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Tanaka strikes out eight in stellar season debut, Yankees top Blue Jays 4-2
TORONTO - Aaron Sanchez managed to shut down New York’s power duo of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton Friday night. But the Blue Jays right-hander took little comfort in that. Sanchez (0-1), in...
Mar 30, 2018
US says Security Council approves new sanctions on NKorea
WASHINGTON - The United States said Friday it has secured the support of the U.N. Security Council for a new package of sanctions designations that target smuggling at sea by North Korea. Ambassador N...
Mar 30, 2018
Summer outside, winter inside at men's world curling championship in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - When it comes to curling ice, the old saying is true. It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. When the temperature hits 31 C outside the Orleans Arena during the men’s worl...
Mar 30, 2018
B.C. Green Party says member data safe after contract with AggregateIQ
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Green Party says it does not believe its members’ personal information was stolen, after the party worked with a Victoria-based tech company that’s mired in an interna...
Mar 30, 2018
Actress Stacey Dash withdraws from California House race
LOS ANGELES - Actress turned conservative commentator Stacey Dash ended her campaign for a Southern California congressional seat on Friday, about a month after it began. The “Clueless” st...
Mar 30, 2018
Canadian freestyle skier Howell looks at positives after comeback season
There was no Olympic hardware for Canadian freestyle skier Dara Howell this time around. However, her comeback season still feels like a victory in many ways. The Sochi Games slopestyle champion could...
Mar 30, 2018
Blue Jays shortstop Tulowitzki to undergo surgery to remove bone spurs in feet
TORONTO - Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has opted for surgery to remove bone spurs in both of his heels. General manager Ross Atkins said Friday that Tulowitzki will have the procedure done Mond...
Mar 30, 2018
Murdered woman's sister says police have linked shootout victim with suspect
EVANSBURG, Alta. - Police believe a fleeing suspect who died in an exchange of gunfire with officers in Alberta was wanted for the murder of a Calgary woman, a sister of the woman says. Adam Bettahar,...
Mar 30, 2018
Division taking "appropriate measures" after rumours of threats to Grande Prairie school
The Grande Prairie Public School District says what it terms “appropriate measures” are being taken to deal with the source of rumours about violence at schools that spread online earlier ...
Mar 30, 2018
Southern Alberta teen launches petition to stop amendments to the Firearms Act
LETHBRIDGE - An electronic petition launched by a Coalhurst teen is getting national support, from those calling on the federal government to scrap Bill C-71, which aims to tighten Canadian firearm la...
Mar 30, 2018