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Mr. Babe is ready to steal your heart
NANAIMO - Mr. Babe is the most chill, chunky and lovable cat you'll ever meet. He's great in any setting and any living situation. All he wants to do is be around you, get petted and take a nap. Mr. B...
Jul 29, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays rally for wild victory over Tampa Bay Rays in 12 innings
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and infielder Brandon Drury hope their recent play indicates that better times are ahead for the pair of former trade deadline acquisitions. Hernandez an...
Jul 29, 2019
Tyson keeps museum post after sexual misconduct probe
NEW YORK - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will keep his job as head of the Hayden Planetarium at New York's American Museum of Natural History after the museum concluded its investigation into sex...
Jul 29, 2019
Prime Minister applauds actions of coast guard in help with deadly plane crash
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the efforts of Canadian Coast Guard crews in the tragic plane crash that claimed four lives off B.C.'s coast. Trudeau, who's in Vancouver to mark the ...
Jul 29, 2019
Prime Minister applauds actions of coast guard in help with deadly plane crash
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the efforts of Canadian Coast Guard crews in the tragic plane crash that claimed four lives off B.C.'s coast. Trudeau, who's in Vancouver to mark the ...
Jul 29, 2019
Brittany Crew can be credited for Canada's world-class group of throwers
MONTREAL - Brittany Crew was standing in line at the airport for a flight to Italy to compete when she got the call: Don't check your bags. You're going to Lausanne. The 25-year-old thrower made ...
Jul 29, 2019
"Transparent" musical finale gives cast a chance to heal
LOS ANGELES - Wrapping up five seasons of an award-winning series with a musical is a risk that only Amazon's "Transparent" could take. Risks are part of the show's DNA, said series creator Jill Solow...
Jul 29, 2019
Hunter finally gets the call for Canada as world junior preparation ramps up
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Alan May remembers a dedicated, physical specimen. Keith Jones recalls unmatched passion and a brilliant hockey mind. As a player, Dale Hunter had all those things. And then the...
Jul 29, 2019
Newly retired shortstop Tulowitzki reflects on time with Blue Jays
Troy Tulowitzki was shocked when he learned that he was being traded from the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays in July of 2015. Not only would he be joining a new team in an entirely new coun...
Jul 29, 2019
At least 52 dead in Brazil prison riot; 16 decapitated
RIO DE JANEIRO - At least 52 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups at the Altamira prison in northern Brazil on Monday, according to prison officials. Pa...
Jul 29, 2019