Canadians picked 6th and 7th in NBA draft
Canadians Bennedict Mathurin and Shaedon Sharpe took very different paths to the NBA, but their pro dreams were realized just minutes apart on Thursday.
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Former CFL player convicted of ex-girlfriend's murder won't be eligible for parole for 14 years
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Woman slashed in neck with machete in Vancouver stranger attack says she thought she was going to die
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'So scary': Flying shovel misses Mississauga driver by just centimetres
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Canadians still enduring long passport wait times amid system shakeup
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Ex-Minneapolis officer who killed 911 caller to be released
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Biden will sign first major federal gun safety legislation in decades on Saturday, White House says
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Health
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German lawmakers vote to end ban on 'advertising' abortions
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Florida team hauls in nearly 5-metre, 100-kilogram Burmese python
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Microsoft: Russian cyber spying targets 42 Ukraine allies
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Business
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Number of job vacancies grows in April to just over one million
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U.K. museum unveils first official portrait of Prince William and Kate together
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Canadians picked 6th and 7th in NBA draft
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