Canadian guard Jamal Murray scored 14 points while adding another eight assists and eight rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets top the Miami Heat 94-89 to win their first NBA title and put the Kitchener, Ont. in some elite company. “I envisioned this as a young ‘un growing up, so, …
Read More »Wings down Leafs 5-2; Murray exits with injury
TORONTO – Ilya Samsonov was already looking like the Maple Leafs’ starting goaltender for Game 1 of the playoffs. Another injury to his oft-hurt crease partner might have cemented the Russian’s status as Toronto’s No. 1 option in a few weeks time. Dylan Larkin registered the second hat trick of …
Read More »Marner, Murray lead Leafs over Predators 2-1
TORONTO – Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe was annoyed with his power play. Minus injured star Auston Matthews, the NHL’s seventh-ranked unit had flubbed its way through three earlier opportunities and a big chunk of a four-minute man advantage in the dying moments of a tie game. One dynamite …
Read More »On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Murray Sinclair challenges Canadians to be mindful year-round
On the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Canadians were challenged to commit to reconciliation year-round. Murray Sinclair, the former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, said the day was initially envisioned to be a day for Canadians to reflect on the country’s history and treatment of Indigenous people — …
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