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Thad Young provides a steadying veteran's hand for young Raptors
TORONTO - In one of the highlights of Saturday's win over Philadelphia, Toronto Raptors veteran Thaddeus Young hit a step back jump shot that made Joel Embiid stumble and touch a hand down. The play h...
Apr 24, 2022
Blankenburg gets 1st NHL goal, Blue Jackets beat Oilers 5-2
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Rookie Nick Blankenburg scored his first NHL goal and added an assist to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Edmonton 5-2 on Sunday afternoon, breaking a five-game losing streak ...
Apr 24, 2022
Raptors list VanVleet as questionable with strained hip flexor for Game 5
TORONTO, Kan. - Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is questionable for Monday's playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers with a strained left hip flexor. VanVleet played less than 15 minutes of To...
Apr 24, 2022
Russian sanctions prove Canadian military mission in Ukraine had impact: Commander
OTTAWA - The most recent commander of Canada's military training mission in Ukraine says the fact Russia has sanctioned him and several of his predecessors is proof of the mission's impact. Lt.-Col. L...
Apr 24, 2022
B.C. man hospitalized on 24th day of hunger strike to protest old-growth logging
NANAIMO, B.C. - A group protesting old-growth logging in British Columbia says one of its members has been hospitalized on the 24th day of a hunger strike. Save Old Growth says Howard Breen's "death-w...
Apr 24, 2022
B.C. man hospitalized on 24th day of hunger strike to protest old-growth logging
NANAIMO, B.C. - A group protesting old-growth logging in British Columbia says one of its members has been hospitalized on the 24th day of a hunger strike. Save Old Growth says Howard Breen's "death-w...
Apr 24, 2022
Russian sanctions prove Canadian military mission in Ukraine had impact: Commander
OTTAWA - The most recent commander of Canada's military training mission in Ukraine says the fact Russia has sanctioned him and several of his predecessors is proof of the mission's impact. Lt.-Col. L...
Apr 24, 2022
National funeral for Habs great Guy Lafleur to be held May 3 in Montreal
Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur will have a national funeral to be held May 3, Quebec's premier said Sunday. Premier Franois Legault announced on Twitter that Lafleur's family had agreed to nati...
Apr 24, 2022
Far from home, Ukrainian refugees pray at Easter for peace
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Far from home and unsure when or even if they will ever get back, Ukrainians displaced by war gathered at churches across Eastern Europe on Sunday to celebrate the Orthodox Ea...
Apr 24, 2022
Nanaimo man hospitalized during old growth hunger strike
NANAIMO - A man on day 24 of a hunger strike was taken to hospital overnight after complications began to set in.Howard Breen, a 68-year-old activist who has been a prominent figure in a string of hig...
Apr 24, 2022