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Mariners finally get chance to honour Edgar's election
SEATTLE - Edgar Martinez spent last week on the East Coast, being honoured among the latest electees to the Baseball Hall of Fame thousands of miles from the place he called home for his entire career...
Jan 29, 2019
LA Mayor Garcetti says he won't run for president in 2020
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, slightly winnowing a field that is still likely to be large and unwieldy for a party desperate to oust Pre...
Jan 29, 2019
Toronto FC and Sebastian Giovinco want to stay together. But at what price?
TORONTO - The Giovinco sweepstakes are well under way with Toronto FC, which has turned down an offer from a Middle East club for the mercurial Italian, bargaining with its star striker's ag...
Jan 29, 2019
Bianca Breakout: Canadian teen Andreescu aiming high after month to remember
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu sat on a couch at Tennis Canada headquarters and looked up at a 2019 Rogers Cup poster on the wall. Her photo was front and centre and her name was ...
Jan 29, 2019
Quebec mother accused of killing daughters says they were her only source of joy
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec woman on trial for murder in the deaths of her two young daughters testified Tuesday that her children were the sole source of joy in her life. Adele Sorella took...
Jan 29, 2019
Actresses welcome on-set culture changes in MeToo era
PASADENA, Calif. - Lorraine Toussaint welcomes the idea of intimacy coaches on television and film sets, even if the actress wasn't quite sure what the job entails. Informed that such coaches help sta...
Jan 29, 2019
Quebec premier says information on religious symbols needed to counter opponents
GATINEAU, Ont. - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government wants to collect information on public servants wearing religious symbols to counter opponents w...
Jan 29, 2019
Widow of Quebec mosque shooting victim wins fight for compensation
The widow of one of the victims of Quebec City's mosque shooting has won her battle for compensation just days before the anniversary of the tragedy, her lawyer said Sunday. Lawyer Marc Bellemare...
Jan 29, 2019
Injury causes Canadian Duvernay-Tardif to change mindset heading into '19 season
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif leaned this year just how fleeting NFL success can be. In May, the Kansas City Chiefs right guard became the first active NFL player to receive his medical d...
Jan 29, 2019
Helmets, head protection gaining some ground in grassroots curling
Change and innovation in sport often trickles down from the professional to the recreational level. When it comes to curling and head protection, it may be the reverse. Anecdotal eviden...
Jan 29, 2019