INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Defending national champion Florida was named the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship on Sunday when the NCAA Division I Softball Committee announced the 64-team field. The Gators (50-6) will host Florida A&M, an automatic qualifier from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Thirty-two conference champions were awarded an…
WASHINGTON — The head of Canada’s largest autoworkers union wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to borrow the tactics of the U.S. president and get tough with General Motors, Donald Trump-style. Unifor president Jerry Dias is also urging both countries to hold off signing the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade and to join forces on a…
Some people don’t care about “The Hills,” and that’s okay. Maybe you’re someone who spent your teenage years reading Foucault, or volunteering with children. Good for you. Maybe the names “Justin Bobby” and “Audrina” and “Jen Bunney” sound like gibberish to you. Fine. This is for the rest of us — those of us who…
By Kevin Lam and Jean Wang Since John Snow mapped out the large cholera outbreak in 1854 to where people lived in London, U.K., it has been known that where we live, work and play strongly influences people’s health. The way that our cities and towns have been built plays a large role in many…
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government will buy its own rail cars to transport more oil to market. She says her province wanted co-operation from the federal government to buy them, but with Alberta oil prices just about at record lows, it can’t wait any longer. While plans for pipelines are stalled,…
OKLAHOMA CITY – A record eight teams are set to take the field in Irvine, Calif. this June and July as they complete a 32-game schedule of the World Cup of Softball X the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. Hosted by Southern California ASA, Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Puerto…
The Nintendo GameCube Controller Adapter’s release date has been delayed to May 2019 in the U.K., and possibly in other territories, reports Nintendo Life. “Thank you for your recent pre-order of Nintendo GameCube Controller Adapter for Nintendo Switch through the Nintendo Official UK Store,” reads an email Nintendo is apparently sending to U.K. customers who…
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…