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Dogs to Dinos: Toronto's professional basketball roots run deep
TORONTO - After arriving on the NBA scene in 1995, it took a few years before the Toronto Raptors settled into their current digs at the venue now known as Scotiabank Arena. The team debuted on a...
Jun 01, 2019
Masai Ujiri's talk with Lowry was the turning point in their relationship
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri pinpoints a particular conversation as the turning point in his relationship with Kyle Lowry this season. When the Toronto Raptors president shipped franchise icon and Lowry's go...
Jun 01, 2019
Polish advocate for church victims resigns in scandal
WARSAW, Poland - The founder and head of a Polish organization dedicated to helping victims of clerical sex abuse has resigned following a reports that a victim believes he had cheated her for money a...
Jun 01, 2019
In the news today, May 30
Six stories in the news for Thursday, May 30 --- TRUDEAU TO RAISE U.S. ABORTION LAWS WITH PENCE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence are expected to discuss the ratifi...
Jun 01, 2019
'You killed me too:' Mother of slain Calgary Stampeder addresses killer in court
CALGARY - The mother of a Calgary Stampeders football player told a sentencing hearing Thursday that she's angry her son survived the crime-filled streets of Detroit only to be gunned down in Can...
Jun 01, 2019
Ashley Smith's family furious with Trudeau over solitary-confinement bill
OTTAWA - Ashley Smith's mother and sister say they are furious with the Trudeau government for invoking her name in the rollout of a bill that purports to end solitary confinement in Canada'...
Jun 01, 2019
Pence pledges solidarity, aligns freedom of Canadians held in China with trade
OTTAWA - The United States will link the liberation of the two Canadians imprisoned by China to its free-trade talks with the People's Republic, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence pledged Thursday. Standi...
Jun 01, 2019
Back on tour in Paris, Federer keeping an eye on the present
PARIS - Roger Federer's return to Roland Garros feels a bit like what happens when a wildly popular rock star goes back on tour after years away. He plays his greatest hits: the no-look, back-to-the-n...
Jun 01, 2019
Montero, DeLeon score as Vancouver Whitecaps, Toronto FC battle to 1-1 draw
VANCOUVER - A Canadian clash between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC ended in a 1-1 draw on Friday night. The game was scoreless for more than 80 minutes before a pair of late goals ruined clea...
May 31, 2019
Judge raps Trump, gives lenient sentence to El Chapo witness
CHICAGO - A chief federal judge in Chicago took a swipe at President Donald Trump on Thursday and declared the U.S. war on drugs "lost" as he handed a lenient sentence to a one-time cartel lieutenant ...
May 31, 2019