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Toronto Raptors fire head coach Nick Nurse
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Nick Nurse, the team announced on Friday. Nurse joined the Raptors organization in 2013 as an assistant coach before being named the ninth head coac...
Apr 21, 2023
North Vancouver, B.C. man fined for repeatedly feeding black bear and cub
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a North Vancouver man has been fined for feeding black bears at his home. Court records show Vitali Shevchenko faced two charges unde...
Apr 21, 2023
Elon Musk's Twitter drops government-funded media labels
Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification chec...
Apr 21, 2023
'There is quite a bit of pride:' Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club enters 100th year
NANAIMO - Built on friendship and friendly competition, a local lawn bowling club has stood the test of time in the Harbour City.It was the spring of 1923 when the Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club (NLBC) for...
Apr 21, 2023
CF Montreal looking to end homestand with win against Red Bulls
MONTREAL - With their three-game homestand coming to a close, CF Montreal are looking to build some momentum heading into a match against New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening. Amid a worst-ever star...
Apr 21, 2023
'Fun place to play:' Las Vegas' Whitecloud ready to take on Jets in home province
Thousands of kilometres from the Las Vegas desert landscape, members from Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in southwestern Manitoba donned Vegas Golden Knights jerseys as they watched the team battle the Wi...
Apr 21, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs showed their mettle but now the attention turns to the Edmonton Oilers. Here are five things to know as we head into Friday's post-season action: MCDAVID TIME? Edmonton Oilers ...
Apr 21, 2023
UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation
LONDON (AP) - U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned Friday after an independent investigation into complaints that he bullied civil servants. Raab's announcement on Friday came the day afte...
Apr 21, 2023
US to begin training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tank
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - The United States will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to use and maintain Abrams tanks in the coming weeks, as the it continues to speed up its effort to get ...
Apr 21, 2023
In The News for April 21 : Canada's premiers, police chiefs to talk bail reform
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 21 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 21, 2023