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Osuna's administrative leave extended through June 4
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball has extended the administrative leave of Toronto closer Roberto Osuna through June 4, the third time the initial seven-day period was lengthened. Osuna was put on admi...
May 25, 2018
Hanley Ramirez designated for assignment by Red Sox
BOSTON - Hanley Ramirez was designated for assignment by the Boston Red Sox, who are responsible for the $15.25 million remaining on his contract but avoided him triggering a $22 million salary for 20...
May 25, 2018
Eagle with broken wing now in recovery facility after RCMP rescue
BELLA COOLA, B.C. - A pair of police officers on British Columbia’s central coast went beyond the call of duty to rescue a local constituent over the long weekend. RCMP say constables Casey Char...
May 25, 2018
N.S. university drops sex offender as valedictorian after learning of his past
HALIFAX - A Halifax university recently dropped its valedictorian days before the campus graduation ceremonies, after learning he was a convicted sex offender. A spokeswoman for Mount Saint Vincent Un...
May 25, 2018
Ottawa police say woman has died after assault at Christian Science reading room
OTTAWA - Police say they don’t have a suspect description after a woman working at a religious centre in downtown Ottawa was killed. Investigators say 59-year-old Elisabeth Salm was working at t...
May 25, 2018
Ex-middleweight champ David Lemieux can't make weight for Achour bout
QUEBEC - Former world middleweight champion David Lemieux’s bout with Karim Achour of France will go ahead even if the Montreal boxer failed to make the 160-pound weight limit. Lemieux (38-4) ca...
May 25, 2018
Halifax entry in new Canadian Premier League to be called the HFX Wanderers
Halifax’s entry in the new Canadian Premier League will be called the HFX Wanderers. The team’s colours, motto and name - which is spoken as Halifax Wanderers - were revealed Friday at a n...
May 25, 2018
Source: Trump administration has cut deal with China's ZTE
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has told Congress that it’s reached a deal that would allow Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. to stay in business, a source familiar with the talks...
May 25, 2018
Appeal court agrees with sentence for Edmonton teacher who had sex with girl
EDMONTON - Alberta’s highest court has upheld a 10-year sentence for an Edmonton teacher who had sex with a student. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Paul Martial, who wanted a shorte...
May 25, 2018
One of oldest Newfoundlanders dead at 108:'She lived each day to the fullest'
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - One of Newfoundland’s oldest residents has died at the age of 108. An obituary says Mary Catherine Power died in Corner Brook on Wednesday. Power was born Mary Kelly in the ...
May 25, 2018