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Respected elder and former grand chief remembered for kindness and service to community
Space may be limited to standing room only this week, when a celebration of life is held on Wednesday for Philip Morin, Prince Albert Grand Council's first grand chief.Morin passed away Aug. 1 at the ...
Aug 05, 2019 Philip Morin passed away Aug. 1 (Submitted photo/ Tina Pelletier)

Gimme five: Canadians to watch on Tuesday at the Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Tuesday at the Pan American Games: CHRISTABEL NETTEY (TRACK AND FIELD) The long jumper from Surrey, B.C., won gold at the 2018 Commonweal...
Aug 05, 2019

Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams likely out for next game
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes likely will be missing starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., for Friday's game against the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders. Adams remains in concussion p...
Aug 05, 2019

Canadian Fernandez drops Rogers Cup main draw debut 6-0, 6-1 to Bouzkova
TORONTO - Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez made a quick exit in her Rogers Cup main draw debut Monday, losing 6-0, 6-1 to qualifier Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on centre cou...
Aug 05, 2019

After losing starting job, Toronto FC's Alex Bono finally gets a chance to play
TORONTO - Alex Bono isn't quite sure why he lost his job as starting goalkeeper for Toronto FC. And it's clear some three months later that emotions are still raw on the subject. Difficult, disappoint...
Aug 05, 2019

Canada men's basketball team's training-camp roster missing key players
TORONTO - The Canadian men's basketball team was missing several big names when its pre-FIBA World Cup training camp opened on Monday. Along with Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves, who...
Aug 05, 2019

Five wounded, one critically in north Toronto club shooting
Toronto police say five people were wounded during a shooting inside a nightclub in north Toronto early Monday morning. They say the shooting happened at the District 45 nightclub at Finch a...
Aug 05, 2019

Saskatchewan Roughriders, Edmonton Eskimos swap receivers
Several CFL general managers were busy on Monday, adding new faces to their rosters. The Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-3) brought in American wide receiver Kenny Stafford, thanks to a trade wi...
Aug 05, 2019

Canada's Milos Raonic downs Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4 to advance at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - Milos Raonic is off to the second round of the Rogers Cup. The hard-serving Canadian defeated Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4 in first-round action Monday on the centre court&nbs...
Aug 05, 2019

Canada's Pendrith wins Mackenzie Tour's 1932byBateman Open by three strokes
EDMONTON - After weeks of hanging around the top of Mackenzie Tour leaderboards, Taylor Pendrith has finally broken through. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., fired a course-record 62 at the Ed...
Aug 05, 2019