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Court upholds $1.5M award to analyst in MLB Network firing
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday upheld a $1.5 million jury award to former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams stemming from his firing by the MLB Network in 2014 over h...
Mar 14, 2019
Jones excited about one-off lineup as Birchard and Officer return for World Cup
Team Jennifer Jones will have familiar players on its front end when the rink makes its World Cup debut at the Grand Final this May. Longtime Jones second Jill Officer will return to the lin...
Mar 14, 2019
Canadian cyclist Mike Woods signs new contract, looks to add to win column
Canadian Mike Woods has signed a multi-year deal to stay with EF Education First Pro Cycling. Woods enjoyed a banner season last year, finishing second at the historic Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day rac...
Mar 14, 2019
QuickFacts: Boeing 737 Max 8 ban in Canada
MONTREAL - Facts and figures about the Boeing 737 Max 8 ban and how it affects Canadian passengers and airlines. - Passengers affected daily: About 12,000 (between 9,000 and 12,000 Air Canada passenge...
Mar 14, 2019
Parents charged in admissions scheme roll through US courts
LOS ANGELES - Colleges and companies moved swiftly to distance themselves from employees swept up in a nationwide college admissions scheme, many of them coaches accused of taking bribes and others pr...
Mar 14, 2019
Liberals must let Wilson-Raybould come back to committee, opposition says
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs plan to demand Wednesday that former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould be allowed to return to the justice committee with no limitations on what she can say about...
Mar 14, 2019
Coaches and parents in college scheme find jobs in danger
LOS ANGELES - Colleges and companies moved swiftly to distance themselves from employees swept up in a nationwide college admissions scheme, many of them coaches accused of taking bribes and others pr...
Mar 14, 2019
'It's a long war': Mustangs begin push for Canalta Cup against Klippers
The road to the Canalta Cup begins on Friday, March 15 for the Melfort Mustangs.The quarter-finals begin in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) as the Mustangs take on the Kindersley Klippers...
Mar 14, 2019 (Facebook/Broad Leaf Media)
Canadians Andreescu, Shapovalov notch upsets at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's contingent of tennis teenagers is continuing to make waves in the California desert. Wild card Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., continued her dream run ...
Mar 14, 2019
US-Russian crew blasts off to International Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian-American crew of three has blasted off to the International Space Station, making a second attempt to reach the outpost after October's aborted launch. A Russian Soyuz...
Mar 14, 2019