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Toronto sets MLS record, Atlanta breaks attendance marks
ATLANTA - Toronto FC set a Major League Soccer points record. Atlanta United broke a pair of attendance marks. Now, it’s on to the playoffs for both teams. Sebastian Giovinco scored his 16th goa...
Oct 22, 2017
Neighbourhoods north of Edmonton allowed to go home after CN train derails
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Residents from dozens of homes who had to leave their homes on Sunday after a train carrying crude derailed north of Edmonton were quickly allowed to return. CN Rail says 12 rail c...
Oct 22, 2017
Elliott's 3 TDs, 219 yards lead Cowboys past 49ers 40-10
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Ezekiel Elliott made the most of his legal reprieve, taking advantage of a legal ruling that put his suspension on hold and responding with the most productive game of his career...
Oct 22, 2017
Timbers beat Whitecaps 2-1, take Western Conference title
PORTLAND, Ore. - Darren Mattocks scored early in the second half to give the Portland Timbers a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday in their regular-season finale. Portland (15-11-8) wo...
Oct 22, 2017
Patrice Bernier scores in final game, but Impact fall late to Revolution
MONTREAL - Patrice Bernier left the Saputo Stadium pitch for the last time in tears, with one more goal in his pocket but also with a Montreal Impact defeat to mar the occasion. The Brossard, Que. nat...
Oct 22, 2017
Judge praises sex-assault victim, sentences woman's former supervisor
HALIFAX - He was her supervisor and sexually abused her for months - repeatedly groping her and making sexual comments, all under the guise of joking around. Now a 51-year-old Halifax man has been sen...
Oct 22, 2017
Canada's women's hockey team drops pre-Olympic exhibition opener to U.S.
QUEBEC - Canada’s women’s hockey team opened its pre-Olympic exhibition schedule with a 5-2 loss to the United States on Sunday. Brianna Decker scored twice for the U.S. at Quebec CityR...
Oct 22, 2017
Salvation Army receives donated urn filled with ashes
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - A Salvation Army thrift store in New Hampshire has received an urn apparently filled with cremated remains. The Portsmouth Herald reports the urn was donated last week. It’s b...
Oct 22, 2017
Valanciunas day to day with sprained ankle, travels with team to San Antonio
Toronto centre Jonas Valanciunas is listed as day to day with a sprained left ankle, the Raptors announced Sunday. He travelled with the Raptors (2-0) to San Antonio, where they open a six-game road t...
Oct 22, 2017
Bills rally to beat Bucs 30-27 on late Hauschka field goal
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Rookie cornerback Tre’Davious White forced and recovered a fumble to set up Stephen Hauschka’s 30-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining and the Buffalo Bills beat ...
Oct 22, 2017