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Penguins postpone Jagr bobblehead giveaway after the trinkets were stolen en route to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jaromir Jagr is missing. Well, the bobbleheads of the former NHL star are anyway. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Thursday that a shipment carrying bobbleheads of the franchise ico...
Mar 14, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps renew rivalry with Los Angeles FC, this time in League Cup play
The Vancouver Whitecaps will renew acquaintances with Los Angeles FC, which ended their playoff run last season, in the Leagues Cup this season. The Whitecaps and LAFC have been drawn in the West Grou...
Mar 14, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Former Quebec judge pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of wife
QUEBEC - A retired Quebec judge who was facing a second murder trial in his wife's 2009 shooting death has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Jacques Delisle's lawyer told a Quebec City courtroom that hi...
Mar 14, 2024
Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 50 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports
MILAN (AP) - Survivors aboard a deflating rubber dinghy rescued in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that some 50 people who departed Libya with them a week ago perished during the journey, ...
Mar 14, 2024
Federal government reveals it ordered national security review of TikTok in September
OTTAWA - The Liberal government ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly. The revelation comes after the U.S. House of Represen...
Mar 14, 2024
Will Ottawa meet its fiscal target? Economists split as deficit tracks higher
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has pledged that the government will meet its fiscal targets in the upcoming federal budget, but economists say achieving that goal will be challenging as t...
Mar 14, 2024
To Ohtani's surgeon, a 103 mph fastball was a red flag, but his $700M deal shows trust in TJ surgery
CHICAGO (AP) - There is no one like Shohei Ohtani in the major leagues. Just last year, the two-way star took the mound and reached 103.5 mph during spring training with the Los Angeles Angels. It was...
Mar 14, 2024
After 50 years, Tommy John surgery is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return
NEW YORK (AP) - Tommy John surgery, like baseball itself, is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return. Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas developed a procedure that cut recovery time to as little as ...
Mar 14, 2024
Tommy John surgery can work once, twice - even 3 1/2 times - for major league pitchers
NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani, Jacob deGrom and Walker Buehler found out Tommy John surgery is no longer a rarity but now routine. Pitchers can look to Jonny Venters as they return from a second opera...
Mar 14, 2024
Ticket sales, volunteer numbers for Bear Creek Folk Festival well ahead of last year's pace
Bear Creek Folk Festival organizers say ticket sales and volunteer sign ups are well ahead of where they usually are at this time of year.Producer Sarah Card says sales are "absolutely shattering the ...
Mar 14, 2024