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MLB union unhappy with Braves GM's 'connecting' comment
NEW YORK - Two days into the free agent market, the players' association already is angry at a club. Union head Tony Clark issued a statement Wednesday in response to remarks attributed to Atlanta Bra...
Nov 07, 2019
Bones found almost 50 years 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 07, 2019
Liberal winners and losers gathering in Ottawa today after party loses majority
OTTAWA - Re-elected, newly elected and even defeated Liberal MPs will gather today on Parliament Hill for the first time since Canadians clipped the wings of Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Nov 07, 2019
Sleepless in Seattle. The MLS Cup final kicks off early in Pacific Northwest
TORONTO - While it may not be sleepless in Seattle, Toronto FC will have an early start Sunday at the MLS Cup final with kickoff at noon local time (3 p.m. ET) at CenturyLink Field. And that has not h...
Nov 07, 2019
International court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court has sentenced a Congolese warlord known as "The Terminator" to 30 years imprisonment after he was convicted of crimes including murder, rape a...
Nov 07, 2019
They otter known it would be back; this is what's In-The-News for Nov. 5
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. 5. What we are watching in...
Nov 07, 2019
Youth not employed or in school face poorer mental, physical health: study
OTTAWA - A new study is offering what it calls a rare look at the health and psychological impacts endured by Canadian youth who are not working, training or st...
Nov 07, 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 07, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack to play first home game in Super League on April 18
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack will make their Super League debut Feb. 2 against the Castleford Tigers. The transatlantic rugby league team will play its first home game in Round 11, on April 18 ...
Nov 07, 2019
Iran to fuel centrifuges in new step away from nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will start injecting uranium gas into over a thousand centrifuges at a fortified nuclear facility built inside a mountain, the country's president announced Tuesday in Tehran's lat...
Nov 07, 2019