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Raptors send Davion Mitchell to Heat for PJ Tucker ahead of trade deadline
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have traded guard Davion Mitchell to the Miami Heat for veteran forward PJ Tucker, a 2026 second-round pick and cash. The deal was reported hours before the NBA's trade d...
Feb 06, 2025
No booing needed: fans say hype for women's hockey overshadows tension with U.S.
HALIFAX - Hockey fans in Halifax say the excitement of watching the Canadian women's hockey team face off against archrival United States overshadowed political tension between the two countries. Cana...
Feb 06, 2025
Canadian cross-country skier Liliane Gagnon earns world under-23 bronze medal
SCHILPARIO - Liliane Gagnon of Quebec City earned a bronze medal in the women's 20-kilometre mass start at the world under-23 cross-country ski championship Thursday. The Canadian crossed the line in ...
Feb 06, 2025
Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's 4th execution using nitrogen gas
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama inmate convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Demet...
Feb 06, 2025
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump's power into...
Feb 06, 2025
Fast-track approval no guarantee of success for B.C. mines, researcher suggests
VICTORIA - The mining industry is applauding the British Columbia government's decision to fast-track permits for several projects amid the ongoing U.S. tariff threat, but research suggests economic f...
Feb 06, 2025
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S....
Feb 06, 2025
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Develo...
Feb 06, 2025
Ending provincial trade barriers, buying local part of Central Sask. economic plan
Whether the United States goes ahead with trade tariffs or not, the Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce believes getting rid of trade barriers between provinces is a necessary thing.Patty Hughes, Chambe...
Feb 06, 2025
Baseball star Ohtani’s ex-interpreter is sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in sports betting case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and three years' supervised release for bank and tax frau...
Feb 06, 2025