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Raptors snap 15-game skid and extend slump for Bucks, who lose third straight to sub-.500 team
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped a 15-game losing streak with a 117-111 victory over the slumping Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. Milwaukee, playing wi...
Apr 05, 2024
Maple Leafs clinch playoff spot, will return to post-season for eighth year in a row
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs clinched a playoff berth Friday night without stepping on the ice. Toronto started the day with four clinch scenarios depending on the results of games involving the ...
Apr 05, 2024
First Nations men wrongfully convicted in Manitoba file lawsuits claiming racism
WINNIPEG - Two First Nations men wrongfully convicted of murdering a restaurant worker are suing three levels of government saying their imprisonment was the result of racial discrimination. Brian And...
Apr 05, 2024
B.C.’s first female lieutenant-governor, Iona Campagnolo, dies at 91
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed former B.C. lieutenant-governor Iona Campagnolo has died at the age of 91. Campagnolo was appointed as the province's 27th lieutenant-governor in 2...
Apr 05, 2024
South Carolina women stay perfect, surge past N.C. State 78-59 to reach NCAA title game
CLEVELAND (AP) - All-America center Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina avoided a second straight stumble in the women's Final Four, surging past North Carolina State 78-59 on...
Apr 05, 2024
South Carolina women stay perfect, surge past N.C. State 78-59 to reach NCAA title game
CLEVELAND (AP) - All-America center Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina avoided a second straight stumble in the women's Final Four, surging past North Carolina State 78-59 on...
Apr 05, 2024
Akshay Bhatia stretches lead to 5 shots at windy Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Akshay Bhatia survived a rocky start Friday in the Valero Texas Open by rallying with a pair of late birdies for a 2-under 70 that stretched his lead to five shots and raised hopes ...
Apr 05, 2024
RCMP cancel Amber Alert for four-month-old B.C. boy allegedly taken by his mom
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are cancelling the Amber Alert issued for a four-month-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his mother on Thursday. Police say in a statement that ...
Apr 05, 2024
Brooks Junior High School receives provincial funding for replacement building
Brooks Junior High School will get a new building after 70 years spent at its current location through funding provided in the 2024 budget.Premier and Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Danielle Smith was joined...
Apr 05, 2024
Blue Jays beat Yankees 3-0 in New York home opener behind Clement's tiebreaking pinch homer
NEW YORK (AP) - Pinch-hitter Ernie Clement had a tiebreaking solo home run off Caleb Ferguson leading off the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-0 Friday in New York's home o...
Apr 05, 2024