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MLB warns teams against encouraging players to withdraw from high schools to avoid amateur draft

May. 07, 2024 22:17 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Major League Baseball has warned its teams against encouraging players to withdraw from high school baseball to avoid the amateur draft and pursue the increased flexibility of international free agency. The memo was sent to front offices Monday by John D’Angelo,...

PWHL Playoffs: Women's hockey takes center stage in Toronto while Knight and Poulin renew rivalry

May. 07, 2024 14:35 PM EDT

Step aside, Auston Matthews. Women’s hockey is taking center stage in Toronto, where Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse & Co. open the PWHL playoffs against Minnesota on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the sport's most prominent faces — Boston’s Hilary Knight and Montreal’s Marie-Philip...

BCE: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 02, 2024 07:17 AM EDT

VERDUN, Quebec (AP) — VERDUN, Quebec (AP) — BCE Inc. (BCE) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $298.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Verdun, Quebec-based company said it had profit of 33 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 53 cents per share....

US regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching

May. 01, 2024 16:37 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. regulators decided Wednesday to allow American fishermen to harvest thousands of pounds of valuable baby eels in the coming years, even as authorities have shuttered the industry in Canada while they grapple with poaching. Baby eels, also called elvers,...

Grandparents and a grandchild are among those killed in a police chase in Canada

Apr. 30, 2024 16:59 PM EDT

TORONTO, Ontario (AP) — Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a highway east of Toronto when a van being chased by police crashed while going the wrong way, causing a six-vehicle collision, Canadian police said Tuesday. The chase late Monday was triggered by...

At plastics treaty talks in Canada, sharp disagreements on whether to limit plastic production

Apr. 30, 2024 07:52 AM EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest round of negotiations in Canada early Tuesday amid sharp disagreements about whether to put global limits on plastic production. For the first time in the process, negotiators...

HSBC CEO Noel Quinn plans to retire

Apr. 30, 2024 07:24 AM EDT

HSBC, Europe's largest bank, says that CEO Noel Quinn plans to retire after serving nearly five years in the post. “After an intense five years, it is now the right time for me to get a better balance between my personal and business life. I intend to pursue a portfolio career...

The Rolling Stones show no signs of slowing down as they begin their latest tour with Texas show

Apr. 29, 2024 15:47 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Time marches on and all good things must come to an end. But don’t tell that to The Rolling Stones. What many believe to be the greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world showed no signs of slowing down anytime soon as they kicked off their latest tour Sunday...

Sea off New England had one of its hottest years in 2023, part of a worldwide trend

Apr. 29, 2024 13:36 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The sea off New England, already warming faster than most of the world's oceans, had one of its hottest years on record in 2023. The Gulf of Maine, which abuts New England and Canada, had an annual sea surface temperature nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit above...

Billie Eilish announces 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' arena world tour

Apr. 29, 2024 13:16 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Eilish is hitting the road. The pop performer will embark on a worldwide arena tour this fall, kicking off in Quebec City in Canada on Sept. 29 and concluding in Dublin on July 27, 2025. She'll hit many major cities in North America in 2024 before heading to...