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Babcock says league shifting responsibility on coaches with challenge rule change
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock says the NHL has shifted accountability onto him and his staff as the league attempts to fix coach’s challenges for offsides. The NHL announced rule change...
Sep 29, 2017
Toronto Argonauts not planning to link arms before facing Hamilton Tiger-Cats
TORONTO - Ricky Ray doesn’t expect the Toronto Argonauts to become the latest CFL team to link arms as a sign of solidarity. On Sunday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders players and coaches linked ar...
Sep 29, 2017
Greater focus on off-season conditioning has Lowry & Co. in top form
VICTORIA - Norm Powell has always been a big fan of three-a-days. But three workouts in six hours? The Toronto Raptors combo guard arrived at training camp in the “best shape of my life” a...
Sep 29, 2017
Redblacks suffer another loss on O-line before game against visiting Roughriders
OTTAWA - Things were already hard enough for Ottawa quarterback Ryan Lindley without another giant hole opening up in the Redblacks’ offensive line. With starting quarterback Trevor Harris and b...
Sep 29, 2017
Henderson would look to team captain for guidance on White House visit
TORONTO - If retired hockey great Paul Henderson were invited to the White House after winning a championship, he’d look to his teammate wearing the ‘C’ to make the call on attendanc...
Sep 29, 2017
Brazil mounts curling challenge against Canada for world championship berth
OTTAWA - Brazil has challenged world champion Canada for the right to compete in the 2018 men’s world curling championship. The Americas Zone is guaranteed two spots in the world championship Ma...
Sep 29, 2017
Rugby Canada, Trudeau back Ireland's bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined Rugby Canada in throwing support behind Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. “Here’s hoping the luck of the Irish is on ...
Sep 29, 2017
Paris cops accused of raping Canadian woman will face trial
A Canadian woman who says she was raped by two Paris police officers inside the force’s headquarters three years ago is relieved that the case will go to trial, her lawyer said Friday. A French ...
Sep 29, 2017
Wildlife officers capture grizzly bear in Calgary; will be relocated
CALGARY - A grizzly bear that had residents in a southwest Calgary neighbourhood looking nervously over their shoulders for the past week has been captured by fish and wildlife officers. The bruinR...
Sep 29, 2017
Tory MP denied visa to visit China; not our problem, Liberals say
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Candice Bergen said the Liberals should have protested when China denied her a visa to travel there with other parliamentarians this summer, instead of leaving her behind. The...
Sep 29, 2017