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Italian star Lorenzo Insigne upgraded to questionable for Toronto FC's weekend match
TORONTO - Italian star winger Lorenzo Insigne, who has played just 34 minutes for Toronto FC this season because of a groin injury, has been upgraded to questionable for Saturday's game against visiti...
Apr 13, 2023
Saskatchewan reports 10 COVID deaths, one flu death in past two weeks
Saskatchewan announced 10 deaths due to COVID-19 and one due to influenza in its latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report.In the biweekly report issued Thursday, the Ministry o...
Apr 13, 2023
Preliminary hearing set for man charged with killing mother
A preliminary hearing has now been scheduled for a 46-year-old North Battleford man facing a charge in the death of his mother. Walter Geering is charged with second-degree murder in the case.The inqu...
Apr 13, 2023
Raptors soul-searching after play-in loss
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet thinks it's time for the Toronto Raptors to move on from their 2019 NBA championship. Not necessarily a wholesale personnel change, but come to grips with the fact that they're...
Apr 13, 2023
Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban, DeSantis supports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares...
Apr 13, 2023
Canada's Fernandez to face Belgium's Wickmayer in Billie Jean King Cup qualifier
VANCOUVER - Canada's Leylah Fernandez will take on Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium to kick off a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver on Friday. The 20-year-old Fernandez of Laval, Que., is the top...
Apr 13, 2023
Nunavut Inuit organization revokes enrolment of sisters, says first-of-its-kind case
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The organization responsible for enrolling Inuit under the Nunavut Agreement says it has removed twin sisters from its list in what is calls a first-of-its-kind case. Nunavut Tunnga...
Apr 13, 2023
After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles are recommended
HALIFAX - At the heart of the multi-volume report into Canada's worst mass shooting lies a recommendation calling for governments to replace 19th-century principles about law enforcement with a revise...
Apr 13, 2023
List of recent violent attacks on public transit in Canada
Some cities have increased police presence on public transit after a series of attacks. Here is a list of some of the high-profile acts of violence on buses, trains or around transit stops across the ...
Apr 13, 2023
$14.7-million settlement in sex abuse class action against Montreal archdiocese
MONTREAL - A Montreal law firm says it has reached a $14.7-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought against the Montreal archdiocese. The lawsuit covered victims of sexual abuse since 1940...
Apr 13, 2023