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Team effort leads Raptors to 125-89 rout of Philly, and a 3-2 series lead
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors didn't need a superhuman performance from Kawhi Leonard on Tuesday. After shouldering the load through the first four games of this playoff series, Leonard got plent...
May 09, 2019
Grassy Narrows protester interrupts Trudeau at Toronto Liberal event
TORONTO - An appearance by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at an event for Liberal supporters in Toronto was interrupted by a protester from Grassy Narrows First Nation Thursday. The unidentified woman ...
May 09, 2019
Jose Berrios stellar as Twins blank Blue Jays for second straight game
TORONTO - The Blue Jays' bats went silent again Tuesday as Toronto's hitters try to work through a major slump at the plate. Running into some stellar opposing pitching isn't helping matters, eit...
May 09, 2019
35 years ago, May 9, 1984 Jr. Oilers win first WHL championship for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It was May 9, 1984 that the Kamloops Junior Oilers won the first Western Hockey League championship for this city.It was a dramatic finish --- a night before the Regina Pats were less than ...
May 09, 2019 Image credit: Kamloops Jr. Oilers
Woodstock 50 concert organizers sue investor that backed out
NEW YORK - A dispute over whether the Woodstock 50 festival will go on has spiraled into a court fight, with organizers suing and at least temporarily silencing a former investor that sought to call o...
May 09, 2019
Otter's long departure means koi can return to Vancouver Chinese garden
VANCOUVER - Koi are safe to swim again in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver that was once a hunting ground for an elusive otter. Three adults and 344 juvenile ornamental k...
May 09, 2019
Chelsea Manning released from jail on contempt charge
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been released from a northern Virginia jail after a two-month stay for refusing to testify to a grand jury. Manning was release...
May 09, 2019
Mulroney feted by business and political elite, refuses to speak about his past
MONTREAL - Some of Canada's business and political elite paid tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney Thursday night and raised money for the foundation of Universite de Montreal's hospital ce...
May 09, 2019
Mountain Equipment Co-op appoints Best Buy Canada executive as CEO
VANCOUVER - Mountain Equipment Co-op has appointed a Best Buy Canada executive to head the outdoor gear retailer. Philippe Arrata takes over on July 2 from David Labistour, who is stepping down after&...
May 09, 2019
Occidental seals deal with Anadarko after Chevron drops out
DALLAS - Occidental Petroleum wrapped up a $38 billion deal to acquire Anadarko on Thursday after Chevron declined to sweeten its offer, ending a rare bidding war in the oil patch. The deal gives Occi...
May 09, 2019
