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The Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after just 2 seasons in charge and 1st-round playoff exitLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday after just two seasons in charge. The Lakers announced on social media that they were dismissing Ham four days after their season ended with a first-round playoff loss to Denver in five games. Ham led Los Angeles to the Western Conference finals less than a year ago in his first season as an NBA head coach. He had replaced Frank Vogel, who was fired by the Lakers exactly 18 months after winning the franchise's 17th champi
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Newsroom Ready: Three Indian nationals charged in killing of B.C. Sikh activistThree men have each been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder temple leader and Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The killing last June caused friction between the Indian and Canadian governments after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Parliament there was credible intelligence India may have been involved. India has denied the claim. (May 3, 2024)
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India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist's murderBHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -India will wait for Canadian police to share information on the three Indian men it has arrested and charged with the murder of a Sikh separatist leader last year, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Saturday. Canadian police charged the three on Friday over the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and said they were probing whether the suspects had links to the Indian government. Jaishankar said he had seen news of the arrests and said the suspects "apparently are Indians of some kind of gang background... we'll have to wait for the police to tell us."
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2-time batting champ Luis Arraez dealt from Marlins to Padres along with nearly $7.9MOAKLAND, Calif. — San Diego acquired two-time batting champion Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins along with nearly $7.9 million on Saturday in a deal for four players that left the Padres responsible only for the major league minimum salary. First baseman Nathan Martorella, outfielders Dillon Head and Jakob Marsee, and right-hander Woo-Suk Go were dealt to the Marlins for the second baseman, who won the 2022 AL batting title with Minnesota and the 2023 NL crown with the Marlins. Miami is paying
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Danielle Smith, big government's unlikely fanWhen Premier Danielle Smith put forth the ambition of building a multi-city passenger train network to link Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, and many other points, the questions came quick: Are you setting up Alberta taxpayers for a multibillion-dollar boondoggle or two?Her answer wasn't typical fare from a conservative politician, let alone one with a libertarian symbol tattooed on her arm. Smith replied with a strong defence of government intervention."This is why people elect governments: To do the
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Bruins searching for answers as they head home for deciding Game 7TORONTO — An uninspired Game 5 effort put the pressure squarely on the Boston Bruins in their first-round NHL playoff series against Toronto. A Game 6 dud only made things worse. The Maple Leafs topped the Bruins 2-1 on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena to force a seventh game on Saturday night at TD Garden. Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery wants to see more from his team in the decider and called out forward David Pastrnak by name. "Your best players need to be your best players this time of year,"
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McGill encampment: Demonstrators confronted by counter-protestThe biggest pro-Palestinian encampment on a Canadian post-secondary campus is at McGill University, which is now being met by a counter-protest from pro-Israeli demonstrators. Mike Armstrong reports on how the situation is evolving, and what Quebec Premier François Legault is calling for.
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Denver hosts Minnesota to begin second roundMinnesota Timberwolves (56-26, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (57-25, second in the Western Conference)Denver; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Nuggets -4.5; over/under is 207.5WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Nuggets host first series matchupBOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets host the Minnesota Timberwolves to start the Western Conference second round. Denver and Minnesota tied the regular season series 2-2. The Nuggets won the last regular season meeting 116-107 on
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Kyrie Irving is still perfect in closeout games, and moving on with Luka Doncic and the MavsDALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving wowed the crowd with a crossover move that helped create just enough space for him to let fly with a leaning 3-pointer. Luka Doncic's co-star with the Dallas Mavericks was bumped and fell with the shot in the air, and his teammates were right there to mob him when the shot went in as the whistle blew. The four-point play was a punctuating moment in a 114-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night that sent the Mavericks into the second round of the playo