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April 21

Kang's big hit not enough as Pittsburgh's bullpen struggles in 9-8 loss to Chicago Cubs
Bruce, Frazier hit slams, Reds outslug Brewers in 16-10 win; Milwaukee's 7th straight loss
QMJHL: Pepin's overtime goal lifts Foreurs to 4-3 win, completes series rally
Injured rookie second baseman Brett commits error to allow only run in Rays loss to Red Sox
Canadian fullback James Pritchard scores as Barbarians post big rugby win
Gosselin makes costly error, Mets break away and beat Braves 7-1 for 9th straight win
South Korea leans toward allowing group of women to cross DMZ in peace gesture
NHL Playoff Capsules
Mike Moustakas hits 2-run shot, drives in go-ahead run as Royals rally for 6-5 win over Twins
Baseball Capsules
Yunel Escobar celebrates with head-first dive after HR in 10th lifts Nationals over Cards 2-1
Homes, not butcher, in store for 50 B.C. rabbits after SPCA seizure
Nathan Eovaldi gets first win with Yankees, pitches into 8th of 5-2 win over Tigers
Backstrom‘s OT winner lifts Capitals over Islanders to even series
The Washington Capitals celebrate the game winning overtime goal at 11:09 of the first overtime period by Nicklas Backstrom #19 against the New York Islanders in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on April 21, 2015 in Uniondale, New York. The Capitals defeated the Islanders 2-1 in overtime. John Tavares #91 is shown leaving the ice.
Lowry ineffective again as Wizards take commanding series lead over Raptors
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Backstrom scores 11:09 into OT in Capitals' 2-1 win over Isles; series tied at 2
Slumping Marlins fall to Phillies 7-3 for fifth straight loss
Beal scores 28 points, Lowry struggles again in Wizards' win over Raptors
Starlin Castro drives in 4, Cubs rally past Pirates 9-8 as Russell goes hitless in debut
City Council OKs move of planes Lisa Marie, Hound Dog II from Graceland to nearby location
Tired of having to explain slogan, Saskatchewan town considers change
The sign welcoming visitors to Tisdale, Sask. is shown on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. The small town in northern Saskatchewan is asking residents whether it's time to change its slogan. Tisdale has been called "The Land of Rape and Honey" for about 60 years.
PBS probes Ben Affleck's request not to reveal slave-owning ancestor; Affleck expresses regret
Family files lawsuit after finding wrong body in casket, learning man cremated by mistake
Head of movie association predicts record-breaking year at box office, criticizes piracy
South Korea approve plans to salvage sunken ferry, 1 year after disaster killed 300 people
Preliminary test results: Mislabeled chemical container caused Texas State Aquarium fish kill
1 dead, at least 18 ill with botulism symptoms in Ohio after church picnic
Officer blames Arizona sheriff for violating court order barring his immigration patrols
Jury deliberates 1 hour before convicting Oregon farmer of killing 2 men, feeding them to pigs
Robertson says No vote in transit plebiscite could jeopardize federal funds
The view from the Skytrain as the train makes its way into Surrey June 14, 2012.
Turtles send Ontario wind farm proposal back to environment tribunal
The Blanding's turtle has a high shell shaped like an old army helmet and a long neck with a bright yellow throat. No other Ontario turtle has that combination of identifying features.
UFC says former light-heavyweight champ Rampage Jackson back on card in Montreal
Blue Jays stampede error-prone Orioles
The Toronto Blue Jays’ Russell Martin, left, and Dioner Navarro, centre, celebrate with Jose Reyes after scoring off a hit from Ryan Goins against the Baltimore Orioles in Toronto on Tuesday.
New Zealand Prime Minister apologizes to cafe worker for repeatedly pulling her ponytail
New Zealand is preparing UN resolution aimed at restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Ottawa launches profit-driven aid tool to boost development investment
Copies of the 2015 federal budget are pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. The new finance initiative will be part of the Economic Development Corp., a Crown corporation designed to support exporters and investors. The move, announced in the 2015 budget, brings Canada into line with other Group of Seven countries, all of which have development finance tools of some kind.
Wade Miley and 4 relievers combine on a 4-hitter, Red Sox beat Rays 1-0
This week's top selling songs and albums on Apple's iTunes
Alberta Wildrose says it will make all hospitals offer 2 hours of free parking
Wildrose Party Leader Brian Jean speaks during a campaign stop in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, April 21, 2015. The party says Alberta Health Services currently generates more than $70 million in revenue from hospital visit parking fees.
Bautista gets even with homer after O's throw pitch behind him for second time
Scioscia says Hamilton close to reporting to extended spring training in Arizona
Mets win 9th straight game, newcomer Plawecki and Niese team up to beat Braves 7-1
Mrazek unbeatable as Red Wings take series lead with win over Lightning
Detroit Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek (34) stops a Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brenden Morrow (10) shot during the first period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff series in Detroit Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
Canadian soccer coach John Herdman says women's roster decisions are made
Conflicts mar BC Hydro transmission line completion, cost still unknown
The Interior to Lower Mainland transmission line was supposed to be competed last fall to deliver the new generating capacity from upgrades at BC Hydro’s Mica and Revelstoke dams.
Petr Mrazek shuts out Tampa Bay 3-0, helps Red Wings to 2-1 lead in first-round series
Budget balanced on backs of contingency fund, EI and oil
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) and Finance Minister Joe Oliver walk to the House of Commons to deliver the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa April 21, 2015.
LeBron James scores 30, Kyrie Irving 26 as Cavs beat Celtics 99-91 to open 2-0 lead in series
B.C. digital entertainment industry struggling with new TFW rules
Mark and Ria Bénard of Lost Boys Studios visual-effects school are seen in Vancouver on Tuesday. Ms. Bénard says, ‘It’s been hard to grow Canadian talent, so they have to reach out to internationals.’
Ryan Howard and Freddy Galvis hit homers to lead Phillies over Marlins, 7-3
Saskatchewan finance minister: more needed on infrastructure in federal budget
Predators forward Mike Fisher ruled out for Game 4 against Blackhawks
LEADING OFF: Aces up: Kershaw vs. Bumgarner, Kluber faces Smaradzija; Weaver tries for 1st win
Steelers visit Patriots to open 2015 schedule; Bears-Packers on Thanksgiving night at Lambeau
Parsons and Harris out for Dallas Mavericks against Houston for Game 2 of playoff series
Great at leading, the Winnipeg Jets need to be better at winning
Roy MacGregor
The top 10 books on Apple's iBooks-US
Annual 4/20 pot rally is “very disruptive”: Vancouver mayor
Street vendors sell marijuana infused products during a 4-20 event in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, April 20, 2015.
Federal budget promise of new transit funding ‘major step forward’: Tory
Toronto mayor John Tory attends a press conference.
Review: Broadway's 'Doctor Zhivago' musical is bombastic and breathless to the point of silly
Shortage of articling positions for students up for debate in Law Society elections
Douglas Judson of the Law Students' Society of Ontario says the Law Practice Program isn’t erasing barriers for students.
Seven key budget targets and why they matter
Lorraine Logan, who is 71 and lives in New Westminster during a meeting with other Senior Citizens in New Westminster April 21, 2015.
Legal hurdles push pot patients to black market, study says
A University of British Columbia study has found medical marijuana patients are struggling to access cannabis under current regulations and many are turning to the black market. Medical marijuana plants are shown at a medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C., on Friday March 21, 2014.
Colombian president lashes out at jeering over his handling of peace negotiations with rebels
Historic Boston Marathon course wouldn't fit needs for potential 2024 Olympics
Japan logs 1st trade surplus in nearly 3 years as cheap oil, recovery in exports tilt balance
Hope drives migrants to risk death
Some of the estimated 490 people thought to be Tamil migrants aboard the ship MV Sun Sea peer out from underneath a tarp after Canadian Border officials and police brought the ship into Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in Colwood, British Columbia on Vancouver Island August 13, 2010.
European action plan on immigration
Demonstrators holding numbers symbolizing the dead migrants sit during a demonstration in front of the Italian parliament in Rome's Montecitorio Square on April 21, 2015.
City Council approves potential NFL Chargers, Raiders stadium near Los Angeles
The hockey world hates a downer, but let’s face it: The Sens are in dire straits
The Sens are down 3-0 to the Montreal Canadiens and have to win on Wednesday to forestall the end of their remarkable season.
Bayern Munich routs Porto 6-1 to reach Champions League semifinals, advancing with Barcelona
Secretariat jockey Turcotte released from hospital; recovery going well, spokesman says
Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy out 4-6 weeks with toe injury, Gennett added to DL
Michigan woman who shot after getting bacon-less McDonald's burgers gets 3-7 years in prison
NYC mayor unveils environmental plan on Earth Day, aims to cut waste by 90 per cent by 2030
Canada extends support for international space station by four years until 2024
Exhibit of Jeff Wall photos will open Audain Art Museum
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Cheered in Canada, India’s PM Modi faces skepticism at home
Iain Marlow
Ducks, Canadiens have chance to close out their 1st-round playoff series
Federal budget recognizes B.C. resource needs, says finance minister
Mississippi sues State Farm, saying aid program paid Katrina claims insurer wrongly rejected
Here's a hack: Intentionally foul a team's poor free throw shooter
Oliver outlines effect of ‘dramatic plunge’ in oil prices
Oil at the first phase of separation from the sand at the Suncor oil sands processing plant.
IS teen attracted to IS group who plotted to kill US soldiers sentenced to juvenile prison
US charges ex-bank president, others with laundering money for drug cartels in Kansas
Science writer David Spurgeon took a human interest focus
David Spurgeon reports from Jericho, Palestine, in 1956 for The Globe and Mail.
Islamic State group has 228,000 under siege in Syrian city, new UN report says
The oil price story
An oil pumpjack sits unused in a field north of Edmonton, Alberta February 8, 2013.
Jewell: Mo listing for NV-CA sage grouse should motivate other westerners; critics cry foul
Prentice reverses stance on charity tax credit, calls reduction plan ‘wrong’
Jim Prentice announced the Alberta Progressive Conservatives will not reduce the charitable donation tax credit, which would have saved the government about $90-million per year.
Seniors care aide worker suspended for speaking out about conditions: NDP
Rabbi accused of running divorce kidnap team convicted of conspiracy, acquitted on other count
Uruguayan midfielder Cristian Techera eager to make Whitecaps' debut
Blue Jays rookie Devon Travis says Dalton Pompey's slump won't last
Five dividend stocks that deliver steady growth
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Cipher Pharma maps out its path to success
Cipher Pharmaceuticals bought privately held American dermatology company Innocutis Holdings LLC for $45.5-million (U.S.) in cash, its fifth acquisition this year. Analysts say the deal speeds up the company’s growth strategy.
As oil prices go, so go these 10 non-resource stocks
Diamondbacks place infielder Jake Lamb on 15-day disabled list
Three top stock picks from Davis Rea’s John O’Connell
John O’Connell.
'Rogue' distillery workers, others charged with spiriting away barrels and barrels of bourbon
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