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650,000 fans at parade cheer Penguins for Stanley Cup win
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Stanley Cup championship, the first an NHL team has won back to back in almost 20 years, spawned by far the biggest victory parade of any of the franchise&#...
Jun 14, 2017
Sixteen Canadians selected in Day 3 of MLB draft, 20 total over three days
A total of 20 Canadians were selected over the three-day MLB draft, including 16 on the final day on Wednesday. That number is down from 25 drafted in 2016. The record is 48 in 2002. Of the 20 selecti...
Jun 14, 2017
Trudeau to commit $1.28 billion toward major Montreal transit project
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce a $1.28-billion commitment Thursday toward a major Montreal rail project that will connect the city to its suburbs and to its international airport...
Jun 14, 2017
Mistaken shooter report locks down California Air Force base
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A mistaken report of a shooter prompted the lockdown of Travis Air Force Base in California on Wednesday in the midst of an emergency training exercise, officials said....
Jun 14, 2017
Home Capital to pay $30.5M to settle OSC and class-action matters
TORONTO - Home Capital Group (TSX:HCG) said it reached an agreement Wednesday to pay $30.5 million to settle Ontario Securities Commission and class-action lawsuit matters related to allegations of mi...
Jun 14, 2017
More time given to develop former Sylvan Lake Hotel site
The company that owns the land where the Sylvan Lake Hotel once sat is being given more time to do something with it. Efforts to develop the parcel at Lakeshore Drive and Centennial (50th) Street have...
Jun 14, 2017
Experts: Uphill fight against age-related job discrimination
WASHINGTON - Age-related discrimination in the workplace still exists 50 years after the enactment of legislation designed to prevent it, aging experts and advocates told the U.S. Equal Employment Opp...
Jun 14, 2017
Poll shows most doubt Trump's respect for institutions
WASHINGTON - Most Americans say they think President Donald Trump has little to no respect for the country’s democratic traditions, according to a new poll that underscores the difficulty Trump ...
Jun 14, 2017
Game on: Tragedy won't stop annual baseball game
WASHINGTON - The game will go on. The annual Congressional Baseball Game, which dates to 1909 and is a summertime tradition on Capitol Hill, will be played Thursday despite Wednesday’s shooting ...
Jun 14, 2017
'Bachelor in Paradise' contestant says she's 'victim'
LOS ANGELES - A “Bachelor in Paradise” contestant says she’s a “victim” of undisclosed events that led to production of the reality show being put on hold. In a statement...
Jun 14, 2017