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Scherzer scratched from Game 5, Ross to start for Nationals
WASHINGTON - Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled start in Game 5 of the World Series because of spasms near his neck. Washington manager Dave Martinez made the announcement...
Oct 27, 2019
John Conyers, longest serving black congressman, dies at 90
DETROIT - Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in ...
Oct 27, 2019
Protesters against Quebec's secularism law say they're not giving up
MONTREAL - Protesters against Quebec's secularism law say they aren't giving up the fight to overturn Bill 21. About 200 of them braved the cold rain and gathered in Montreal's Parc-Extension nei...
Oct 27, 2019
Tracy Fleury wins Masters curling title for first-ever Grand Slam victory
NORTH BAY, Ont. - Tracy Fleury of Sudbury, Ont., downed Japan's Sayaka Yoshimura 7-5 on Sunday to win the Masters women's title for her first victory on the Grand Slam of Curling tour. Although i...
Oct 27, 2019
House Democrats get a legal victory in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON - A judge has ordered the Justice Department to give the House secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, handing a victory to Democrats as they...
Oct 27, 2019
Activist Greta Thunberg says adults must protect kids from climate change
VANCOUVER - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg says those in power need to realize what they are doing to future generations through climate change because if adults really loved children, they...
Oct 27, 2019
N.S. government to return to talks with Crowns, as controversial law paused
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government held off Friday on enacting legislation that would have put striking Crowns back to work, promising to return to talks in ...
Oct 27, 2019
Toronto FC coach says Jozy Altidore continues to work his way back to health
TORONTO - The waiting game continues on Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore. The big man, who missed TFC's playoff wins over D.C. United and New York City FC with a quad strain, was at training Sunday bu...
Oct 27, 2019
Rozdeba hits 20 points in first win of season for Rattlers women's team
CALGARY, AB - The third time was the charm for the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women's basketball team Saturday, securing their first victory of the 2019-20 season on the road.A 20-point evening by ...
Oct 27, 2019 Medicine Hat College Rattlers vs. Lethbridge College Kodiaks on October 25, 2019 (Photo courtesy of Medicine Hat College Rattlers)
Paul Barrere, guitarist-singer for Little Feat, dies at 71
NEW YORK - Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer for the rock group Little Feat, has died. He was 71. Barrere's passing was announced Saturday by surviving members of the band, who honoured his contribut...
Oct 27, 2019