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Jim Bouton, former pitcher, "Ball Four" author, dies at 80
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book "Ball Four," has died. He was 80. Bouton's fami...
Jul 10, 2019
Canada's Henderson wins ESPY for best female golfer after two LPGA Tour wins
LOS ANGELES - Canada's Brooke Henderson can add an ESPY to her trophy case. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., was named best female golfer at the annual celebration of athletes on Wednesday. Th...
Jul 10, 2019
Guerrero Jr., smashes 29 dingers to set single-round record at Home Run Derby
CLEVELAND - Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., impressed the crowd at Progressive Field by setting a new Home Run Derby record for dingers in a single round. And to prove it wa...
Jul 10, 2019
Liberals nominate well-known anti-pipeline activist to take Montreal NDP seat
MONTREAL - Within a few minutes of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech Wednesday night introducing his newest candidate for the fall election, a protester lifted up a sign and began screaming ...
Jul 10, 2019
Source: Toronto FC sends Jordan Hamilton to Columbus for Patrick Mullins
TORONTO - Looking for more options in attack behind Jozy Altidore, Toronto FC has traded Canadian international Jordan Hamilton to Columbus Crew SC for American forward Patrick Mullins. A source confi...
Jul 10, 2019
Activists worry about potential abuse of face scans for ICE
BOSTON - Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver's license photos on behalf of ...
Jul 10, 2019
Conservationists file legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales
VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time. Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federa...
Jul 10, 2019
Pallister to raise concerns about religious symbols law with Quebec premier
SASKATOON - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will raise concerns about Quebec's religious symbols law directly with the province's premier. The two premiers are attending an annual meetin...
Jul 10, 2019
Founder of warehouse living space testifies on deadly fire
OAKLAND, Calif. - The founder of a communal living space in a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse where a fire killed 36 people more than two years ago took to the stand in his trial Monday, teary-eyed a...
Jul 10, 2019
Trudeau names Quebec judge Nicholas Kasirer to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated Nicholas Kasirer, a Quebec judge and former professor with a passion for civil law, to the Supreme Court of Canada. Kasirer has served on...
Jul 10, 2019