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Countrywide action to crack down on handguns needed, advocates tell federal minister
OTTAWA - Prominent firearm-control advocates are urging the Liberal government to abandon plans to allow provinces to ban handguns, saying regional measures will lead to a disastrous patchwork across ...
Apr 21, 2022
Ottawa feared repeat of 2020 rail blockades before B.C. pipeline arrests last fall
Federal officials feared a repeat of the 2020 rail blockades one month before RCMP enforced an injunction last fall against protests that cut off access to a pipeline construction site in northern Bri...
Apr 21, 2022
DeRozan scores 41 as Bulls beat Bucks 114-110 to tie series
MILWAUKEE (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored a career playoff-high 41 points and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to tie their Eastern Conference first-rou...
Apr 20, 2022
Relentless attacks pound last defenders holed up in Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Relentless Russian attacks pounded the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol as a fighter apparently on the inside issued a video plea for help, saying defend...
Apr 20, 2022
Montrealer among five dead after small plane crashes into soda truck in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A Montrealer is among the five victims of a plane crash in Haiti. Paule Robitaille, a member of the Quebec Liberal Party, says she learned of the death of Gamaniel Valcin on We...
Apr 20, 2022
McDavid scores his 43rd goal, adds two assists, in Edmonton's 5-2 win over Dallas
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers extended their win streak to three games with a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. Evander Kane, Derek Ryan, Za...
Apr 20, 2022
Tapia homer in 5-run second leads Blue Jays over Red Sox 6-1
BOSTON (AP) - Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a five-run second inning for his first RBIs this season, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Wednesday night. Jos Berros (...
Apr 20, 2022
Embiid hits dagger in OT and Sixers take 3-0 series lead over Raptors
TORONTO - Joel Embiid scored a dagger three-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in overtime to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 104-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, taking a 3-0 lead in th...
Apr 20, 2022
Celtics rally in 2nd half, beat Nets 114-107 for 2-0 lead
BOSTON (AP) - Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics rallied from 17 points down to beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-107 on Wednesday night and take a 2-0 ...
Apr 20, 2022
Vancouver marijuana users gather to celebrate the annual 4-20 smoke event
VANCOUVER - White marijuana smoke billowed over a sea of cannabis enthusiasts outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday as they cheered when the clock stuck 4:20 p.m. Police say thousands gathered a...
Apr 20, 2022