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Veteran forward Bruce Brown's return a boost to flagging Toronto Raptors' lineup
TORONTO - Bruce Brown intercepted a pass and streaked down the court, driving past some token defence from Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson for a one-handed slam dunk. Brown's Toronto Raptors teamm...
Dec 29, 2024

South Korean authorities seek warrant to detain impeached President Yoon in martial law probe
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean law enforcement officials on Monday requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law...
Dec 29, 2024

South Korean authorities seek warrant to detain impeached President Yoon in martial law probe
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decr...
Dec 29, 2024

Trae Young leads Hawks past Raptors 136-107; Toronto has season-high 31 turnovers
TORONTO - Trae Young had a double-double as the Atlanta Hawks routed the struggling Toronto Raptors 136-107 on Sunday. Young had 34 points and 10 assists as Atlanta (18-15) won its fourth game in a ro...
Dec 29, 2024

Jake Evans scores for the career-high 4th consecutive game, surging Canadiens beat Lightning 5-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night. Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, Brend...
Dec 29, 2024

Ryan Strome's goal late in 3rd period helps Ducks rally for 5-3 victory over Oilers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Ryan Strome scored with 2:36 remaining as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday. Strome's goal, his ...
Dec 29, 2024

Raised in Sask. after his family fled Hungary, this man spent decades spying on communists for the RCMP
As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books.But he also had tasks his party comrades could k...
Dec 29, 2024

Authorities change plan to free ship stranded in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard announced this morning that a change of strategy is underway to free the ship that ran aground on Christmas Eve on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. An attempt to r...
Dec 29, 2024

Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau's resignation in letter
OTTAWA - The Atlantic Liberal caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign as party leader in a letter. The letter dated Dec. 23 was shared publicly today by New Brunswick MP Wayne Lon...
Dec 29, 2024

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100
ATLANTA (AP) - Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global adv...
Dec 29, 2024