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Dort, Mathurin families unite for Montreal North community during NBA Finals
MONTREAL - Luguentz Dort and Bennedict Mathurin are going head-to-head on the court - but off it, their families are on the same team. While Dort's Oklahoma City Thunder battled Mathurin's Indiana Pac...
Jun 09, 2025
Carney vows Canada will meet 2% NATO spending pledge this year
OTTAWA Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will meet its NATO commitment and spend 2 per cent of national GDP on defence this year. Canada is currently estimated to be spending about 1.4 per cent o...
Jun 09, 2025
Tropical Storm Barbara becomes a hurricane
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Barbara has strengthened into a hurricane, the first of the eastern Pacific hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday swells generated by the sto...
Jun 09, 2025
Ontario sports coach charged with sexual assault of young person
A 58-year-old sports coach from Markham, Ont., is facing sexual assault charges after numerous alleged assaults over nearly a decade. York Regional Police say they began investigating last month when ...
Jun 09, 2025
Defence lawyers begin final submissions in hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Defence lawyers representing five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team have begun their final submissions to the judge overseeing the players' sexual assault trial. Prosecutors...
Jun 09, 2025
Defence lawyers begin final submissions in hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Defence lawyers representing five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team have begun their final submissions to the judge overseeing the players' sexual assault trial. Prosecutors...
Jun 09, 2025
Boisson soars 296 places in rankings, Sinner keeps top spot despite French Open loss to Alcaraz
PARIS (AP) - Los Boisson, the revelation of the French Open, has rocketed 296 places up the WTA rankings after her fairy-tale run at Roland-Garros. The Frenchwoman, who was 361st before making it to t...
Jun 09, 2025
Through 2 Finals games, it's clear that the moment isn't too big for OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
The moment is clearly not too big for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. These are his first NBA Finals. It's hard to remember that sometimes. The Oklahoma City Thunder star - and NBA MVP - just had a pair of d...
Jun 09, 2025
Palestinians say Israel and its allies fired on crowd near Gaza aid site. Hospital says 6 killed
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinians say Israeli forces and allied local gunmen fired toward a crowd heading to an Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution center in the Gaza Strip early M...
Jun 09, 2025
Environment Canada issues special air quality statement
Update 8:30 amEnvironment Canada has cancelled a special air quality statement that was issued at 4:45 Monday morning.However the forecast for Medicine Hat still calls for local smoke.The air quality ...
Jun 09, 2025