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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
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
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
Toronto FC earns point with late goal, but winless skid hit seven games
The young Canadian duo of Jordan Hamilton and Ryan Telfer combined to provide a better ending than the way Toronto FC's match was progressing against Sporting Kansas City on Friday. Telfer's pinpoint ...
Jun 09, 2019
Legion says hate group policy stems from incidents contrary to Canadian values
The Royal Canadian Legion says its leaders have approved a new policy that prohibits its branches from affiliating with groups that promote hatred. Last month, the legion's Dominion Command said ...
Jun 09, 2019
Competing ads during NBA finals to paint very different pictures of Scheer
OTTAWA - The Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors aren't the only ones who'll be trying to score during Game 5 of the NBA finals. The Conservative party will be competing with ...
Jun 09, 2019
Liberals to announce plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce a plan Monday to ban harmful single-use plastics such as drinking straws as early as 2021. A government official with knowledge of the plan says no l...
Jun 09, 2019 Plastic straws are among the key items set to be banned.