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Celtics’ Kemba Walker has concussion-like symptoms
DENVER - Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker collided with teammate Semi Ojeleye late in the second quarter, striking Ojeleye's abdomen area head-first and going down on to the court in a heap against t...
Nov 24, 2019
Thomas Chabot's two-point game helps Ottawa Senators past New York Rangers 4-1
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have finally found a winning game plan. Anders Nilsson made 30 saves as the Senators beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Friday night for Ottawa's first three-game win streak...
Nov 24, 2019
Andrew Harris leads Winnipeg Blue Bombers to first Grey Cup win since 1990
CALGARY - A historic first by Andrew Harris ended the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' dubious championship drought and continued the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Grey Cup misery. The 32-year-old Winnipeg nat...
Nov 24, 2019
New foreign minister presses for Canadian detainees with China counterpart
OTTAWA - Canada's new foreign affairs minister hit the ground running this weekend, spending an hour in face-to-face talks with his Chinese counterpart over the fate of two Canadian men that the Trude...
Nov 24, 2019
Former Desjardins Group president Claude Beland dead at 87
MONTREAL - Former Desjardins Group president Claude Beland has died at the age of 87, the Quebec-based financial institution confirmed Sunday. Beland was elected to the head of Desjardins in 1987 and ...
Nov 24, 2019
Diahann Carroll’s legacy as a trailblazer remembered
NEW YORK - Diahann Carroll was remembered as a brilliant talent, a loving friend and mother and a trailblazer by the likes of Cicely Tyson, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Lenny Kravitz and more a...
Nov 24, 2019
Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired the secretary of the Navy in connection with the controversy over a SEAL whose case has been championed by President Donald Trump. A Pentagon spokes...
Nov 24, 2019
Left foot, right foot, Snickers and Skittles — superstitions abound with Grey Cup teams
CALGARY - Football players prefer to call them pre-game rituals rather than superstitions, but some Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats players are particular about what they do in...
Nov 24, 2019
US officials: Don’t eat romaine grown in Salinas, California
NEW YORK - U.S. health officials on Friday told people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, because of another food poisoning outbreak. The notice comes almost exactly one year after...
Nov 24, 2019
Ole Miss coach not surprised by Davis's strong start with Raptors
TORONTO - Kermit Davis didn't coach Terence Davis in his rookie season at the University of Mississippi. But he sure knows the player's scoring average from that year. "TD averaged one point a ga...
Nov 24, 2019
