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Raptors guards RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley upgraded to probable vs. Lakers
TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., will likely return to the Toronto Raptors lineup on Tuesday. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic says they will both be listed as probab...
Apr 01, 2024
Canada's Haiti airlift expands to include relatives, residents and charter flight
OTTAWA - Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents. The government has also arranged for a charter flight for Canadians who pay a ...
Apr 01, 2024
Petapan Treaty: Innu accuse Quebec of bad faith on talks for innovative agreement
QUEBEC - Three Innu communities in Quebec are accusing the provincial government of acting in bad faith a year after the deadline passed to conclude a treaty that has been under negotiation for more t...
Apr 01, 2024
Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus, with deaths
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday. The Iranian Arabic-la...
Apr 01, 2024
Anti-carbon tax protest kicks off at Walsh, vehicles line the Trans-Canada Highway near border
A peaceful protest against a planned increase to the federal carbon tax got underway Monday at the Alberta-Saskatchewan border near Walsh.About 50 vehicles were lined up on the westbound side of the T...
Apr 01, 2024
Italy's Retornaz beats Canada's Gushue 7-6 at world men's curling championship
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - Italy's Joel Retornaz drew the four-foot ring in an extra end for a 7-6 victory over Canada's Brad Gushue on Monday at the world men's curling championship. It was the firs...
Apr 01, 2024
Gosling cousins make women's world hockey championship debuts together
Julia and Nicole Gosling agree they like playing with each other a lot more than playing against each other. The cousins from London, Ont., have done both in their hockey careers. They've gone head to...
Apr 01, 2024
Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert
The 2024 version of March Madness has apexed with a trio of streak busters in the desert. N.C. State is in the Final Four for the first time since Jim Valvano ran around trying to find someone to hug ...
Apr 01, 2024
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benoît Pelletier dies at 64
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benot Pelletier has died in Mexico at age 64. In a statement announcing his death, his family described him as an attentive husband and devoted father who was de...
Apr 01, 2024
Canada likely to avoid recession, begin recovering in second half of 2024: Deloitte
Canada looks set to dodge a recession despite the ongoing downward pressure from higher interest rates, Deloitte Canada said in its economic outlook report. A number of worrisome trends are still weig...
Apr 01, 2024