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By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged on Wednesday if reelected to limit foreign purchases of Canadian real estate if it turns out that such purchases are pricing Canadians out of the housing market. “There are real concerns that foreign, nonresident real estate speculation is the reason some Canadian families find house prices beyond their budgets,” Harper said in Vancouver, where the housing market is
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Republican candidates’ prime-time debate on Fox News Channel drew 24 million viewers, more than double the prior record for a presidential primary debate and the highest non-sports telecast in cable TV history, according to Nielsen data released on Friday. The tally for Thursday’s event in Cleveland more than doubled Fox News Channel’s previous largest audience, the 11.8 million viewers who tuned in
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Republican candidates’ prime-time debate on Fox News Channel drew 24 million viewers, more than double the prior record for a presidential primary debate and the highest non-sports telecast in cable TV history, according to Nielsen data released on Friday. The tally for Thursday’s event in Cleveland more than doubled Fox News Channel’s previous largest audience, the 11.8 million viewers who tuned in
TORONTO (AP) — Jose Bautista hit a solo home run, Drew Hutchison pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays won their ninth straight game, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday night.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Flip Saunders had quite a challenge on his hands when he returned to Minnesota two years ago to take over the moribund Timberwolves.
Geno Smith’s hopes for a breakout season with the New York Jets took a major blow – to the jaw. The quarterback will be sidelined at least 6-10 weeks with a broken jaw after being punched by teammate Ikemefuna Enemkpali in the locker room Tuesday morning. Smith, entering his third season, will require surgery to repair the injuries.
The rebuilding of the last-place Milwaukee Brewers will be overseen by a new general manager. Doug Melvin will be leaving his job after 13 years in Milwaukee. Owner Mark Attanasio has hired an executive search firm to help find a new general manager.
The University of Minnesota will launch an outside investigation of its athletic department and its former director who resigned because of sexual harassment complaints, a school official said Tuesday. Former Athletic Director Norwood Teague resigned last week, triggering reports that he groped two female employees, made inappropriate comments and sent lewd text messages. A third woman, a reporter at the Minneapolis Star Tribune who covers Gophers basketball, later came forward
A federal judge is putting the NFL on the defense at a hearing over its four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, demanding to know what evidence directly links Brady to deflating footballs and saying at one point he questions where the ”gate” in ”Deflategate” comes from. Judge Richard M. Berman on Wednesday repeatedly asked NFL lawyer Daniel L. Nash for direct evidence as he gave both sides
