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Raptors have proven in previous 3 series that they can overcome adversity
TORONTO - Ever since Kawhi Leonard's two free throws in the dying seconds clinched Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, and a delighted Kyle Lowry celebrated with childlike exuberance in...
Jun 03, 2019
'This road is just the beginning:' Isolated First Nation celebrates Freedom Road
SHOAL LAKE, Ont. - For the first time in his life, Chief Erwin Redsky won't have to fight for each small stone that lies along the 24-kilometre road that connects his First Nation to the out...
Jun 03, 2019
CFL commissioner says he wants to find the right owner for the Alouettes
MONTREAL - The CFL wants the best buyer possible for the Alouettes and Montreal, and commissioner Randy Ambrosie said Monday they won't be rushed into making a decision on the club. The league's ...
Jun 03, 2019
La Ronge teen returns from provincial music festival
It was a unique experience for La Ronge's Isabel Groves, 14, who recently returned from the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association's 2019 Provincial Final Competitions in Moose Jaw."This was my first...
Jun 03, 2019 Isabel Groves, centre, has been competing in music festival since she was six years old. (Submitted photo/Beckie Groves)
What, them worry? Warriors confident despite NBA Finals hole
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are rugged and relentless, capable of punishing teams in transition any time they make a mistake. The Golden State Warriors felt like they were seeing a version of themse...
Jun 03, 2019
David Lynch, Wes Studi among honorary Oscar recipients
LOS ANGELES - The first Oscar winners of the season are already here. Groundbreaking filmmaker David Lynch, Cherokee-American actor Wes Studi director Lina Wertmller and actress Geena Davis will all b...
Jun 03, 2019
Northern Alberta residents start returning home after two-week evacuation due to fire
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after being forced by wildfires to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted this morning for resid...
Jun 03, 2019
Some of the MMIWG inquiry's farthest-reaching recommendations
GATINEAU, Que. - The final report of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls includes more than 200 "calls for justice." A selection of some of the farthest-reac...
Jun 03, 2019
Trump, in tussle with CNN, suggests boycott of parent AT&T
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to reiterate his complaints about CNN and suggest a boycott of its parent company, AT&T. Soon after his arrival in London for a pomp-fil...
Jun 03, 2019
Oil lobby group calls for more timely regulatory regime for pipelines
OTTAWA - The country's largest oil-and-gas lobby group is urging all political parties in the run-up to the federal election to support major pipeline and LNG projects and to create a&n...
Jun 03, 2019