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Ujiri seeing fruits of his rebuild 10 months after blockbuster Leonard deal
TORONTO - The reaction from Toronto Raptors fans last summer was swift and scathing. One fan superimposed Masai Ujiri's face on the head of a snake. Another warned Ujiri had traded away most of&n...
May 31, 2019
Toronto Raptors fans less than thrilled after Pierce picks team to win title
TORONTO - Even when Paul Pierce says something good about the Raptors, Toronto fans just can't get behind the former NBA all-star. Pierce, who caused plenty of controversy with some off-court antics b...
May 31, 2019
'Like burnt toast': Wildfire destroys homes in northern Alberta Metis settlement
An official with the Metis Settlements General Council says 14 homes in a northern Alberta Metis community have been destroyed by an aggressive wildfire and there are concerns that more prop...
May 31, 2019
Canadian tourist recounts aftermath of boat collision on the Danube
BUDAPEST, Hungary - A Canadian tourist who was on the Danube River in Budapest when two boats collided Wednesday says the experience was "surreal and "sobering". Ken Hoffer, of Halifax, says he was on...
May 31, 2019
Canadian tourist recounts aftermath of boat collision on the Danube
BUDAPEST, Hungary - A Canadian tourist who was on the Danube River in Budapest when two boats collided Wednesday says the experience was "surreal and "sobering". Ken Hoffer, of Halifax, says he was on...
May 31, 2019
Trump threat of tariffs on Mexico threatens new NAFTA
OTTAWA - President Donald Trump says he'll put tariffs on all goods from Mexico starting next month, a move that could blow up chances of ratifying the new North American free-trade agreement. Trump s...
May 31, 2019
Penhold dryer fire causes minimal damage
PENHOLD- Firefighters responded to a small structure fire at a home on Larne Place Thursday evening around 11:45.The fire started in the laundry room at the dryer plug in. The plug over-heated and had...
May 31, 2019
Canada hasn't issued any permits for companies to ship waste, government says
OTTAWA - The federal government has issued no permits for Canadian companies to ship trash overseas since regulations changed three years ago but Canadian garbage is still showing up unwanted in ...
May 31, 2019
'Surveillance capitalism' turning kids into 'voodoo dolls': big-data panel chair
OTTAWA - The world's lawmakers have a duty to protect children from being turned into "voodoo dolls" by the "surveillance capitalism" of major high-tech companies, says the Canadian cha...
May 31, 2019
Norman, Vance being given 'privacy, space' on reinstatement talks: Minister
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance are being given "their privacy and their space," Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan insisted Wednesday as he was grilled over why No...
May 31, 2019