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Ex-TCU receiver Turpin pleads guilty in girlfriend's assault
FORT WORTH, Texas - Former TCU receiver and returner KaVontae Turpin has been granted probation after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend last October. A judge in Fort Worth sentenced Turpin ...
Apr 29, 2019
Leonard scores 45 points to lift Raptors to 108-95 victory over Sixers in Game 1
TORONTO - Only Vince Carter scored more playoff points for Toronto than Kawhi Leonard did on Saturday night. And that was 18 years ago. But if Leonard had his way, he would've given up his career-high...
Apr 29, 2019
Emperor Akihito to abdicate, Japan embraces end of era
TOKYO - Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate, as Japan embraces the end of his reign with an emotion mixed with reminiscence and hopes for a new era. Akihito, 85, in a palace ritual Tuesday, will announ...
Apr 29, 2019
Locals win first-ever race at Century Downs
A horse with local connections won the first-ever race run at the new Century Mile Race Track near Edmonton.Born In A Breeze won $15,000 in the five-and-a-half furlong sprint. Teepee Creek's Tom Rycro...
Apr 29, 2019 Photo from the Alberta Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Facebook page
Canada's spring floods, by the numbers
OTTAWA - Flooding has forced thousands of residents from their homes in communities across the country as spring brings severe flooding. Here are some numbers from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswi...
Apr 29, 2019
Bishop makes 32 saves, Stars beat Blues 4-2 to tie series
ST. LOUIS - Dallas goalie Ben Bishop rebounded - at his hometown team's expense. Bishop made 32 saves, Roope Hintz scored twice and the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in Game 2 to even the Western...
Apr 29, 2019
A daunting task begins: Reducing lobster gear to save whales
PORTLAND, Maine - Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on lobster fishing that are designed to protect a vanishing species of whale. A ...
Apr 29, 2019
US officials: Army veteran's plan to bomb Nazi rally stopped
LOS ANGELES - An Army veteran who converted to Islam and discussed launching various terror attacks throughout Southern California was arrested as he plotted to bomb a white supremacist rally as retri...
Apr 29, 2019
Randal Grichuk and Aaron Sanchez lead Blue Jays past Athletics 7-1
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez was disappointed to be pulled from his latest start after five innings, but he was relieved it wasn't due to another finger issue. "It was fine going into today...
Apr 29, 2019
Guerrero's debut series with Jays near perfect as team heads to familiar Anaheim
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s first weekend in Major League Baseball included thousands of fans serenading him in his Rogers Centre debut, a meeting with Drake at a Toronto Raptors playo...
Apr 29, 2019