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50 years later, Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. A thread that connects an increasing num...
Mar 13, 2024
Manitoba RCMP investigating report of hazing involving a rural hockey team
WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP are investigating after receiving a report of hazing involving a rural hockey team earlier this year. Police say Pembina Valley RCMP received a report stemming for an alleged ...
Mar 13, 2024
End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers
MONTREAL - The head of Quebec's automobile dealers association says the government's decision to end a rebate for the purchase of electric vehicles will slow the province's shift to cleaner cars. Ian ...
Mar 13, 2024
Scheffler is chasing history in The Players Championship. No one has ever repeated as champion
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods never did it. Neither did Jack Nicklaus, even before The Players Championship found its home in a former swamp now known as the TPC Sawgrass. This is the 50t...
Mar 13, 2024
Former UFC champion Mark Coleman in the hospital after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - UFC Hall of Famer and former champion Mark Coleman was airlifted to a hospital and was "battling for his life" after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio this week, his dau...
Mar 13, 2024
Quebec coroner hears from cops involved in failed arrest that led to officer's death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner's inquiry into the deaths of a provincial police sergeant and the man who killed her is hearing today from police officers who took part in the fatal operation. William Ber...
Mar 13, 2024
Canada pledges help for Palestinian sex-crime victims, angering Israeli envoy
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has announced funding for Palestinian women who have survived sexual violence, drawing an immediate rebuke from a senior Israeli official. Joly pledged $1...
Mar 13, 2024
Canadian QB Nathan Rourke officially returns to the New England Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Canadian Nathan Rourke is officially back with the New England Patriots. The NFL club formally announced Rourke had signed a one-year deal Tuesday. Reports earlier this month had t...
Mar 13, 2024
Case of former Quebec judge accused of killing wife to end with guilty plea
QUEBEC - A retired Quebec judge who was facing a second murder trial in his wife's 2009 shooting death will enter a guilty plea. Crown prosecutor Franois Godin made the announcement in a hearing today...
Mar 13, 2024
Night once brought firefighting reprieve, but no longer, Canadian study shows
The darkness of night has traditionally signalled reprieve for wildland firefighters, but a new Canadian study shows that's changing, and drought is the driving force. The availability of bone-dry fue...
Mar 13, 2024
