OTTAWA — Transport Minister Marc Garneau is grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes in Canada over safety concerns arising from the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed all on board, including 18 Canadians. In a news conference in Ottawa Wednesday morning, delayed twice by what Garneau said was incoming new information, the…
The US has forward deployed a specialist missile reconnaissance aircraft to Japan, apparently out of concern that North Korea is preparing to launch a rocket. The US Air Force RC-135S aircraft – known as a Cobra Ball – arrived at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Saturday evening, the JoongAng newspaper reported on Monday. It…
TORONTO — Elton John surprised employees at Toronto record shop Sonic Boom on Tuesday when he strolled into the store and bought a number of vinyl albums. Manager Christopher Dufton says he instantly recognized the legendary performer, who was dressed in black Adidas gear and black-rimmed shades. “I didn’t have to ask,” he said of…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following a near perfect weekend at the plate and a dominant performance in the circle, Idaho State’s Kacie Burnett and UCLA’s Ally Carda were selected the 2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively for games played over March 2-8. Burnett (Napa, Calif.) played a key…
Motorists on a major highway in Colorado were engulfed by an avalanche. No-one was reported injured as the huge snowstorm surged across the road in Ten Mile Canyon near Breckenridge. Jacob Easton, one of a number of drivers who filmed the avalanche hitting, pulled over as the snow hit his windscreen. He told local television…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the seventh straight week this season, and the 10th consecutive week overall, unbeaten two-time defending national champion Tufts University is the unanimous choice atop the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III Top 25 softball rankings. Tufts (14-0) was idle last week after games against Bates were postponed. The Jumbos…
It used to be when you wanted to take a swim in your neighbour’s pool you’d loiter by their fence, towel draped over your shoulder, trying to appear hot and sticky but not desperate. If they came outside, you might casually throw out a, “Gee, isn’t it hot outside today?” Or not-so-casually say, “It’s too…
Tom Hanks has said that the ending of Toy Story 4 was so intense he didn’t want to face the crew while he recorded his lines. Speaking on Chris Evans’ (the English radio DJ, not Cap) Breakfast Show, Hanks recalled the final day of recording, which also happened to be the end of the movie….
As Theresa May returns from Brussels spluttering, one European leader appears to want to cut off her air supply altogether: Emmanuel Macron. The French president has come out as the toughest opponent to an extension of any deadline unless London fundamentally rethinks its Brexit policy. The question is: Pourquoi? Deeply unconvinced by Mrs May’s assurances…
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Lindsey Wilson, Auburn Montgomery, LSU-Alexandria and Central Methodist advanced to the Gold Bracket semifinals on day two of the NFCA NAIA Leadoff Classic. The three-day tournament is being contested at South Commons Softball Complex. The second seeded Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders (8-0) will face off against the six-seeded LSU-A Generals (9-2), while…