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Blue Jays first baseman Chris Colabello handed 80-game ban by MLB
TORONTO — Blue Jays first baseman Chris Colabello, who spent seven years buried in minor-league baseball’s nether-regions, has had his major-league career put on hold for 80 games after testing...
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FTQ plans to double investment in Quebec
The Quebec Federation of Labour’s Solidarity Fund plans to double the size of its investments in the Quebec economy by 2020. About $900 million of a total budget of $1.4 billion will be raised through...
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National Film Board mourns loss of film pioneer Michael Spencer
TORONTO — The National Film Board of Canada is mourning the death of pioneering filmmaker Michael Spencer. The British-born producer oversaw the production of screen classics including Les ordres and...
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Josh Freed: My dreams of sleep vanish into the night
Many of you probably spent last night lying around doing something lazy — like sleeping. But not me. I spent the night reading boring books, wrestling with the ISIS crisis and worrying about what to do...
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Poverty is core challenge in Montreal North
Residents of Montreal North go to the polls Sunday to choose a new mayor amid a backdrop of renewed racial tensions, images of rioting youth and allegations of sexual assault lodged against their...
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STM bus driver attackers have already served enough time, defence says
The assault of a Montreal bus driver in the middle of the night three years ago showed human nature at its worst, a defence lawyer for one of the accused acknowledged Friday. “Fifteen seconds that...
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Quebec will present its autism action plan this fall
QUEBEC — The Couillard government will unveil its action plan this fall to give families living with autism better access to services, the public health minister told committee hearings on Friday....
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Don't call it Frisbee: The spirited rise of Ultimate, the sport with heart
For six years, I resisted. Ultimate (aka Ultimate Frisbee) was my wife’s thing. I played basketball, a real sport. Then something happened in the summer of 2013. I went to see Heidi play outdoors, on...
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Electric light-rail train network to span Montreal by 2020
It will be the biggest transit project since the Montreal métro, but this one will be built and mostly funded by a pension fund. The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the province’s pension fund...
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Flyers extend NHL playoff series with Capitals to Game 6
WASHINGTON — Karl Alzner was talking to reporters on Friday morning when he was asked about the Washington Capitals’ lot in life. “I don’t think we feel a whole lot of pressure,” the Capitals...
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21-year-old man killed in crash on Highway 13
A 21-year-old man has has died after crashing his car early Saturday morning on Highway 13 in Montreal. Around 4:15 a.m., the man was driving south when he lost control of his vehicle on the ramp...
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Father and two-year-old son drown in Montreal hotel pool
A two-year-old boy has died after being found in the pool of a Montreal hotel in critical condition. His father, a 36-year-old American tourist, drowned in the pool of the Marriott Residence Inn...
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Tulowitzki homers twice as Blue Jays bats come alive in win over Oakland
TORONTO — Troy Tulowitzki homered twice and Josh Donaldson added a three-run shot as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Oakland 9-3 Saturday afternoon, snapping the Athletics’ six-game win streak while...
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Ducks beat Predators 5-2 for first win by home team in series
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Garbutt scored the go-ahead goal in the second period for the Ducks, who beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Saturday for the first win by a home team in their first-round...
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Bail hearing set for Tuesday for Quebec man accused of child sex assault
A Quebec man accused of sexual offences related to a 10-year-old boy has been remanded for a bail hearing Tuesday following a brief appearance at the Ottawa courthouse Saturday morning. Nicholas...
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Unions, parents denounce public daycare budget cuts
Clad in black with the sound of bagpipes blaring behind them, they held two child-sized coffins, black balloons and flower wreaths as they slowly marched hand-in-hand. But the 50-or-so people who...
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Saint John Vito's upset Lac St-Louis Lions in Telus Cup semis
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. — Jake Stewart stopped 42-of-43 shots as the Saint John Vito’s upset the Lac St-Louis Lions 2-1 on Saturday in the 2016 Telus Cup semifinals. Saint John will face the North York...
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Toronto Raptors waste an opportunity to stifle Pacers, return home with...
INDIANAPOLIS — With about five minutes left in the first half of Game 4 on Saturday, Indiana’s George Hill punched the basketball away from Kyle Lowry in what looked like a sure steal. Lowry, though,...
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Blackhawks force Game 7 with 6-3 victory over Blues
CHICAGO — Artem Anisimov, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dale Weise scored during Chicago’s dominant second period, and the Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Saturday night to send their first-round...
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One killed, one injured in St-Louis-de-Gonzague crash
One person was killed and another injured when a car left the road and flipped over several times early Sunday morning in St-Louis-de-Gonzague. Around 2 a.m., the driver of a car travelling on Pont St....
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