Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios has full Tommy John surgery
Jose Berrios faces a long road back to the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays right-hander underwent a full Tommy John surgery this week, manager John Schneider announced Wednesday. Recovery from that procedure typically carries a 12-18 month timeline. The Blue Jays announced...
Ford government looking for company to build ‘observation wheel’ at Niagara Falls
The Ford government is pushing to add a major attraction to Niagara Falls, but not everyone is on board with the idea. In a push to try and attract even more visitors and tourists to the region by adding more...
Owner of ‘Peanuts’ music sues 3 companies and US government alleging illegal use of its...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of the music of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and other “Peanuts” television specials filed four lawsuits Wednesday against defendants including the U.S. Department of the Interior, alleging they illegally used the jazzy ditties of...
Brooklyn mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to...
NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island’s famed boardwalk. Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty earlier this year...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Markham crash
A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries following a crash in Markham. Police in York Region say they were called to the Woodbine Avenue and John Street area just after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a crash involving a motorcycle...
Joey Chestnut to defend hot dog eating title while on probation after pleading guilty to...
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the reigning champion and 17-time winner of Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, will compete in the July 4 spectacle while on probation after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor...
Air France flight to U.S. diverted to Montreal over concerns of possible Ebola virus exposure...
An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal on Wednesday afternoon due to concerns that one of the passengers on board may have been exposed to the Ebola virus. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),...
Opposition, unions fear federal cuts could undermine food security
OTTAWA — New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk. The federal government’s website says it’s planning to cut more than 650 jobs at Agriculture...
Person who arrived in Ontario from East Africa being assessed for Ebola virus at hospital:...
A spokesperson for Ontario’s Minister of Health, Sylvia Jones, confirms that a patient who recently travelled to East Africa is now in an Ontario hospital being assessed for “a range of possible” infections, including a rare type of Ebola virus...
3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance
MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. (AP) — Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders had to be quarantined and assessed Wednesday for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a suspected drug overdose at a rural...
