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Raptors end Bucks' eight-game winning streak with 97-93 victory
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet scored 29 points to lead the short-handed Raptors to a 97-93 victory over Milwaukee on Thursday, snapping the Bucks' eight game winning streak. The Raptors (10-13) ended a four...
Dec 02, 2021

Nichushkin helps Avalanche bounce back with 4-1 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Valeri Nichushkin scored and added an assist as the Colorado Avalanche earned a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Cale Makar had the eventual winner late in the second period...
Dec 02, 2021

'The fire that's here': US is still battling delta variant
While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant that is popping up around the country, the delta form of the coronavirus isn't finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., swamping hospita...
Dec 02, 2021

Melfort Comets begin fundraising for annual provincial Pink game
The Melfort Comets Senior Girls Basketball team wants to continue the fight, as, on Jan. 27, the Comets will play host to the Meadow Lake Carpenters for the annual provincial Pink game.Their fundraisi...
Dec 02, 2021

Injuries continue to pile up for Riders ahead of West final
Injuries continue to plague the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the playoffs.A number of big names are headlining the injury report leading up to the CFL West Division final against the Winnipeg Blue Bomb...
Dec 02, 2021

Beijing bound: Bobsledder Kaillie Humphries now an American
Kaillie Humphries is now, officially, an American. And just like that, the U.S. medal hopes in bobsledding at the Beijing Olympics just got much stronger. The reigning world champion in both monobob a...
Dec 02, 2021

Compromise proposed to allow opposition MPs to see documents on fired scientists
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is proposing a compromise over a long-running dispute with opposition parties over the disclosure of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada'...
Dec 02, 2021

Humboldt's wastewater treatment system getting $3.5-million upgrade
The City of Humboldt has announced they have awarded Wastewater Treatment Provider Request for Proposal (RFP) and are moving forward with the design phase.At a city council meeting on Nov 22, it was a...
Dec 02, 2021

Halifax goalie gets support over alleged racist incident at P.E.I. hockey tournament
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia minor league hockey player who was the target of alleged racist abuse at a tournament in Charlottetown last month said Thursday he has been heartened by an outpouring of suppor...
Dec 02, 2021

Busy November provided some clarity for Blue Jays, now team must wait
Several questions about the Toronto Blue Jays' off-season have been answered. The arrival of the Major League Baseball lockout early Thursday means it'll take some time before the rest of the team's 2...
Dec 02, 2021