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Trent Jr. scores 24 points, Barnes has career-high 15 rebounds in Raptors' win
TORONTO - Gary Trent Jr., poured in 24 points, including a key three-pointer with just over a minute play, to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 90-87 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday. Fred VanVl...
Dec 10, 2021
Navy blames Hawaii water contamination on jet fuel spill
HONOLULU (AP) - The Navy believes that contaminated tap water that went to Hawaii military households came from a one-time spill of jet fuel last month and was not caused by a leak from aging undergro...
Dec 10, 2021
B.C. Lions linebackers Lokombo, Williams both win CFL individual awards
HAMILTON - Bo Lokombo and Jordan Williams gave B.C. fans something to celebrate Friday after a season that saw the Lions lose seven of their last eight games. Lokombo beat out Montreal offensive linem...
Dec 10, 2021
QB Collaros, Winnipeg Blue Bombers dominate CFL's annual awards banquet
HAMILTON - It was a clean sweep for quarterback Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night at the CFL awards banquet. Collaros, 33, captured the league's outstanding player award. Joi...
Dec 10, 2021
'Panther' the cat rescued after days-long power-pole perch
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - For at least two days and maybe more, residents of a suburban Denver neighborhood worried about the fate of a black cat called Panther who was perched atop a 36-foot (11-meter) ut...
Dec 10, 2021
"Superfan" Nav Bhatia in isolation, misses Raptors game for the first time in history
TORONTO - Friday night's Toronto Raptors game was notable for who wasn't in attendance. The Raptors' COVID-19 scare kept "Superfan" Nav Bhatia from Toronto's game against the New York Knicks. It's the...
Dec 10, 2021
B.C. businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter can proceed, court rules
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's highest court has upheld a lower-court ruling allowing a prominent businessman and philanthropist's defamation lawsuit against Twitter Inc. to proceed in the province. T...
Dec 10, 2021
Survey suggests health-care worker morale sinking in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan health-care workers are looking to work less, leave the field or retire early as distress and other mental health strains increase following the latest wave of COVID-19.A survey from Univ...
Dec 10, 2021
Online learning to continue in schools across the northeast
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, learners and teachers everywhere are learning how to adapt to the online world. Horizon School Division released its enrolment numbers in late November and the amou...
Dec 10, 2021
Bedard aims to join Gretzky, Crosby in playing for Canadian junior hockey team at 16
CALGARY - The half-dozen who played for the Canadian junior men's hockey team at age 16 is sprinkled with names like Gretzky, Crosby and McDavid. Connor Bedard of North Vancouver, B.C., wants to join ...
Dec 10, 2021