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Canada sets record with 16 national players on opening rosters for NBA season
NEW YORK - NBA opening-night rosters will include 16 Canadians, setting a record for most players from a non-U.S. country. A robust class of Canadian rookies will bolster what was already a strong con...
Oct 22, 2019
Trudeau urges progressives in B.C. to stick with the Liberals, and vote
VANCOUVER - Jack Raymond had only just made up his mind. Standing at the edge of crowd at an atrium in downtown Vancouver on Sunday afternoon, Raymond and a few hundred people were waiting to hear fro...
Oct 22, 2019
A look at the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal between Toronto FC and NYCFC
TORONTO - A look at the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal: TORONTO FC (13-10-11) at NEW YORK CITY FC (18-6-10) Wednesday, Citi Field BIG APPLE BLUES: NYCFC has never lost to Toronto FC at home in regul...
Oct 22, 2019
'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' claims No. 1 over 'Joker'
LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co.'s "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" knocked "Joker" out of the No. 1 spot at the box office, but just barely. Studios on Sunday say the film starring Angelina Jolie and ...
Oct 22, 2019
'Captain America' Chris Evans helps dedicate youth theatre
CONCORD, Mass. - "Captain America" actor Chris Evans returned to his native Massachusetts this weekend to help dedicate the new home of a youth theatre company where as a youngster he honed his acting...
Oct 22, 2019
Canadian Shapovalov captures Stockholm Open for first ATP Tour title
STOCKHOLM - Canadian Denis Shapovalov has his first ATP Tour title. The fourth-seeded Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., captured the Stockholm Open on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Serbian Fi...
Oct 22, 2019
Ticats' Evans and Sutton, Stamps' Begelton named CFL top performers for Week 19
TORONTO - Hamilton quarterback Dane Evans, Tiger-Cats running back Tyrell Sutton and Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Reggie Begelton are the top performers for Week 19 of the CFL season. Ev...
Oct 22, 2019
Quiet but essential. Marky Delgado has become an unsung hero for Toronto FC
Toronto FC midfielder Marky Delgado learned a tough lesson in the 2016 MLS playoffs. A knock to the thigh, thanks to a training session tackle by then-teammate Will Johnson, sidelined him for a few da...
Oct 22, 2019
Springsteen surprises moviegoers at film preview screenings
FREEHOLD, N.J. - Bruce Springsteen surprised moviegoers by introducing his new concert film in his New Jersey hometown. The Asbury Park Press reports Springsteen introduced two showings of "Western St...
Oct 22, 2019
Nyong'o honours her mother for fueling her passion for art
NEW YORK - As Lupita Nyong'o accepted an award from the Harlem School of Arts - and entered the stage to Beyonc's anthemic hit "Brown Skin Girl" - the actress mainly had two people to thank for fuelin...
Oct 22, 2019