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Two teams retooled for the playoffs will be put to the test in Raps-76ers series
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors significantly retooled their team for a deep playoff run this season. So did the Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto's opponent in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals. Coming o...
Apr 24, 2019
Trump, business organization sue Democratic House chairman
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and his business organization sued the Democratic chairman of the House oversight committee on Monday to block a subpoena that seeks years of the president's financ...
Apr 24, 2019
Star striker Jozy Altidore apologizes for outburst against Toronto FC president
Toronto FC star striker Jozy Altidore apologized Monday for a post-game outburst in which he accused team president Bill Manning of letting his ego get in the way of player welfare. Altidore left...
Apr 24, 2019
CFL, CFL Players Association to resume collective bargaining talks next week
TORONTO - Contract talks between the CFL and its players are back on again. Both the CFL Players' Association and league confirmed Monday they'll resume contract talks next week. The two sides wi...
Apr 24, 2019
Prince Edward Island voters to cast verdict on new electoral system
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canadians are expected to learn late Tuesday whether the cradle of Confederation will give birth to one of the country's first versions of proportional representation. Alongside&n...
Apr 24, 2019
'Grabher' licence plate not dangerous, former sex researcher tells N.S. court
HALIFAX - A former sex researcher has told a Nova Scotia court she doesn't believe that a licence plate bearing the surname of a retiree - "Grabher" - would promote sexual violence against women, as t...
Apr 24, 2019
More than 6,700 veterans from Afghan war receiving federal assistance for PTSD
OTTAWA - Canada's war in Afghanistan ended five years ago but the price of that effort continues to grow. Newly revealed figures show the number of veterans from the war in Afghanistan receiving feder...
Apr 24, 2019
Doc who sexually assaulted sedated patients 'not credible:' parole board says
TORONTO - An anesthesiologist who sexually assaulted 21 sedated women during their surgeries shows little insight into the trauma he inflicted on them, the Parole Board of Canada said in denying his b...
Apr 24, 2019
Appeal of ruling suspends assault trial for ex-Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle
OTTAWA - The assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle will be delayed for weeks or even months while the courts settle a dispute over whether his sexual history with his wife...
Apr 24, 2019
Sri Lanka blocks social media after Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lankan authorities flicked the off switch on most social media after Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels killed hundreds of people, a lightning fast reaction that reflects accumulated dis...
Apr 24, 2019
