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Jokic, Murray lead Nuggets to 113-104 victory over Raptors for fifth win in six games
TORONTO - Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 15 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets held off a late Toronto comeback effort to earn a 113-104 win over the Raptors on Wednesday night. Canada's Jamal Murray adde...
Dec 20, 2023
Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment...
Dec 20, 2023
Canadian para skier Guimond picks up super-G gold, bronze at World Cup stop
STEINACH AM BRENNER, Austria - Canadian para skier Alexis Guimond made two trips to the podium at a World Cup super-G stop on Wednesday. Guimond, from Gatineau, Que., skied to gold in the event's seco...
Dec 20, 2023
Linamar Corp. makes deal to buy Bourgault Industries
Bourgault Industries of St. Brieux, Sask. will be under new ownership.Linamar Corporation announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Bourgault $640 Million CAD.Bourgault President Gerry Bourgaul...
Dec 20, 2023
Quebec, Inuit to reopen self-government negotiations in new year
MONTREAL - The Quebec government and the organization that officially represents Inuit in the province are reopening negotiations around self-government for the province's Far North. Pita Aatami, pres...
Dec 20, 2023
Woman, 72, uses shovel to chase naked intruder from her Vancouver home, police say
VANCOUVER - Police say a 72-year-old woman used a shovel to chase a combative and naked man from her Vancouver home on Tuesday night. Vancouver police say in a statement the man entered the home by sm...
Dec 20, 2023
Sturgeon Lake high school student helps warm Prince Albert's homeless
A Grade 12 student at Sturgeon Lake Central School is embodying the Christmas spirit.Paris Joseyounen was among a number of students brought into Prince Albert on Monday to get props for their Christm...
Dec 20, 2023
Oregon State, Washington State eye affiliate membership in West Coast Conference, AP sources say
Oregon State and Washington State are working on a deal to become affiliate members of the West Coast Conference for basketball and other Olympic sports for two years, two people with knowledge of the...
Dec 20, 2023
Qapik Attagutsiak, last survivor of Inuit war effort and beloved elder, dies at 103
Qapik Attagutsiak was already a young woman in 1940, a mother at ease on the land and a skilled midwife, when she heard about a conflict occurring among many people in faraway lands. Qapik, who prefer...
Dec 20, 2023
Trinidad winger Tyrese Spicer ready to make jump to Toronto FC first team
TORONTO - Tyrese Spicer remembers the tough times growing up in Trinidad. "Not having enough money to buy sneakers, buy cleats, to go to school. Not having enough money to eat," he recalled. "I had so...
Dec 20, 2023
