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Sri Lanka military gets special powers after deadly bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's president gave the military sweeping police powers starting Tuesday in the wake of the Easter bombings that killed nearly 300 people, while officials disclosed that in...
Apr 23, 2019
Pillar reflects on Blue Jays career in return to Rogers Centre after trade
TORONTO - Kevin Pillar wasn't sure how he'd feel stepping onto the Rogers Centre turf in a different uniform for the first time. "I'm still undecided," the former Blue Jay said hours before ...
Apr 23, 2019
Raptors are onto the conference semifinals with 115-96 rout of Orlando
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors dispatched the Orlando Magic in record time, checking the first box of what the team hopes is a long playoff run. Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points as Toronto throttled...
Apr 23, 2019
Bruins down Maple Leafs 5-1 in another Game 7; No Canadian playoff teams left
BOSTON - Tuukka Rask made 32 saves as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Tuesday to win their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal 4-3. Sean Kuraly and Joakim N...
Apr 23, 2019
Healthy Leonard scores 34 points and Raptors take 3-1 series lead with win
ORLANDO, Fla. - At this time last year, Kawhi Leonard was rehabilitating a serious injury and barely watching the playoffs. His fragmented season was over. His basketball...
Apr 23, 2019
Smoak nabbed after Laureano overthrow, but Jays sweep A's
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics caught Justin Smoak early, ending a wild sequence that began with another eye-popping play by centre fielder Ramon Laureano. But the A's couldn't totally stop S...
Apr 23, 2019
Federal government announces $54 million for local-area projects
The federal government is putting $54 million into various projects around the region, including crime prevention in the north, forest fire prevention and flood mitigation. The money was announced Tue...
Apr 23, 2019 Federal Minister Ralph Goodale was in Prince Albert Tuesday to announced $54 million in funding for six new initiatives across the region. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Humboldt and Area Team T1D honoured with JDRF award
The Humboldt and Area Team T1D has been honoured with a national award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).The team received the Community Volunteer of the Year Award for 2018 after ...
Apr 23, 2019 The JDRF Walk in Humboldt is a bigger fundraiser. The 2018 walk raised over $30,000. (submitted photo/Maria Strasser)
Prince Edward Islanders await referendum results on new voting system
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Islanders are awaiting the results tonight of a historic referendum that could make the province the first in Canada to adopt a proportional representation voti...
Apr 23, 2019
Kohl's wants more of your Amazon returns
NEW YORK - Kohl's wants you to skip the post office and bring your Amazon returns to its stores. The department store chain said Tuesday that it will accept Amazon returns at all its 1,150 stores star...
Apr 23, 2019