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Carey takes top seed as playoff picture becomes clear at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - There will be a new champion at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the playoff picture finally became clear Friday night with the completion of the championship round. Chelsea Carey l...
Feb 22, 2019
Jays Borucki begins rotation audition with pre-season opener against Tigers
When Ryan Borucki steps on the mound for the Blue Jays’ pre-season opener on Saturday afternoon, it will mark the beginning of his audition for Toronto’s fifth rotation spot. He knows it. ...
Feb 22, 2019
Moove on: No more 'cow-tipping' shirts at Oklahoma airport
OKLAHOMA CITY - The mayor of Oklahoma City is celebrating the completion of a personal mission: ridding the city’s airport of cow-tipping T-shirts. Mayor David Holt said on his Twitter account T...
Feb 22, 2019
Misbehaving owners hardly unheard of in pro sports
Misbehaving owners of sports teams have drawn headlines pretty much since sports have been around. Now, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faces misdemeanour charges of soliciting a prostitute af...
Feb 22, 2019
Alberta to ban seclusion or time-out rooms for students in schools
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says the province will ban the use of seclusion or time-out rooms for students in schools. Problems with seclusion rooms surfaced last September when ...
Feb 22, 2019
NEB suggests noise reduction for ferries and other vessels in B.C.'s Salish Sea
CALGARY - A reconsidered National Energy Board report endorsing the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline suggests potential limits on whale-watching boats and noise reduction efforts for ferries t...
Feb 22, 2019
Ponoka council accepts offer to purchase Kinsmen Community Centre
Ponoka Town council has accepted an offer to purchase the underutilized Kinsmen Community Centre and approximately 1.26 acres of surrounding land used for parking. At its regular meeting Feb. 12, coun...
Feb 22, 2019
R. Kelly arrested, charged in Chicago with sexual abuse
CHICAGO - R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Friday with aggravated sexua...
Feb 22, 2019
Ahead of hosting Duke, Rautins, Ennis recall raucous games at Syracuse
Leo Rautins’ ears would ring for hours after games in the Carrier Dome. “It was deafening,” Rautins said. “I remember going back to my apartment after games and I couldn’...
Feb 22, 2019
Canadian students urged to study in China despite Kovrig, Spavor arrests
OTTAWA - Eight days after Chinese authorities imprisoned Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, a senior Canadian foreign ministry official urged Canadian students to apply for a program to study in China...
Feb 22, 2019