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Hassan Diab's supporters urge Canada to rebuff extradition after guilty verdict
OTTAWA - Supporters of Hassan Diab are calling on Canada to refuse any new extradition request from France after a court found the Ottawa sociology professor guilty of a 1980 bombing. Diab, who has al...
Apr 21, 2023

Canadian academic convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing
PARIS (AP) - A Paris court has convicted a Lebanese-Canadian academic in absentia on terrorism charges and sentenced him to life in prison over a bombing outside a Paris synagogue in 1980 that killed ...
Apr 21, 2023

Top lightweights Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush to meet in UFC 289 co-main event
A lightweight bout between former champion Charles (do Bronx) Oliveira and Beneil Dariush has been confirmed as the co-main event of UFC 289 in Vancouver. Oliveira (33-9-0 with one no-contest) is rank...
Apr 21, 2023

Insurance association warns federal dental plan could lead employers to drop coverage
OTTAWA - An association of health insurance providers warns it might not be worth it for small businesses to provide dental benefits to some employees once the government launches a national dental pl...
Apr 21, 2023

Province to increase supports for persons with developmental disabilities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced additional funding for the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program.As part of the 2023 provincial budget, the government said it ...
Apr 21, 2023

Former industry minister takes job at Rogers two years after leaving office
OTTAWA - Former Liberal industry minister Navdeep Bains is joining Rogers as the company's new chief corporate affairs officer. Rogers announced several new appointments to its executive leadership te...
Apr 21, 2023

Cooled Jets: Some outlets covering road games remotely instead of staffing in person
LAS VEGAS - Gary Lawless spent years in the media business in Winnipeg before leaving journalism in 2017 for a similar job in Las Vegas. A longtime writer and broadcaster, Lawless was part of the Mani...
Apr 21, 2023

Toronto Raptors fire head coach Nick Nurse after disappointing season
TORONTO, ON - Four years after helping deliver the first championship in franchise history, Nick Nurse is paying the price for a rocky season for the Toronto Raptors.The Raptors announced Friday they ...
Apr 21, 2023

Toronto FC travels to Philadelphia looking to better execute on offence
Toronto FC visits the Philadelphia Union on Saturday in a matchup of MLS teams that are not where they want to be - in ninth and 10th place in the Eastern Conference, respectively. With a league-high ...
Apr 21, 2023

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