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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 2, 2024 1:35 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Matt Chapman is leaving the hot corner in Toronto for greener pastures in San Francisco. The Toronto Blue Jays’ third baseman agreed to a three-year, $54 million deal …
Read More »Homecoming: Olynyk, Agbaji happy to join Raptors
TORONTO – There was no need for Kelly Olynyk to plug Scotiabank Arena into his GPS before coming to his first-ever game as a Toronto Raptor. He grew up around the arena with both of his parents working for the team. Olynyk, who was born in Toronto but raised in …
Read More »Bolduc, Williams join Calgary Stampeders coaching staff – Calgary
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2024 12:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dave Dickenson will have two newcomers to his Calgary Stampeders coaching staff this season. Dickenson, Calgary’s head coach and general manager, unveiled his 2024 staff Monday and it …
Read More »Lancaster bomber from Hamilton’s warplane museum to join tour marking RCAF centenary – Hamilton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A handful of vintage warplanes owned and maintained by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ont., will be a part of a cross-country tour celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Airforce. In all, the tour will hit eight airshows …
Read More »Barrett, Quickley thrilled to join Raptors
TORONTO – RJ Barrett woke up in an Indianapolis hotel room, ready to play the Pacers with the New York Knicks. But when he checked his phone he thought he was still dreaming because he’d been traded to his hometown Toronto Raptors. “My initial reaction was like, ‘what’s going on?’ …
Read More »Joly, Gould join calls for House Speaker to resign over Nazi unit veteran tribute – National
Two senior Liberals joined calls for House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to resign over his tribute to a Ukrainian man who fought with a Nazi unit. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Government House Leader Karina Gould called for Rota to step down Tuesday, a day after the NDP …
Read More »CUPE health-care workers in Hastings Prince Edward join nurses on the pick line
CUPE public health workers at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health are joining Ontario Nurses’ Association members in walking off the job on Friday. CUPE Local 3314, representing 70 public health workers, says it is officially going on strike after not reaching a deal at the bargaining table with the health …
Read More »Almost 700 more international firefighters set to join Canada’s wildfire fight
Almost 700 firefighters from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are set to arrive in Canada over the next two weeks to help with the unusually severe start to the wildfire season. There are already more than 500 international firefighters, incident commanders and other workers in Alberta, …
Read More »Freeland, Joly join condemnation of Iran’s women’s rights record
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly are among the key signatories to an open letter decrying Iran’s record on women’s rights. The letter, published in Sunday’s New York Times, condemns Iran’s violent crackdown on recent protests and calls for the country to be removed from …
Read More »Liberal MPs to join fight against Quebec’s controversial language bill
A number of Montreal-area Liberal MPs will be participating in a protest on Saturday against the Quebec government’s plans to reform its Charter of the French language. While no federal minister is expected to join the march, the presence of Liberal MPs such as Anthony Housefather and Annie Koutrakis points …
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