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Court to rule on whether doctors have to give referrals for services they oppose
TORONTO - Ontario's highest court is expected to rule today on whether doctors in the province are obligated to give referrals for medical services that clash with their moral or religious b...
May 15, 2019
Winnipeg General Strike 100 years ago led to bloodshed, political change
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg General Strike, which started 100 years ago Wednesday, lasted only six weeks. But the fallout from the unprecedented display of strength by both ordinary workers and ...
May 15, 2019
Vets lobby to expand medical cannabis laws to include dogs, cats
OTTAWA - Veterinarians are lobbying MPs today to authorize the use of medical cannabis for animals. The vets are bringing five dogs to Parliament Hill to draw attention to what they see...
May 15, 2019
Georgia governor delays film trip amid abortion ban fallout
ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has delayed an annual trip to Los Angeles to promote Georgia's film industry as movie executives, producers and actors criticize the state's new abortion ban. The Atl...
May 15, 2019
Guerrero Jr. hits 2 HRs, Blue Jays beat Giants 7-3
SAN FRANCISCO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered twice to become the third-youngest player to hit his first two major league homers in the same game, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Gian...
May 14, 2019
Blue Jays' Guerrero goes deep twice for his first multi-homer game
SAN FRANCISCO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first major league home run on Tuesday night, then added a second five innings later for the first multi-homer game of his career. The Blue Jays third bas...
May 14, 2019
Curry, Warriors take Game 1 of Western Conference finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - Stephen Curry made nine 3-pointers and scored 36 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 116-94 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference fin...
May 14, 2019
Bruins beat Carolina 2-1, take 3-0 series lead
RALEIGH, N.C. - Chris Wagner and Brad Marchand scored 5:07 apart in the second period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Tuesday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Confere...
May 14, 2019
Leonard hits winning basket and Raptors headed to conference finals vs. Bucks
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard squatted and watched as his moon shot from the corner bounced off the rim an agonizing once, twice, three times, then four before finally dropping through the ho...
May 14, 2019
New Orleans wins NBA draft lottery, right to pick No. 1
CHICAGO - New Orleans has bucked the odds and won the NBA draft lottery, and now will have the first chance at choosing Zion Williamson next month. The Pelicans won the lottery for the first time sinc...
May 14, 2019
