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On eve of return to Toronto, former Raptors star DeRozan says he's "moved on"
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan has found closure. When the player once fondly known as "Mr. I am Toronto" was unceremoniously jettisoned from the Raptors last sum...
Feb 23, 2019
R. Kelly's life mirrors that of prosecutor who charged him
In R. Kelly's fight for his freedom, he faces a straight-talking prosecutor whose life in some ways parallels his own. Though the singer was dogged for decades by allegations he victimized women and g...
Feb 23, 2019
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to Rio Open final with win over Cuevas
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to his first ATP tournament final after defeating former champion Pablo Cuevas of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the Rio Open semifinals ...
Feb 23, 2019
Stabbed B.C. cop who tackled knife-wielding man called hero by police chief
DELTA, B.C. - An off-duty British Columbia police officer who was stabbed several times in the stomach while picking up his children outside an elementary school is being called a hero by hi...
Feb 23, 2019
Arm wrestling competition holds strong
The arm wrestling competition proved to be a popular attraction at the Prince Albert Winter Festival (PAWF) - the longest running winter festival in western Canada. Men, women and youth competed in th...
Feb 23, 2019 Both women and men competed at the annual arm wrestling competition at the Alfred Jenkins Field House Saturday - part of the Prince Albert Winter Festival (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW)
Canadian shares story of abuse with church officials ahead of Vatican summit
One by one, a dozen survivors shared their shattering tales of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy with high-ranking church officials gathered to listen to the stories they'd declined to hear...
Feb 23, 2019
2 women accuse R. Kelly of sexual misconduct in 1990s
NEW YORK - Two women said Thursday that singer R. Kelly picked them out of a crowd at a Baltimore after-party in the mid-1990s when they were underage and had sex with one of the teens although she wa...
Feb 23, 2019
Homan beats McCarville in 3-4 Page Playoff at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
SYDNEY, N.S. - Ontario's Rachel Homan defeated Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville 6-4 in the 3-4 Page Playoff game on Saturday afternoon at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Up one w...
Feb 23, 2019
Canada's Jennifer Jones hands Alberta's Chelsea Carey her first loss at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - Team Canada's Jennifer Jones did not look like a six-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion during the preliminary round at Centre 200. The arrival of the championsh...
Feb 23, 2019
Top Trudeau adviser Telford targeted in ex-Israel envoy's lawsuit
OTTAWA - One week after losing his right-hand man Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top political aide - chief of staff Katie Telford - faces allegations she intentionally inflicted m...
Feb 23, 2019
