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Rookie Biggio hits first homer, drives in three as Blue Jays beat Padres
TORONTO - Rookie Cavan Biggio belted out his first three career hits, including a fourth-inning home run, to ignite a productive day at the plate for the Toronto Blue Jays. Biggio's big day was p...
May 26, 2019
Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85
Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's...
May 26, 2019
Correctional service waited three months to report sex-assault claim to police
OTTAWA - The Correctional Service of Canada apologized on Friday for wrongly saying it called police right away when it heard allegations that a guard at the Nova Institution for women&...
May 26, 2019
NBA Finals are set: reigning Warriors vs. newcomer Toronto Raptors
The first NBA game was in Toronto. And now, the NBA Finals are headed there. Finally. The NBA Finals are set after the Toronto Raptors won the Eastern Conference championship on Saturday night and ear...
May 26, 2019
Canada plays Spain to 0-0 draw in final warm-up match before Women's World Cup
LOGRONO, Spain - Canada goes into the Women's World Cup unbeaten this year and having conceded just one goal in eight matches after a 0-0 draw with Spain in its final tournament warm-up match Friday. ...
May 26, 2019
Terror probe after 'low force' blast in French city of Lyon
LYON, France - A "low force" blast hit a busy pedestrian street Friday in the French city of Lyon, injuring seven people as it shattered the glass from a refrigerated shop cooler in a bakery, a local ...
May 26, 2019
UN urges Canada to take more vulnerable Mexican migrants from Central America
OTTAWA - The United Nations is urging Canada to help ease Mexico's refugee burden by helping resettle some of the most vulnerable of its new arrivals, including women, children and LGBTQ people. Mexic...
May 26, 2019
New Afghanistan memorial will be opened to public, Gen. Jonathan Vance says
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, veterans and their families can now visit the Afghanistan memorial at the new National Defence headquarters whenever they wish, Canada's top militar...
May 26, 2019
Saskatchewan's highest court denies university's appeal in swimming accident
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by the University of Regina to overturn a jury's verdict that found the school liable after a teen was paralyzed diving into the unive...
May 26, 2019
Terror probe after 'low force' blast in French city of Lyon
LYON, France - A "low force" blast hit a busy pedestrian street Friday in the French city of Lyon, injuring seven people as it shattered the glass from a refrigerated shop cooler in a bakery, a local ...
May 26, 2019
