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Raptors Pascal Siakam a 'game time decision' against 76ers: coach
PHILADELPHIA - Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he'll make a game time decision on whether Pascal Siakam will play against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The 25-year-old forward was lis...
May 05, 2019
Minneapolis to pay $20M to family of 911 caller slain by cop
Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman shot by a police officer after she called 911 to report a possible crime, city leaders announced Friday - a move that comes just thre...
May 05, 2019
Plane lands in Moscow covered in flames; 1 death reported
MOSCOW - An airplane belonging to flagship Russian carrier Aeroflot landed in Moscow covered in flames and with smoke billowing from the rear Sunday, and officials said one person died and at least fo...
May 05, 2019
Alberta students walk out to protest expected gay-straight alliance changes
CALGARY - Throngs of teenagers spilled out onto a sidewalk along a busy Calgary street to protest expected changes to the province's rules for gay-straight alliances, clubs meant to provide a saf...
May 05, 2019
Canadians remember Second World War's long, dark Battle of the Atlantic
OTTAWA - Canadians across the country are marking one of the longest and darkest chapters of the Second World War today: The Battle of the Atlantic. Running the entire length of the war from September...
May 05, 2019
Canadian Marc-Andres Barriault falls in UFC debut against Andrew Sanchez
OTTAWA - The main event at UFC Fight Night Ottawa didn't disappoint Saturday at the Canadian Tire Centre. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Al Iaquinta traded bombs, by both hand and foot, for five full rou...
May 05, 2019
May long weekend camping spots still available throughout Thompson Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - Despite an increase in the number of campground bookings across the province, there are still some camping spots left around the Thompson-Cariboo. In a statement, the Ministry of Environmen...
May 05, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
NL fire chief hopes to replace rusted, aging pickup used as fire truck
LITTLE BAY , N.L. - A Newfoundland volunteer fire department is asking for provincial funds to replace the rusted, ramshackle pickup truck it's used as a fire truck for decades. Little Bay and Area Fi...
May 05, 2019
Major housing development planned on Indigenous land in heart of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Walking along the base of the Burrard Street Bridge that crosses Vancouver's False Creek toward the downtown core, Khelsilem gestures across a gravel lot poised to become one of the larges...
May 05, 2019
An explainer on the Ontario government's move to review highway speed limits
TORONTO - Ontario's government plans to launch a review of speed limits on provincial highways, with the transportation minister musing that some of those roads can safely handle traffic at ...
May 05, 2019
