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Vanstone a proud alum as Raiders chase title
After playing 299 games in a Prince Albert Raiders uniform, Tim Vanstone has now transitioned into a fan of the team.Just two years ago, Vanstone was the captain of a Raider squad that included the li...
May 09, 2019 Tim Vanstone spent five years with the green and gold, serving as captain for the last two. Now, he's cheering the Raiders on to victory. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Canadian rugby sevens women closing in on securing 2020 Olympic berth
Canada enters the HSBC Canada Sevens this weekend in Langford, B.C., as the hottest team in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, looking to punch its ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Canadian ...
May 09, 2019
Chemo sessions nearly complete, snowboarder Parrot aims for August return
Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot has some ambitious plans for the summer once he wraps up chemotherapy treatments in late June. The Olympic silver medallist, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphom...
May 09, 2019
Chappelle to receive Mark Twain Prize for humour
WASHINGTON - Comedian Dave Chappelle has been chosen to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The 45-year-old Chappelle shot to international stardom through his Comedy Central prog...
May 09, 2019
'Muzzle and constrain': Lawyer challenges limits on inquiry into Desmond deaths
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Justice Department is trying to muzzle the inquiry into the death of an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself more than two years ago, a seni...
May 09, 2019
Clement Gascon 'in good health,' Supreme Court judge's family says
OTTAWA - The family of Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon says he is in good health a day after he briefly went missing. In a statement issued through the court, the Gascon family acknowledges the j...
May 09, 2019
Leafs D Dermott to have shoulder surgery, will be out at least six months
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs say defenceman Travis Dermott will undergo shoulder surgery on Friday and is expected to be out of action a minimum of six months. The prognosis means Dermott will mi...
May 09, 2019
US prosecutors add hate crime charges in synagogue shooting
SAN DIEGO - Federal officials announced Thursday that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against the man suspected of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue and said he called a 911 dispa...
May 09, 2019
B.C. premier asks utilities commission to probe high price of gasoline
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan has asked the British Columbia Utilities Commission to investigate why gasoline in Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island is so much more expensive than the rest of t...
May 09, 2019
Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid starts in Game 5 against Raptors
TORONTO - Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown wasn't giving much away on the subject of ailing centre Joel Embiid on the eve of Tuesday's playoff game with the Toronto Raptors. The seven-footer, who ...
May 09, 2019
