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The Jays’ Marcus Stroman is rubbing his manager the right way, now that they’re on the same team
Jays starter Marcus Stroman had a career-high 5.54 earned-run average in a difficult 2018 season. Now, the Blue Jays manager is all for the fun and games. Not everybody can do that but he’s able to do it.” Stroman threw his first official bullpen of spring training Saturday. Pitching coach Pete Walker believes Stroman is on a mission to prove last year was a blip on the radar. Article Continued BelowFUELLING PHELPS: The Jays will practice patience with reliever David Phelps, 32, who is 11 months removed from Tommy John surgery.
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February 16, 2019 22:07 UTC
It's huge: Bigfoot Conference draws hundreds to Nebraska
The third annual Bigfoot Conference has drawn an estimated 700 people to the city of Hastings, Nebraska. Television station KSNB reports that the conference kicked off Friday and runs through Sunday. Whatever their beliefs, speakers from all over and outside the country convene at the conference to share their thoughts about and experiences with the creature. Adams County Visitors Bureau Executive Director Anjanette Bonham says skeptics and believers alike attend to see what they can learn. Bonham says attendees come from all over the United States and Canada.
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February 16, 2019 21:45 UTC
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How much longer will Blue Jays fans have to wait for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.?
It might be the question asked most often this spring: When will the Blue Jays call up Vladimir Guerrero Jr.? Blue Jays fans will have to comfort themselves in knowing that, when it comes to third-base prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., good things come to those who wait. The Jays might be as excited as their fans by Guerrero’s arrival, but the business will almost certainly come first. So if the Jays keep Guerrero in the minors for the first 15 days of the season, he won’t be able to accumulate enough days for a full year. Article Continued BelowSome teams will refrain from summoning young stars so they can control the number of service days and the clock on arbitration eligibility.
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February 16, 2019 21:45 UTC
It’s huge: Bigfoot Conference draws hundreds to Nebraska
The third annual Bigfoot Conference has drawn an estimated 700 people to the city of Hastings, Nebraska. Television station KSNB reports that the conference kicked off Friday and runs through Sunday. Whatever their beliefs, speakers from all over and outside the country convene at the conference to share their thoughts about and experiences with the creature. Adams County Visitors Bureau Executive Director Anjanette Bonham says skeptics and believers alike attend to see what they can learn. Bonham says attendees come from all over the United States and Canada.
Source:thestar
February 16, 2019 21:45 UTC
The secret behind the success of The Patty Shop
Marilyn and Daryl McHardy started The Patty Shop more than 40 years ago - with the idea of testing it for a couple years to see if the business model would work. The small, family-owned shop it at 4019 MacDonald Street, near King Edward Street in Vancouver. (Jennifer Chen/CBC)The McHardys knew what they wanted the patties to taste like, but that's about all the experience the couple had when they first opened The Patty Shop. (Jennifer Chen/CBC)Return customersThe family lived near the shop, which is how they chose the location where the shop still stands decades later. (Jennifer Chen/CBC)The processThe name of the shop sums up the joyful simplicity of going in for a mid-afternoon snack: The Patty Shop.
Source:CBC News
February 16, 2019 21:33 UTC
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Back in the Bronx, Ocasio-Cortez says to keep up the fight
( Kevin Hagen / AP Photo ) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., delivers her inaugural address following her swearing-in ceremony at the Renaissance School for Musical Theater and Technology in the Bronx borough of New York on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. ( Kevin Hagen / AP Photo ) Supporters gave Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a standing ovation following her inaugural address at the Renaissance School for Musical Theater and Technology in the Bronx borough of New York on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. ( Kevin Hagen / AP Photo ) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., delivers her inaugural address following her swearing-in ceremony at the Renaissance School for Musical Theater and Technology in the Bronx borough of New York on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. ( Kevin Hagen / AP Photo ) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., delivers her inaugural address following her swearing-in ceremony at the Renaissance School for Musical Theater and Technology in the Bronx borough of New York on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. ( Kevin Hagen / AP Photo ) Judge Jenny Rivera officiates the swearing-in ceremony of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the Renaissance School for Musical Theater and Technology in the Bronx borough of New York on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019.
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February 16, 2019 21:24 UTC
Konecny's OT goal lifts Flyers past Red Wings 6-5
PHILADELPHIA — Travis Konecny and the Philadelphia Flyers were able to exhale after almost improbably coughing up two points. Konecny scored his second goal of the game 1:27 into overtime and Philadelphia bounced back from squandering a big lead to beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-5 on Saturday. The Red Wings tied it on Anthony Mantha’s second goal of the game with seven seconds remaining in regulation. The Flyers are 15-0-1 on home ice against the Red Wings since getting swept by them in the 1997 Stanley Cup Final. Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup, and Thomas Vanek and Gustav Nyquist also scored for Detroit.
Source:National Post
February 16, 2019 21:16 UTC
Nembhard scores 21 points on perfect shooting, Florida handles Alabama 71-53
“We did a pretty good job of dictating some tempo defensively,” Florida coach Mike White said. Nembhard, whose previous scoring high was 13 points, made all nine field goal attempts, including a pair of three-pointers. Kira Lewis Jr., like Nembhard a freshman five-star recruit, led Alabama with 14 points. “They took it to us from the start,” Tide coach Avery Johnson said. JOHNSON’S TAKEThe Tide coach said the team had little energy before the game and after it tipped off.
Source:National Post
February 16, 2019 21:16 UTC
PR firm suspends ties with Gordon Campbell pending U.K. sexual assault investigation
premier and former high commissioner to the U.K. Gordon Campbell pending a British police investigation. The firm says it hired Campbell on a retainer as a part-time consultant in July 2018. Campbell is the subject of a sexual assault investigation related to his time as Canada's senior diplomat in the U.K., where he was high commissioner from 2011 to 2016, according to a report in The Telegraph. Former prime minister Stephen Harper talks with Gordon Campbell, then Canada's high commissioner to the United Kingdom, during a business roundtable in London in 2013. The newspaper quotes a spokesperson for Campbell saying there was an investigation at the time by the government of Canada and the complaint was found to be without merit.
Source:CBC News
February 16, 2019 21:11 UTC
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Nova Scotia man faces animal cruelty charges in case involving injured, dead dogs
PICTOU, N.S.—A man from Pictou County, N.S., is facing animal cruelty charges in a case that involved the SPCA removing several dead dogs and one injured dog from a property. The chief provincial inspector with the Nova Scotia SPCA says the organization removed an injured dog from the property on Thursday. Article Continued BelowLandsburg says the injured dog is in “poor condition” and is being cared for by the SPCA, while necropsies will be performed on the dead dogs as part of the investigation. The man, whom police are not naming, was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Pictou Provincial Court on April 15. He faces charges of causing damage or injury to animals or birds, and causing animals or birds unnecessary suffering.
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February 16, 2019 21:00 UTC
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City vs. province: Who can build transit faster?
“The only time I have ever seen council reverse policy on a transit project was when Rob and Doug Ford stopped Transit City and therefore stopped transit expansion in the city of Toronto,” Perks said. Provincial Transit Projects: Who builds it faster? : The province agreed to fund the lines as part of the Transit City plan and in 2009 said both would open in 2013. Rob Ford declared Transit City dead in 2010, only to see council resurrect the LRTs in 2012. : Council resurrected the line in 2013 after Rob Ford killed the Transit City light rail plan.
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February 16, 2019 21:00 UTC
Flames snap 4-game skid, beating Penguins 5-4
PITTSBURGH — A big second period ended up being just enough for the Calgary Flames. Michael Frolik had the first of four second-period goals for Calgary, and the Flames held on to snap a season-long four-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. “You know it’s coming, right?” Flames coach Bill Peters said of the Penguins’ late surge. … Penguins RW Phil Kessel had two assists, the first of which (on Crosby’s goal) accounted for his 800th career point. Penguins: The Penguins play home games on consecutive days for the second of three times all season, hosting the New York Rangers on Sunday.
Source:National Post
February 16, 2019 21:00 UTC
Flames snap losing skid with high-tempo win over Penguins
After days of facing questions about why they couldn’t find a way to win, the Flames were understandably ecstatic to leave Pittsburgh with two points. “They’re a good team, and they had a good push-back there at the end,” said Flames winger Sam Bennett, who scored the game-winner and scrapped with Marcus Pettersson after a hit on Austin Czarnik the Flames didn’t like. And to be clear, while they may not have been perfect, this was a game most neutral observers would say the Flames probably deserved to win. Heading into the first intermission tied with the Penguins is no small thing, but the Flames came out in the second looking like a team that was possessed. The Penguins didn’t, though, and the cheers from the Flames locker room after the game were a little louder than usual on Saturday.
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February 16, 2019 20:59 UTC
Erminie Cohen, former New Brunswick senator and activist, dies at 92
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Former New Brunswick senator Erminie Cohen has died at the age of 92. According to an obituary on the Brenan’s Funeral Homes and Crematorium website, Cohen died Friday at the Saint John Regional Hospital. Cohen received the Order of Canada and the Order of New Brunswick for her work. Her funeral will be held on Monday.
Source:National Post
February 16, 2019 20:48 UTC
Trump's $3.6 billion national emergency sparks protests, opposition
House Democrats may pass a resolution disapproving the emergency declaration, which the White House says allows him to take $3.6 billion from military construction projects to instead build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. Trump on Friday downplayed concerns he could lose a Senate vote, telling reporters “not too many people” had said he acted inappropriately. Progressive groups say they’ll hold coordinated protests across the U.S. on Monday, the Presidents Day holiday, urging Congress to overrule Trump’s declaration. While opposition to Trump’s declaration is most pronounced on the left, there is plenty of concern in Trump’s own party. Privileged ResolutionHouse Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, said Thursday he would pursue a resolution to terminate the emergency declaration.
Source:National Post
February 16, 2019 20:48 UTC