The Canadian Press TORONTO–Darwin Barney has been doing just about everything for the Blue Jays lately. That includes providing some comic relief. Barney hit a double in the second inning of Toronto’s 4-3 win over the Orioles last night and advanced to third when Baltimore’s Adam Jones bobbled the ball […]
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The Associated Press ATLANTA–Thanks to reconnaissance by a neighbour who stayed behind, Pam Szymanksi knows Hurricane Irma blew out the living room window of her southwest Florida home. But she isn’t sure when she’ll get to see the damage for herself. “All I know is we have to check out […]
Staff Nine new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region between Friday and yesterday afternoon. Involving a mixture of lightning and human-caused blazes, they occurred in the districts of Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and Red Lake. The one fire in Fort Frances District, located on an island on […]
By Sudhin Thanawala The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Monkey see. Monkey sue. Monkey settle. Attorneys representing a macaque monkey have agreed to a compromise in a case where they asserted the animal owned the copyright to selfie photos it had shot with a photographer’s camera. Under the deal, the […]
The Associated Press More than 3/4 of Europe-bound youth migrants report abuse The U.N.’s children and migration agencies say more than three in four migrant children and youths crossing the Mediterranean between Libya and Italy have reported experiencing exploitation, including forced labour and sexual exploitation More than three out of […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press At the end of a long fall day after dealing with all the seasonal demands of work and school ‚Äî you don’t want making dinner to be a big deal. What’s called for is something that’s idiot-proof and crowd-pleasing. This recipe for Five-Ingredient Mexican-Style […]
The Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis.–A marquee season-opener between two NFC heavyweights turned into a defensive slugfest. The Green Bay Packers–not the menacing Seattle Seahawks–landed the momentum-swinging punch. Green Bay defensive lineman Mike Daniels’ strip sack of Russell Wilson deep in Seattle territory in the third quarter set up Ty […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Stephen Strasburg and teammates zipped through their quickest home game of the season, then waited along with several hundred fans at Nationals Park. About 90 minutes after finishing a victory over the Phillies, Washington broke out the champagne to celebrate its continued NL East supremacy. Strasburg extended […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Maurice Leggett has at least three reasons to always remember the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 48-28 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. The veteran linebacker returned a punt 97 yards for a touchdown, grabbed an interception and ran 54 yards for a score, and had a […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Left-fielder Teoscar Hernandez was so excited by the biggest game of his young career that he couldn’t wait to see his family visiting him in Toronto. Unfortunately, that meant rushing out of the clubhouse before anyone else got to speak with him. The 24-year-old Hernandez hit home […]
The Associated PressHank Kurz Jr. RICHMOND, Va.–Kyle Larson and his Chip Ganassi Racing team needed a break–and it came with two laps to go. Running second to a dominant Martin Truex Jr. and itching for fresh tires and a shot at victory in overtime, Larson got it when Derrike Cope’s […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich NEW YORK–Rafael Nadal entered the 2017 Grand Slam season on a two-and-a-half-year drought without so much as one appearance in a major final, let alone a title. He ended it having reasserted himself, capped by a U.S. Open final that shaped up as quite a mismatch–and […]
