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Canucks, Canadiens searching for answers in a season that's already slipping away
Jim Benning was peppered with questions. What the Vancouver Canucks general manager didn't have were many concrete answers to explain his team's disastrous opening to the season. "Not the start we env...
Nov 20, 2021
Siakam's 32 help Raptors beat Kings 108-89 to end skid
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Pascal Siakam scored 18 of his season-high 32 points in the first half and the Toronto Raptors continued their recent dominance in Sacramento, thumping the Kings 108-89 on Friday ...
Nov 20, 2021
Vancouver Canucks snap five-game losing streak with 3-2 win over Jets
VANCOUVER - Playing a team almost as bad at killing penalties as they are was the remedy the Vancouver Canucks needed to cure a five-game NHL losing streak Friday night. The Canucks got power-play goa...
Nov 20, 2021
Rookie Rourke excels as B.C. Lions crush Edmonton Elks 43-10 in season finale
VANCOUVER - Rookie quarterback Nathan Rourke proved he's a bonifide CFL starter Friday, leading his B.C. Lions to a decisive 43-10 victory over the Edmonton Elks in Vancouver. The Victoria-born Rourke...
Nov 20, 2021
Former NFL player Zac Stacy charged with attacking ex
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Former NFL running back Zac Stacy has been arrested after the mother of his child showed detectives video of him attacking her at her central Florida home, authorities said. Stacy...
Nov 20, 2021
Canada closing its border to unvaccinated professional, amateur athletes on Jan. 15
TORONTO - Canada is closing its border to unvaccinated professional and amateur athletes in the New Year, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday. Unvaccinated players in the NBA, NHL, M...
Nov 20, 2021
Gooch handles the wind at Sea Island and takes 1-shot lead
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. - A strong wind off the Atlantic Ocean swept over Sea Island on Friday, and it was no problem for Talor Gooch of Oklahoma as he handled the exposed Seaside course for a 5-under ...
Nov 20, 2021
Police: 3 students shot in Denver-area school parking lot
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Three students were shot Friday during a fight in the parking lot of a high school in the Denver suburb of Aurora, the police chief said, only days after six teenagers from a near...
Nov 20, 2021
Parents react to approval of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 in Canada
Health Canada approved a COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11 on Friday. Here's a look at how some parents are feeling about the upcoming vaccine rollout for young kids. ___ L...
Nov 20, 2021
Sex misconduct crisis hurting military recruitment, morale: Defence Minister Anand
HALIFAX - The sexual misconduct crisis afflicting Canada's military is hurting recruitment and morale in the ranks, Anita Anand said Friday as she used one of her first public addresses as Canada's ne...
Nov 20, 2021