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Blues beat Bruins 3-2 in OT, tie Stanley Cup at game apiece
BOSTON - Blues defenceman Carl Gunnarsson bumped into coach Craig Berube in the bathroom before the start of overtime and told him: "I just need one more." "He hit the post in the third there, and he ...
May 31, 2019
'House of horrors:' Man convicted of murdering woman found in barrel
WINNIPEG - A judge told a Winnipeg man convicted in the killing of a woman whose body was found decomposing in a barrel that he deserved every second, minute and month of his lifetime senten...
May 31, 2019
Kickoff for Stampeders, Roughriders pre-season CFL game delayed
CALGARY - Kickoff for the pre-season CFL game between the Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders was delayed 30 minutes Friday. Smoke from forest fires in northern Alberta blanketed Calg...
May 31, 2019
Rain Rally: Higa holds onto US Women's Open lead after delay
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Mamiko Higa of Japan birdied three of her final six holes following a nearly two-hour weather delay to shoot an even-par 71 and maintain a one-shot lead Friday in the suspended seco...
May 31, 2019
Impact down Real Salt Lake 2-1; Montreal's first win in four games
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact did their homework on Real Salt Lake's defending and it paid off. Montreal's careful video breakdown of their opponent's defensive tendencies directly led to the opening...
May 31, 2019
Raptors set Canadian TV record in Game 1 of NBA Finals, but U.S. ratings down
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors' NBA Finals debut gave the team its third Canadian television audience record in two weeks. The story was much different south of the border. Sportsnet says Toronto's 118...
May 31, 2019
Warriors coach Kerr says even he was moved by the singing of 'O Canada'
TORONTO - Steve Kerr is a big fan of Toronto. Even when the city's basketball fans are heckling him. Golden State's head coach has talked several times this week about Toronto being one of his favouri...
May 31, 2019
Remote health care tested as Haida Gwaii loses IV chemo treatment next month
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - Cancer patients who need intravenous chemotherapy on the British Columbia archipelago of Haida Gwaii will now have to take an eight-hour ferry trip to the n...
May 31, 2019
World No. 6 Justin Thomas added to RBC Canadian Open lineup as field finalized
ANCASTER, Ont. - World No. 6 Justin Thomas was a late addition to the RBC Canadian Open's field as Golf Canada confirmed the final lineup on Friday. He joins top-ranked golfer Brooks Koepka, No. ...
May 31, 2019
Trudeau warns internet regulation could be used to repress citizens, free speech
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says governments need to be wary of taking steps to regulate social media platforms that could be used by authoritarian regimes to further oppress...
May 31, 2019