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Raptors lament absence of "best fans in the NBA" ahead of playoffs
When former Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams stepped up to the line for a pair of free throws against the Raptors in Game 7 of the 2014 playoffs, the noise that rose from the then-Air Cana...
Aug 16, 2020

New Zealand delays election after virus outbreak in Auckland
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday chose to delay New Zealand's national elections by four weeks as the country deals with a new coronavirus outbreak in its largest city...
Aug 16, 2020

Dallas beats Calgary 5-4 in overtime to tie NHL playoff series at two games each
EDMONTON - Tyler Seguin scored with less than four minutes to go in overtime to lead the Dallas Stars to a 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday to even their best-of seven NHL play...
Aug 16, 2020

Grandfather of Canadian girl killed in Beirut blast says being with her was 'pure luxury'
When three-year-old Alexandra Naggear's mother saw an explosion through her window in Lebanon, she scooped up her little girl and tried to run into the next room. But it was too late. Alexandra, a Can...
Aug 16, 2020

Thousands of CRA and government accounts disabled after cyberattack
OTTAWA - Hackers used more than 9,000 stolen usernames and passwords to apply for government services, and also targeted about 5,500 Canada Revenue Agency accounts, the federal government said in an a...
Aug 16, 2020

Lowe HR 4 games in row, Rays top Blue Jays 3-2 in resumption
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Brandon Lowe hit a solo home run in the ninth inning to keep up his power surge and lift the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Sunday in the completion of a suspended game....
Aug 16, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 16
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:34 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2020: There are 122,073 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,151 confirmed (including 5,720 deaths, 53,847 resol...
Aug 16, 2020

Islanders beat Capitals 2-1 in OT, take 3-0 lead in series
TORONTO - Mathew Barzal scored 4:28 into overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday. The Islande...
Aug 16, 2020

2014 US Open finalist Kei Nishikori tests positive for COVID
NEW YORK - Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and said he will pull out of the tuneup tournament at Flushing Meadows that starts next week. Nishikori p...
Aug 16, 2020

Alberta-owned thoroughbred extends world record winning streak
An Alberta-owned horse extended it's world record winning streak for thoroughbreds on Saturday. Free Thought, who was bred in California and is owned by Sexsmith's Chuck Stojan, won the Evergreen Park...
Aug 16, 2020