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Navigating Max Scherzer's absence an ongoing challenge for Blue Jays
Even with Scherzer’s positive steps lately, a return to big-league game action is still weeks away at best. That means top of mind almost daily is the ongoing challenge of navigating the veteran ...
Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by ...
RCMP, city police brace for ’largest domestic security operation’ as G7 summit nears
Hall said the RCMP considers “a range of risks and threats” in its planning. He pointed out that U.S. President Donald Trump, who is set to attend the summit, was the target of two assassination ...
Costa Rica police seize 5 capybaras, crack cocaine and marijuana from fleeing vehicle
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican police seized five capybaras, crack cocaine and marijuana after chasing down a fleeing vehicle on a highway along the Central American country’s Pacific coast on ...
LILLEY: Council passes watered-down bubble-zone bylaw amid fierce opposition
The City of Toronto now has a bubble-zone bylaw to protect schools, daycares and places of worship from hate-filled mobs ...
Kim Jong Un vows to arrest those responsible for failed destroyer launch
A statement from North Korea on its handling of the botched launch came after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over the incident that he said was caused by criminal negligence. The main military ...
Denmark stuns Canada at worlds, Nylander's Swedes top Kampf's Czechs
Frederik Dichow made 38 saves for Denmark, which will meet Switzerland in one semifinal, while the United States takes on Sweden. Canada had played all its games in co-host Stockholm and clearly ...
DEAR ABBY: Woman’s love for alcohol leaves little room for friendship
DEAR NO-SHOW: A better way to phrase it would be to tell your sister-in-law (who is your friend) that you couldn’t get on the plane because you forgot your ID, and STILL can’t figure out why your ...
EDITORIAL: Politicians silent as Jews are demonized
The two young Israeli embassy staffers who were about to became engaged — Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26 — were ...
Man accused of killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers in DC charged with murder of foreign officials
WASHINGTON — The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish ...
’Leap together,’ Kermit the Frog says in commencement address at University of Maryland graduation
Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a Ping-Pong ball cut in half, according to ...
Turtle Taxi volunteers lend a hand to injured animals
The Turtle Taxi volunteers are alerted via email blasts, and whoever is in the area and can assist that day can respond to the email. Sometimes, if a turtle is far away, a relay will be set up where ...