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Toronto Raptors ink guard/forward Joe Wieskamp to 10-day contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard/forward Joe Wieskamp to a 10-day contract. The team did not disclose financial details when it announced the move Saturday. Wieskamp comes to Toronto fr...
Jan 07, 2023

Lobby group seeks public inquiry, release of video in Montreal man's jail death
MONTREAL - An anti-racism lobby group is calling on the Quebec government to launch an independent public inquiry into the jail death of an illegally detained Black man in Montreal following an alterc...
Jan 07, 2023

Canadian midfielder Ismael Kone makes debut for Watford in F.A. Cup loss
READING, United Kingdom - Canadian international midfielder Ismael Kone made his debut for Watford on Saturday in a 2-0 loss to Reading in a third-round game in England's FA Cup. Kone played the full ...
Jan 07, 2023

Shiffrin still chasing Vonn’s record as her win streak ends
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) - The frustration on Mikaela Shiffrin's face - mouth agape in apparent disappointment followed by pursed lips - lasted all of about 60 seconds. By the time the cameras mov...
Jan 07, 2023

UNBC falls 98 - 87 to University of Manitoba
PRINCE GEORGE - The University of Manitoba Bisons remain at the top of the CIS - Canada West men's basketball standings following a 98 - 87 victory over the University of Northern British Columbia Tim...
Jan 07, 2023

UNBC T-Wolves start 2023 with victory over Bisons
PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves opened the second half of the CIS womens basketball campaign with a dominating 85 - 49 win over the University of Manitoba Bisons at the Northern Sport Centre Fri...
Jan 07, 2023

Japan PM visit could highlight LNG needs, as Tokyo pushes away from Russia and China
OTTAWA - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's first official visit to Canada will take place next week, as Tokyo looks to Canada to provide much-needed liquefied natural gas. Japan takes over the r...
Jan 07, 2023

Iran executes 2 more men detained amid nationwide protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions aimed at halting the nat...
Jan 06, 2023

Difficulty of limiting VanVleet's minutes continues to show for Nurse, Raptors
TORONTO - The difficulty of decreasing Fred VanVleet's minutes continues to be on display as the season wears on. After tying for the league lead in minutes (37.9) per night last season - alongside To...
Jan 06, 2023

Calgary Flames finish the job against New York Islanders in 4-1 win
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames didn't let another game against the New York Islanders get away from them. Leading 3-1 after two periods, which the Flames also did in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders...
Jan 06, 2023