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Gradey Dick a bright spot as Raptors return to Toronto on five-game losing skid
TORONTO - It's even becoming tough for the usually sunny Darko Rajakovic to put a positive light on the Toronto Raptors' season. The Raptors lost all five games on a West Coast road trip. dropping Tor...
Nov 14, 2024
Anti-abortion activists challenge Quebec law forcing demonstrators to keep distance
MONTREAL - A Montreal court is hearing final arguments today in a constitutional challenge of a Quebec law that requires protesters to stay 50 metres away from abortion clinics. The Quebec Life Coalit...
Nov 14, 2024
CBC, TSN/RDS return, Prime comes aboard as PWHL announces Canadian broadcast schedule
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League says all 90 games of its upcoming second regular season will be shown by its Canadian broadcast partners. The league announced its national broadcast p...
Nov 14, 2024
Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase
OTTAWA - The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase now that the demolition, primary excavation and abatement phase is complete. The renovation is...
Nov 14, 2024
No timeline yet for injured Montreal Victoire draft pick Cayla Barnes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Victoire don't yet have a timeline for the return of injured first-round draft pick Cayla Barnes. Victoire general manager Danile Sauvageau said after Montreal's first on-ice s...
Nov 14, 2024
City of Medicine Hat kicks off free sidewalk sand program ahead of winter months
Winter has yet to arrive in Medicine Hat this season but that doesn't mean the city isn't prepared for the snow to come.---It is the second year that the city is implementing its sand box strategy, co...
Nov 14, 2024
Indochino CEO Drew Green named chair, co-owner of Canadian Elite Basketball League
TORONTO - Drew Green has been named the new chair of the Canadian Elite Basketball League's board of governors. Green has also become co-owner of the league. His role will include instituting new form...
Nov 14, 2024
Tropical Storm Sara threatens to bring flash floods and mudslides to Central America
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday in the Caribbean Sea and was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras, fo...
Nov 14, 2024
Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu enjoys stellar return to CFL with Toronto Argonauts
VANCOUVER - It's a mouthful, but Lirim Hajrullahu's name comes with a compelling story. The veteran CFL kicker's first name means "release" in Albanian. Hajrullahu was born in Gjilan, Kosovo, and his ...
Nov 14, 2024
Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon's 5th Congressional District and will become the state's first Black member of Congress. Bynum, a state representative who was backed an...
Nov 14, 2024