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Timberwolves fire Saunders after parts of 3 seasons as coach
The Minnesota Timberwolves fired coach Ryan Saunders on Sunday night, hours after the team with the NBA's worst record this season lost for the eighth time in the last nine games. A person with knowle...
Feb 21, 2021
Raptors turn back 76ers 110-103 for 4th straight win
TAMPA, Fla. - Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet each had 23 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-103 for their fourth straight victory Sunday night. Chris Boucher scored 11 of ...
Feb 21, 2021
Brady Tkachuk scores overtime winner as Ottawa defeats Montreal 3-2
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk scored the overtime winner to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Sunday night.Drake Batherson and Josh Norr...
Feb 21, 2021
Canadian women score late in 1-0 win over Argentina at SheBelieves Cup in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - Substitute Sarah Stratigakis scored in stoppage time to lift Canada to a 1-0 win over a stubborn Argentina side Sunday at the SheBelieves Cup. The breakthrough goal came off a goalmout...
Feb 21, 2021
Homa gets another chance and wins hometown event at Riviera
LOS ANGELES - Winning at Riviera was always a dream for Max Homa since he first attended the PGA Tour event as a toddler. He never could have scripted a finish like Sunday at the Genesis Invitational....
Feb 21, 2021
Mars rover landing a moment of joy for Canadian-born NASA systems engineer
MONTREAL - Farah Alibay describes the moments between the time the Perseverance rover entered Mars' atmosphere on Thursday and when it landed on the surface of the Red Planet as "the longest seven min...
Feb 21, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 26 new COVID-19 cases, 13 recoveries
Alberta Health has confirmed 26 new COVID-19 cases were identified in the City of Grande Prairie along with 13 recoveries on Saturday, February 20, bringing the active case count up to 240.Along with ...
Feb 21, 2021
Mars rover landing a moment of joy for Canadian-born NASA systems engineer
MONTREAL - Farah Alibay describes the moments between the time the Perseverance rover entered Mars' atmosphere on Thursday and when it landed on the surface of the Red Planet as "the longest seven min...
Feb 21, 2021
139-year-old house rolls to new San Francisco address
SAN FRANCISCO - After 139 years at 807 Franklin St. in San Francisco, a two-story Victorian house has a new address. The green home with large windows and a brown front door was loaded onto giant doll...
Feb 21, 2021
Cost of Coast Guard ship nears $1B as questions mount over federal shipbuilding plan
OTTAWA - The federal government has quietly revealed that it plans to pay nearly $1 billion to build a new ocean research vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard whose original cost was supposed to be one...
Feb 21, 2021