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Defence targets witnesses in case of teen charged with shooting German tourist
CALGARY - The Crown says it has proven its case against a teen charged with shooting a German tourist near Calgary last summer, but the defence says none of the prosecution's witnesses have ...
Aug 30, 2019
Smoak homers, Jays get to Cy Young candidate Soroka early in win over Braves
TORONTO - One shaky inning was all the Blue Jays needed to get past Canadian Cy Young candidate Mike Soroka. And while they made it look fairly easy - tagging Soroka with three straight...
Aug 29, 2019
Canada's Andreescu advances to third round at U.S. Open with win over Flipkens
NEW YORK - Add Kirsten Flipkens to the growing chorus of people who think Canadian Bianca Andreescu can win the 2019 U.S. Open. The 33-year-old Belgian said it before their second-round match Thursday...
Aug 29, 2019
Toronto FC's Michael Bradley unhappy at having to choose between club and country
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley isn't happy about having to choose between club and country. And he tore a strip off Major League Soccer on Thursday, saying the league needs to respect FIFA's inter...
Aug 29, 2019
Coco's comeback: Gauff erases deficits to win US Open debut
NEW YORK - Here's how new all of this is to Coco Gauff: She didn't quite realize she only has to play every other day at the U.S. Open. "I'm still used to playing juniors," the American said with a ch...
Aug 29, 2019
Shapovalov downs Auger-Aliassime in all-Canadian match at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Expectations were sky-high for a tough, competitive first-round U.S. Open rematch between rising Canadian stars Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov. The outcome was anything but that...
Aug 29, 2019
Coco's comeback: Gauff erases deficits to win US Open debut
NEW YORK - Here's how new all of this is to Coco Gauff: She didn't quite realize she only has to play every other day at the U.S. Open. "I'm still used to playing juniors," the American said with a ch...
Aug 29, 2019
Former Bountiful leader James Oler handed one-year jail sentence and 18-months probation
CRANBROOK, B.C. -- An ex-bishop of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, from Boutiful, B.C., James Oler, will spend a year behind bars.Justice Martha Devlin handed down a on...
Aug 29, 2019 James Oler outside Cranbrook Courthouse -- The Canadian Press
Judge to make ruling on Stephan trial September 19th
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In three weeks time, David and Collet Stephan will learn their fate.They are each charged with one count of failing to provide the necessaries of life after their 19-month-old son Eze...
Aug 29, 2019 David (left) and Collet (right) Stephan. (Lethbridge News Now)
Donaldson returns to Toronto with Braves for first time since 2018 trade
TORONTO - Josh Donaldson didn't want to let emotions dictate his response to the trade last September that capped his months-long, relationship-straining saga with the Toronto Blue Jays. But...
Aug 29, 2019