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Raptors stretch winning streak to record 12 with thrilling victory over Pacers
TORONTO - Serge Ibaka's three-point shots hadn't been falling all night, so when the Congolese big man set up to launch a long bomb with 30 seconds to play, and history on the line, the Scotiabank Are...
Feb 07, 2020

Tavares scores OT winner, Matthews scores 40th as Leafs beat Ducks
TORONTO - John Tavares scored his second goal of the night at 4:53 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs escaped with a 5-4 victory against Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Auston Matthews bur...
Feb 07, 2020

Canadian women qualify for Tokyo Olympics with hard-fought win over Costa Rica
CARSON, Calif. - Canada qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Costa Rica on Friday, thanks to a 72nd-minute goal by teenager Jordyn Huitema in the semifinals of the CON...
Feb 07, 2020

Jason Day climbs within 2 of the lead at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Nick Taylor of Canada birdied four of his last five holes on Friday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to take his first 36-hole lead on the PGA Tour. Taylor, of Abbotsford, B....
Feb 07, 2020

Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
BEIJING - A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak died Friday after coming down with the illness. The...
Feb 07, 2020

China virus death toll rises to 722 with 34,546 cases
BEIJING - The death toll in the viral outbreak in mainland China has risen to 722, while new cases jumped to 34,546, reversing declines over previous days. China's ruling Communist Party faced public ...
Feb 07, 2020

Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103
Kirk Douglas, the intense, muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films, helped fatally weaken the blacklist against suspected Communists ...
Feb 07, 2020

No handshakes at meet and greet? Tech show adapts to virus
LONDON - A major European technology trade fair has a low-tech idea for reducing virus risks: go hands-free. Organizers of this month's Mobile World Congress show are advising attendees to adopt a no-...
Feb 07, 2020

Roughriders re-sign receiver Shaq Evans
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have scratched a big name off their list of pending free agents.The CFL team announced Friday it had signed receiver Shaq Evans to a one-year contract extension. Evans was...
Feb 07, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Shaq Evans. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Friday Fill-Up encourages youth to make healthy choices
Friday Fill-Up at the Alliance Church is an opportunity for adolescents in the community to have a healthy lunch and learn some life skills from a community leader. Dwayne Mysko, director of Alliance ...
Feb 07, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)