Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 31 points and was a rebound shy of a double-double as the Toronto Raptors held off the Sacramento Kings for a 131-128 overtime win on Saturday. Forwards Ochai Agbaji and Gradey Dick each had 22 points, five rebounds and…
A Nova Scotia woman fighting a chronic health condition that was caused by her cancer treatment says the next leader of the provincial government needs to help people who require specialized care. Jennifer Brady has lymphedema and has been locked in a battle with the province over her care. Brady, 46, received surgery to treat…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Air Canada raised its annual core profit forecast on Friday, as the country’s largest carrier benefits from strong demand for international travel and lower jet fuel prices. Major North American carriers with international operations are cashing in on a booming demand for overseas travel and a resurgence…
The RCMP is asking motorists to stay away from a train derailment just east of Beiseker, Alta. It happened north of Highway 9, between Highway 806 and Range Road 255 around 10:30 a.m. on Friday. In a news release, the RCMP said that 19 cars are off the tracks, but investigators are still at the…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that targeted…
Opinion polls in the U.S. presidential election are showing an extremely close race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump — but polling experts say those numbers don’t always tell the whole story. While pollsters do everything they can to present accurate pictures of how voters are feeling or intend to vote, new methodologies…
BATROUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli naval forces captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, an Israeli military official said Saturday. Earlier on Saturday, Lebanese authorities said it was investigating whether Israel was behind the capture of a Lebanese sea captain who was taken away by a group of armed men who had landed on…
More than 90 per cent of the households in eastern Spain hit by catastrophic floods that killed at least 205 had regained power on Friday, utility Iberdrola said, though thousands still lacked electricity in cut-off areas that rescuers struggled to reach. Spanish rescuers opened a temporary morgue in a convention center and battled to reach…
Donald Trump, escalating the violent language he’s been using to target his political opponents, suggested guns be turned on former representative Liz Cheney, one of his more prominent intra-party critics. “She’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK?” the former president said in…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Anthony Davis and LeBron James each had a double-double as the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in a 131-125 victory over the undermanned Toronto Raptors on Friday. Davis led all scorers with 38 points and added 12 rebounds as Los Angeles (4-2) led by as…
