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TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have added some depth at guard. Veteran Will Barton was signed by Toronto on Tuesday, with the Raptors waiving forward Juancho Hernangomez to make space on their roster. The 32-year-old Barton has 12 years of NBA experience, having played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver …
Read More »‘Proper recognition’: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario Métis sign self-governance deal
Three Métis groups signed a deal Friday with the federal government that recognizes them as Indigenous governments, putting them on equal constitutional standing with First Nations and opening the door to further negotiations such as compensation for land lost. Read more: All Métis residential school survivors must be recognized, MNC …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign Jesse Briggs at 11th hour – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed one more of their pending free agents right before the start of CFL free agency. The Bombers signed one of their longest serving members, linebacker Jesse Briggs, to a one-year contract less than 24 hours before he …
Read More »Alberta First Nation to sign child welfare agreement with feds without the province
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 1, 2023 10:03 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Alberta First Nation is to sign an agreement today with Ottawa giving it the autonomy to administer its child welfare. Louis Bull Tribe at Maskwacis, Alta., south of Edmonton, would …
Read More »Manitoba First Nation to sign child welfare agreement with Ottawa, province – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 31, 2023 9:00 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peguis First Nation is set to become the first Indigenous group in Manitoba to take control of child welfare under federal legislation that came into effect three years ago. The community north …
Read More »Toronto Raptors sign Wieskamp to 10-day deal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 7, 2023 11:57 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed guard/forward Joe Wieskamp to a 10-day contract. The team did not disclose financial details when it announced the move Saturday. Wieskamp comes to Toronto …
Read More »Westbound Hwy. 401 closed in Whitby after overhead sign falls on highway
The Ontario Provincial Police say all westbound lanes are closed on Highway 401 in Whitby due to a fallen overhead road sign. Police said the sign had collapsed near Brock Street on Friday morning prompting officers to shut down that stretch of highway. All westbound traffic of Highway 401 is …
Read More »Would you sign up to catch a deadly disease and live in isolation for weeks? These friends did
On an overcast afternoon in Halifax, Amy Mullin has wrapped up her remote workday — filled with emails and video calls — and is getting ready for yet another night alone. She’s going to do virtual yoga with her friend Tato Crisanto and maybe a distanced movie night, with the …
Read More »Surrey sign saga continues as municipal election draws near, with some residents reporting missing signs
Several Surrey residents say election signs they had displayed on their front lawns were recently removed by city bylaw officers. Robert Winston says he put up two signs in front of his home in Crescent Beach in early September: one supporting a campaign for councillor and another for a potential mayor. When he …
Read More »Police investigation puts fighter pilot call sign meetings under microscope
A police investigation into comments made at a social gathering of fighter pilots in June has cast a spotlight on a well-known but little-understood military tradition that some worry is another example of entrenched cultural problems in Canada’s Armed Forces: The assignment of call signs. Earlier this week, Royal Canadian …
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