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Rules of the road refresher
Other people's driving. It's a topic that can infuriate even the most patient of motorists.A survey conducted by AutoTrader showed more than three-quarters of respondents found that the behaviour of o...
Jul 03, 2024
In the news today: UoT encampment ordered taken down, Nova Scotia needs new cash
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Toronto police to enforce encampment order. The Toronto Police Service says it will enforce a court order gran...
Jul 03, 2024
Police say they will enforce judge's order that U of T encampment must come down
TORONTO - The Toronto Police Service says it will enforce a court order granted yesterday that says demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at the University of Toronto must dismantle th...
Jul 03, 2024
Taiwan says China told Taiwan's coast guard to not interfere in the detention of Taiwanese boat crew
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan says China ordered Taiwan's coast guard away from interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat off the Chinese coast in what is seen as an increasing Chinese a...
Jul 02, 2024
Spencer Horwitz, George Springer homer as Blue Jays hold on for 7-6 win over Astros
TORONTO - Spencer Horwitz had a solo shot and George Springer followed that with a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Justin Turner drov...
Jul 02, 2024
Court hears accused in Coutts blockade thought protest could lead to war
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the 2022 Coutts border blockade characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there "will be a war" if poli...
Jul 02, 2024
Young science students learn to be stewards of the land during camp experience
On one side of Nemeiben Lake, eagles are scarce. As 11 students from La Ronge and Sucker River stood on the shoreline, their teachers asked them why. "They said, 'Well, there's nowhere for them to nes...
Jul 02, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs sign Mermis, Myers, Paré to one-year contracts
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defencemen Dakota Mermis and Philippe Myers, and forward Cdric Par, the NHL club announced Tuesday. All three signed one-year contracts worth US$775,000. ...
Jul 02, 2024
Liberal MP Ken McDonald says he won’t run again
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Ken McDonald, who opposed his party over the federal carbon price, says he won't run in the next federal election. McDonald has represented the riding of Avalon in Newfoundland and...
Jul 02, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps look to climb standings with visit to Minnesota United
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini believes every other team in Major League Soccer wants something his Vancouver Whitecaps have - attacking midfielder Ryan Gauld. The 28-year-old Scot has fuelled the Whitecap...
Jul 02, 2024