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Slow start, no Jakob Poeltl costs Toronto Raptors in 120-111 overtime loss
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors were missing two things against the Miami Heat: a solid effort in the first quarter and Jakob Poeltl. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., scored 23 of his 29 points after ha...
Feb 21, 2025
Tyler Herro helps Heat fend off Raptors 120-111 in overtime victory
TORONTO - Tyler Herro led all scorers with 28 points as the Miami Heat recovered from a second-half collapse to beat the Toronto Raptors 120-111 in overtime on Friday. Herro added seven assists as Mia...
Feb 21, 2025
Aldrich Potgieter powers to a 61 and a 4-shot lead in the Mexico Open
VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) - Aldrich Potgieter showed his ability to shoot low Friday in the Mexico Open, powering and putting his way to a 10-under 61 that gave the big-hitting South African a four-shot l...
Feb 21, 2025
Two passengers file lawsuits after Delta plane crash in Toronto
Two people who were on a plane that crash landed at Toronto's Pearson airport on Monday are suing Delta Air Lines and its subsidiary Endeavor Air. The lawsuits were filed separately in U.S. District C...
Feb 21, 2025
Williams scores 100th try, Canada opens Vancouver sevens stop with win over Brazil
VANCOUVER - Canadian rugby star Charity Williams scored the 100th try of her career, powering the country to a 26-19 victory over Brazil on the opening day of the HSBC SVNS in Vancouver on Friday. Wil...
Feb 21, 2025
Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as p...
Feb 21, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion....
Feb 21, 2025
Centre to End Trafficking in Persons opens in Calgary
The new Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons (the Alberta Centre) opened in Calgary on Friday.The centre is the cornerstone recommendation of 'The Reading Stone,' a report released by the Albe...
Feb 21, 2025
RCMP conduct board rejects claim that calling officers 'three amigos' showed bias
A police conduct board has decided not to recuse itself from a hearing for three British Columbia RCMP officers who are facing possible dismissal over alleged racist group chats. Wes Dutcher-Walls, a ...
Feb 21, 2025
The Supreme Court won’t allow Trump to immediately fire head of whistleblower office
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over Presid...
Feb 21, 2025