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NBA hands Raptors coach Nurse a US$50,000 fine for throwing face mask and swearing
NEW YORK - The NBA has handed Raptors head coach Nick Nurse a US$50,000 fine for his actions in Toronto's 115-112 loss to the Utah Jazz on Friday night at Amalie Arena.Nurse was fined for throwing his...
Mar 21, 2021
Back spasms force Moulding/Courtney duo to take default loss at mixed doubles curling
CALGARY - A back injury forced Darren Moulding and Joanne Courtney to take a default loss Sunday morning at the Home Hardware Canadian mixed doubles curling championship.Moulding suffered back spasms ...
Mar 21, 2021
Robinson edges Shiffrin to win final World Cup giant slalom
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland - An aggressive second run lifted teenager Alice Robinson ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin to win a giant slalom that ended the women's World Cup ski season on Sunday. Robinson had b...
Mar 21, 2021
St. John's, N.L., diocese to sell property to settle Mount Cashel abuse claims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Roman Catholic parishes in the St. John's area heard today that resolving the harm caused to victims of abuse at Mount Cashel orphanage is going to bring about a major restructuring...
Mar 21, 2021
Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America's energy stalemate: experts
WASHINGTON - North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues - from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota to jud...
Mar 21, 2021
Environmentalists want Jasper backcountry ban extended to protect remaining caribou
EDMONTON - Environmentalists and scientists are calling on Parks Canada to further restrict access to Rocky Mountain backcountry in an effort to help save the last large caribou herd in the national p...
Mar 21, 2021
Manuel Feller wins season-ending World Cup slalom race
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland - Rising from sixth place after the first run in a World Cup slalom, Manuel Feller won the season-ending race on Sunday. First-run leader Marco Schwarz, who already took the s...
Mar 21, 2021
Families push for memorial to recognize police officers who died by suicide
TORONTO - Five years ago, Dilnaz Garda stood frozen in place at a procession line at her brother's funeral. His colleagues, Toronto police officers, walked up to her one-by-one. "I'm in my own living ...
Mar 21, 2021
Environmentalists want Jasper backcountry ban extended to protect remaining caribou
EDMONTON - Environmentalists and scientists are calling on Parks Canada to further restrict access to Rocky Mountain backcountry in an effort to help save the last large caribou herd in the national p...
Mar 21, 2021
SACPA: The decline of insect populations and how we can help them survive
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Some people may not be fans of insects, but they play an important role in our ecosystem.Dan Johnson covered this topic at the March 11 virtual meeting of the Southern Alberta Council...
Mar 21, 2021