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Soroka's award-worthy rookie season no surprise to former big leaguer Reitsma
Former Canadian big leaguer Chris Reitsma knew Mike Soroka had the potential to become a top pitching prospect when he first met the Atlanta Braves rookie at a baseball camp in Calgary ...
Nov 09, 2019
Under fire over immigration plan, Quebec premier takes solace in positive Facebook reviews
QUEBEC - Under fire from the higher education and business communities for his immigration reforms, Quebec Premier Francois Legault pointed Thursday to the positive reviews of his gover...
Nov 09, 2019
Ex-Blue Jay Devon Travis opts for free agency instead of trip to minors
TORONTO - Former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis has declined his assignment to triple-A Buffalo and elected to become a free agent. Injuries have troubled Travis for years. He...
Nov 09, 2019
Hundreds of thousands evacuated ahead of Bangladesh cyclone
DHAKA, Bangladesh - With a strong cyclone approaching Bangladesh on Saturday, authorities used more than 50,000 volunteers and officials to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people to shelters across ...
Nov 09, 2019
UK police ID all 39 Vietnamese victims found in truck
LONDON - UK police say they have formally identified the 39 people found dead in a container truck in southeastern England and notified their families in the apparent people-smuggling tragedy. The aut...
Nov 09, 2019
Father charged with 1st-degree murder in deaths of two boys
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Officers responding to a late-night medical call from a Toronto-area home discovered the bodies of two boys, police said Thursday as they charged the children's father with murder. Ed...
Nov 09, 2019
Bones found almost 50 years ago recognized as B.C.'s first dinosaur species
VICTORIA - A geologist's discovery of a mysterious claw in rocks along a rail line in British Columbia's northern wilderness almost 50 years ago has led to the recognition of the first dinosaur specie...
Nov 09, 2019
Court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years for atrocities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court passed its highest ever sentence Thursday, sending a Congolese warlord known as "The Terminator" to prison for 30 years for crimes including m...
Nov 09, 2019
No more fur for the Queen and Alec Baldwin files suit; In-The-News for Nov. 7
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 7. What we are watching in...
Nov 09, 2019
South Korea deports North Koreans who fled after killing 16
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In an extremely unusual case, South Korea deported two North Korean fishermen on Thursday after finding they had killed 16 other crew members on their boat and then fled to...
Nov 09, 2019