe Miñoso was leaving the hit NBC series. Off screen, showrunner Andrea Newman exited the show after more than a decade. Newman, who worked on Chicago Fire for its entire 14-season run, confirmed her departure in April, with coexecutive producer…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Edmonton businesswoman felt she had no choice but to re-book her flights with WestJet — a move that will cost her thousands of dollars extra. Anneli Hilton is a long-time competitor in dog agility events and runs a training and agility business called See Spot Run Doggie Daycare & Training Inc.Hilton, along with her dogs, are taking part in the 2026 Agility Association of Canada (AAC) National Dog Agility Championships in Brome, QC on Aug. 6.Worried about her Aug. 5 flight from Edmonton to Ottawa — under the looming threat of…