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Toronto's BMO Field undergoes transformation into a hybrid playing surface
TORONTO - Like an electronic caterpillar, a special machine is inching its way across the BMO Field pitch these days. It’s going 24 hours a day stitching green artificial fibres into the natural...
Apr 11, 2019
Toronto Raptors rebuild has taken load off all-star guard Kyle Lowry
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry pulled the microphone out of its stand, then leaned way back in his chair in a picture of nonchalance before addressing the media on Thursday. If there’s a prevailing theme ...
Apr 11, 2019
Canadians divided on banning handguns, assault-style firearms: consultation
OTTAWA - Canadians have wildly diverging views on banning handguns and assault-style firearms, says a newly released summary of federal consultations. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked Crime Reducti...
Apr 11, 2019
Nipsey Hussle becomes face of downtown LA on day of memorial
LOS ANGELES - Nipsey Hussle’s face was everywhere outside the Staples Center on Thursday, where a mood of festival and celebration stood in contrast to the sombre memorial inside . The late rapp...
Apr 11, 2019
Stelco pushes PM for help in dealing with 'changing landscape' for steel
OTTAWA - Canadian steel producer Stelco is looking for more support from the federal government as the country’s steel and aluminum producers grapple with punishing U.S. tariffs imposed on expor...
Apr 11, 2019
Ontario tightens purse strings, Tories don't plan to balance books until 2023-24
TORONTO - Ontario’s books won’t be balanced within the Progressive Conservatives’ mandate, but the government’s first budget serves up an era of gradual belt-tightening with a ...
Apr 11, 2019
Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an Oscar-winning movie in the mid-1980s has been charged with sexual abuse of a young girl. Sterling Van Wagene...
Apr 11, 2019
Liberal MP Pam Damoff briefly faints at desk during question period
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP walked out of the House of Commons on her own after collapsing at her desk during the daily question period. Pam Damoff took a deep breath and put down her tablet before slumping...
Apr 11, 2019
Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to land on moon
YEHUD, Israel - An Israeli spacecraft crashed into the moon Thursday just moments before touchdown, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar landing. The spa...
Apr 11, 2019
DeGeneres surprises teachers from viral baby-boom photo
GODDARD, Kan. - A baby boom at one Kansas elementary school has caught the attention of Ellen DeGeneres. Seven teachers were pregnant at the same time at Oak Street Elementary School in Goddard when t...
Apr 11, 2019