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Raptors president Ujiri addresses rare off-court issues during NBA title run
TORONTO - Even a championship can come with hiccups. Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri took time Tuesday in his season-ending press conference to talk about the few off-court negatives in an other...
Jun 27, 2019
Justices deal blow to effort to limit partisan districts
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to efforts to combat the drawing of electoral districts for partisan gain on Thursday in a ruling that could embolden political line-drawing after the ...
Jun 27, 2019
Slain journalist's fiancee wants Saudis pressured at G-20
GENEVA - The fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi said she hopes Group of 20 leaders put pressure on Saudi Arabia at a summit this week to divulge more information about the killing, ratcheting...
Jun 27, 2019
Expert says feds should have acted more quickly on right whale migration
FREDERICTON - A whale expert says Canadian officials did not respond quickly enough to this year's migration of North Atlantic right whales and now five of the endangered animals have been found ...
Jun 27, 2019
Man in custody after heavy police presence in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - A wanted man has been captured after a heavy police presence in the Brocklehurst neighbourhood this morning (June 27).Kamloops RCMP say in a news release that just before 7:00 a.m., an offi...
Jun 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Halfback Ryan Brierley rejoins Leigh Centurions in loan from Toronto Wolfpack
TORONTO - Scottish international Ryan Brierley has rejoined Leigh Centurions on loan from the Toronto Wolfpack until the end of the season. The 27-year-old halfback scored five tries in four games for...
Jun 27, 2019
Bulgari exhibit in Rome features "La Dolce Vita"-era jewels
ROME - Glamorous jewelry and vintage fashion from the "La Dolce Vita" era are the star attractions of Bulgari's new exhibition in Rome. The exhibition "Bvlgari, the story, the dream" includes the diam...
Jun 27, 2019
Toronto man wanted on rape charges caught at Atlanta airport
ATLANTA - A Toronto man suspected of raping a woman in West Virginia was caught at the Atlanta airport. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports 34-year-old Jordan Anthony Doswell was identified as a ...
Jun 27, 2019
Saskatchewan says Supreme Court could hear carbon tax challenge in December
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says its arguments against the federal carbon tax could be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada before the end of the year, but after the federal electio...
Jun 27, 2019
$60 million from federal carbon tax to go to green projects in schools
OTTAWA - A portion of the proceeds of the federal carbon tax will go to fund green projects at schools in four provinces, but the fate of the program depends on the co-operation of those province...
Jun 27, 2019
