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Toronto FC looks forward to return of veteran defender Drew Moor from injury
TORONTO - Veteran defender Drew Moor was back in training Tuesday, welcome news for a Toronto FC team that has yet to find its defensive footing this season. Toronto (4-1-1) leads the MLS in offence, ...
Apr 23, 2019
Henry Bloch, co-founder of tax company H&R Block, dies at 96
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Henry Bloch, who helped found tax preparation giant H&R Block, died Tuesday at age 96, the company announced. Bloch died of natural causes at St. Luke's Hospice in Kansas City. ...
Apr 23, 2019
In The Rings: Gushue says talks with Curling Canada have been going well
TORONTO - Veteran skip Brad Gushue said recent talks with Curling Canada have been going well and he's hopeful that progress on a few areas of concern can be made by the summe...
Apr 23, 2019
Manitoba man who shot at Mounties, wounding one, sentenced to 18 years
MINNEDOSA, Man. - A Manitoba man who shot at two RCMP officers and left one with severe injuries has been given an 18-year prison sentence. Therae Racette-Beaulieu pleaded guilty earlier this yea...
Apr 23, 2019
Climate change should be top issue for voters in October, advocates say
OTTAWA - A large group of Canadian climate scientists, environment advocates, students and business owners want climate change to be the No. 1 issue for voters this fall. A hundred of them&n...
Apr 23, 2019
End of an era - City of Lethbridge takes over ownership of vacated YMCA building
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As of noon Tuesday, April 23, the City of Lethbridge took over ownership of the vacated downtown YMCA building on Stafford Drive, as fences and traffic barriers were brought in. The C...
Apr 23, 2019 Fencing and traffic barriers put up at the old Stafford YMCA location in Lethbridge
Calgary Flames, James Neal start relationship repair after playoff-game benching
CALGARY - Amid the fallout from the Calgary Flames' early playoff ejection is a frayed relationship with James Neal. The veteran winger was a healthy scratch for the first time in ...
Apr 23, 2019
Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for terrorism crimes; most Shiites
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 37 Saudi citizens, most of them minority Shiites, in a mass execution across the country for alleged terrorism-related crimes. It also pu...
Apr 23, 2019
Saskatchewan again asking Ottawa to help canola farmers after China ban
REGINA - Saskatchewan's premier is again asking Ottawa to increase its cash advances to canola farmers. Scott Moe says in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, posted on Twitter, that he's b...
Apr 23, 2019
Michelle Obama headlines college signing day event at UCLA
LOS ANGELES - Former first lady Michelle Obama and a host of celebrities will join thousands of students to celebrate college signing day. Obama, Conan O'Brien, Kelly Rowland, Bebe Rexha, Jesse Willia...
Apr 23, 2019