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Raptors face uncertain future, but will have truckload of cap space next summer
TORONTO - Less than a month ago, Pascal Siakam was crossing the stage at the NBA awards in Santa Monica, Calif., to accept the league's Most Improved Player award. Now the self-described "scrawny kid ...
Jul 06, 2019
"Build this man a statue": Twitter responds to Leonard's move to Clippers
Raptors Twitter was ignited Saturday morning following reports that Kawhi Leonard will be signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. But instead of anger or resentment for a player deciding to l...
Jul 06, 2019
Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear from watching her thir...
Jul 06, 2019
'Contradiction there:' Manitoba eyes looser holiday shopping rules
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is considering whether to loosen a law that limits holiday store openings and says he agrees with one business owner who has complained ...
Jul 06, 2019
UN: 5,287 killings in Venezuela security operations in 2018
GENEVA - Venezuela's government registered nearly 5,300 killings during security operations last year linked to cases of "resistance to authority," the U.N. human rights chief reported Thursday, denou...
Jul 06, 2019
Canada's Pavan, Humana-Paredes win gold at beach volleyball world championship
Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes saw their confidence grow with every hard-fought win at the world beach volleyball championship in Germany over the past two weeks. So when it came time to ...
Jul 06, 2019
Sweden beats England 2-1 to take third at Women's World Cup
NICE, France - Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson each scored and Sweden beat England 2-1 Saturday night to take third place in the Women's World Cup. Asllani, who was taken off the field in a stret...
Jul 06, 2019
Former N.S. Mountie sentenced to decade in prison for cocaine theft, trafficking
HALIFAX - A judge sentenced a former high-ranking RCMP officer to 10 years in prison for stealing and selling $300,000 worth of cocaine Thursday, saying the egregious breach of tru...
Jul 06, 2019
Authorities investigate explosion at Florida shopping plaza
PLANTATION, Fla. - Police and firefighters are investigating an explosion at a Florida shopping plaza that injured multiple people. The explosion happened Saturday morning at a shopping centre in Plan...
Jul 06, 2019
Scheer flips pancakes, appeals for votes on Calgary Stampede circuit
CALGARY - The federal Conservative leader says he has this fall's federal election on his mind as he makes the rounds on the Calgary Stampede circuit. Andrew Scheer was flipping pancakes Saturday morn...
Jul 06, 2019
