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Toronto Raptors rookie Gradey Dick's music video debut with Drake happened by chance
TORONTO - In his first ever NBA pre-season, forward Gradey Dick promised himself to put in long hours at the Toronto Raptors' training facilities and do whatever his coaches asked of him. That dedicat...
Oct 19, 2023
Judge probes eight-month wait in federal minister's owl protection recommendation
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge says he's "wrestling" with why the minister responsible for protecting the northern spotted owl waited eight months to recommend an emergency protection order to cabi...
Oct 19, 2023
Georges St-Pierre: From humble beginnings to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
From age 17 to 20, Georges St-Pierre held down three jobs while going to school and training in mixed martial arts. Five hours sleep a night was par for the course. While studying natural sciences at ...
Oct 19, 2023
McGill postpones French program as Quebec hikes tuition for out-of-province students
MONTREAL - McGill University has postponed a $50-million investment in French-language programs as a result of the provincial government's plan to nearly double tuition for out-of-province students. T...
Oct 19, 2023
Virtue and Moir, St-Pierre, and Ferbey among 2023 Order of Sports recipients
GATINEAU, Que. - Scott Moir enjoys hearing about people who tuned in emotionally to watch him skate with partner Tessa Virtue, especially those who otherwise didn't care about ice dance. "As a boy who...
Oct 19, 2023
Carbon capture key to net-zero electricity, but federal timelines too tight; Report
CALGARY - Carbon capture and storage is key to greening Canada's electricity grid, but meeting the proposed time frame laid out by the federal government will be extremely difficult based on the curre...
Oct 19, 2023
Canada taking 'necessary time' to probe hospital blast in Gaza, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working with allies to determine "exactly what happened" in the blast at a hospital in Gaza earlier this week that has become a flashpoint in the ...
Oct 19, 2023
Premier Smith and MLA Justin Wright meet with constituents during town hall meeting
Medicine Hat, AB--About 150 people attended a town hall meeting at the Medicine Hat Public Library Wednesday evening to hear from Premier and Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Danielle Smith as well as Cypress ...
Oct 19, 2023
Chris Barber said he felt convoy was 'out of control' in early days; police witness
OTTAWA - An officer who served as an intermediary with ``Freedom Convoy'' organizers says Chris Barber told her early on in last year's protest that he felt things were getting ``out of control'' and ...
Oct 19, 2023
Premier Smith in Medicine Hat for funding announcement for new facility
Medicine Hat, AB--Premier and MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat, Danielle Smith was in the city today to announce the provinical government's contribution to a new manufacturing facility.Based in Swift Curr...
Oct 19, 2023