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Whitecaps through to CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals with upset of CF Monterrey
TORREN - The Vancouver Whitecaps are through to the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals after battling CF Monterrey to a 2-2 draw on Wednesday. The Major League Soccer club took a victory on away goa...
Mar 12, 2025
Jared Rhoden's double-double leads Raptors past 76ers 118-105 in first career start
TORONTO - Jared Rhoden had a double-double in his first career NBA start to lead the Toronto Raptors past the Philadelphia 76ers 118-105 on Wednesday as both teams put out depleted lineups. Rhoden hit...
Mar 12, 2025
Oliver Miller, member of Toronto Raptors' inaugural team, dead at 54
TORONTO - Oliver Miller, a member of the Toronto Raptors during their inaugural season in 1995-96, has died. He was 54. The Raptors announced Miller's death Wednesday and held a moment of silence for ...
Mar 12, 2025
Cricket Canada CEO says charges of theft and fraud are 'completely false'
Cricket Canada CEO Salman Khan and another man have been charged with theft and fraud over $5,000 arising from their time with the Calgary and District Cricket League. Calgary Police Service said in a...
Mar 12, 2025
'Several critical safety failures' behind B.C. workers death, WorkSafeBC says
RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC says a worker killed in Vancouver last year when a mould used for concrete fell 26 storeys should never have been able to stand where she was. The report released by the pr...
Mar 12, 2025
U.S. gender backlash hitting UN agencies, Canadian ambassador Bob Rae says
UNITED NATIONS - Canada is mobilizing to advance gender equity and feminism in global forums as the Trump administration attempts to roll back diversity programming at the United Nations. "We're in a ...
Mar 12, 2025
Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill betwe...
Mar 12, 2025
Road-weary Leafs back home with new faces — and new questions about Marner's future
TORONTO - Craig Berube wanted to get to know Mitch Marner. The Toronto Maple Leafs head coach met with the team's star winger - a fan snapped a picture and posted the encounter to social media - short...
Mar 12, 2025
B.C. RCMP conduct hearing delayed over disclosure issues, possible publication ban
An RCMP code of conduct hearing that could see three Mounties from Coquitlam, B.C., lose their jobs has been delayed until Thursday over disclosure issues and a possible publication ban. The hearing i...
Mar 12, 2025
Canadians Pendrith, Conners ready to attack TPC Sawgrass at the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass is considered one of the toughest courses in the world, with its No. 17 one of the most recognizable and difficult holes in pro golf. But Canadians Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith feel ...
Mar 12, 2025