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Gibbons says RHP Sanchez key part of Blue Jays rotation
DUNEDIN, Fla. - To have a healthy chance at a playoff spot this season, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons figures Toronto needs a totally healed Aaron Sanchez. Sanchez was an all-star in 2016 when he wen...
Feb 17, 2018
Jailed Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan reported hospitalized
PARIS - Prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who was jailed this month during an investigation of two alleged cases of rape, has reportedly been hospitalized. An online site campaigning for Ramada...
Feb 17, 2018
B.C. to appeal NEB ruling on Trans Mountain bylaw
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s government is appealing a decision that allows Kinder Morgan Canada to bypass local regulations in constructing its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The National ...
Feb 17, 2018
UK party sacks leader in fallout from racist Markle texts
LONDON - The troubled U.K. Independence Party ousted its leader Saturday after a scandal over racist text messages sent by his girlfriend, leaving the future of the right-wing party that played a key ...
Feb 17, 2018
NDP leader attacks web giants, defends taxes in call-to-arms for equality
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh issued a call-to-arms against inequality as he sought to put his stamp on the federal NDP on Saturday by taking aim at the Trudeau government and foreign web giants while offeri...
Feb 17, 2018
Former NDP MP Paul Dewar is undergoing treatment for brain cancer
OTTAWA - A former NDP member of Parliament has announced he is receiving treatment for brain cancer. Paul Dewar, 55, who represented Ottawa Centre from 2006 until 2015, says in a Facebook post that he...
Feb 17, 2018
Adding Indigenous name to controversial PEI site an 'insult': Mi'kmaq leader
CHARLOTTETOWN - A member of the Mi’kmaq Nation traditional government says adding an Indigenous name to a Prince Edward Island historic site that bears the name of a controversial British genera...
Feb 17, 2018
Penhold council to further evaluate skate park proposal
Penhold Town Council had a closer look this week at proposed plans for a skate park in the community. A group called 'Penhold Skate Park' showed their plans to council on Monday, with the park propose...
Feb 17, 2018
Toronto Argonauts dip into free agency to sign defensive back Yell
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed American defensive back Ronnie Yell to a one-year contract Saturday. Yell, 26, became a free agent Tuesday. Yell joins the Argos after four seasons with the B.C....
Feb 17, 2018
PM Trudeau, family, kick off Indian state visit with namaste greeting at airport
NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s state visit to India is officially underway as he arrived with his family in New Delhi at sundown on Saturday. The family, including wife Sophie Grego...
Feb 17, 2018