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Former Raptors star Kyle Lowry to have street named after him in Toronto
TORONTO - Former Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry is getting a street named after him in Toronto. The city announced Monday that Lowry would be among seven people lending their name to a street at Don Mi...
Jun 13, 2022

Two Sikh rally organizers say they were wrongly arrested amid Parliament bomb scare
OTTAWA - Two organizers of a Sikh event set to take place on Parliament Hill Saturday say they were arrested and released after being wrongfully identified in connection to a bomb threat in the area. ...
Jun 13, 2022

Watchdog nominee Philippe Dufresne stresses privacy as a 'fundamental right'
OTTAWA - Philippe Dufresne, the government's nominee to be the next federal privacy watchdog, says coming legislation must recognize privacy as a "fundamental right." Dufresene told a House of Commons...
Jun 13, 2022

Alo having choice of softball leagues shows sport's growth
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Jocelyn Alo has options, the kind that have eluded women's softball players in the past. Oklahoma's record-setting slugger has been drafted by Athletes Unlimited, which is headed ...
Jun 13, 2022

Large part of southern B.C. under flood warnings, watches as storm bears down
VANCOUVER - A flood warning has been issued for part of a southeastern British Columbia river and many other waterways in the province are under flood watches as heavy rain has the potential to push s...
Jun 13, 2022

Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued as PCR testing becomes rare
OTTAWA - Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued in the coming days, a federal government source tells The Canadian Press. The app was launched in the summer of 2020 as the pandemic began and bi...
Jun 13, 2022

Hidden racial slur sparks recall of hundreds of yearbooks from Quebec high school
MONTREAL - A suburban Montreal high school has recalled more than 900 yearbooks after a racial slur was found hidden in a student biography. The Lester B. Pearson School Board says that for one gradua...
Jun 13, 2022

Crown probing ex-MP Raj Grewal's guest list for India receptions with Justin Trudeau
OTTAWA - A list of people former Liberal MP Raj Grewal invited to an intimate meet and greet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in India four years ago is the focus today of Grewal's ongoing criminal ...
Jun 13, 2022

Death at Mercer Peace River pulp mill on Saturday
A 53-year-old has passed away after what is being described as a "tragic and fatal workplace accident" on June 11 at the Mercer Peace River pulp mill. The person was an independent contractor working ...
Jun 13, 2022

Canucks sign defenceman Filip Johansson to two-year entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Filip Johansson to a two-year entry-level contract The 22-year-old is coming off his second season with Frolunda HC in the Swedish Hockey Leagu...
Jun 13, 2022