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Canadian men's soccer team earns standing ovation during Raptors game
TORONTO - Canada's World Cup-bound men's soccer team earned a standing ovation during the Toronto Raptors game Monday. Twenty-three players took centre-court with high-fives from The Raptor mascot fol...
Mar 28, 2022
Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Scavino, Navarro in contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Monday night to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Cong...
Mar 28, 2022
Town gives update on recreation facilities usage
Town of Battleford director of Parks and Recreation Jordan Schechtel gave an update on the municipality's recreation facility usage in 2021. The report, presented at a recent council meeting, looked a...
Mar 28, 2022
Dubas on lack of calls for Matthews: 'We wish the way that he played would draw more'
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Kyle Dubas flashed a smile. "Officiating," he added with a laugh before a brief pause. "Everything's great with officiating." The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager was making light...
Mar 28, 2022
'He was a brilliant lawyer:' Media community remembers Stuart Robertson
Members of Canada's media industry are remembering a prominent lawyer for his dedication to journalism and storytelling. Stuart Robertson, a Toronto-based lawyer specializing in media law, died Sunday...
Mar 28, 2022
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard charged with alleged sex assault in Montreal
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been charged in Quebec with sexual assault and forcible confinement. Nygard, who is also facing sex-related charges in Toronto and the United States, is schedul...
Mar 28, 2022
Nunavut cabinet minister distances himself from duties after integrity ruling
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's integrity commissioner has found a cabinet minister breached his duty to remain objective and impartial when he approved his spouse as an acting deputy minister. Human Res...
Mar 28, 2022
Sheldon Kennedy addresses NHL general managers on safety, respect
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Sheldon Kennedy never envisioned a moment like this two decades ago. Kim Davis didn't see it coming as recently as 2018. The pair led a discussion with the NHL's 32 general managers ...
Mar 28, 2022
Sask. comedian says Oscar joke, like most comedy, is subjective
Chris Rock's joke at the Oscars about Jada-Pinkett Smith was more subjective than offensive. That's according to Saskatchewan stand-up comic Kelly Taylor who said it was Will Smith's reaction that was...
Mar 28, 2022
Cooling-off period won't ease B.C.'s real estate affordability crunch, says expert
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says people buying homes in the province's hot real estate market could soon be protected by a cooling-off period that gives them time to back out of an agre...
Mar 28, 2022