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Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews out against Winnipeg Jets with injury
Toronto Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews will miss Thursday night's game against the visiting Winnipeg Jets with an injury and is listed as day-to-day. When asked if it was a recurrence of a wr...
Apr 15, 2021
Toronto Maple Leafs sign forward Rodion Amirov to entry-level deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Rodion Amirov to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 19-year-old had nine goals and four assists in 39 games with Ufa Salavat Yulayev of Russi...
Apr 15, 2021
'Wrong signal:' Federal ministers protest Saskatchewan's electric vehicle tax
Two federal ministers are protesting Saskatchewan's plan to bring in a tax on electric vehicles. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra have outlined their concer...
Apr 15, 2021
Pablo Rodriguez asks for investigation into leaked photo of Liberal MP William Amos
OTTAWA - The government House Leader is asking the Speaker of the House of Commons to investigate the leak of a photo of a Liberal MP caught naked on camera during a virtual sitting of Parliament. Pab...
Apr 15, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: A stronger federal government makes a post-pandemic Canada stronger
TWO DEVELOPMENTS have strengthened Canada by making the federal government stronger.The first was a Supreme Court ruling that determined the fed's carbon pricing to be constitutional.Opponents of carb...
Apr 15, 2021
EXPLAINER: Ex-officer on trial for Floyd death won't testify
MINNEAPOLIS - The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd's death said Thursday that he won't testify in his own defence, invoking his right to remain silent and leave th...
Apr 15, 2021
Toyota recalls Venza SUVs to fix air bag wiring problem
DETROIT - Toyota is recalling nearly 280,000 Venza SUVs in the U.S. because a wiring problem can stop the side air bags from inflating in a crash. The recall covers Venzas from the 2009 through 2015 m...
Apr 15, 2021
Father of fallen Canadian soldier of two minds on Biden's pullout from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The outspoken father of a Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan in 2006 says he's conflicted about the decision to pull U.S. troops out of the war-weary country. Jim Davis, of Bridgewate...
Apr 15, 2021
Charities hope Liberals' budget lends helping hand as sector eyes long recovery
OTTAWA - Canada's charities are hoping the Liberals extend them a helping hand in net week's budget as the sector faces the possibility of a prolonged road to recovery, even after the economy reopens....
Apr 15, 2021
Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A photo symbolizing "love and compassion" of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent "hug curtain" was named...
Apr 15, 2021
