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Karl-Anthony Towns's double-double helps Knicks fend off Raptors 121-115
TORONTO - Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double and the New York Knicks held off a late Toronto Raptors rally for a 121-115 win on Tuesday. Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds as New York (34-17) won...
Feb 04, 2025
Hagel scores go-ahead goal in third, Lightning beat Senators 4-3 to snap rival's 5-game win streak
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' fi...
Feb 04, 2025
USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is placing U.S. Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential. A notice posted online Tu...
Feb 04, 2025
Three-time Cy Young winner Scherzer finalizes 1-year deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) - Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a US$15.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. The 40-year-old was limited to nine starts with Texas ...
Feb 04, 2025
Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department’s helm
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department that has already been rattled by ...
Feb 04, 2025
Booing of U.S. anthem continues at Canadian sporting events despite tariff pause
TORONTO - Canadian sports fans continued to voice their displeasure at American economic policies on Tuesday despite a pause in a trade war between Canada and the United States. Fans at Toronto's Scot...
Feb 04, 2025
Booing of U.S. anthem continues at Canadian sporting events despite tariff pause
TORONTO - Canadian sports fans continued to voice their displeasure at American economic policies on Tuesday despite a pause in a trade war between Canada and the United States. Fans at Toronto's Scot...
Feb 04, 2025
Poulin, Ambrose of league-leading Montreal among PWHL's monthly stars
TORONTO - Montral Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin and teammate Erin Ambrose are among the Professional Women's Hockey League's players of the month for January. Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Co...
Feb 04, 2025
B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released a list of 18 critical mineral and energy projects worth roughly $20 billion that it says it's working to accelerate in the face of ongoing tarif...
Feb 04, 2025
Quebec premier says North American free-trade agreement should be reopened now
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says talks should begin as soon as possible on renegotiating the North American free-trade agreement. Legault made the comments today in a special statement to t...
Feb 04, 2025