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Gausman tosses 5 1/3 scoreless innings, Kiermaier homers and Blue Jays beat Nationals 6-3
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kevin Gausman pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings, Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run homer in his return from the injured list and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on ...
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Princess Anne lays wreath at B.C. veteran's cemetery; receives 21-gun salute
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - Princess Anne paid tribute to veterans buried at a cemetery in British Columbia today, laying a wreath to honour the more than 2,500 military personnel and family members buried ther...
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Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees
MONTREAL - Cruise ship Staff Capt. Rakesh Prasad can't forget the traumatized expressions on the faces of hundreds of Ukrainians who boarded Holland America's Volendam in April 2022. The 1,500 refugee...
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Canada Soccer increases membership fees starting in 2025 to help improve revenue
Financially challenged Canada Soccer took a step toward improving its bottom line Saturday, voting to increase its annual membership fee for players by $4 starting in 2025. Soccer players will pay a $...
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Real Madrid wins the Spanish league after Barcelona loses at Girona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Real Madrid has won its record-extending 36th Spanish league title after increasing its lead over second-place Girona to an insurmountable 13 points with four games remaining. ...
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Matthews skates ahead of Game 7, status unclear with Leafs' season again on the line
BOSTON - Auston Matthews was back on the ice with his teammates Saturday. The Maple Leafs centre snapped the puck around, took part in drills and seemed to be moving well at Toronto's morning skate. W...
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Canadian rugby women blanked 24-0 by France in Singapore Sevens Cup quarterfinal
SINGAPORE - Canada's rugby sevens women were blanked 24-0 by France in Saturday's Cup quarterfinal at the Singapore Sevens. The Canadians, who stand fifth in the season standings after six events, saw...
11h ago
Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants
MIAMI (AP) - Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week - a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administrat...
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Judge to rule on validity of Quebec language law because it delays English verdicts
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge will decide whether the province's new language reform is constitutional because a section of the law systematically delays the delivery of verdicts handed down in Engl...
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Week-in-review: Passenger rail, a big investment in Coaldale and an NFL draftee from Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Here is a breakdown of some of the top stories from Lethbridge News Now for April 28 to May 4, 2024. PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE An Alberta non-profit aims to build a train route connectin...
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