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Mets' deGrom gets NL Cy Young with record-low wins; Snell takes AL
NEW YORK - After a season marred by narrow defeats, Jacob deGrom became a runaway winner. The New York Mets ace easily won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, a reward for a histori...
Nov 14, 2018
Toronto 'carding' activist Desmond Cole stopped by police in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A Toronto activist and writer who was stopped by Vancouver police a day after arriving in the city says his experience reveals what daily life is like for black and Indigenous residents. D...
Nov 14, 2018
Protesters wanting more for killer whales confront Environment Minister in B.C.
VICTORIA - Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was confronted with the passions many people in British Columbia have for the plight of the West Coast’s endangered killer whales while ...
Nov 14, 2018
Raptors big man Serge Ibaka forced to miss Pistons visit with sore knee
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors were without Serge Ibaka for the return of coach Dwane Casey with the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The Raptors said their big man was suffering from right knee sor...
Nov 14, 2018
Dead Saskatoon tattoo artist's skin removed, preserved to honour his work
SASKATOON - When Chris Wenzel knew he was going to die, he had an unusual request for his wife. The well-known Saskatoon tattoo artist asked that his ink-adorned skin be removed and preserved before h...
Nov 14, 2018
Michael Avenatti arrested in LA on domestic violence charge
LOS ANGELES - Michael Avenatti, who skyrocketed to fame as a critic of President Donald Trump and the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested Wednesday and booked on a felony domestic vio...
Nov 14, 2018
Top Conservative says Dykstra investigation plagued with perception problems
OTTAWA - The investigation of how the Conservative party handled a sexual-assault allegation against former Tory MP Rick Dykstra in the last federal election campaign is wrapping up, but a former top ...
Nov 14, 2018
'We will not be dictated to': Quebec premier Legault warns Ottawa over health care
Quebec Premier Francois Legault told Ottawa on Wednesday to stay out of the province’s business on health care. “We will not be dictated to by the federal government,” Legault told r...
Nov 14, 2018
Oath Skull From The Secret Courts Of Westphalia
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Vehmic Courts The Vehmic Courts of Westphalia-a region in Northwest Germany-have a dark and secretive past. Often referred to as the "Forbidden Courts" for...
Nov 14, 2018
Former army officer, Afghan veteran tapped as new ombudsman
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is tapping a former army officer, who served in Afghanistan and commanded Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick, as Canada’s new veterans’ ombudsma...
Nov 14, 2018