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Raptors rout Warriors 130-77 for 2nd win in last 15 games
TAMPA, Fla. - Pascal Siakam scored 36 points in three quarters and the Toronto Raptors routed the Golden State Warriors 130-77 Friday night, with the largest margin of victory in the NBA this season. ...
Apr 02, 2021

Canadian Adam Svensson looking for back-to-back Korn Ferry Tour victories
DESTIN, Fla. - Canadian Adam Svensson has put himself in contention for back-to-back victories on the Korn Ferry Tour. Svensson, from Surrey, B.C., fired a 4-under 66 in the second round of the Emeral...
Apr 02, 2021

Raiders colder than ICE after being shutout
The Prince Albert Raiders got an injection of energy and skill before Friday's game, as star forward Ozzy Wiesblatt returned just one game removed from what seemed to be a serious injury. And overage ...
Apr 02, 2021

California to allow indoor gatherings as virus cases plummet
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California on Friday cleared the way for people to attend indoor concerts, theatre performances and NBA games for the first time in more than a year as the rate of people testing ...
Apr 02, 2021

Protests across Quebec after eight women killed in eight weeks
MONTREAL - Protesters marched through Montreal's Plateau borough Friday afternoon to denounce what many described as a "pandemic" of violence against women, after a slate of recent killings. Eight wom...
Apr 02, 2021

Seven Vancouver Canucks on NHL's COVID list after five additions Friday
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks' COVID-19 situation has grown worse with seven players now on in the NHL's COVID protocols. Defencemen Alex Edler and Quinn Hughes, forwards Zack MacEwan and Antoine ...
Apr 02, 2021

Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan on the mend after surgery, has eye on Olympics
Handed the start against the top-ranked U.S. at the SheBelieves Cup, Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan no doubt hoped her 10th cap would be a night to remember. It was, but sadly for the wrong reaso...
Apr 02, 2021

Canada's Bottcher gets rock intel from rival for world curling championship
CALGARY - A Canadian rival's assist fills a gap for Brendan Bottcher at the men's world curling championship. The world championship stones in Calgary are not the rocks Bottcher and teammates threw to...
Apr 02, 2021

April, the giraffe that became an online star, dies
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. - April, the giraffe that became a sensation when a rural New York zoo livestreamed her 2017 pregnancy and delivery, was euthanized Friday because of advancing arthritis, the zoo sa...
Apr 02, 2021

US Capitol on lockdown after report of gunfire nearby
WASHINGTON - Police locked down the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon after a report of gunshots in the area. U.S. Capitol Police say all Capitol buildings were being locked down "due to an external se...
Apr 02, 2021