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Brad Jacobs recruits Marc Kennedy to take Ryan Fry's spot on rink
TORONTO - Marc Kennedy will replace third Ryan Fry on Brad Jacobs’ Northern Ontario curling rink this season. The Alberta veteran announced he was taking a break from competitive curling after a...
Mar 21, 2019
In Liberal, Tory battle over deficits, both messages click, poll suggests
OTTAWA - With a federal election looming this fall, the Liberals and Conservatives are bracing for an ideological battle that pits the merits of balancing the books against spending on consumer confid...
Mar 21, 2019
Analysis: Victory over Islamic State may be short-lived
WASHINGTON - In a campaign that spanned five years and two U.S. presidencies, unleashed more than 100,000 bombs and killed untold numbers of civilians, the U.S. military engineered the destruction of ...
Mar 21, 2019
'Full House' to big house in college scheme? Experts differ
BOSTON - Could Aunt Becky be headed to prison? It could go either way, experts say. Some of the wealthy parents accused of paying bribes to get their kids into top universities may get short stints be...
Mar 21, 2019
Europe offers UK a little more time for Brexit
BRUSSELS - Worn down by three years of indecision in London, European Union leaders on Thursday grudgingly offered the U.K. more time to ease itself out of the bloc, delaying by several weeks - but no...
Mar 21, 2019
'He's going to be dynamic': Sens prospect Erik Brannstrom adjusting after trade
Erik Brannstrom hadn’t heard any rumblings ahead of the NHL trade deadline. A first-round pick of the Vegas Golden Knights, the 19-year-old was monitoring the trickle of moves as 3 p.m. ET on Fe...
Mar 21, 2019
Young midfielder Richie Laryea comes home, signs deal with Toronto FC
Toronto FC has signed Canadian midfielder Richie Laryea. The 24-year-old from Toronto, who was a trialist with TFC during training camp, was taken seventh overall by Orlando City in the 2016 MLS Super...
Mar 21, 2019
Escaped wallaby goes on walkabout in Dallas neighbourhood
DALLAS - A wallaby who apparently escaped his owners went on a walkabout in an east Dallas neighbourhood before being recaptured. Tim Tiernan said he and his wife were taking a morning walk Wednesday ...
Mar 21, 2019
Ex-President Temer arrested in Brazil on corruption charges
RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested Thursday on corruption charges, a dramatic development in a sprawling graft probe that has roiled Latin America’s largest na...
Mar 21, 2019
Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies diagnosed with stretched knee ligament
MUNICH - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies has a stretched ligament in his right knee that will keep him out of Canada’s CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game Sunday in Vancouver. Canadian off...
Mar 21, 2019