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VanVleet, Siakam lead the way as Raptors down Pelicans for their sixth straight win
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet scored 32 points and Pascal Siakam added 29 to lead the Toronto Raptors to a season-high sixth straight win, holding off the New Orleans Pelicans for a 105-101 victory Sunday. ...
Jan 09, 2022

Walker makes game-winning draw to win Alberta playdown and book Scotties ticket
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Laura Walker made a game-winning draw Sunday afternoon to win the Alberta women's curling playdowns and secure a berth in the upcoming national championship. She threw her fina...
Jan 09, 2022

19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's deadliest fire in more than three decades, killing 19 people including nine children Sunday at a Bronx apartment building, was caused by a faulty space heater, official...
Jan 09, 2022

AP source: White pulled out due to lingering COVID symptoms
Shaun White's withdrawal from a key Olympic qualifying event came after he experienced lingering COVID-19 symptoms, including fatigue and shortness of breath, The Associated Press has learned. A perso...
Jan 09, 2022

Longtime Canadian women's baseball team member Amanda Asay dies at 33
NELSON, B.C. - Baseball Canada says Amanda Asay, the longest-serving member of the Canadian women's baseball team program, has died after a skiing accident in Nelson, B.C. The native of Prince George,...
Jan 09, 2022

Host Cameroon wins as African Cup opens under virus shadow
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar scored two penalties in quick succession as the host country came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in the African Cup of Nations' openin...
Jan 09, 2022

COVID-19 cases fill hospital beds in parts of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick
VANCOUVER - Hospitals in several parts of Canada are straining under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with Quebec hospitalizations reaching an all-time high on Sunday and Ontario's admis...
Jan 09, 2022

Oilers add two more players to protocol, game against Senators rescheduled
EDMONTON - The National Hockey League has postponed two games due to COVID-related issues affecting the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils. Edmonton's home game against the Ottawa Senators on Monda...
Jan 09, 2022

U.S. urged to use 'Sully' to help Canada, allies get PS752 compensation from Iran
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies are being urged to aggressively reach into the Iranian government's pocket to find assets to compensate for the regime's downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight...
Jan 09, 2022

Red Storm have a bit of everything available in Tuesday's MLS SuperDraft
The St. John's Red Storm have a bit of everything available in Tuesday's MLS SuperDraft, complete with Canadian passports. Want to stop goals? Try towering goalkeeper Luka Gavran, a Hamilton native wh...
Jan 09, 2022