Raptors hold off Wizards to open season with back-to-back wins
Scottie Barnes had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors continued their stellar defensive start to the season with a 112-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. RJ Barrett added 23 points and Kawhi Leonard scored...
Union head calls MLB’s salary cap proposal ‘nuclear bomb’ ahead of World Series opener
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball’s union chief said the owners’ proposal of a salary cap this summer was a “nuclear bomb” and players have no interest in the type of economic system Commissioner Rob Manfred maintains is needed for the sport...
Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders unionize after years of fighting for higher pay
The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are unionizing. The NFL franchise has agreed to recognize the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association as the collective bargaining representative for one of the most famous cheer squads in professional sports, both sides said in a joint...
Inquest into death of man shot by Peel police in 2020 set for Nov. 12
An inquest into the death of a man shot by Peel Regional Police in 2020 has been scheduled for November 12, 2026. Jamal Francique was shot while being arrested on Jan. 7, 2020, in Mississauga. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU)...
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly wants to build an aluminum rolling mill in Canada
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says new federal investments announced Friday are a first step toward reducing the Canadian aluminum sector’s dependence on the United States. Joly, who is also the minister responsible for economic development in Quebec, made the comments...
1 seriously injured in two-alarm Etobicoke fire
One person has been taken to hospital following a two-alarm fire in a residential building in Etobicoke. Toronto Fire crews were called about a fifth floor balcony fire at a building on Michael Power Place in the Bloor Street West...
Son says Canadian died in U.S. after declining hospital care due to deportation fear
The son of a Canadian woman who died after a fall at her home in Point Roberts, Wash., earlier this month said she refused to seek treatment, fearing she would be detained by U.S. authorities or prevented from returning to...
U.S. ambassador offers Canada help almost a week after Wainwright tragedy
OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says the United States has offered to help following the deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta. Four soldiers were killed and 39 injured on Oct. 17 when a fire...
NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years. Administrator Jared Isaacman said Friday that the space agency is...
Beth Lew-Williams wins Cundill History Prize for book on anti-Chinese discrimination
TORONTO — Princeton professor Beth Lew-Williams has won this year’s Cundill History Prize for “John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law.” Lew-Williams received the US$75,000 award during a ceremony in Montreal on Friday for...
