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In the news today, Aug. 16
Eight stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 16 --- BERNIER DOESN’T SPEAK FOR PARTY: SCHEER Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is under pressure to kick Maxime Bernier out of caucus after the mav...
Aug 16, 2018
Feds preparing response in case Trump follows through on auto tariff threat
OTTAWA - With threats of devastating U.S. tariffs hanging over the auto sector, Canada’s economic development minister says Ottawa is considering every possible way it could respond if the Trump...
Aug 16, 2018
Calgary mom of terminally ill boy urges empathy in neighbourhood parking spat
CALGARY - The mother of a terminally ill Calgary boy who requires around-the-clock care says she is being hassled by neighbours over street parking. Melissa Huitema has a team of nurses and other prof...
Aug 16, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 6 Kansas City 5 Chicago White Sox 6 Detroit 5 Seattle 2 Oakland 0 (12 innings) Tampa Bay 6 N.Y. Yankees 1 National League Chicago Cubs 8 Milwaukee 4...
Aug 16, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 6 Kansas City 5 Chicago White Sox 6 Detroit 5 Seattle 2 Oakland 0 (12 innings) Tampa Bay 6 N.Y. Yankees 1 National League Chicago Cubs 8 Milwaukee 4...
Aug 16, 2018
Afghan IS branch claims deadly attack on Shiites in Kabul
KABUL - As Afghanistan’s Shiites mourned their dead and held funeral services Thursday, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the horrific suicide bombing in Kabul that targeted a S...
Aug 16, 2018
New York names new state author and poet
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state has named two new writers as the state poet and author. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that Colson Whitehead will serve as state author and Alicia Ostri...
Aug 15, 2018
Granderson's grand slam leads Jays past Royals 6-5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Curtis Granderson held up both hands, showing 10 fingers, one for each grand slam. Granderson ran his career grand slam total into the double digits, Marco Estrada pitched effective...
Aug 15, 2018
Altidore scores 3 as Toronto FC thumps Vancouver to win Canadian Championship
TORONTO - In a season that has gone south since losing the CONCACAF Champions League final in a penalty shootout, Toronto FC finally had something to celebrate Wednesday. With a rampant Jozy Altidore ...
Aug 15, 2018
Esther, celebrity 'wonder pig,' diagnosed with cancer after CT scan
GUELPH, Ont. - A celebrity pig whose owners raised more than half a million dollars to bring an oversized CT scanner to Canada has been diagnosed with cancer. A post on the Facebook page for Esther th...
Aug 15, 2018