Nuggets apply even more pressure to Edwards, beat Timberwolves ...
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Jokic scores 40, Nuggets shut down Edwards in 112-97 win over Wolves for a 3-2 series leadDENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic received the Michael Jordan award from Commissioner Adam Silver before tipoff, then delivered a memorable playoff performance to celebrate his third MVP award Tuesday night. Jokic scored 40 points and dished out 13 assists and the Denver Nuggets shut down Anthony Edwards in a 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves that put the reigning NBA champs one win away from the Western Conference finals. Jokic also had seven rebounds with no turnovers as the home team won fo
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Fears of trade war escalating as Honda unveils home of new EV supply chain plantHonda has selected Port Colborne, Ont., as the future site of a lithium ion separator plant, the first of its kind in Canada and a key part of the country's multibillion-dollar electric vehicle supply chain. The news coincides with the U.S. slapping heavy tariffs on Chinese electric cars, batteries, and minerals used to make those batteries. Mike Drolet explains what's behind the White House's decision, what it likely mean for Canada, and the broader ripple effects of a trade war.
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Austrian court says convicted rapist Josef Fritzl can be moved to prison from psychiatric detentionAustrian judges have ruled that a man who kept his daughter captive for 24 years, raped her thousands of times and fathered seven children with her, can be moved from psychiatric detention to a regular prison, a court said Tuesday. The decision on Monday was the latest in a legal back-and-forth on Josef Fritzl's future. The state court in the town of Krems said in a statement that the 89-year-old can be moved as he no longer poses the kind of danger that requires keeping him in psychiatric detention.
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$1.6B parts plant for Honda electric vehicle batteries coming to Niagara RegionPORT COLBORNE, Ont. — A Japanese company has announced it will build an approximately $1.6-billion plant in Ontario's Niagara Region that will make a key electric vehicle battery component as part of Honda's supply chain in the province. Honda announced recently that it is building an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles as part of a $15-billion project to create a supply chain in the province for the
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Bouchard scores late winner, Oilers edge Canucks 3-2 in Game 4EDMONTON — Evan Bouchard scored the game-winning goal with 38.1 seconds on the game clock and the Edmonton Oilers edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday. The victory levelled the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2, with Game 5 set for Thursday in Vancouver. Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring for the Oilers on a first-period power play and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added a tally late in the second period. Conor Garland and Brock Bo
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Brant County farm markets help shoppers understand origin of their foodSome independent vendors in Brant County are experiencing a slight uptick in business this month, but it’s unclear whether the Loblaw boycott has anything to do with it. With more than 600 farms, Brant County has an abundance of food producers, nearly 100 of them selling directly to customers, according to the Canadian Census of Agriculture. Michelle Van Laeken runs a produce stand at Wincey Mills in Paris, and she believes the “small increase in sales” she’s seen recently has been more about “t
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NBA playoffs top seeds Boston and Oklahoma City are in different places heading into Game 5sFour games into the second round of the NBA playoffs, the No. 1 seeds from each conference find themselves in two different places. East top seed Boston and West top seed Oklahoma City both made it through the first round with relative ease. After an early stumble to begin Round 2, the Celtics are back home for Wednesday’s Game 5 with a 3-1 series lead over Cleveland, and with a chance to advance to their third consecutive conference final. Meanwhile, the Thunder return home in a 2-2 tie with Da
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'Locker room talk' defense was Melania Trump's idea, Michael Cohen testifiesMichael Cohen took the stand at former president Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Monday, testifying that Trump told him it was Melania who came up with the infamous “locker room talk” defense. When the Access Hollywood tape dropped in October 2016, Cohen said he became very concerned about the impact it could have on Trump’s presidential election. In the 2005 video, Trump could be heard boasting that "when you’re a star" you can "do anything" to women, including "grab them by the p----."
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US Rep. Carol Miller defeats Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans for GOP nomination in West VirginiaCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Carol Miller held off a challenge from convicted Jan. 6 riot participant Derrick Evans to win the Republican primary for her U.S. House seat in West Virginia. Miller defeated Evans in the 1st Congressional District and will try to capture her fourth term in November. Miller focused on her own accomplishments and endorsements during her campaign, paying little attention to Evans. Not that it was easy. Evans verbally attacked Miller with nearly every campaign email that he
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University encampment protesters demand UofT cut ties with academic institutions that 'sustain apartheid policies'University of Toronto (UofT) student and encampment protester Kalliope Anvar McCall repeated on Monday a call for the university to sever ties with Israeli universities located on settlements deemed illegal by international law and all academic institutions that "sustain apartheid policies." "This is about holding accountable entire institutions that are designed to support apartheid, that are designed to enable occupation and they are designed to make possible genocide," she said, adding that demonstrators are demanding UofT to cut ties with universities that are working closely with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).
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NBA fines Gobert $75,000 for making another money gesture in frustration over a foul callNEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for another “inappropriate and unprofessional gesture” that suggested a lack of integrity with the league and its game officials. Gobert glanced down and rubbed both thumbs together with his fingers as he walked up the court in frustration over a foul call in the fourth quarter of Minnesota's loss to Denver in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday. Gobert had just been whistl
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Knicks beat Pacers 121-91 to move a win away from conference finalsNEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 44 points, reaching 40 for the fifth time in this postseason, and the New York Knicks moved a win away from their first Eastern Conference finals trip since 2000 by beating the Indiana Pacers 121-91 on Tuesday night in Game 5. The Knicks rebounded from a blowout loss and guaranteed themselves at least one more game at Madison Square Garden in front of their roaring fans who had been aching to see big games in late spring again. Josh Hart had 18 points and 11
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Melania Came Up With Trump’s ‘Locker Room Talk’ Excuse, Michael Cohen SaysAlon Skuy/Getty ImagesAmong the weirdest revelations at Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal trial in New York was this snippet from ex-lawyer Michael Cohen: The former president’s “locker room talk” excuse for the leaked Access Hollywood footage of him talking about groping women actually came from his supportive wife, Melania.Cohen, who appeared Monday on the witness stand, recalled being on vacation in London with his family when dealing with the potentially catastrophic fallout to Trump’s then-sp
