MARKHAM, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say they have a suspect in custody in connection with an armed robbery that panicked shoppers at a mall Sunday evening. York region police say officers were dispatched to the CF Markville Mall in Markham, Ont., at around 6:30 p.m. after several suspects entered the Lukfook jewelry store…
Thousands of people took part in a Russian charity race of Santas, with competitors dressed in their finest Father Frost gear dashing past St. Petersburg’s palaces and busy central streets. Racers young and old ran about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) starting at the Central Palace Square for the mass dash on Saturday. A sea of…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Hernando’s (Brooksville, Fla.) Madyson Lamp, Hanks’ (El Paso, Texas) Nadia Valverde and Woodland (Calif.) Christian’s Jordyn Hutchins were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for games played the week of March 5-11. South RegionIn two games last week, Lamp was a perfect eight-for-eight with 12 RBI and six runs…
EDMONTON — Two security guards have been injured in an explosion that occurred during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton. Police at the scene say the guards — a male and a female believed to be employed by GardaWorld — suffered significant head and facial injuries in the blast that…
These days one can make a career out of posting photos of designer clothes and accessories on Instagram. But combining this with serving as an ordained priest may be tricky, as one Russian cleric found out. The ‘Gucci priest’ was one of Russia’s biggest viral stories last week. An Instagram account attributed to cleric from…
BEIJING — China shot back at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday in expressing “strong dissatisfaction” with his criticism of a death sentence handed down to an alleged Canadian drug smuggler, while also cautioning its citizens about travelling to Canada. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Tuesday that Trudeau should “respect the rule of law,…
There are several games to keep an eye on around the country the weekend of April 13-15. NCAA Division I several top 25 matchups to go along with nationally-ranked contests in NCAA Division II,NCAA Division III and NAIA. Check out the matchups below NCAA Division I April 13 4 pm ET –…
Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two ex-bankers over the multi-billion dollar looting of state fund, 1MDB. The US bank denies the accusation, claiming it was deceived by the previous Malaysian government. The subsidiaries of the Wall Street banking giant and its former key employees, ex-chairman of Goldman’s South East Asia, Tim Leissner,…
Jessica Mendoza, an analyst on ESPN’s Sunday Baseball Team and four-time NFCA first-team All-American, will deliver the keynote address- “Breaking the Mold For The Future of Our Sport”- at the 2017 NFCA Convention, Dec. 6-9 in Las Vegas. Read thefinal installment of the three-part feature about Mendoza. By Rhiannon Potkey, special to NFCA.org Jessica Mendoza was standing…
Federal Conservatives are again goading Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call byelections, while highlighting how a Liberal Quebec riding is on the cusp of having no representation in the House of Commons for nine months. Tory Leader Andrew Scheer made his push in a statement Friday, accusing Trudeau of playing “political games” last fall by…