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A look at five memorable moments from Kyle Lowry's time in Toronto
TORONTO - Star point guard Kyle Lowry is leaving the Raptors to sign with the Miami Heat, ending a successful nine-season run in Toronto that included seven straight playoff appearances and the franch...
Aug 02, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Toronto point guard Kyle Lowry has signed with the Miami Heat
Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has signed with the Miami Heat, ending his time with the Canadian team. Lowry spent nine seasons with the Raptors and posted confirmation of the news, which had ...
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

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

Blue Jays fall 5-2 to Cleveland in extra-inning loss
TORONTO - The Blue Jays revelry in their Rogers Centre return ended with an extra-inning defeat to Cleveland on Monday. Toronto's 5-2, 10th-inning loss halted a three-for-three start in their return t...
Aug 02, 2021

Record-holding Canadian sprinter, Olympic medallist Angela Bailey dies at 59
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Angela Bailey, the Canadian women's record holder in the 100 metres sprint and an Olympic 4x100 relay silver medal winner, has died after battling cancer under complicated conditio...
Aug 02, 2021

Blue Jays trade Axford to Brewers for cash considerations
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays say they have traded John Axford to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations. The 38-year-old right-handed pitcher has a 0.84 ERA over 10 2/3 innings in Triple-A, ...
Aug 02, 2021

Judge denies new trial request in Mollie Tibbetts case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A judge on Monday rejected a convicted man's request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, whose body was found in a cornfield week...
Aug 02, 2021

US hits 70% vaccination rate -- a month late, amid a surge
The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden's goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is swa...
Aug 02, 2021

Mask mandate reinstated in San Francisco Bay Area amid surge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Health officials in San Francisco and six other Bay Area counties announced Monday that they are reinstating a mask mandate for all indoor settings as COVID-19 infections surge be...
Aug 02, 2021