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Stronach Group at centre of best and worst of horse racing
The Stronach Group isn't well known outside horse racing. In the public eye, the big players are the likes of recent Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and Justify, trainer Bob Baffert and legendar...
May 15, 2019
Correction: Houston-Missing Girl story
HOUSTON - In a story May 9 about a missing Houston girl, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the police, misspelled the name of the man who told investigators that the girl had be...
May 15, 2019
TV's Sandra Lee, NY Gov. Cuomo are selling house
NEW CASTLE, N.Y. - Food Network star Sandra Lee says she and her longtime partner, Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, are selling their house in the New York City suburbs. Lee tells The New York T...
May 15, 2019
Toronto mayor jokes that he supports calls for Raptors Kawhi Leonard as mayor
TORONTO - Jubilant fans took to social media after the Toronto Raptors' series-winning, buzzer beating basket to demand the team's soft-spoken star be handed the mayor's job, along with anything else ...
May 15, 2019
Quebec's youth protection agencies need help, managers say after girl's death
MONTREAL - The heads of Quebec youth protection agencies are highlighting a shortage of qualified case workers and calling for changes to prevent tragedies like the recent death of...
May 15, 2019
Edwin Jackson officially joins Blue Jays, setting stage for record
TORONTO - Right-hander Edwin Jackson is poised to set a major-league record on Wednesday for the Toronto Blue Jays. Jackson was selected to the Blue Jays' roster on Wednesday morning, clearing the way...
May 15, 2019
Charges against former Edmonton pet shop owner stayed
EDMONTON - A former Edmonton pet store owner who allegedly abandoned hundreds of animals in the business early last year will not face trial.The Crown says it has stayed an abandonment charge against ...
May 15, 2019 Edmonton Courthouse (file photo)
Scientists challenge claim that Labrador is site of planet's oldest life
A team of geological researchers is challenging claims that some of the earliest life forms were discovered in northern Labrador in an ancient portion of the earth's surface. The argument that a rocky...
May 15, 2019
Calgary police investigate fatal shooting
CALGARY- Police say a man is dead after a shooting.Officers were called to a northeast location just before midnight after reports of a crash.They arrived to find a man dead inside a car.Two other veh...
May 15, 2019
Seeking playoff return, Sabres hire Ralph Krueger as coach
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Ralph Krueger has officially been named the new coach of the Buffalo Sabres as the franchise seeks to return to the playoffs after an eight-year absence. The Sabres announced the hire ...
May 15, 2019