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Underage forward granted early entry into Ontario Hockey League draft
TORONTO - Shane Wright has become the sixth player to be admitted early entry into a Canadian Hockey League draft under the exceptional-player rule. The Ontario Hockey Federation announced Friday that...
Mar 08, 2019
'Zorba the Greek' composer Theodorakis hospitalized
ATHENS, Greece - “Zorba the Greek” composer Mikis Theodorakis has undergone surgery in Athens to have a pacemaker installed. A hospital statement says Theodorakis, who is 94, had the opera...
Mar 08, 2019
State of local emergency ended in Rycroft; Boil water advisory remains
The local state of emergency in Rycroft has officially ended as of 8:58 a.m. today. The boil water advisory remains in effect until test results allow it to be removed. The water treatment plant resum...
Mar 08, 2019
Canadian Jennifer Abel earns two Diving World Series medals
BEIJING - Canada’s Jennifer Abel captured two medals on Friday at the second Diving World Series event of the season. The 27-year-old native of Laval, Que., won bronze in the women’s three...
Mar 08, 2019
Montreal Impact look to notch first victory in Houston
MONTREAL - Given the Montreal Impact’s continued struggles on the road, goalkeeper Evan Bush wanted to give his side a leg up - so he probed the opposition. Bush reached out to former teammate D...
Mar 08, 2019
Train service planned for Coachella Valley music festivals
INDIO, Calif. - Transportation officials are working on using Amtrak train service to help alleviate notorious traffic heading to and from the annual Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals in the So...
Mar 08, 2019
Thailand pulls out of 2020 Olympic weightlifting over doping
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Thailand has volunteered to ban itself from Tokyo Olympic Games weightlifting next year because of doping, another blow to a sport whose place on the Olympic program is precarious....
Mar 08, 2019
Fate of Kate's pregnancy is centre stage on 'This Is Us'
LOS ANGELES - “This Is Us” routinely brings viewers to tears. Next week, it’s taking them to the theatre. The hit NBC series will air an episode modeled on a one-act play and confine...
Mar 08, 2019
In deceit proposal: Feds say man wed stranger to stay in US
RALEIGH, N.C. - Prosecutors say a couple was panhandling along a North Carolina road when a foreigner pulled over with a proposal for the woman: Marry him so he could stay in the country, and theyR...
Mar 08, 2019
Midget Elite Storm begin playoffs against North Central Impact
The Peace Country PCFAC Midget Elite Storm begin their 2019 playoffs this weekend at home as they host the North Central Impact in a best of three series. The Storm finished the regular season with a ...
Mar 08, 2019