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R.A. Dickey Blue Jays look to avoid sweep in New York
Yankee Stadium continues to be a source of disappointment for the Toronto Blue Jays. The New York Yankees can claim their second home sweep of Toronto this season Sunday when CC Sabathia squares off against R.A. Dickey. The Blue Jays came into the series winners of four in a row and seven of 10 after starting 10-21. But the Yankees have outscored Toronto 12-2 in winning the first two games of ...
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Harper chief of staff resigns amid Senate expense scandal
Nigel Wright, former chief of staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, appears as a witness at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2010. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ...
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Fire destroys historic church in Eastern Townships
Residents of Windsor, Que. are mourning the loss of a 19th-century church that was a historic part of their community. Windsor Mayor Sylvie Bureau witnessed the early morning fire. She said she arrived shortly after 3 a.m., about 45 minutes after the fire started. Bureau said everyone pitched in to help evacuate a nearby seniors' home as a precaution, in case the flames spread. ...
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Singer performs Star-Mangled Banner at hockey game in Canada
Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Zachary Fucale turns away a shot with the help of defenseman Austyn Hardie as Portland Winterhawks center Brendan Leipsic presses sduring the first period of a junior hockey Memorial Cup game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Liam ...
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19th-century church destroyed by fire in Windsor Quebec
MONTREAL -- The St-Philippe Church in Windsor, northwest of Sherbrooke, was destroyed by a fire early Sunday.The heritage building was built in 1892 on St-Georges St. It was a total loss.The fire, whose cause is undetermined, started about 2 a.m.A seniors' residence next door was evacuated. No one was injured.The church, whose architecture reflected those of Northern Ireland churches, ...
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Saudi airline eyes US Canada after 777 delivery
Saudi Arabia's national carrier is planning to launch services to Los Angeles and Toronto on the back of receiving a 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft from US plane maker ...
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Calgary police arrest 2 following minor explosions
Two men are in custody following two minor explosions in a southwest Calgary neighbourhood on Saturday evening, police said. At 7 p.m. MT, residents of the 1000 block of 75 Ave SW reported hearing two explosions. The CPS tactical unit responded and found what looked to be four pop bottle bombs: two of them were live, and the other two had been detonated. No one was hurt and no property was ...
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Stanley Cup Stories Jason Spezza a go Wings rebound
Ottawa Senators Jason Spezza, who took part in a team practice in Ottawa on Saturday, expects to play in Game 3 against the high-flying Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian ...
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Canada deports convicted terrorist after 26 years
A Palestinian man convicted of hijacking an airliner in Greece in 1968 has been deported from Canada 26 years after entering the country using an alias, the immigration minister said ...
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Logan Coutures OT goal lifts Sharks over Kings
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night. Dan Boyle scored a power-play goal early in the first period and Antti Niemi made 26 saves for the Sharks, who got the penalty calls to go in their favor down the ...
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Cops probe possible links between Bosma suspect missing woman
Dellen Millard, left, has been charged with the first-degree murder of Tim Bosma. Cops are also probing possible between Millard and Laura Babcock's disappearance. (Handout/Facebook ...
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2013 Ironman Texas results Paul Amey and Rachel Joyce top excellent field
The race began with a 2.4-mile swim in Lake Woodlands. The farmland of East Texas was the backdrop for the challenging 112-bike, and the 26.2-mile run in and around The Woodlands led the triathletes to the finish line on Waterway Avenue. Early on Paul Amey of Great Britain was well back after the swim as a very fast pack of pros broke loose and were out of the water over five minutes ahead of ...
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Pacers eliminate Knicks will face Heat in East final
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Lance Stephenson scored a playoff career-high 25 points and led a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004. The New York native also had 10 rebounds and the Pacers were spurred by the return of point guard George Hill two days after he was diagnosed with a ...
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Top hockeynight tweets from Saturday
The focus was on the Red Wings and the Blackhawks as they battled in Game 2 on Saturday afternoon. The Wings were hungry to tie up the series and make things interesting, and that's exactly what happened in our matinee matchup. Here's how the social world ...
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Vancouvers Brad Deering was murdered in targeted Costa Rican hit says local PI
Vancouver father Brad Deering, 42, and three others were inside his gated community home in San Jose in Costa Rica on Thursday morning, when three men stormed the house, shot and killed Deering and tied up the others. A local private investigator believes the killing was a targeted hit. The PI believes Deering was selling ...
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Three companies recall antipsychotic drug quetiapine Health Canada says
OTTAWA - Health Canada says three companies are voluntarily recalling all lots of the antipsychotic drug quetiapine. A Health Canada news release says it's due to potential contamination with the antibiotic product clindamycin during the manufacturing process. Health Canada says quetiapine is used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adult patients. Health Canada ...
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Giant pandas settle into new home at Toronto Zoo
The two giant pandas on a 10-year loan from China are living up to their rock-star status as they make their first public appearance in their new home at the Toronto Zoo on ...
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Two men rescued from near-drowning after homemade boat capsizes in Ottawa River
Peter Jiles, left, and Steve Brown look over a makeshift boat left at the scene of a near-drowning earlier Saturday, where the two helped save two men who encountered trouble after taking the craft onto the Ottawa River at Crystal Bay, May 18, ...
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Whitecaps surrender late goal settle for draw with Timbers
Vancouver Whitecaps' Erik Hurtado, right, and Portland Timbers' Jack Jewsbury vie for the ball during the second half. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian ...
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MacKinnon bests Jones leads Mooseheads over Winterhawks
Halifax Mooseheads winger Stephen MacAulay congratulates Halifax Mooseheads centre Nathan MacKinnon after he scored his third goal against the Portland Winterhawks at the Memorial Cup in Saskatoon, Sask., on Saturday. (Liam Richards/Canadian ...
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MLS Columbus 1 Toronto FC 0
Dominic Oduro scored in the 42nd minute Saturday and the Columbus Crew sent Toronto FC to a fourth straight loss, 1-0. The contest was scoreless until Oduro received an accurate pass from Federico Higuain and beat TFC defender Doneil Henry to find the net. The Crew broke a two-game winless streak with the result, improving to 4-4-3. The Reds, meanwhile, dropped to 1-6-4 and still had trouble ...
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1 person hurt after trains collide near Medicine Hat
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is sending a team to the site of a two-train collision on the CP line east of Medicine Hat. Officials say one CP freight train hit another Saturday afternoon. One person was injured and taken to hospital. "Our investigators are currently en route to the scene," said John Cottreau, manager of media relations for the TSB. ...
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Crews respond to Inglewood blaze
Crews were called to the scene of a second, two-home fire Saturday afternoon, this time in the southeast community of Inglewood. The blaze happened around 1 p.m. MT near Eighth Street S.E. and MacDonald Avenue. When crews arrived, one home was engulfed in flames which quickly spread to another home. "I just closed the door and ran outside the house," said Sadaf Habibi, a resident of ...
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Teachers urge province to reverse funding cuts
Delegates to the Alberta Teachers' Association annual general meeting passed several motions on Saturday asking the province to reverse cuts to education. The ATA says the province's school boards will be short $197 million next year. Teachers say they're teaching larger classes, facing layoffs and seeing cuts affecting special needs students. "My biggest class is ...
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Anglo-rights activists blast Quebec for new language bill
Canadian Flag and Quebec Flag are seen over looking the Ottawa River from the Civilization Museum behind Parliament Hill in Gatineau, Que. Sept 19, 2012. (ANDRE FORGET/QMI AGENCY) MONTREAL - The Quebec government claims to be listening to the concerns of anglophones regarding a new language bill, but its actions don't reflect its words, two prominent Montreal anglo-rights activists say. ...
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Montreal Metro still trying to replace ageing fleet
The Montreal Metro is ageing, or its trains are at least, with some of them over 60 years old this year, it’s high time for massive investment in an overhaul of the fleet, but the bidding process has been controversial and highly competitive, leading to delays, which it is hoped will provide a lower cost.
Montreal’s metro system is operated by the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and was first opened back in 1966, since then it has grown into one of the largest subways in the country and is the busiest in Canada with over 290 million trips taken on the system last year. The 759 trains that operate on the network are ageing and tired, having each carried an estimated 7900 people and plans are afoot to replace them. Read more
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