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Women's professional hockey faces hurdles hoops didn't for the WNBA
Amid calls for the NHL to take an ownership stake in women's hockey, a former WNBA commissioner says the women's basketball league wouldn't have survived without the NBA. Val ...
May 30, 2019
Masai Ujiri's talk with Lowry with the turning point in their relationship
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri pinpoints a particular conversation as the turning point in his relationship with Kyle Lowry this season. When the Toronto Raptors president shipped franchise icon and Lowry's go...
May 30, 2019
Raptors veteran Gasol ready for challenge of first NBA Finals
TORONTO - Marc Gasol didn't give himself much time to celebrate winning the NBA's Eastern Conference title on Saturday night. He has bigger goals in mind. "I'm not in that mode to analyze wh...
May 30, 2019
Polish advocate for church victims resigns in scandal
WARSAW, Poland - The founder and head of a Polish organization dedicated to helping victims of pedophile priests has resigned after allegations surfaced that he extorted money from a victim and demand...
May 30, 2019
In the news today, May 28
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, May 28 --- SCRUTINIZE CBC'S WORK FOR CANADIANNESS: SCHEER Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says if he is elected prime minister in the fall, he'll want...
May 30, 2019
In the news today, May 30
Six stories in the news for Thursday, May 30 --- TRUDEAU TO RAISE U.S. ABORTION LAWS WITH PENCE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence are expected to discuss the ratifi...
May 30, 2019
Accused in woman's death 'controlled every aspect' of home they shared: Crown
WINNIPEG - A Crown prosecutor argued Tuesday that a man accused of killing a woman whose body was found in a barrel in their backyard used physical and psychological abuse to manipulate multiple women...
May 30, 2019
Appalachian trail hikers draw strength from story of injured Nova Scotia woman
A man who publishes a hiker yearbook for the Appalachian Trail says the strength and courage of a Nova Scotia woman who was stabbed on the trail is inspiring other hikers to continue their trek. Matth...
May 30, 2019
Sentencing arguments in murder of Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks
CALGARY - A sentencing hearing is to begin today for a man convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a Calgary Stampeders football player. Nelson Lugela, who is 21, was convicted earlier ...
May 30, 2019
Senate committee approves changes to solitary confinement bill
OTTAWA - A committee of senators has approved changes to a bill that aims to end solitary confinement in Canadian prisons - including one key change that would place a 48-hour maximum on the...
May 30, 2019
