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Umpire Rick Reed, who worked 1991 World Series, dies at 70
NEW YORK - Rick Reed, whose career as a big league umpire spanned three decades and included two All-Star games and a World Series, has died. He was 70. Reed died Thursday night. Born in Detroit, Reed...
Jul 18, 2020
Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others
JASPER, Alta. - Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the C...
Jul 18, 2020
Surging Canadian Taylor Pendrith ties for second at San Antonio Championship
SAN ANTONIO - Canadian golfer Taylor Pendrith is projected to move up to third in the Korn Ferry Tour standings after his third consecutive top-three finish on Saturday. Pendrith tied for second at th...
Jul 18, 2020
Canadiens treating play-in qualifier against Penguins as a playoff series
BROSSARD, Que. - Nick Suzuki's first NHL playoff series technically isn't a playoff, but he and his Montreal Canadiens are going to treat their five-game play-in set against the Pittsburgh Penguins li...
Jul 18, 2020
Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs
TORONTO - As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus. This is according to a new Angus Reid poll which ...
Jul 18, 2020
Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto after federal government rejects plan
TORONTO - The Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto this season after the federal government rejected the club's plan to use Rogers Centre on Saturday. While the government gave the green li...
Jul 18, 2020
Toronto protesters call for defunding police; damage statues, several arrests
TORONTO - Three protesters were arrested Saturday after supporters of Black Lives Matter threw paint on several statues, including one of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and call...
Jul 18, 2020
Confused cab passenger admits to threatening Nanaimo taxi driver
NANAIMO - An out-of-control cab passenger avoided an assault charge for initiating a confrontation after she couldn't recall where her Nanaimo hotel was located.Irene Garnett agreed to the lesser offe...
Jul 18, 2020
Over three dozen senators demand 'open, transparent' inquiry into N.S. shooting
OTTAWA - Over three dozen Canadian senators are calling for an inquiry into the mass shootings that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia in April. The senators say in an open letter today that a transpa...
Jul 18, 2020
Bad news for Hamilton's rivals: Mercedes is getting faster
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The bad news for Lewis Hamilton's traditional rivals at Ferrari and Red Bull is that the dominant Mercedes is getting faster, while another team using its engines is growing in con...
Jul 18, 2020