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Nurse credits Leonard with revving up teammates after Game 2 loss
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors were feeling low following a Game 2 loss to Golden State on their home court last week in the NBA Finals. Then Kawhi Leonard, the team's usually quiet leader, spoke up. I...
Jun 10, 2019
Drake, Wayne Gretzky among the celebrities taking in Game 5 of the NBA Finals
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors left O Canada duties to their fans ahead of Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Drake - and the rest of the boisterous, red-clad crowd inside a rabid Scotiabank Aren...
Jun 10, 2019
The latest from the Toronto Raptors Game 5 in the NBA Finals
TORONTO - 9:25 p.m. Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky is among the celebrities at Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors. Other big Canadian names among the 20,000 ...
Jun 10, 2019
The latest from the Toronto Raptors Game 5 in the NBA Finals
TORONTO - 9:25 p.m. Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky is among the celebrities at Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors. Other big Canadian names among the 20,000 ...
Jun 10, 2019
Vermont gov vetoes creating 24-hour wait period for handguns
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont's Republican governor vetoed legislation Monday that would have established a 24-hour waiting period to buy handguns, a move that came about a year after the state imposed it...
Jun 10, 2019
New York City street named for rapper Notorious B.I.G.
NEW YORK - A New York City street has been named for rapper Notorious B.I.G. Community members and elected officials gathered in a downpour on Monday at the intersection of St. James Place and Fulton ...
Jun 10, 2019
Red Deer city council bucks up $50,000 for Canadian Finals Rodeo
The Canadian Finals Rodeo will be getting another $50,000 from The City of Red Deer this year.City council approved the request from CFR at its meeting on Monday night in a 7-1 vote (Buck Buchanan was...
Jun 10, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Victoria police chief hands out hefty fine to driver who flicked lit butt
VICTORIA - A "lit"terbug was issued a hefty fine after a Victoria police officer caught him flicking a cigarette butt out his car window. Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak says he was t...
Jun 10, 2019
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. convicted of rape
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. has been convicted of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman last year north of San Diego. A jury returned the verdict Monday in San Diego Superior Court ...
Jun 10, 2019
Utah ski resort wants out of lawsuit against Gwyneth Paltrow
PARK CITY, Utah - A Utah ski resort where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into and injuring a skier asked Monday to be dismissed from a lawsuit, contending the dispute should be settled between...
Jun 10, 2019