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Harden dazzles, then Raptors rally past Rockets in Japan
When James Harden's night was over, defence got easier for the Toronto Raptors. Pascal Siakam scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and the Raptors - in their first game since winning the NBA Final...
Oct 08, 2019
South Africa demolishes Canada 66-7, all but into quarters
KOBE, Japan - South Africa demolished 14-man Canada 66-7 to pretty much confirm its place in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Springboks scored 10 tries and had four tries and a bonus...
Oct 08, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Toronto Argonauts fire general manager Jim Popp
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have fired general manager Jim Popp. A source confirmed the move to The Canadian Press. The source was granted anonymity because the decision will not be announced unti...
Oct 08, 2019
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Vasek Pospisil win at Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI - Canadians improved to 4-0 at the Shanghai Masters after wins by Felix Auger-Aliassime and Vasek Pospisil on Tuesday. Vancouver's Pospisil won his second match in as many days and just his t...
Oct 08, 2019
Family Leisure Centre reopens to public following leak Tuesday morning
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The public now has access to the Family Leisure Centre, following an incident Tuesday morning. According to the Medicine Hat Fire Service Deputy Fire Chief Lance Purcell, there was...
Oct 08, 2019
South Park, games company swept up in China censorship fury
TV show South Park and a major video game studio are the latest businesses to get swept into a controversy over how to handle China's censorship efforts. Video games maker Activision Blizzard said Tue...
Oct 08, 2019
From a lot to a little, party leaders dish baloney in English-language debate
OTTAWA - When they weren't talking over each other or trying to land political body blows, the six federal leaders who squared off in an English-language debate Monday night each made statements with ...
Oct 08, 2019
Canadian born James Peebles wins Nobel prize in physics this year
STOCKHOLM - Canadian born scientist James Peebles is one of three people who have won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for their contributions to the understanding of the evolution of the universe a...
Oct 08, 2019
Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80
LONDON - Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded blues power and jazz finesse and helped shatter boundaries of time, tempo and style in popular music, d...
Oct 08, 2019
Scheer, Trudeau draw blinds on foreign policy and focus on pocket-book politics
OTTAWA - Monday's English-language debate may open a window on how the major party leaders would try to steer Canada through a world of economic and political turbulence. Not a moment too soon, say fo...
Oct 08, 2019