14 h. ago Raptors nearly blow it spectacularly again, but survive in Orlando

The unthinkable nearly happened again two days after Toronto's worst loss of season.

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26 h. ago UN Atomic Watchdog Said to Use Russia to Staff Ukrainian Plant

International atomic monitors are for the first time traveling through Russian territory rather than Ukraine to reach Europe’s biggest nuclear-power plant, said three diplomats briefed on the matter — a blow to Kyiv’s desire to avoid international recognition of the Kremlin’s ownership claims.

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37 h. ago Two goals in two minutes help Orlando City defeat Toronto FC

ORLANDO — Orlando City SC broke open the game with two goals in two minutes in the first half and survived a late Toronto FC rally en route to a 4-2 win in MLS play Saturday. Cesar Araujo, Alex Freeman, Ramiro Enrique and Dagur Thorhallsson scored for Orlando (1-1-0). Sigurd Rosted and Deybi Flores replied […]

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48 h. ago Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Zelenskyy shows limits of Western allies’ ability to sway U.S. leader

WASHINGTON — All it took was 90 seconds for weeks of tortured diplomacy to unwind in spectacular fashion. President Donald Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday laid bare the limits of a full-court press by America’s allies aimed at reshaping Trump’s determination to end Russia’s invasion even if the terms are […]

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49 h. ago Europe’s Nightmare Is Here: They Have to Fight Putin Without the US

The Oval Office blow up between Zelenskiy and Trump laid bare for many Europeans that something critical has broken in their relationship with Washington

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59 h. ago Toronto house built in 1858 has survived 150 years of change around it

If you live or work in Toronto's King-Spadina neighbourhood, you've most likely passed by this Toronto house numerous times without giving it a second thought.However, you might not know that the H.S. Strathy House at 342 Adelaide St. W. is a property that has weathered more than 150 years of change around it.Originally built in 1858, the two-storey home has endured well over a century of urban transformation, and somehow, against all odds, has resisted the wave of high-rises and entertainment venues that now surround it.The house, which was constructed in the Second Empire architectural style, has undergone a few alterations over the years. In 1876, a mansard roof was added, and the front store addition was added in 1912.H.S. Strathy House in 1950. Photo: City of Toronto Archives.Originally, the house was nestled in a modest residential and commercial area with buildings of a similar height, but now, it's dominated by the towering high-rises around it.In the 1920s, the propert...

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3 d. ago ‘My life changed’: Surrey home invasion survivors share harrowing story

Garth Wesnowski and Nicole Tyssedal told Global News they believed the man who turned to violence immediately after they opened their front door could have killed them.

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3 d. ago Bell: A tax cut, a doling out the dough budget — Smith will survive

The Alberta budget tries to reassure Albertans the sky is not falling as Trump tariffs loom

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4 d. ago No Scottie Barnes, no defence, no win in Indiana for Raptors

Spectacular Tyrese Haliburton performance too much for Raptors to overcome, even with Jakob Poeltl back in lineup.

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4 d. ago China Quant Says Funds Must Adopt AI to Survive After DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s success is intensifying pressure on China’s quantitative hedge funds to embrace artificial intelligence or risk becoming obsolete, according to one of the most aggressive users of AI in the industry.

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4 d. ago Tour of Scotiabank Arena takes fans behind the scenes for photos and much more

Auston Matthews and Scottie Barnes weren‘t in their respective locker rooms at Scotiabank Arena this quiet Sunday afternoon, ditto Craig Berube and Masai Ujiri, while MLSE honcho Keith Pelley’s VIP seat was empty. But a group of star-struck visitors, some sporting Leafs sweaters and Raptors hats, were at their stalls, soaking up the players’ space […]

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5 d. ago Steve Nash reveals reason why he didn’t sign with the Toronto Raptors

'I was going through a tricky period in my life, This opportunity meant a lot to me but there was another opportunity that had to come first.'

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5 d. ago Edmonton weather: Sun shines, clouds cover, wind blows up to 60 km/h

A look at Wednesday’s Edmonton weather from Environment Canada. It’s -4 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station early Wednesday morning with blessedly calm winds. The temperatures may be climbing, but that shift from cold air to hot air will cause very powerful wind to blow through the city. Wednesday will be a mix of […]

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5 d. ago Ritchie Bros. Sells US $250+ Million of Heavy Equipment Assets and Vehicles in its 2025 Premier Global Auction Event in Orlando, FL

Five-day public auction attracted 19,000+ bidders from 75+ countries competing for 16,000+ equipment items WESTCHESTER, Ill. — RB Global, Inc. (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA), the trusted global marketplace for insights, services and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles, today announced that Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold 16,000+ equipment items, trucks and vehicles at its Feb. […]

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5 d. ago Edgewater Wireless CEO to Speak at CableLabs Winter Conference 2025 on the Future of Intelligent Wi

Artificially Intelligent Wi-Fi Spectrum Engineering for the Carrier and Enterprise Edge OTTAWA, Ontario & ORLANDO, Fla. — Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (TSXV: YFI) (OTC: KPIFF), the industry leader in Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing technology for residential and enterprise markets and recognized thought leader in Wi-Fi innovation, is proud to announce that its CEO, Andrew Skafel, will […]

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5 d. ago Media, telecom firms ask CRTC to ease up on regulation as they compete with streaming

OTTAWA — As the Canadian broadcast system is upended by streaming, old-school media and telecom companies say they’re struggling to compete and they want the country’s broadcast regulator to take a lighter touch. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is holding consultations on how the Canadian broadcasting system can survive the shift away from […]

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5 d. ago ‘I was sure we were going to die’: Delta passenger shaken by Pearson crash landing

Nate Richie, who was on the Delta flight that crash landed in Toronto, says in a new interview with Global News that incident has left him shaken.

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5 d. ago Une sixième victoire d’affilée pour les Celtics, cette fois contre les Raptors

Jayson Tatum a inscrit 19 points et les Celtics de Boston l’ont emporté 111-101 aux dépens de Toronto.

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5 d. ago Norman Powell says Toronto Raptors should never have traded him

For longtime fans of the Toronto Raptors, there's often been a lot of second-guessing as to how exactly the team navigated the years following their 2019 NBA title win.And for Norman Powell, who was traded away to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021 after being a pivotal bench piece of that playoff run, there’s been a lot of “what-if” thinking in the four years since he left the Raptors."The fans still talk about [that era], especially that year after we won the championship," Powell said to the Young Man And The Three podcast, released earlier this month.Powell said he'd received reassurance from his agent in the minutes leading up to the 2021 trade deadline that he’d be staying in Toronto, before he got the sudden shocking news that he'd been sent to Portland in exchange for Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood."I just got off the phone, they said I'm good," Powell recalled. "I didn’t know what to do, I didn't know what call to ...

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6 d. ago Steve Nash explains the real reason he didn't join Toronto Raptors

If not for a divorce, Steve Nash says he would have played for the Toronto Raptors.Nash and former Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo each spoke openly about how close the Canadian basketball legend came to coming north in 2012."We tried to get Steve Nash in free agency," Colangelo said in a recent edition of Open Gym, a Raptors-produced video."We had a meeting set with the Raptors, July 1st in New York City at Mr. [Larry] Tanenbaum’s apartment," said Nash. "It was a meeting that was exciting for me."Nash had already put together a Hall-of-Fame resume by the summer of 2012. The Victoria, B.C. native was fresh off his eighth trip to the NBA All-Star Game, and was six years removed from winning back-to-back MVP awards in 2005 and 2006.The Raptors pulled out all the stops, offering Nash a three-year, $36-million contract according to reports at the time. They also pulled at his Canadian heartstrings, going so far as to enlist the services of Wayne Gr...

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