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Canadian kicker/punter Zack Medeiros returning to Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed Canadian kicker/punter Zack Medeiros to their practice roster. The move comes Argos punter Ronnie Pfeffer was hurt in the team's season-opening 64-14 loss a...
Jun 25, 2019
'I love it': Raptors president Masai Ujiri says he is happy in Toronto
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri says he appreciates the interest from other NBA clubs, but his roots are in Toronto. The Raptors president held an end-of-season press conference today, in which he talked a...
Jun 25, 2019
Thousands of dollars in jewellery stolen from Fort Macleod home
FORT MACLEOD, AB - RCMP are investigating a residential break and enter and theft that occurred sometime between Friday, June 14th and Sunday, June 16th.The home is on Range Road 254 to the north east...
Jun 25, 2019 Items similar to the reported stolen jewellery. (Supplied by Fort Macleod RCMP)
Driver pleads not guilty in motorcycle crash that killed 7
CONCORD, N.H. - A lawyer for a pickup truck driver blamed for causing a collision that killed seven motorcyclists has entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Authorities said Tuesday that 23-year-old...
Jun 25, 2019
Raptors coach Nurse jams on stage in Toronto with Hamilton band Arkells
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse took his off-court skills on stage Saturday night. Nurse, who led the Raptors to their first NBA championship in franchise history earlier this month, joined...
Jun 25, 2019
Saskatchewan says Supreme Court could hear carbon tax challenge in December
REGINA - The Saskatchewan governments says its carbon tax challenge could be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada before year's end. The province says it has been notified that the reference case ...
Jun 25, 2019
'Toy Story 4' opens big but below expectations with $118M
NEW YORK - "Toy Story 4" brought the box office to life with a $118 million opening weekend after a three-week slump of underperforming sequels, but the Pixar film's below-expectations debut didn't qu...
Jun 25, 2019
Fiancee of slain Saudi journalist urges UN action in killing
GENEVA - The fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi took her campaign for justice in his killing to the United Nations' top human rights body Tuesday and urged the U.N. to take "the next step" fo...
Jun 25, 2019
$60 million from federal carbon tax to go to green projects in schools
OTTAWA - The federal government is spending a portion of the proceeds of the carbon tax to fund green projects at schools in four provinces. The funding totals $60 million and will go t...
Jun 25, 2019
Bulgari exhibit in Rome features "La Dolce Vita"-era jewels
ROME - Glamorous jewelry and vintage fashion from the "La Dolce Vita" era are the star attractions of Bulgari's new exhibition in Rome. The exhibition "Bvlgari, the story, the dream" includes the diam...
Jun 25, 2019