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Emotional funeral for Sala held in his Argentine hometown
PROGRESSO, Argentina - Family, friends, supporters and former teammates paid tribute to striker Emiliano Sala in his small Argentine hometown on Saturday, almost four weeks after he died when the plan...
Feb 16, 2019
There wasn't an app for that? Environment Canada launches its own weather app
OTTAWA - Environment Canada is going mobile. The federal agency launched its first weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution radar option so amateur meteorolog...
Feb 16, 2019
Louisiana Rapper Mystikal free on $3M bond in rape case
SHREVEPORT, La. - Mystikal, a Louisiana rapper who had been in custody for nearly 1 1/2 years on a rape charge, has been released on a $3 million bond. The artist, whose real name is Michael Tyler, wa...
Feb 16, 2019
10 days before show time, a full-on revolt over the Oscars
Would anyone - anyone at all - like to thank the academy? This is normally the time of year when Oscar hopefuls are readying acceptance speeches that almost always begin with a few words of gratitude ...
Feb 16, 2019
Flames snap 4-game skid, beating Penguins 5-4
PITTSBURGH - Michael Frolik had the first of four second-period goals for Calgary, and the Flames held on to snap a season-long four-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. ...
Feb 16, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack improve to 3-0-0 with rugby league win over Widnes Vikings
NEWCASTLE, England - The Toronto Wolfpack scored three tries in 10 minutes in the second half to break open a tight game and dispatch previously unbeaten Widnes Vikings 30-6 in Betfred Championship ru...
Feb 16, 2019
Reconciliation outlasts Wilson-Raybould: Indigenous senators
OTTAWA - Indigenous parliamentarians say Jody Wilson-Raybould's controversial exit from the cabinet doesn't signal the end of reconciliation efforts between the federal government and Indigenous ...
Feb 16, 2019
B.C. proposes stronger security for witnesses testifying at criminal trials
VICTORIA - British Columbia is proposing changes to its witness protection program in order to strengthen security for people who could provide police with information on serious crimes. Public S...
Feb 16, 2019
Vlad Guerrero Jr. impresses in first day at Blue Jays big league camp
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Devon Travis doesn't have to watch batting practice to know when Vlad Guerrero Jr. is hitting the ball. He can tell just by listening. "It's the sound," the Blue Jays second baseman sa...
Feb 16, 2019
Quebec declines talks with feds, provinces, territories on coerced sterilization
OTTAWA - Quebec won't be part of a working group the federal government wants to examine claims that Indigenous women have been sterilized against their will. A spokesperson for Quebec's hea...
Feb 16, 2019