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First-round draft pick scores as young Toronto FC side blanks UC Irvine
TORONTO - First-round draft pick Ifunanyachi Achara scored as a young Toronto FC side defeated UC Irvine 2-0 on Monday. Achara, taken 25th overall in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft last month f...
Feb 10, 2020
PAPS welcomes 2 new police dogs
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) has completed their quartet of police dogs with two new canines.Zorro and Ares are both 13-month-old German Shepherds. Over the next few months they will learn ...
Feb 10, 2020 Potential Police Service Dog, Ares. (Facebook/Prince Albert Police Service)
Ex-Hasidic couple take Quebec to court over religious school education
MONTREAL - A trial is underway that pits the Quebec Education Department against a former Hasidic Jewish couple who allege the government failed to ensure they received an adequate education. A lawyer...
Feb 10, 2020
China won't release 'two Michaels' because of coronavirus help: experts
OTTAWA - Experts say Ottawa shouldn't expect Beijing to do it any favours and free the "two Michaels" in return for medical co-operation fighting the new coronavirus. China's ambassador to Canada...
Feb 10, 2020
Veteran Argos quarterback Nichols holding no grudges against Blue Bombers
TORONTO - Matt Nichols hasn't circled July 31 and Oct. 17 on his calendar. That's when Toronto faces the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this season. Nichols expects to be under centre for the Argos, who s...
Feb 10, 2020
Oakland officer sues Ujiri for damages from shoving match at NBA Finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - A sheriff's deputy is suing Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri for damages, alleging he was injured in a shoving altercation at Oakland's Oracle Arena during last year's NBA ...
Feb 10, 2020
Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to tackle cyberassault
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...
Feb 10, 2020
Carolina Herrera brings big bows, pops of colour and drama
NEW YORK - It was all about drama at Carolina Herrera's show Monday with signature oversized bows, sweeping gowns with long trains and bright pops of colour contrasted with optic whites and jet blacks...
Feb 10, 2020
Liberals pull plug on 12-year-old plan to move elite Joint Task Force 2 unit
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is pulling the plug on a 12-year-old plan to move the military's elite Joint Task Force 2 from its base near the national capital. The decision ends more than a decade ...
Feb 10, 2020
Police recover stolen rings
Six people are facing charges in connection to a break-in at the Prince Albert Raiders' office last month.Among the items taken were two championship rings, along with computer and laptop equipment. A...
Feb 10, 2020 (Twitter/P.A. Raiders)
