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Smoak drives in three runs vs. Rays in potential final game as Blue Jay
TORONTO - Justin Smoak left the field to a standing ovation Sunday but didn't return for the customary curtain call that's become expected of a player who's likely played his final game in a...
Oct 1, 2019
UAW strike could cost GM about $1 billion - and counting
DETROIT - With the United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors in its third week, pressure is mounting on both sides to reach a deal, with the company losing an estimated $1 billion and workers...
Oct 1, 2019
New-look Vancouver Canucks confident heading into season opener
VANCOUVER - While Quinn Hughes is looking forward to his rookie season, the young Vancouver Canucks defenceman isn't relishing his first assignment of the year - defending Oilers juggernaut&...
Oct 1, 2019
Kenney pleads for national unity during speech to Calgary business crowd
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says federal party leaders who would let provinces block new pipelines are ignoring the Constitution. Kenney made a plea for national unity during a speech ...
Oct 1, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays execs Atkins and Shapiro weigh in on 95-loss regular season
TORONTO - There is plenty to like about the youth movement building within the Toronto Blue Jays. The question now is how long will it take for those youngsters to play meaningful games. Bo Biche...
Oct 1, 2019
Andre De Grasse hits world podium again, taking silver in 200 metres
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Andre De Grasse says it's mission accomplished at the world track and field championships. The 24-year-old from Markham, Ont., made a late charge to capture silver in the m...
Oct 1, 2019
Oilers open NHL season Wednesday, GM Ken Holland says goal is playoffs
EDMONTON - With the woebegone Edmonton Oilers set to open their NHL season Wednesday, new general manager Ken Holland bristled when it was suggested fans are being told to be patient for a playof...
Oct 1, 2019
Meghan sues British tabloid over personal letter
LONDON - British royal Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has sued a tabloid newspaper that she claims illegally published a personal letter she wrote. A spokeswoman for the law firm handling the case tol...
Oct 1, 2019
Ohio State report: Over 1,000 instances of misconduct by doc
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State University says more than 1,000 instances of decades-old sexual misconduct by a now-deceased team doctor were reported in 2018. Nearly 1,000 instances of alleged fondling a...
Oct 1, 2019
Trump-Ukraine whistleblower is part of long tradition
NEW YORK - Erin Brockovich, who has some experience in revealing disturbing secrets, knows what she would say to the government whistleblower at the heart of allegations that President Donald Trump pr...
Oct 1, 2019
