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Raptors announce trio of new coaches, including ex-Suns head coach
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors say a trio of new coaches has joined the team ahead of the 2021-2022 NBA season. The team says Trevor Gleeson, Nathaniel Mitchell and former Phoenix Suns coach Earl Watso...
Aug 02, 2021
LPS investigating pedestrian collision on Mayor Magrath
LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: Lethbridge woman charged with impaired driving causing death following pedestrian collisionThe Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking the public to avoid the area while the...
Aug 02, 2021
Canadian winger Theo Corbeanu joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Wolves
SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom - Canadian international Theo Corbeanu has joined League One's Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Premier League. The 19-year-old w...
Aug 02, 2021
Quebec pork industry says thousands of pigs risk being euthanized if strike continues
MONTREAL - Quebec pork producers are asking the province to end a labour strike at a major slaughterhouse because thousands of pigs risk being euthanized. The producers want Labour Minister Jean Boule...
Aug 02, 2021
Canada's Tajon Buchanan wins Youth Player Award at CONCACAF Gold Cup
LAS VEGAS - Canadian Tajon Buchanan has won the Youth Player Award at the Gold Cup. CONCACAF called the 22-year-old from Brampton, Ont., "the catalyst for Canada's impressive run to the semifinals." T...
Aug 02, 2021
US women lose in soccer, win in volleyball, basketball
TOKYO (AP) - The quest for gold medals is on track for the U.S. women's basketball and volleyball teams after finishing at the top of their groups in pool play. The U.S. women's soccer team can't say ...
Aug 02, 2021
B.C. Christmas tree growers say intense heat singes prized trees, kills seedlings
DUNCAN, B.C. - Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the heat dome that drove temperatures above 40 Celsius for days and burned firs destined for...
Aug 02, 2021
71-year-old Stirling man participating in cycle challenge to fight kids’ cancer
STIRLING, AB - This month, Dave Laycock is hopping on his bike to combat kids' cancer.The 71-year-old from Stirling is taking part in the sixth annual Great Cycle Challenge Canada, an initiative that ...
Aug 02, 2021
Canadian gymnast Ellie Black to return from ankle sprain for balance beam final
TOKYO - Canadian gymnast Ellie Black will compete in Tuesday's balance beam final, the Canadian Olympic Committee confirmed Monday. Black pulled out of last Thursday's women's all-around final after s...
Aug 02, 2021
Montreal investment fund sued over use of founder's great-great-grandfather's name
MONTREAL - Brendan Holt Dunn said he wanted to invoke the legacy of his great-great-grandfather, pioneering Quebec industrialist Sir Herbert Holt, in the name of his Montreal-based venture capital fun...
Aug 02, 2021