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Comeback Heat do it again, rally past Celtics for 2-0 lead
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Goran Dragic scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo led a big third-quarter rally to finish with 21, and the Miami Heat pulled off another comeback to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 a...
Sep 17, 2020
Thomas takes US Open lead with 65 on soft, kind Winged Foot
MAMARONECK, N.Y. - All that hype over how tough the U.S. Open can be at Winged Foot. All that history of so many scores over par. Thursday brought a surprise: All those red numbers. Justin Thomas led ...
Sep 17, 2020
Canada's Murray plans to stay politically active through NBA Western final
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canada's Jamal Murray is going to keep using his platform to bring attention to racial injustice as he leads his Denver Nuggets in the NBA's Western Conference final. Murray, ...
Sep 17, 2020
Edmonton’s renovated, ridiculed downtown library opens to the public
EDMONTON - Some Edmontonians who got a peek inside their city's new downtown library say it's what's inside that matters. The Stanley A. Milner Library has opened its doors to the public, four years a...
Sep 17, 2020
Mouth wash test coming for school-aged children in British Columbia
VICTORIA - British Columbia is introducing a new saline gargle test for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to help make it easier for children and teenagers to check whether they have COVID-19. Pr...
Sep 17, 2020
Carrot River Outback Thunder set for fall tryouts, making progress on new dressing room
The Carrot River Outback Thunder are patiently waiting for the go-ahead to be able to start their Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL) season.Although, they haven't been sitting around as a new dressin...
Sep 17, 2020
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. to get new name to better reflect changing mandate
OTTAWA - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will be getting a new name in the coming months, part of a larger rebranding by the federal housing agency to better reflect its changing mandate.The hea...
Sep 17, 2020
With picnic baskets, Christian Siriano puts on backyard show
WESTPORT, Conn. - Christian Siriano, who turned his atelier into a mask-making machine, took to his Connecticut backyard Thursday for a cozy fashion show complete with picnic baskets for his small in-...
Sep 17, 2020
Canucks have 'we can beat anyone' mindset after big playoff run: Boeser
VANCOUVER - Fans expected big things from Quinn Hughes as he began his first full season with the Vancouver Canucks last fall. Even with the sky-high expectations, the 20-year-old defenceman often lef...
Sep 17, 2020
Province records seven new cases of COVID-19, four more recoveries
There are seven new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province and four more recoveries. The provincial total is now at 1,757.One case from Sept. 16 has now been removed from the total because it was...
Sep 17, 2020