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Boucher has 25 points, 10 boards in Raptors' 111-108 win over Charlotte
TAMPA, Fla. - Thrust into a key role with the Toronto Raptors this season, Chris Boucher is playing the most consistent basketball of his NBA career. The Montreal forward had 25 points and 10 rebounds...
Jan 14, 2021
Jets hire 49ers defensive co-ordinator Robert Saleh as coach
NEW YORK - The New York Jets reached an agreement in principle with San Francisco 49ers defensive co-ordinator Robert Saleh on Thursday night to hire him as their head coach. Saleh replaces Adam Gase,...
Jan 14, 2021
Hockey opportunities in the U.S. leave Clippers looking to fill roster spots
NANAIMO - The Clippers have lost some key players to hockey south of the border.After winning the Island Cup in November, Nanaimo lost forward Tim Washe to the NCAA and defenseman Gianni Fairbrother t...
Jan 14, 2021
Michael Cohen writes foreword for Trump impeachment book
NEW YORK - A bound edition of materials about President Donald Trump's second impeachment will feature a foreword from an estranged associate - former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. Skyhorse Publishing...
Jan 14, 2021
Quake sets off landslides, kills at least 3 in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island just after midnight, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes in the nighttime darkness. At le...
Jan 14, 2021
FBI tracking 'extensive' online chatter about armed protests
WASHINGTON - The FBI is tracking an "extensive amount of concerning online chatter," including calls for armed protests leading up to next week's presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Th...
Jan 14, 2021
GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms
WASHINGTON - For a second time, Republican senators face the choice of whether to convict President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial. While only one GOP senator, Utah's Mitt Romney, voted to convi...
Jan 14, 2021
B.C. reports first case of South African COVID-19 strain, four now from the U.K.
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer expressed concern as she reported the first South African strain of COVID-19 uncovered in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the person who con...
Jan 14, 2021
Joanne Rogers, widow of TV's famed Mister Rogers, dies at 92
PITTSBURGH - Joanne Rogers, the widow of Fred Rogers and an accomplished concert pianist, has died. She was 92. Rogers, who nurtured the memory and legacy of the gentle TV host who entertained and edu...
Jan 14, 2021
Country singer Paul Brandt adds voice against proposed coal mines in Rockies
Another country music star from Alberta has voiced protest against proposed coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Paul Brandt, who leads a committee on human trafficking set up by t...
Jan 14, 2021