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Raptors' championship run challenges Leafs' fan dominance in Toronto
TORONTO - Raptors fever has unquestionably seized Toronto as the team makes an unprecedented bid for the NBA championship. As became evident with the hordes of revellers that spilled onto downtown str...
May 27, 2019
Montreal MNA calls out privileged politicians who collect big money for leaving office
MONTREAL - Privileged Quebec politicians shouldn't accept generous cheques from taxpayers when they quit politics or lose elections, says a recently departed member of the legislature. Amir ...
May 27, 2019
Centre Josh Norris leaving university to sign with Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed centre Josh Norris to a three-year, entry-level contract, ending his NCAA career at the University of Michigan after two seasons. The 20-year-old American was ...
May 27, 2019
Toronto Raptors smash TV audience record as team books spot in NBA Finals
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors shattered the NBA's Canadian television audience record during the decisive sixth game of the Eastern Conference final. Sportsnet says an average of 3.1 million...
May 27, 2019
Orlondo Steinauer's voice remaining very strong as Ticats head coach
HAMILTON - Being a CFL head coach hasn't left Orlondo Steinauer speechless during training camp. During his tenure as Hamilton's defensive co-ordinator (2013-16), Steinauer said he was routinely ...
May 27, 2019
Famed Boston maestro's statue sports giant Bruins helmet
BOSTON - Count the late conductor Arthur Fiedler among the Boston Bruins' fans as they skate into the Stanley Cup Final. The non-profit Esplanade Association has installed a giant Bruins helmet atop a...
May 27, 2019
Chirinos pulled after 5 no-hit innings, Rays beat Blue Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Yonny Chirinos was pulled after five no-hit innings and the Tampa Bay Rays went on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Monday. Chirinos (6-1) made his 11th appearance and fifth...
May 27, 2019
Penticton beach assault victim awakes from coma
PENTICTON, B.C. - Chelsea Townend credits her faith and her husband's strength as he makes a remarkable recovery in hospital, more than three weeks after a vicious assault on Okanagan Lake Beach in Pe...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: Chelsea Townend / Global Okanagan
Bill Buckner, forever known for October error, dies at 69
BOSTON - Bill Buckner, a star hitter who became known for making one of the most infamous plays in major league history, died Monday. He was 69. He died after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, Bu...
May 27, 2019
B.C. court hears officer ambushed, shot from behind by accused
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An Alberta man "ambushed" a police officer moments after he got out of his vehicle, shooting him from behind and then standing over his unmoving body and shooting him again, a ...
May 27, 2019
