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Two-time Olympian and Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer Eli Pasquale dies at 59
Trace Canada's current golden age of basketball back to its roots and the name Eli Pasquale will keep coming up. Pasquale, a two-time Olympian who played at four world championships over his career,&n...
Nov 07, 2019
Winfrey picks 'Olive, Again' for her next book club read
NEW YORK - Author Elizabeth Strout, whose "Olive, Again" is Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick, has a pretty good idea about how the plainspoken Olive Kitteridge would have responded. "Olive would ...
Nov 07, 2019
Coalition Avenir Quebec loses vote on student immigration plan despite majority
QUEBEC - It was a difficult day Wednesday on the immigration front for the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec. After the government was forced to backtrack partly on immigration reforms that would...
Nov 07, 2019
Canada drops to 1-1 after loss to South Korea at Premier 12
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The Canadian men's baseball team dropped to 1-1 at the Premier 12 Olympic qualifier with a 3-1 loss against host South Korea on Thursday. Canada, ranked 10th in the world,&...
Nov 07, 2019
Ex-Blue Jay Devon Travis opts for free agency instead of trip to minors
TORONTO - Former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis has declined his assignment to triple-A Buffalo and elected to become a free agent. Injuries have troubled Travis for years. He...
Nov 07, 2019
What load management? Rookie RJ Barrett logging heavy minutes in New York
New York Knicks coach David Fizdale has a lot of faith in guard RJ Barrett. The amount of floor time the prized rookie has logged so far in his first NBA season is proof of that. Barrett, a 19-year-ol...
Nov 07, 2019
PWHPA taps Stompin' Tom Connors in campaign for women's pro league
Women striving for the professional hockey league of their dreams want to stay visible during a gap in their Dream Gap Tour. The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association tugs on...
Nov 07, 2019
UK police ID all 39 victims found in a truck container
LONDON - U.K. police say they have formally identified all the 39 people found dead in a shipping container last month in southeastern England and notified their families. British authorities have bee...
Nov 07, 2019
Parks Canada commits to restoration of historic monument
A man's personal fight to save an important monument has not gone unnoticed. Parks Canada has confirmed they will be contracting Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation to look after the monument near Fort...
Nov 07, 2019 Kevin Seesequasis took a photo last October with the Treaty No. 6 monument near Fort Carlton. (Facebook/ Kevin Seesequasis)
US trade deficit falls to $52.5 billion in September
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in five months as imports dropped more sharply than exports and America ran a rare surplus in petroleum. The Commerce Departme...
Nov 07, 2019
