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Bryant remembered in video tribute, moment of silence before Raptors game
TORONTO - Kobe Bryant was remembered with a video tribute and 24 seconds of silence before the Toronto Raptors tipped off against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The retired Los Angeles L...
Jan 28, 2020
Raptors point guard sets franchise assist record in 130-114 win over Hawks
TORONTO - In the moments after Kyle Lowry became the Toronto Raptors' all-time assists leader, the point guard paid tribute to two NBA stars. Vince Carter was there to witness Lowry's historical ...
Jan 28, 2020
Senators snap 7-game road skid with 5-2 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Mike Reilly scored the go-ahead goal 8:48 into the third period, and the Ottawa Senators snapped a seven-game road skid with a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Tyler E...
Jan 28, 2020
Mongolia closes border, China extends holiday to fight virus
BEIJING - China expanded its sweeping efforts on Monday to contain a dangerous new virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death tol...
Jan 28, 2020
Deaths rise to 132 in China outbreak as foreigners leave
BEIJING - Countries on Wednesday began evacuating their citizens from the Chinese city hardest-hit by an outbreak of a new virus that has killed 132 people and infected more than 6,000 on the mainland...
Jan 28, 2020
The Latest: Billie Eilish wins 5 in dominant Grammys
LOS ANGELES - The Latest on the Grammy Awards, being presented Sunday at Los Angeles' Staples Center (all times local): 8:38: p.m. Billie Eilish has won album of the year and record of the year to cap...
Jan 28, 2020
Tributes build outside arena known as House that Kobe Built
LOS ANGELES - Fans call it The House that Kobe Built, and since Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash mourners by the thousands have gathered daily outside the arena where the Los Angeles Lakers' ...
Jan 28, 2020
Jury selection continues in Michael Avenatti's Nike trial
NEW YORK - Opening statements are likely to occur Wednesday in the attempted extortion trial of a California attorney whose representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her legal fight with President...
Jan 28, 2020
Raptors, Spurs share 24-second Bryant tributes; Toronto wins
SAN ANTONIO - The Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs did not want to be on the court after learning Kobe Bryant had died, but they tried to honour him as best they could. The teams collaborated on ...
Jan 28, 2020
Memorial sled race honours well-loved local man
The Tom Ouellette Memorial Dog Sled Race is coming up in Loon Lake and Makwa Lake this weekend. Charlie Conner, race organizer told meadowlakeNOW, Tom Ouellette was a friend to many in the community a...
Jan 28, 2020 Tom Ouellette (submitted photo/Charlie Conner)