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The first two games of the 2015 Women’s College World Series Championship Finals between the defending national champion/No. 1 Florida and No. 3 Michigan (best-of-three game series) have resulted in the most-watched WCWS Championship Finals Game 1 ever (Monday, June 1) and college softball’s highest overnight rating in eight years (Game 2 on Tuesday, June 2). […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry grabbed a chance to question the state of judicial independence in Canada on Friday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government faced accusations at home that it had tried to intervene to stop a corruption trial. Trudeau’s domestic troubles have attracted attention in Chinese state media due to his previous […]

Battlefield V won’t include microtransactions at launch, EA DICE has announced. Microtransactions will be added post-launch using a paid in-game currency called Battlefield Currency, but DICE promises they will only be used for cosmetic items. “We want players to get hands-on experience with their Company [the name for players’ collections of items], the progression system, […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tufts University starts the year where it left off after winning its second straight national championship last May, as the unanimous choice atop the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III Top 25 softball rankings. The Jumbos went 5-1 in the NCAA Championship at Texas-Tyler’s Suddenlink Field for an overall 13-1 postseason […]

The mother sobbed uncontrollably as she carried her newborn baby to the manager of the muddy and windswept camp in northeastern Syria. The young Syrian woman tried desperately to explain that the child was just 11 days old, and had become suddenly unwell. “This is no place to bring life into the world,” she said, […]

The traditional, permanent full-time job is dying a slow death in Canada, and precarious work in the new “gig economy” is taking its place. This story is part of Precariously Taxed, a HuffPost Canada series that looks at how gig economy and contract workers can optimize their finances when it comes to tax time. So […]

During a screening of Avengers: Infinity War on Wednesday night, the directors of the film – the Russo brothers – confirmed that Loki did in fact die in Infinity War. Peter Sciretta from Slash Film tweeted updates from a live Q&A after the screening. “The Russo’s were asked about a fan theory that Bruce Banner […]

When it comes to having healthy teeth and gums, we all know the rituals. Brush twice a day and for some, floss and use oral rinses. These are the gold standard to keep our teeth and gums bright and strong. However, even with these recommendations in place, nearly a quarter of Canadian children and over […]

The latest message to softball fans anxiously awaiting a decision from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the sport’s status for the 2020 Tokyo Games seems to be hurry up and wait. The Associated Press reported early Friday that the final vote on the 2020 list of sports won’t come until the IOC meeting on […]

OTTAWA — Mail service will resume all across the country at noon Tuesday after the Senate passed legislation ordering an end to five weeks of rotating strikes by postal workers. Royal assent was granted late Monday shortly after senators approved Bill C-89 by a vote of 53-25. Four senators abstained. The government had deemed passage […]