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Dwyane Wade surprises graduates at Stoneman Douglas
SUNRISE, Fla. - Retired NBA star Dwyane Wade was a surprise guest speaker Sunday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School's graduation ceremony, leading cheers and recalling how nervous he was to meet ...
Jun 02, 2019
'We are all hyped:' Toronto's Cameroonian community cheers on Raptors' Siakam
TORONTO - There was little fanfare when the Toronto Raptors chose skinny, unheralded forward Pascal Siakam in the 2016 NBA draft, but Gervais Tchinda says the city's Cameroonian communi...
Jun 02, 2019
Number of evacuees from Pikangikum First Nation hits 1,500 as wildfire grows
PIKANGIKUM, Ont. - Evacuees from Pikangikum First Nation will be taken to host cities in two provinces on Sunday while a wildfire continues to grow near the northwestern Ontario community. T...
Jun 02, 2019
CP NewsAlert: High Level fire evacuees allowed to go home
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Community officials say thousands of fire evacuees from High Level, Alta., as well as the surrounding areas of Mackenzie County and several Dene Tha' First Nation communi...
Jun 02, 2019
Experts call for ban on waste exports after Philippine garbage embarrassment
OTTAWA - There is no treasure in Canada's trash and we need to stop heaping it onto the rest of the world, environment advocates say. The spotlight on the global shipping of garbage grew bright in rec...
Jun 02, 2019
Former MLSE boss Tim Leiweke says Raptors' run is a remarkable story
TORONTO - Tim Leiweke is loving what he sees. And the former MLSE boss will get a firsthand look Sunday when he takes in the Raptors and Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Leiweke calls the Raptors' run "one o...
Jun 02, 2019
Kerr: It's 'feasible' that Durant may play after 1 practice
TORONTO - Tuesday is the next telltale day in Golden State star Kevin Durant's recovery process from a calf injury. The Warriors are scheduled to arrive home from Toronto early Monday and will get the...
Jun 02, 2019
Liverpool celebrates Champions League win with bus parade
LIVERPOOL, England - Thousands of people have welcomed Liverpool back to Merseyside after winning the Champions League as the team paraded the trophy through the city centre. Liverpool manager Juergen...
Jun 02, 2019
Neymar uses social media to respond to rape allegation
RIO DE JANEIRO - Soccer star Neymar has responded to a woman's allegation he raped her in Paris by issuing social media posts meant to show the accuser sent friendly messages following the alleged att...
Jun 02, 2019
No icebreakers in federal government's $15.7B plan for new coast-guard ships
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard's recent struggles resupplying northern communities and rescuing ice-jammed ferries appear set to continue despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to spend $1...
Jun 02, 2019
