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Rockets' Dillon Brooks fined $25,000 for using profane language in televised interview
Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was fined $25,000 by the NBA Wednesday for using profane language during a post-game television interview. The offending comments came when Brooks and sophomore g...
Jan 29, 2025
Ontario judge begins hearing arguments over landmark $32.5-billion tobacco settlement
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has begun hearing arguments about whether to approve a landmark $32.5-billion settlement that would see three major tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and e...
Jan 29, 2025
Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad last month was named on Wednesday the country's interim president, following a meeting of the for...
Jan 29, 2025
Ukrainians worry as their three-year emergency visas soon expire
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is warning that many of the 300,000 Ukrainians who arrived in Canada under three-year emergency visas face an uncertain future because their temporary residenc...
Jan 29, 2025
Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad was named on Wednesday the country's interim president, following a meeting of the former insurge...
Jan 29, 2025
Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challen...
Jan 29, 2025
Young Canadians set for CONCACAF under-17 qualifier in Bermuda next month
Ten players from the three Canadian MLS teams' academies have been named to Canada's roster for CONCACAF under-17 men's qualifying play next month. A single-round format sees the 35 participating team...
Jan 29, 2025
Toronto teen hurt while celebrating Philadelphia Eagles win dies from his injuries
A U.S. college student from Toronto who climbed a street pole and fell while Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrated the team's victory in Sunday's NFC championship game has died from his injuries. Temple...
Jan 29, 2025
Calgary to host 2026 women's world curling championship at WinSport
CALGARY - Calgary will host the women's world curling championship in 2026. The tournament will be held March 14-22 at WinSport's Markin MacPhail Centre, which was the site of the 2024 Canadian women'...
Jan 29, 2025
CFL free-agency window set to officially open at noon ET on Sunday
TORONTO - The CFL's free-agency process will kick into high gear Sunday. That's when the league's free-agency window will open, allowing CFL teams to talk freely with any pending free agents and/or th...
Jan 29, 2025