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Shoemaker solid, Grichuk homers twice as Blue Jays top Orioles to avoid sweep
TORONTO - Randal Grichuk didn't feel any pressure after signing a five-year, US$52 million contract extension less than 24 hours before Wednesday's game. All he felt was an increase in confidence...
Apr 05, 2019
P.A. property slump shows no signs of abating
There aren't many spring shoots in the Prince Albert residential property market which continues its downward spiral. However, things have picked up in Saskatoon.The Saskatoon Region Association of Re...
Apr 05, 2019 (File photo: NanaimonewsNOW)
Fans mourn grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain 25 years after death
SEATTLE - On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, dozens of people left flowers, candles and handwritten messages at a Seattle park near the house where the Nirvana frontman killed himself. Co...
Apr 05, 2019
Darrell Waltrip starts victory lap on his 2nd NASCAR career
BRISTOL, Tenn. - In the shadows of the Darrell Waltrip Grandstands, ol' DW officially launched the second victory lap of his second NASCAR career. The Fox Sports analyst kicked off his retirement tour...
Apr 05, 2019
Pele remains hospitalized in Paris with urinary infection
PARIS - Pele remains in a Paris hospital two days after he was admitted with a urinary infection, his spokesman said. Pepito Fornos told The Associated Press that the three-time World Cup champion was...
Apr 05, 2019
Update: 20-year-old found safe
Update: RCMP say Josie Brenda Lee Head was found safe.--Ahtahkakoop and Shellbrook RCMP members are seeking any information on the whereabouts of Josie Brenda Lee Head who was reported missing today, ...
Apr 05, 2019 Josie Head was last heard from yesterday, April 4. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Judge defends Obama expansion of national monument in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. - A judge has defended former President Barack Obama's expansion of a national monument in Oregon, ruling against a logging company's lawsuit that said the expansion deprived it of timber....
Apr 05, 2019
Former sports radio co-host Carton gets 3 1/2 years in prison
NEW YORK - Sports radio personality Craig Carton was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Friday by a longtime fan and listener - the judge - for a ticket reselling scam that ended his decade-long broad...
Apr 05, 2019
WHL Playoffs: What'sHappeningNOW April 5, 2019
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Voice of the Raiders Trevor Redden and Sports Editor Jeff D'Andrea about the WHL playoffs, expectations, and what to watch out for.
Apr 05, 2019
Gala So White: Zero diversity among nominees for Quebec TV viewers' choice awards
MONTREAL - Viewers' choice awards celebrating the most popular stars on Quebec television will be handed out next month, and all of the 70 stars nominated are white. In a province where roughly 1...
Apr 05, 2019
