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Schultz apologizes to Gabbard, Buttigieg for military remark
SEATTLE - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who is considering an independent bid for president, is apologizing for saying he had likely spent more time with the military than the other candidates....
Mar 14, 2019

Saskatchewan city should reconsider disabled group home decision: minister
WEYBURN, Sask. - Saskatchewan's social services minister is urging city councillors who decided against a proposed group home for the disabled to take a different position. Paul Merriman says he ...
Mar 14, 2019

Ohio QB Rourke wins Jon Cornish Trophy as top Canadian in NCAA football
Nathan Rourke is making the Jon Cornish Trophy his own. For the second straight year, the Ohio Bobcats quarterback has captured the trophy, given annually to the top Canadian player in NCAA football. ...
Mar 14, 2019

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