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Canadians in the NCAA 3/19/2012 and 3/20/2012
Here are the NCAA player recaps for March 20, 2012: Washington 90 Oregon 86 Oregon: Olu Ashaolu (Brampton, Ont.) had 20 points, nine rebounds, two blocks and an assist in 23 minutes off the bench. He...
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The Wine Diaries: Chardonnay close to the edge
Chardonnay comes in so many shapes and sizes. California versions are more often than not oaked to the nines (or 200+ on the wine geekspeak, barrel toast meter). Burgundian Chablis sees more stainless...
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US: Ambassador Power to visit 3 Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa
By Cara Anna The United States ambassador to the United Nations is on her way to visit all three of the West African countries hit hardest by the Ebola outbreak, amid rising calls for travel...
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Postcard from Virginia: New photo ID laws leave voters in Wilde confusion
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The importance of being Earnest – or Gwendolen, or Guillermo – will reach its zenith in this country come Election Day on Tuesday, when a half-dozen American states begin to...
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Jays trade first baseman Adam Lind to Brewers for right-hander Marco Estrada
TORONTO — Adam Lind’s decade-long run in Toronto came to an end Saturday as the Blue Jays picked up his US$7.5-million contract option for next year and promptly traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers for...
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Canada s Milos Raonic defeats Tomas Berdych in semifinals at Paris Masters
PARIS — Canada’s Milos Raonic has already shown this week that he can beat a member of the so-called Big Three. He’ll get a chance to do it again in Sunday’s final of the Paris Masters. Raonic, who...
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California goes soft on crime with approval of Prop 47
WASHINGTON — Defendants charged with non-violent felonies got a pleasant surprise Wednesday morning as they stood in a Los Angeles court awaiting sentencing. Californians voted the day before to...
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Abel: U.S. midterm elections offer Barack Obama a mopey, dopey morning after
WASHINGTON — Two trumpets, a snare drum, and a tuba who call themselves Crush Funk were tooting the theme from Sesame Street at the top of the D.C. Metro escalator. It was the morning after the...
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US intelligence director, in secret mission to North Korea, brings home 2...
By Ken Dilanian And Matthew Pennington WASHINGTON — Two Americans held by North Korea were on their way home Saturday after their release was secured through a secret mission by the top U.S....
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Scott Stinson: Believe the standings, the Toronto Raptors are no fluke
The expression “don’t look at the standings,” when applied to the Toronto Raptors, has through most of their history been deployed in a cover-your-eyes way. That is, the Raptors might have been...
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Rihanna meets fans, poses for pics and teases new music at a Virginia...
WASHINGTON — Rihanna won’t say when she plans to release new music but she is confident about what it sounds like. “I can’t give you any hints of when it will drop. It’s going to be great, that’s all...
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U.S. Congress struggles to bring Keystone approval to a vote
WASHINGTON – Once again the six-year battle over Canada’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline has turned into a political football in the United States. This time the gridiron has shifted to Louisiana...
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Fisher: Harper says Canada prepared to attack ISIL in Syria, but not Assad...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Canada will not join the United States in attacking Syria if, as looks increasingly likely, Washington seeks to topple the regime of Bashar al-Assad there, Prime Minister...
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Fisher: Putin defies pressure from Harper, G20 leaders
BRISBANE, Australia – Prime Minister Stephen Harper may be slowly moving towards acceptance of more environmental-friendly policies ahead of next fall’s federal election. The prime minister once again...
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Duke to call for ‘zero tolerance’ on ivory trade during US visit
By Gordon Rayner and Raf Sanchez The Duke of Cambridge will push for a “zero tolerance” approach to the trade in ivory and other illegal wildlife parts when he makes his first visit to Washington DC...
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AP sources: Obama approves limited re-engagement with Taliban fighters in...
By Lolita C. Baldor And Julie Pace WASHINGTON — U.S. troops in Afghanistan may once again engage Taliban fighters, not just al-Qaida terrorists, under new guidelines quietly approved by President...
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Why now? Assault victim advocates point to shifting cultural attitudes in...
By Jocelyn Noveck Tamra Wade struggled mightily over whether to go to the police more than a decade ago, when, she says, a trusted professor forced himself on her in an empty classroom. Ultimately she...
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5 free things to do in Spokane, Washington, from trails and parks to historic...
By Nicholas K. Geranios SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane is Washington’s second-largest city, with its 210,000 residents living about 435 kilometres east of bigger, richer and better-known Seattle. The Lilac...
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Halak makes 34 saves, Clutterbuck nets winner in Islanders victory over Devils
By Jim Hague UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves for his ninth straight win, and Cal Clutterbuck scored his third goal of the season as the New York Islanders got back to their winning ways...
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Texas puts the execution of the mentally ill on trial
WASHINGTON – One day in 1992, Scott Panetti dressed up in combat fatigues and, assuming the character of one of his hallucinations, Sgt. Ironhorse, went to his in-laws’ home and shot them dead. He...
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