Maple Leafs rookie Fraser Minten has an extremely rare profile for ...
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Growlers unleash new coaching staff, led by NHL veteran and Stanley Cup winner Matt CookeFormer NHL veteran Matt Cooke has signed with the Newfoundland Growlers as the new head coach. (Jeremy Eaton/CBC)There's a new dog at the helm of the Newfoundland Growlers.The club announced the hiring of former NHL veteran Matt Cooke as its new head coach over the weekend, and Cooke wasted no time heading for the Rock with the regular season, set to begin Oct. 20 at the Mary Brown's Centre against the Reading Royals. "I've been here two days and I'm excited for the path and to move forward. I c
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Former youth worker guilty of sexual exploitation for sex with 14-year-oldA former youth worker with Alberta Child and Family Services has been found guilty of having a years-long sexual relationship with a teenage boy she met when he was living in a secure residential facility for troubled teens.Beverly Allard was 31 years old when she began having sex with the 14-year-old boy in 1990. At the time, Allard was the boy's caseworker at the William Roper Hull facility, a secure residential setting in Calgary.Allard, 65, held her head in her hands as Court of King's Bench
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‘Morning Joe’ Turns the Tables on Ron DeSantis Over Trump and IranMSNBCTowards the end of a mostly congenial Tuesday interview with Ron DeSantis, Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough pressed the Republican presidential candidate on former President Donald Trump’s alleged exposure of confidential documents about potential Iranian war plans.The grilling came after DeSantis said that “Trump’s approach to Iran was stronger than” President Joe Biden’s, adding that the upcoming election shouldn’t hinge on Trump’s mishandling of classified documents.Amid the geopoliti
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Israel-Gaza conflict: Middle East security in jeopardy as regional tensions escalateFor Israel, the danger isn't limited to Palestinian territories after the surprise attack by Hamas militants on Gaza. Israel has a long history of conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Iran's government is praising the deadly effectiveness of the Hamas attacks. The Gaza attacks are a major setback for peace efforts in the region — just last month at a meeting in New York, the Israeli Prime Minister and U.S. resident seemed optimistic about forging new ties in the region. Crystal Goomansingh is in Beirut with more on the wider risks.
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Canada limited in preventing wider Mideast crisis, amid humanitarian plight: expertsOTTAWA — Experts say Canada has limited options as it works diplomatic channels to try preventing clashes in Israel and Palestinian territories from escalating into a wider, regional war. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she's in touch with counterparts in the region, as the fallout from Hamas's brazen surprise attacks on Israel Saturday threatens to engulf multiple countries. University of Ottawa professor Costanza Musu says that while some countries in the region are offering to medi