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Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson criticized the league for scheduling games on Catholic holidays in a rare post on social media on Sunday. Jackson, an 11-time NBA champion as a coach and two-time champion as a player, posted the criticism on Easter Sunday, when the league had four games in the first round of the NBA Playoffs scheduled.  Phil Jackson of the New York Knicks during the NBA Draft Combine Day 2 at the Quest Multisport Center on May 12, 2017, in Chicago. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)”Again the NBA tests faith by playing multiple games on Christmas and Easter… sacred days,” the…

Bangladesh have ended day two of the first Test trailing Zimbabwe by 25 but the margin would have been much greater but for off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who claimed 5-52 as the visitors’ first innings tailed off.Half-centuries by opener Brian Bennet (57) and Sean Williams (59) led Zimbabwe to 273 and a first-innings lead of 82.Bangladesh reached 1-57 at stumps, with opener Mahmudul Hasan (28no) and Mominul Haque (15no), who hit 56 in the first innings, in the middle.After bowling out Bangladesh for 191, Zimbabwe resumed on 67 without loss on Monday and looked set for a significant innings lead…

After Meta blocked news from its platforms in Canada, hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing Facebook pages such as Canada Proud have filled the gap. Our Canada bureau chief explains the effect on voters.

Washington — President Trump honored Pope Francis after the Vatican announced Monday morning that the pontiff died at the age of 88.”Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!” Mr. Trump said in a post to his social media platform Truth Social.At the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, Mr. Trump called Pope Francis “a very good man who loved, loved the world, and he especially loved people that were having a hard time, and that’s good with me.”The president also issued a proclamation ordering flags at the White House and federal and military facilities…

A Conservative candidate critical of Hong Kong laws is the target of a “transnational repression operation,” Canada’s election interference task force said on Monday. The campaign to discredit Joe Tay, who is running for the Tories in the Toronto riding of Don Valley North, is taking place on Facebook and TikTok as well as Chinese-language social media platforms.The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force said the attacks featured mock wanted posters depicting Tay along with disparaging headlines and commentary.Manipulation of online search engines was also being used to disparage Tay, the panel told reporters at the final news…

President Donald Trump stands behind US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after reports that he shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, the White House says.The revelations that Hegseth used the unclassified messaging system Signal for the second time to share highly sensitive security details come at a delicate moment for him, with senior officials ousted from the Pentagon last week as part of an internal leak investigation into his earlier use of the app.”The president stands strongly behind Secretary Hegseth, who is doing a phenomenal…

A day before Easter, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary ceasefire for the Christian holiday. Like other Russian promises, this one was broken too. Ukrainian media reported Russian drone attacks, shelling and firefights across the front lines. Ukrainian civilians were also targeted. This ceasefire that wasn’t came on the tail of another one: a 30-day ceasefire that was supposed to cover energy infrastructure. That was violated at least 30 times, per Ukrainian media reports. Throughout this time, United States President Donald Trump has continued to maintain that peace could be achieved. Even after his own Secretary of State Marco…

Another four Democratic lawmakers traveled to El Salvador to visit an illegal immigrant and suspected MS-13 gang member deported by President Donald Trump’s administration. Reps. Robert Garcia of California, Maxwell Frost of Florida, Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, and Maxine Dexter of Oregon announced in a press release Monday that they had arrived in El Salvador “to pressure the Trump Administration to abide by a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.” The four Democrats described Garcia as “a Maryland man with protected legal status who was unlawfully deported by the Trump Administration.” Their visit comes after Sen. Chris…

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Maple Leafs fans on social media are hopeful Toronto’s 6-2 Game 1 win over the Ottawa Senators is the start of something special. The opening game of the latest rendition of the Battle of Ontario Sunday night has the Leafs fan base buzzing, while Senators fans hope the team regroups ahead of Game 2 Tuesday.“Only complaint tonight, was easing up the physicality as the game progressed,” X user @Shooker35 wrote Sunday night.“‘Hey big lead? No, playoffs & statements must be made.”Toronto entered Sunday having put up two goals or fewer in 13 of its previous 14 playoff games. Last year’s…