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Lions roar back for 38-36 win over Stampeders in pre-season action
VANCOUVER - Less than two weeks after signing his first CFL contract, quarterback Grant Kraemer stepped into the starring role Friday night to help the B.C. Lions to a 38-36 comeback win over the...
Jun 09, 2019
In big trouble: Warriors trail Raptors 3-1 in NBA Finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - The biggest challenge of this five-year run for the Golden State Warriors has arrived. Win three in a row, two of them on the road - or else. It is quite the predicament, and one tha...
Jun 09, 2019
Hong Kong leader signals extradition bill will go forward
Hong Kong's leader has signalled that her government will go ahead with proposed amendments to its extradition laws after a massive protest against them. Chief Executive Carrie Lam told the media Mond...
Jun 09, 2019
Couples struggling to conceive are better off not smoking pot: doctor
VANCOUVER - Men and women who smoke marijuana could be adding to their infertility woes if they are already struggling to start a family, says an obstetrician-gynecologist who is callin...
Jun 09, 2019
Raptors just one win away from title with 105-92 victory over Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Toronto Raptors took a pair of games off the two-time defending champion Warriors in Golden State's storied building. And when they walked off the Oracle Arena floor after Friday...
Jun 09, 2019
Bruins force Stanley Cup Game 7 with 5-1 win over Blues
ST. LOUIS - Facing elimination in a quite hostile environment, Brad Marchand and Tuukka Rask stepped up for the Boston Bruins once again. The Stanley Cup Final is heading to Game 7 because two of Bost...
Jun 09, 2019
California lawmakers agree to health benefits for immigrants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will become the first state to pay for some adults living in the country illegally to have full health benefits as the solidly liberal bastion continues to resist the p...
Jun 09, 2019
Hughes believes an RBC Canadian Open win on the horizon for a homegrown player
ANCASTER, Ont. - Mackenzie Hughes believes it's going to happen. He thinks Canada's 65-year drought at its own men's golf championship is almost at an end. It's one of the most reliable storylines of ...
Jun 09, 2019
Canadian show jumping star Eric Lamaze rides on despite brain tumour
CALGARY - Eric Lamaze vows to continue riding competitively in the face of a frightening diagnosis. Lamaze added to his totals as the all-time money winner at Spruce Meadows, now just n...
Jun 09, 2019
Sabres re-sign Jeff Skinner to 8-year, $72 million contract
BUFFALO, N.Y. - After first hiring a new coach, Sabres general manager Jason Botterill addressed his next most pressing off-season need by re-signing leading scorer Jeff Skinner. And it came at a heft...
Jun 09, 2019
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