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Knicks edge Raptors 113-108, Barnes suffers ankle injury
TORONTO - Karl-Anthony Towns drilled a 29-foot three-pointer with six seconds left on the clock as the New York Knicks escaped with a 113-108 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Raptors all-star f...
Dec 09, 2024

Blue Jays, Dodgers and Red Sox among losing bidders for Juan Soto
DALLAS (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto, a year after failing to sign Shohei Ohtani. "Both of those guys, they're obviously great, elite players," Toronto manager John Schneider said...
Dec 09, 2024

After ‘reflecting,’ Sajjan didn’t attend Taylor Swift concert
OTTAWA - Liberal Minister Harjit Sajjan did not attend the Taylor Swift concert in Vancouver Saturday, despite earlier defending his decision to accept the tickets. Global News first reported that Saj...
Dec 09, 2024

BC Coroners Service sees 'significant decline' in drug deaths, but reason unclear
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded its lowest monthly number of illicit drug overdose deaths in more than four years, part of what the BC Coroners Service says is a "significant decline" in fata...
Dec 09, 2024

LGBTQ+ groups pushing for speedy court process, halt to Alberta transgender bill
EDMONTON - LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they're working as quickly as possible to ask a court to stop the Alberta government from bringing into force a transgender law they say will cause immedia...
Dec 09, 2024

Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children
PHOENIX (AP) - A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual "wives" including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years...
Dec 09, 2024

6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Six Guatemalans are charged with human smuggling linked to a semi-trailer truck crash in Mexico in 2021 that killed more than 50 migrants and were arrested in Guatemala and Texas ...
Dec 09, 2024

B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has given the green light to nine wind energy projects that will boost the province's hydro-electric grid by eight per cent a year, enough to power 500,000 homes. Premier ...
Dec 09, 2024

FIFA vice-president says Canada's drone-spying at Olympics was 'completely stupid'
TORONTO - Canada's decision to deploy a drone to spy on a New Zealand training session at the Paris Olympics was "completely stupid," says FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani. "In the sense that I ...
Dec 09, 2024

Toronto's 2026 World Cup office growing as tournament kickoff nears 500 days away
TORONTO - With Jan. 27 marking 500 days out from the 2026 World Cup kickoff, some 50-plus staff are fleshing out the Canadian end of the tournament at FIFA's Toronto office. The office has been around...
Dec 09, 2024