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Trainer Mark Casse very thankful War of Will wasn't injured in Derby
Mark Casse has never been so thankful for a seventh-place finish. Casse's horse, War of Will, finished seventh in a controversial Kentucky Derby on Saturday. That left Casse still searching ...
May 06, 2019
Human-generated noise noted as key factor endangering whales off East Coast
HALIFAX - Canadian scientists say human-made sounds in the ocean are a key factor contributing to the threatened status of three types of whales off the east coast. The C...
May 06, 2019
Wyoming US Sen. Mike Enzi won't seek re-election in 2020
GILLETTE, Wyo. - Wyoming Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi announced Saturday that he will not run for a fifth term in 2020, costing the GOP a loyal conservative senator but likely not the seat. Enzi, 75...
May 06, 2019
Canada's Jaclyn Lee out with injured wrist; will have MRI on Monday
Canadian Jaclyn Lee is expected to miss her next tournament on the LPGA Tour with a wrist injury. Lee, from Calgary, is scheduled to have an MRI on Monday. She posted on social media on Sunday that sh...
May 06, 2019
Bring on the camp: Met Gala exhibit explores camp in fashion
NEW YORK - Louis XIV and Oscar Wilde, meet Bjork and Lady Gaga. What quality do they share, across the centuries? An innate sense of camp - the esthetic that's being celebrated in the new fashion mega...
May 06, 2019
Ottawa's planned fighter competition incompatible with F-35 obligations: U.S.
OTTAWA - U.S. officials have warned the Trudeau government that its plan to hold an open competition to replace its aging CF-18s is incompatible with Canada's obligations as a member of the F-35 steal...
May 06, 2019
Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan breaks her ankle
Two-time Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan is recovering from a broken ankle she suffered recently at a World Cup in Belarus. MacLennan told The Canadian Press she landed awkwardly on th...
May 06, 2019
Russian forward Ilya Mikheyev signs with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Russian forward Ilya Mikheyev to a one-year entry level contract. The 24-year-old had 23 goals and 22 assists in 62 games for Avangard Omsk of the Kontine...
May 06, 2019
Crisis line urgently needed for victims of coerced sterilization: senator
OTTAWA - An Ontario senator is calling on the federal government to fund a crisis line for victims of coerced and forced sterilization to ensure traumatized women can access assistance. Yvon...
May 06, 2019
Man accused of killing Manitoba woman testifies she came at him with knife
WINNIPEG - A man accused of killing an Indigenous woman in Manitoba says he blacked out before realizing she was dead on his basement floor. Brett Overby, who is 32, has pleaded not guilty to second-d...
May 06, 2019
