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Rookie guard Jamal Shead growing into leadership role on Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - It was a hot debate in the Toronto Raptors' locker-room. Was that Jamal Shead's first dunk of the season? The rookie guard cleared the Raptors bench as they rushed to congratulate his rim-ra...
Mar 11, 2025
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died
Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people recommended a ban on some helicopter fl...
Mar 11, 2025
Poilievre wants to impose 50 per cent metal tariffs on U.S. after latest Trump threat
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada should hit the U.S. with matching 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum in reply to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest trade war escalat...
Mar 11, 2025
Slower B.C. real estate sales blamed on U.S. tariff uncertainty, association says
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says tariff uncertainty has slowed housing activity. A board report says there were 4,947 residential sales in the province last month, down 9....
Mar 11, 2025
Trump administration to resume military aid to Ukraine and intelligence sharing
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would immediately lift its suspension of military aid to Ukraine and its intelligence sharing with Kyiv, more than a week afte...
Mar 11, 2025
From South Africa to Canada, Alan Koch looks to make a difference as a soccer coach
New Zealand to Guelph, Ont., is quite the commute, especially when the family home is in B.C. But for veteran soccer coach Alan Koch, it's normal. Koch, whose resume includes stops in Major League Soc...
Mar 11, 2025
A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu’s presidential bid
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A top Romanian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy in the presidential rerun. He won the first round of...
Mar 11, 2025
Confused about tariff deadlines? Here's what we know right now
OTTAWA - The trade war between the U.S. and Canada took another turn Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to double the tariff on steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada in response to O...
Mar 11, 2025
Prince of Wales Stakes race set to go Sept. 9 at Fort Erie Racetrack
FORT ERIE, Ont. - The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, will be held Sept. 9 at Fort Erie Racetrack. The racetrack made the announcement Tuesday. The ...
Mar 11, 2025
Canada's dairy industry says tariffs less scary than threats to supply management
MONTREAL - Members of Canada's dairy industry say they're less worried about the threat of steep U.S. tariffs than about a looming battle over supply management. U.S. President Donald Trump has threat...
Mar 11, 2025
