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Raptors Uprising GC add some familiar faces in NBA 2K League draft
TORONTO - For Raptors Uprising GC, the band’s back together. Well almost, after the Toronto esports team reclaimed Seanquai (KingQuai614) Harris and Joshua (TsJosh) McKenna in Tuesday’s NB...
Mar 06, 2019
Meng Wanzhou extradition case raises 'serious concerns,' defence lawyer says
VANCOUVER - A request by the United States to extradite the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies raises serious concerns about political motivations and will take time to unfol...
Mar 06, 2019
Police link Scotland university device to London mail bombs
LONDON - British police said a suspicious package destroyed by bomb-disposal experts at the University of Glasgow on Wednesday contained an explosive device and was linked to three letter bombs sent t...
Mar 06, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer threatens to call Butts, Wernick to stand
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s lawyer is threatening to call Gerald Butts and Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick to testify in open court if they don’t produce a series of documents ...
Mar 06, 2019
Music museums keeping Michael Jackson exhibits on display
NASHVILLE - Megastar Michael Jackson’s musical legacy has been getting critically reappraised after a new documentary rekindled allegations of child sexual abuse, but at least two music museums ...
Mar 06, 2019
Barbie announces Tessa Virtue doll as part of 'Role Models' series
Canadian figure skating star Tessa Virtue is getting a Barbie made in her likeness. Virtue joins the iconic line of toy dolls as part of Barbie’s “Role Models” series. Virtue’s...
Mar 06, 2019
Dubas calls Marchand's tweet on Marner's next contract 'a master troll job'
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas had to hand it to Brad Marchand - that was a great tweet. A star winger and resident pot-stirrer for the Boston Bruins, Marchand mused on soci...
Mar 06, 2019
Canadian women win bronze medal at Algarve Cup in penalty shootout
LOULE, Portugal - Canada displayed a resolute defence and some steely nerves Wednesday in dispatching Sweden in a 6-5 penalty shootout to claim bronze at the Algarve Cup. After Canadian goalkeeper Ste...
Mar 06, 2019
Teen, toddler shot in Providence while riding inside car
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Police in Rhode Island say an 18-year-old man and a toddler were shot while riding inside a car in Providence. Providence Police Maj. David Lapatin says they were shot at about 9:30...
Mar 06, 2019
Expert panel says country needs new agency to oversee pharmacare program
TORONTO - Ottawa should create a new agency to oversee the rollout of a national drug plan, a federally struck expert panel said Wednesday in laying out what it called the “building blocks”...
Mar 06, 2019