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Raptors rediscover offence, beat slumping Nets 121-102
NEW YORK - Fred VanVleet had 29 points and 11 assists, Kyle Lowry scored 26 points and the Toronto Raptors bounced back from their worst offensive performance of the season to beat the slumping Brookl...
Jan 04, 2020
Texans roar past Bills for 22-19 win in OT
HOUSTON - Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in regulation and then led the winning drive in overtime as the Texans added another comeback to Houston playoff history by rallying...
Jan 04, 2020
Bill O'Reilly guest spot on TV show not a part of Discovery
LOS ANGELES - The Discovery Channel says a television show featuring Bill O'Reilly is not an official program on their network after receiving backlash for the former Fox News host's appearance on the...
Jan 04, 2020
Sweden 'sick and tired' of seeing Rasmus Sandin get slashed at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Sweden is sick of seeing Rasmus Sandin get slashed. No doubt the Toronto Maple Leafs feel the same way. The 19-year-old defenceman took another hack to his lef...
Jan 04, 2020
Flames send Frolik to Sabres to cap off series of deals involving Habs, Senators
OTTAWA - Michael Frolik was sent by the Calgary Flames to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday as the final move in a series of trades that also involved the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators. Buffalo ...
Jan 04, 2020
Canadian-led NATO training mission in Iraq suspended amid security concerns
Canada's defence minister says a Canadian-led NATO training mission in Iraq has been temporarily suspended in the wake of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.Harjit Sajjan confirmed a stat...
Jan 04, 2020
UPDATE: One person confirmed dead after Merritt-area avalanche
MERRITT - Update (4:45 pm) RCMP have confirmed a man has been killed after getting caught in an avalanche Saturday afternoon."The victim was located by searchers, but sadly he did not survive," Cpl. J...
Jan 04, 2020 File avalanche photo from the Canadian Press (*Note that this image is not the Merritt area scene)
The Queen in new photo portrait with 3 heirs to throne
LONDON - The Queen has marked the start of the decade with a new formal photograph of her and the first three heirs to the throne: son Prince Charles, grandson Prince William and great-grandson P...
Jan 04, 2020
Staal scores in overtime to give Wild 3-2 win over Jets
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Eric Staal poked home a rebound after a scramble in front of the Winnipeg goal on Saturday, sending the Minnesota Wild past the Jets 3-2 in overtime. Marcus Foligno and Luke Kunin al...
Jan 04, 2020
Canada downs Finland in world junior semis to set up gold-medal game with Russia
Canada was looking for payback.The national team got it, and then some, in a dominant wire-to-wire performance Saturday at the world junior hockey championship.The Canadians scored three times before ...
Jan 04, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
