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Raptors star Scottie Barnes named to NBA all-star game as injury replacement
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes has been named one of two injury replacements on the Eastern Conference team for the upcoming NBA All-Star Game. Barnes and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Youn...
Feb 06, 2024
Auto theft: Poilievre would improve screening, add more staff at country's ports
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to improve security at the country's ports as part of his plan to combat vehicle theft in the country. Poilievre said he would purchase bet...
Feb 06, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Suspect charged in Nigeria over sextortion of B.C. boy who died: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a suspect in Nigeria has been charged over the sextortion of a B-C boy who died last year. Surrey RCMP say officers from their detachment travelled to Nig...
Feb 06, 2024
Canadian artistic swimmer Simoneau wins gold at world aquatics championships
DOHA, Qatar - Artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau won Canada's first gold medal at the 2024 world aquatic championships Tuesday with a winning performance in the women's solo free competition. The pe...
Feb 06, 2024
Sask. Realtors Association reports another increase in housing sales
Saskatchewan has recorded its seventh straight month of above-average home sales.The Saskatchewan Realtors Association said Tuesday there were 776 sales across the province in January, an increase of ...
Feb 06, 2024
Ruling should spur federal action to protect at-risk migratory bird habitat: ENGOs
Environmental groups say a recent court decision must spur quick action from the federal government to better protect critical migratory bird habitat from old-growth logging and other destruction. A F...
Feb 06, 2024
Biden blames Trump, tells Congress to 'show some spine' as border security-Ukraine aid faces defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday acknowledged that a bill to provide security funding for Ukraine and for the U.S. border with Mexico is stalled in Congress. The Democratic president b...
Feb 06, 2024
Jury reaches a verdict in the manslaughter trial of the Michigan school shooter’s mother
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A jury in Michigan reached a verdict Tuesday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of a school shooter's mother in the deaths of four students in 2021. The jury began deliberatio...
Feb 06, 2024
Canadian Brady Oliveira agrees to terms to remain with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira is sticking with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The 2023 CFL rushing leader agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Win...
Feb 06, 2024
Los Angeles records more than 300 mudslides during storm that has drenched Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said Tuesday that crews had responded to 307 mudslides and that five buildings had been deemed uninhabitable since an atmospheric river-fueled...
Feb 06, 2024
