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Toronto FC looks to ground high-flying Philadelphia Union on Saturday
TORONTO - Squeezed between do-or-die NBA playoff games between the Raptors and 76ers, Toronto FC hosts a high-flying Philadelphia team of its own Saturday when the Union visit BMO Field. The Union (6-...
May 10, 2019
Keefe's Key: Marlies coach has shown a willingness to adapt on and off the ice
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe thought he had a pretty good understanding of his new world. The owner/head coach of the Pembroke Lumber Kings - a junior-A hockey team located about 150 kilomet...
May 10, 2019
April Irving released from custody
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 59-year-old woman facing 14 charges including cruelty to animals and causing or permitting them to be in distress, has been released from jail on a $1,000 no-cash surety.April Dawn ...
May 10, 2019 April Dawn Irving
RCMP defends 'thorough, independent' investigation into Vice-Admiral Mark Norman
OTTAWA - The RCMP is defending its investigation of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman after the case against the military's former second-in-command collapsed this week. In a statement, the Mounties ...
May 10, 2019
Pegula relinquishes control of NWHL Buffalo team
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Kim Pegula's desire to grow women's professional hockey will no longer involve a relationship with North America's remaining professional league. The owner of the Buffalo Beauts announ...
May 10, 2019
Guns N' Roses sues brewery over its 'Guns 'N' Rosé' beer
LOS ANGELES - The rock band Guns N' Roses is accusing a Colorado brewery of piggybacking off their fame to sell beer and merchandise. The band filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Thursday against C...
May 10, 2019
Mel Gibson to play Santa Claus in 'Fatman' comedy
NEW YORK - Mel Gibson is to play Santa Claus in "Fatman," a comedy that will be shopped at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Gibson is attached as Kris Kringle in the film to be directed by Ian and E...
May 10, 2019
Greenhouse gases causing Canadian Arctic seas to acidify quicker: report
Greenhouse gases are acidifying Canada's Arctic waters at a faster rate than anywhere else in the North, says a report presented earlier this week at a meeting of the eight countries that ring th...
May 10, 2019
Looking back at previous Raptors advance-or-go-home playoff games
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play an advance-or-be-eliminated contest for the seventh time in franchise history on Sunday when they face the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their Eastern Confere...
May 10, 2019
Raptors hope for one more momentum swing in unpredictable series with Sixers
TORONTO - In the wild, unpredictable NBA Eastern Conference semifinal between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers, the team that seems to take control of the series in one game ends up getting ...
May 10, 2019