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Left foot, right foot, Snickers and Skittles — superstitions abound with Grey Cup teams
CALGARY - Football players prefer to call them pre-game rituals rather than superstitions, but some Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats players are particular about what they do in...
Nov 22, 2019
US officials: Don’t eat romaine grown in Salinas, California
NEW YORK - U.S. health officials are telling people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, as they investigate a food poisoning outbreak. They also say not to eat the leafy green if th...
Nov 22, 2019
Industry experts say StarMetro, Canada's last commuter daily, will be missed
Industry experts say the recent closure of the StarMetro newspapers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Halifax and Toronto comes at a cost to some communities that still rely on the free commuter d...
Nov 22, 2019
NHL Notebook: Francis on Seattle; Draisaitl and McDavid's scorching stretch
Ron Francis spoke at a conference in downtown Toronto this week a few blocks from where NHL general managers were holding one of their annual meetings. The GM on the league's 32nd franc...
Nov 22, 2019
Ole Miss coach not surprised by Davis's strong start with Raptors
TORONTO - Kermit Davis didn't coach Terence Davis in his rookie season at the University of Mississippi. But he sure knows the player's scoring average from that year. "TD averaged one point a ga...
Nov 22, 2019
Canada prepares for quarterfinals at Davis Cup Finals after topping Group F
When Vasek Pospisil returned to the tennis court in the summer after missing six months due to back surgery, his main goal was to finish the season healthy. Not only is his body fe...
Nov 22, 2019
AP source: FBI has asked for interview with whistleblower
WASHINGTON - The FBI last month requested an interview with the whistleblower whose complaint fueled the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine, a person familiar with the situati...
Nov 22, 2019
Marvel ‘Voices’ podcast inspires comic book anthology
NEW YORK - A Marvel podcast series is inspiring an anthology of new adventures for some of its most popular superheroes. Actor and rapper Method Man and author Roxane Gay are among the writers being g...
Nov 22, 2019
UVic threatens disciplinary action if athletes speak about coach investigation
VANCOUVER - Three rowers who accused coach Barney Williams of harassment and abuse say the University of Victoria has threatened them with disciplinary action if they speak about the results of the in...
Nov 22, 2019
UVic threatens disciplinary action if athletes speak about coach investigation
VANCOUVER - Three rowers who accused coach Barney Williams of harassment and abuse say the University of Victoria has threatened them with disciplinary action if they speak about the results of the in...
Nov 22, 2019