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Raptors rookie guard Walter to miss training camp with shoulder injury
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that guard Ja'Kobe Walter will not participate in on-court activities at the NBA team's upcoming training camp in Montreal after sustaining a shoulder in...
Sep 27, 2024
B.C. NDP adds fast-tracking pre-fabricated homes to housing plans ahead of election
CUMBERLAND, B.C. - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his government would fast-track factory-built homes as part of its strategy to ease the province's housing crisis. At an election campaign...
Sep 27, 2024
Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children
Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation's language, says she loves to hear stories about how her work is influencing children.Nolan launched a series of online videos las...
Sep 27, 2024
Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Two Liberal ministers are inviting the NDP Leader to a briefing on carbon pricing so he can "better understand" how it helps fight climate change while putting more money back in families' po...
Sep 27, 2024
Veteran centre Bryan Little to sign one-day contract, retire as Winnipeg Jet
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets announced Friday they are signing Bryan Little to a one-day contract, allowing the centre to retire with the franchise he spent his entire NHL career with. The Jets said i...
Sep 27, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Over 700 killed in Lebanon in a week as Israel escalates strikes
Over 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel has dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah's military capacities and sen...
Sep 27, 2024
Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) - The Israeli military said Friday it carried out a "precise strike" on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut. The Israeli army's spokesman, Daniel Hagari, made the announcement ...
Sep 27, 2024
Huge explosion rocks a southern suburb of Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli airstrikes hit one of Beirut's heavily-populated southern suburbs on Friday as blasts were heard throughout the Lebanese capital. It was not immediately clear what the target was...
Sep 27, 2024
MLB's postseason is rapidly approaching with NL playoff race shaping up for tight finish
The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fan...
Sep 27, 2024
Federal government posts $7.3B deficit between April and July
OTTAWA - The federal government's deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal year. The Finance Department's latest fiscal monitor says the deficit between April and July compares with a $1.2...
Sep 27, 2024