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Valanciunas scores 23, Miles has 22 in Raptors' victory over Bulls
TORONTO - C.J. Miles played the role of both shooter and teacher in his Toronto Raptors debut. The veteran sharp-shooter had six three-pointers and 22 points, and led a Raptors’ young and energe...
Oct 19, 2017
Judge orders hotel to secure evidence in Las Vegas massacre
LAS VEGAS - The Las Vegas resort from which a gunman unleashed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has been ordered to preserve photos, surveillance video and gambling records of the sh...
Oct 19, 2017
Oroville Dam repair costs will top $500 million
OROVILLE, Calif. - The costs to repair the nation’s tallest dam after a nearly catastrophic failure of the spillways will top $500 million, nearly double the original estimate of $275 million, a...
Oct 19, 2017
Airport screeners relaxing handling of passengers with medical marijuana
OTTAWA - Travellers who are prescribed marijuana for medical reasons have fewer hurdles to clear at airport screening points due to a change in policy by the agency responsible for security. The Canad...
Oct 19, 2017
Celebrated Yukon First Nations leader Mike Smith has died
WHITEHORSE - First Nations leader, Yukon lawyer and residential school survivor Mike Smith died Wednesday in Whitehorse. His family released a statement Thursday saying that Smith wanted his condition...
Oct 19, 2017
Quebec education minister says sex-ed should be mandatory in all schools
QUEBEC - Sex education in schools is more important then ever, particularly in light of the recent sexual harassment allegations rocking Quebec’s cultural industries, the province’s educat...
Oct 19, 2017
Quotes about Finance Minister Bill Morneau's blind trust announcement
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau promised Thursday to put his assets into a blind trust and sell of his shares in Morneau Shepell, the firm he ran before he entered politics. Here are some quote...
Oct 19, 2017
PM briefs premiers on NAFTA developments, as more ministers bound for U.S.
OTTAWA - As negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement falter, the Trudeau government is expecting premiers and federal cabinet ministers to fan out across the United States to pu...
Oct 19, 2017
Gord Downie 'like a Terry Fox in the modern day,' says doctor
TORONTO - Gord Downie’s openness about his diagnosis with terminal brain cancer will leave a lasting legacy that makes him “a Terry Fox in the modern day,” says a radiation oncologis...
Oct 19, 2017
Here's a look at the Trudeau government's tax-proposal adjustments
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government announced several changes this week to the controversial suite of tax-reform proposals it introduced in July. Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the change...
Oct 19, 2017