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Raptors celebrate 2019 NBA title before beating Pelicans in season opener
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors celebrated their NBA title in style Tuesday night. The reigning champions also picked up where they left off last spring. Toronto closed the overtime session on an 8...
Oct 24, 2019
Astros executive apologizes, MLB to conduct interviews
HOUSTON - The assistant general manager of the Houston Astros apologized Tuesday for using "inappropriate language" after a Sports Illustrated report said he repeatedly yelled toward a group of female...
Oct 24, 2019
'We want to win for her': Outpouring of grief after death of Saskatchewan curler
SASKATOON - There's been an outpouring of love and support for a promising Saskatchewan curler who died this week from complications during the birth of her third child. Aly Jenkins, a ...
Oct 24, 2019
Montreal Impact announce head coach Wilmer Cabrera will not return next season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact will not be bringing back head coach Wilmer Cabrera for the next Major League Soccer season. The Impact announced Thursday that Cabrera's contract has expired and w...
Oct 24, 2019
Sluggish Leafs looking to reset: 'Sometimes you've got to yell at your family'
TORONTO - With an off day to clear his head, Auston Matthews made a point of unplugging his hockey brain. "Just chill," the Maple Leafs centre said of the approach to 24 hours away from the rink....
Oct 24, 2019
Astros fire exec Taubman after rant at female reporters
WASHINGTON - The Houston Astros fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman on Thursday for directing inappropriate comments at female reporters during a clubhouse celebration, announcing the deci...
Oct 24, 2019
Singh calls for reform of 'broken' voting system after NDP falls short in Quebec
BURNABY, B.C. - If there's any election that has highlighted how "broken" Canada's electoral system is, it's this one, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in his morning-after assessment. Monday's...
Oct 24, 2019
Review promised amid reports man suspected of killing kids, self was hospitalized
Quebec's Health Minister says her department will review what happened after reports surfaced that a man suspected of killing his young children before taking his own life was hospitalized just w...
Oct 24, 2019
Northwest Territories legislators pick new premier after three ballots
YELLOWKNIFE - The new premier of the Northwest Territories tells a story when asked about how her government will differ from that of her predecessor. Caroline Cochrane, chosen Thursday by her fe...
Oct 24, 2019
English Montreal School Board files legal challenge to Quebec's religious symbols law
MONTREAL - The English Montreal School Board has filed a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, arguing it contravenes minority language education rights and should be struck down. In an appl...
Oct 24, 2019