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Kawhi Leonard draws a crowd in his return to Toronto as a Los Angeles Clipper
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard drew a crowd in his return to Toronto on Wednesday. While downtown billboards heralded his return for the first time as a Los Angeles Clipper, the 28-year-old Leonard faced a m...
Dec 11, 2019
On and off the court, Kawhi Leonard had a memorable season in Toronto
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's short but memorable time with the Raptors will be remembered Wednesday when he receives his championship ring before Toronto takes on his current team, the Los Angeles C...
Dec 11, 2019
Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand
TAURANGA, New Zealand - A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like surface, killing five peop...
Dec 11, 2019
Trump, Dems in tentative deal on North American trade pact
WASHINGTON - House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labour leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President D...
Dec 11, 2019
Liberals move to start phasing in promised tax cuts in January 2020
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says Canadians will begin to see the impact of a proposed tax cut on their first pay stubs of the new year - as long as the party can get enough political rivals t...
Dec 11, 2019
Ottawa accepts New Brunswick's carbon tax proposal
Ottawa says New Brunswick's proposed carbon tax passes the federal smell test. Today's decision by the Trudeau Liberals means as of April, New Brunswick consumers will stop paying the federal car...
Dec 11, 2019
Multiple fatalities after plane crashes on Gabriola Island off B.C. coast
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Three investigators from the Transportation Safety Board are expected to arrive early this afternoon at the scene of a plane crash which officials say took several lives o...
Dec 11, 2019
Police investigate after woman, two young boys found dead in east-end Montreal home
Montreal police are investigating the discovery of three bodies in an east-end home. Police say the bodies of a woman, 42, and two boys, ages 4 and 2, were found today in Montreal's Poi...
Dec 11, 2019
Multiple fatalities after plane crashes on Gabriola Island off B.C. coast
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - The BC Coroners Service and police have confirmed multiple fatalities in a plane crash off the east coast of Vancouver Island. Coroners Service spokesman Andy Wa...
Dec 11, 2019
Bill to ratify new North American trade deal coming in short order: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will move quickly to approve the updated North American free trade deal. Trudeau says he has given his personal promise to U.S. President D...
Dec 11, 2019