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VanVleet pours in 30 points to lift Raptors to 134-110 win over Nets in Game 1
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors opened the defence of their NBA championship with a 134-110 victory Monday over the Brooklyn Nets. Fred VanVleet scored a playoff career-high 30 ...
Aug 17, 2020
Grizzly attacks, injures mountain biker on remote B.C. trail
LILLOOET, B.C. - A grizzly bear attacked a man who was mountain biking Sunday in a remote area of British Columbia's interior. The Conservation Officer Service says the 58-year-old man was riding...
Aug 17, 2020
Reinforced Whitecaps squad looks to pick up points against Toronto FC
TORONTO - The Vancouver Whitecaps made an impression at the MLS is Back Tournament last month when their depleted but resilient squad advanced out of the group stage and came within a whisker of a spo...
Aug 17, 2020
Sask.-born businessman puts up $25K to help Pense after Hockeyville loss
A businessman who grew up in Saskatchewan is encouraging others to match his $25,000 donation to help Pense upgrade its rink.The town just west of Regina was one of four finalists in this year's Kraft...
Aug 17, 2020
Canada appoints new ambassador to Lebanon at critical time for country
OTTAWA - Canada has named a new ambassador to Lebanon, expediting the appointment as that country grapples with the aftermath of a major explosion in Beirut. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Phi...
Aug 17, 2020
Prince Albert man records second hole-in-one of summer
Prince Albert man Ashley Ziegeman achieved an impressive feat recording his second hole-in-one of the summer at Cooke Municipal Golf Course on Sunday.His second hole-in-one was recorded on hole eight ...
Aug 17, 2020
Texas becomes 4th state to surpass 10,000 virus deaths
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday as the lingering toll of a massive summer outbreak continues, and health experts expressed concerns that recent encouraging t...
Aug 17, 2020
Canada rejects 'fraudulent' election results in Belarus: Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada does not accept the results of the "fraudulent" presidential election in Belarus. He says Canada is calling for "free and fair...
Aug 17, 2020
Sask. government unveils updated Safe Schools Plan
Premier Scott Moe provided more details Monday on the Saskatchewan government's updated return-to-school plan.In a social media post Saturday, Moe had said the government was pushing back the start da...
Aug 17, 2020
Halifax constables given suspended sentences and probation for 2016 inmate death
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge on Monday handed two special constables with Halifax police suspended sentences with three years probation in the June 2016 suffocation death of an inm...
Aug 17, 2020
