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Toronto FC still a team under construction as 2019 MLS season kicks off
TORONTO - Ask Toronto FC president Bill Manning what he heard from supporters in the off-season and the answer is simple. "They're saying we don't want to sit through another season where we're not ma...
Mar 01, 2019
Saudi Arabia revokes citizenship of Hamza bin Laden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia announced Friday it had revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who has become an increasingly prominent figure in th...
Mar 01, 2019
Correction: People-Stephen King-Genealogical Research story
BOSTON - In headlines for a story Feb. 26 about a grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the grant came from Stephen King himself. A subsequ...
Mar 01, 2019
Quebec premier says hockey game should have been stopped after racist taunts
MONTREAL - Racist taunts recently directed at a black hockey player were unacceptable and should not be tolerated, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday. Legault raised the case of ...
Mar 01, 2019
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson disappointed with Senators owner in arena dispute
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has expressed disappointment in Senators owner Eugene Melnyk now that a proposed new downtown arena for the NHL team is in jeopardy. Speaking after the National Capit...
Mar 01, 2019
Million litres of crude oil released in Manitoba train derailment: TSB
WINNIPEG - Investigators say at least one million litres of crude oil was released when a train derailed last month on a ranch in western Manitoba. The Transportation Safety Board says the spill ...
Mar 01, 2019
La Ronge Winter Festival
FINAL UPDATE (as of March 1) Find below the Lac La Ronge Winter Festival Poster.This is Northern Saskatchewan's Premiere Winter Event hosted by JRMCC Sports & Recreation. Check out our Facebook pa...
Mar 01, 2019 : Karen Cay
NHL Notebook: Tavares prepared for what's to come in Long Island return
John Tavares seems resigned to his fate. The heart and soul of the New York Islanders for nine seasons, the team's former captain bolted for the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency ...
Mar 01, 2019
Austrian police investigating man who leaked raid video
VIENNA - The leaking of a video showing Austrian skier Max Hauke apparently caught with a needle in his arm during a police raid on an alleged doping network has led to consequences for the leaker. Au...
Mar 01, 2019
Call for bids to revive 2021 Francophonie Games after New Brunswick axes event
The International Organization of La Francophonie is relaunching its call for bids for the 2021 Francophonie Games, a month after New Brunswick pulled the plug on hosting the event. In a pre...
Mar 01, 2019