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Powell's consistency, both starting and coming off bench, good sign for Raptors
TORONTO - Consistency has been Norman Powell's biggest bugaboo in his four seasons with the Toronto Raptors. While the Raptors were lamenting Tuesday's overtime loss to the Miami Heat, one bright spot...
Dec 04, 2019
St. Petersburg mayor shoots down plan for Rays to play in Montreal before 2028
MONTREAL - A potential return of Major League Baseball to Montreal is on hold until at least 2028 after the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., said negotiations to split the Tampa Bay Rays' home dates hav...
Dec 04, 2019
Alberta's credit rating downgraded
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's credit rating has been downgraded by Moody's Investors Service.In a release sent out Tuesday, the investment service has downgraded the credit rating for the province from Aa2...
Dec 04, 2019
Campbell tasked with turning around another CFL franchise as head coach of Lions
VANCOUVER - Rick Campbell helped turn the Ottawa Redblacks from a struggling CFL expansion team into a Grey Cup champion. The B.C. Lions are hoping he can do the same thing in Vancouver. The Lions int...
Dec 04, 2019
AFI names 'Joker,' 'Jojo' among top 10 films of the year
NEW YORK - The American Film Institute on Wednesday named its top 10 movies of the year, including Todd Phillips' comic-book sensation "Joker," Taika Waititi's World War II romp "Jojo Rabbit" and Lulu...
Dec 04, 2019
Jimmy Carter discharged from Georgia hospital
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was discharged from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for a urinary tract infection, a spokeswoman said. Carter, 95, was discharged from Phoebe Sumter Medical...
Dec 04, 2019
Trudeau-Trump trip-ups: A brief history of bumps in the leaders' relationship
OTTAWA - The latest snafu in the relationship between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump played out on the public stage of an international summit on Wednesday. But the lead...
Dec 04, 2019
Leafs activate forward Mitch Marner from IR ahead of game against Colorado
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have activated forward Mitch Marner from injured reserve ahead of their game tonight against visiting Colorado. Marner has been out since suffering a high-ankle sprai...
Dec 04, 2019
Alphonso Davies, Ashley Lawrence named Canada Soccer Players of the Month
TORONTO - Alphonso Davies and Ashley Lawrence have been named Canada Soccer Players of the Month. Davies started at left back in all six matches for Bayern Munich in November, including back...
Dec 04, 2019
Quebec chief justice criticized for declaring herself 'feminist' at Bill 21 hearing
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief justice declared herself a feminist in court last week and then suggested opposition to the province's secularism law resulted from "visual allergies" to seeing wom...
Dec 04, 2019