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Saskatoon singer Alexis Normand botches rendition of U.S. national anthem
TheStar.com — Saskatoon-based jazz singer Alexis Normand stumbled to find the words for the Star-Spangled Banner before the Memorial Cup game Saturday. “I’m embarrassed and deeply sorry. I wish...- New: 5 hr 6 min ago
Harper under pressure as Duffy scandal claims his chief of staff
TheStar.com — OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces growing pressure to order an independent probe into the spending scandal that has cost him a high-profile senator and now his right-hand man. ...- New: 7 hr 3 min ago
Judith Shamian elected as president of International Council of Nurses
TheStar.com — Judith Shamian said she’s been given a dream opportunity to influence to health of people and nursing, after being elected president of the International Council of Nurses. Shamian, the...- New: 7 hr 12 min ago
Winning ticket for $590.5M Powerball jackpot was bought in Florida
TheStar.com — ZEPHYRHILLS, FLA.—Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in this small Florida city during the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million —...- New: 7 hr 20 min ago
Clashes erupt in Tunisia after radical movement’s conference banned
TheStar.com — KAIROUAN, TUNISIA—One protester died and several were injured Sunday when Tunisian Islamists defied a ban on their demonstration and clashed with police in two cities. About 11,000 police...- New: 7 hr 53 min ago
Struggling Brampton actor discovers he’s big in Serbia — really big
TheStar.com — For Brampton actor Rob Stewart, the chance at redemption arrived unexpectedly, and at a time when he needed it most. It was early 2009, several years after Stewart’s sputtering career...- New: 8 hr 40 min ago
Rob Ford, gas pains, the Senate: Scandals and bad spin-jobs plague all levels of government
TheStar.com — In the midst of his recent testimony about the Ontario government’s gas-plant fiasco, Dalton McGuinty countered one opposition attack with the sort of axiom he favoured back when he was...- New: 9 hr 14 min ago
Tough garage sale rules suck joy out of bargain-hunting
TheStar.com — BRIGHTON, ONT.—Thou shalt not sell unwanted household goods without a permit. Thou shalt not advertise said sale on yonder hydro pole. And thou certainly shall not make it a regular gig. ...- New: 9 hr 42 min ago
7 triggers that may lead to a tax audit
TheStar.com — You may think you’re finished with your 2012 taxes because the April 30 deadline has passed and your refund is in the bank. But the Canada Revenue Agency is just getting started. The CRA...- New: 10 hr 4 min ago
Toronto Blue Jays: Rainout in Bronx a break for struggling rotation: Griffin
TheStar.com — The Blue Jays have not received too many breaks from the baseball gods, but may have benefited from a large one when the series finale against the Yankees was rained out Sunday. The break can be...- New: 10 hr 21 min ago
Northern reserve “KI” wants 25 ordinary Canadians to visit to experience its culture
TheStar.com — . A fly-in First Nation reserve is inviting Canadians to come spend the better part of a week; to live with locals, go fishing, visit the school, tour sacred sites and get a taste of how hard...- New: 10 hr 27 min ago
Canadians back petition to rename Victoria Day to honour aboriginals
TheStar.com — A group of Canadian actors, writers and politicians is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to change the name of Victoria Day. The group — which includes author Margaret Atwood, Green...- 13 hr 53 min ago
Stephen Harper government buying ads to promote job grant program that doesn’t exist
TheStar.com — OTTAWA—The Harper government is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars advertising a program that does not yet exist. Prime-time ads began airing this week during NHL playoff games ...- 15 hr 35 min ago
The Ward: One of Toronto’s more historic, yet forgotten, communities
TheStar.com — A week from now, thousands of people will fan out across Greater Toronto to take advantage of a once-a-year opportunity to poke inside intriguing buildings that are often closed to the public. As...- 16 hr 56 min ago
Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
TheStar.com — ZAGREB, CROATIA — Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a...- 17 hr 32 min ago
Nigel Wright, Stephen Harper’s chief of staff, resigns
TheStar.com — OTTAWA—Nigel Wright, Stephen Harper’s right-hand man, has quit over his $90,000 payment to Sen. Mike Duffy . Harper made the announcement Sunday morning, saying he accepted...- 19 hr 7 min ago
African refugees face kidnap, torture and death in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
TheStar.com — RAFAH, EGYPT—He counted his scars at the desert’s edge. Scabbed electrical burns, purple splotches etched by chains, a map of blisters raised by candle wax dripped across his back....- 20 hr 4 min ago
Stephen Harper’s failure to address Senate scandal is hurting his party: Editorial
TheStar.com — Just how long does Prime Minister Stephen Harper hope to float, butterflylike, above the Senate scandal that is ravaging his Conservative party’s credibility? Sen. Mike Duffy’s...- 21 hr 4 min ago
Blogger dads for truth in diapering: Editorial
TheStar.com — After mastering the art of the stay-at-home dad, father bloggers are now fighting against the archaic gender-insulting notions perpetuated in television commercials that men can’t handle a...- 22 hr 4 min ago
Rob Ford crack scandal: Mayor's defender, his brother Doug, breaks silence
TheStar.com — Councillor Doug Ford broke his uncharacteristic silence Saturday to comment on reports of a video that seems to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. “I have never seen my brother...- 1 day 4 hr ago
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Blog Articles
Raptors Doing 180 and Considering Replacing GM Colangelo with Nuggets' Ujiri?
SBN: Raptors HQ (Adam Francis) — Ok so let me get this straight. The Toronto Raptors hired an executive search firm to find a potential replacement for Bryan Colangelo, something the board of a, you know, basketball team,...- 18 hr 49 min ago
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The end of the weekend mail
TheStar.com: Doug Smith (Toronto Star) — Okay, let’s get this out of the way before the deluge of “what’s going on with the Raptors” calls, e-mails and texts begin. Have fun. - Q: Greetings, Mr. Smith. How long do you think it will take...- 19 hr 35 min ago
We have a lot of Andrew Wiggins, Steve Nash, a few commits and more Wiggins in Canadian Content
SBN: Raptors HQ (rbala) — first we start off with some National Program news ... CANADIAN BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 2013 INDUCTION CLASS | Canada Basketball GROUPS DRAWN FOR FIBA AMERICAS U16 CHAMPIONSHIP...- 1 day 16 hr ago
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Source: Raptors Making a Run at Ujiri
Raptors Republic (Doc Naismith) — This according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Ujiri’s contract expires this summer in Denver and apparently Leiweke has expressed interested in bringing him back to Toronto. Thoughts?- 1 day 17 hr ago
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The start of the weekend mail
TheStar.com: Doug Smith (Toronto Star) — Looks like it’s going to be a nice day in these parts for the long weekend, hope it is wherever you’re going to be. Here’s some stuff to get you started, there’s a bit more for tomorrow (you can...- 1 day 19 hr ago
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Regardless of Decision on Colangelo, Raptors Continue to Look Lost at Sea
SBN: Raptors HQ (Adam Francis) — It's a busy day in Toronto. We had an earthquake. We've got allegations swirling about our mayor smoking crack. And the post-mortem of the Toronto Maple Leafs playoff collapse continues. ...- 2 days ago
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The combine's like a festival of basketball
TheStar.com: Doug Smith (Toronto Star) — Our usual Friday of little things that may or may not matter and sorry we’re a bit late, sleep got in the way until 7 a.m. my time. - So what’s this draft combine like? Well, we finally got to...- 2 days ago
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100 (or way fewer) Words: John Lucas III
Raptors Republic (Blake Murphy) — Thoughts on John Lucas III from a handful of guests, in 100-word bundles.- 2 days ago
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News and Notes for May 16th
Dino Nation Blog (James Borbath) — The Playoffs: So Miami and Memphis have moved on to the conference final. This makes only 4 franchises to have yet to play in a Conference Finals. The Raptors being one of the four along with the...- 3 days ago
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100 Words: Jonas Valanciunas
Raptors Republic (Blake Murphy) — Thoughts on the Second-Team All Rookie from a handful of guests, in 100-word bundles.- 3 days ago
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The NBA does what the NBA does, protect its own
TheStar.com: Doug Smith (Toronto Star) — This was a rise like a Phoenix. The NBA’s decision yesterday to deny a relocation bid from Sacramento to move the Kings to Seattle ends – probably – one of the longest dragged out sagas of recent...- 3 days ago
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Raptors' Valanciunas Named to NBA's All-Rookie Second Team
SBN: Raptors HQ (Adam Francis) — Yesterday, the NBA announced the members of its annual All-Rookie Teams, and for the tenth time, there was a Toronto Raptor present. Jonas Valanciunas was named to the second team along with ...- 4 days ago
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Remedial Chaos Theory and the 2012-13 Toronto Raptors
Raptors Republic (Blake Murphy) — One fateful November night, the NBA was split into three parallel timelines.- 4 days ago
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A good way to make a big announcement
TheStar.com: Doug Smith (Toronto Star) — I don’t know Andrew Wiggins at all but I totally admire how he handled himself yesterday with the college announcement thing. Low key with just family, some friends, some teammates and one...- 4 days ago
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Rapcast #156: The Doc Is In – Roundtable with Mike Gennaro and Greg Mason
Raptors Republic (Sam Holako) — The Leafs blow a late lead and lose- who cares- lets talk basketball!!!- 5 days ago
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News And Notes: B.C's Future, Wiggins to Kansas and Playoffs
Dino Nation Blog (James Borbath) — It has been awhile but back typing on keys and talking some ball with you all again. The big story of the day is the announcement of Andrew Wiggins going to Kansas. Having had the chance to see...- 5 days ago
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Maple Leafs Out of Playoffs, Will Colangelo Now Be Out as Raptors' GM?
SBN: Raptors HQ (Adam Francis) — In the midst of the pain and agony swirling through Leafs Nation last night, a somewhat comical thread emerged. "Ok, the Leafs are done, now fire Colangelo." With the Toronto Maple Leafs,...- 5 days ago
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Wiggins deciding today, Brock's coach becoming a cop, the SWNT coaching staff and more in Canadian Content
SBN: Raptors HQ (rbala) — First we start off with a look at this summer's SWNT coaching staff ... SENIOR WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM STAFF ANNOUNCED AHEAD OF TRYOUT | Canada Basketball . Remember that the SWNT camp...- 5 days ago
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It's a big price fans pay and a truly Cool Canadian comes home
TheStar.com: Doug Smith (Toronto Star) — Wow. We all know I don’t have a lot of “fan” in me, it’s hard to imagine the passion any one sports team could evoke because I’d rather cheer for the game than the result. But, wow. To all you...- 5 days ago
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