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Undermanned Raptors, missing players and coaches, return to action against Detroit
TAMPA, Fla. - The all-star break can't come soon enough for the undermanned Toronto Raptors, who went into Wednesday's game against the Detroit Pistons missing five players, head coach Nick Nurse and ...
Mar 03, 2021
Nunavut judge grants injunction against hunters who protested at mine site
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut judge has granted a mining company an injunction against hunters who stopped its iron ore operation when they protested at the site last month. About a dozen Inuit hunters...
Mar 03, 2021
EU, Britain clash again in latest post-Brexit spat
BRUSSELS - The European Union said Wednesday that Britain's "unilateral action" on trade rules will breach international law and is threatening legal action as post-Brexit tensions continue to escalat...
Mar 03, 2021
Canada's David scores 2 as Lille wins to stay two points clear of PSG
PARIS - Canadian forward Jonathan David scored two late goals as Lille beat Marseille 2-0 to stay top of the French league on Wednesday. David, from Ottawa, scored in the 90th minute and again tw...
Mar 03, 2021
Kielburger brothers decline request to testify before 'partisan' Commons committee
OTTAWA - WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are declining requests to testify before two House of Commons committees. In a statement, the charity notes that New Democrat MP Charlie Angus...
Mar 03, 2021
Canadians Alexander-Walker, Barrett, Clarke, Dort, Mulder on Rising Stars roster
NEW YORK - Five Canadians highlight this year's NBA Rising Stars Team World roster. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (New Orleans), RJ Barrett (New York), Brandon Clarke (Memphis), Luguentz Dort (Oklahoma Cit...
Mar 03, 2021
Detectives look at SUV's 'black box' from Tiger Woods crash
LOS ANGELES - Detectives are looking at data from the so-called "black box" of Tiger Woods' SUV to get a clearer picture of what occurred during the Southern California rollover crash that seriously i...
Mar 03, 2021
A look at the studies from Israel, U.K. that informed B.C.'s second-dose delay
VANCOUVER - Studies from Israel and the United Kingdom showed that a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine significantly reduced COVID-19 infections, helping to guide British Columbia's decision ...
Mar 03, 2021
A look at the studies from Israel, U.K. that informed B.C.'s second-dose delay
VANCOUVER - Studies from Israel and the United Kingdom showed that a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine significantly reduced COVID-19 infections, helping to guide British Columbia's decision ...
Mar 03, 2021
Facebook lifts ban on US political, social issue ads
Facebook says it is lifting its ban on political and social-issue ads put in place after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Political candidates, groups and others will be able to place ads on Faceb...
Mar 03, 2021