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Canada to face three-time champion Germany in Davis Cup quarterfinals
LONDON - Canada will meet three-time champion Germany in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in Malaga, Spain this November. Canada secured a berth in the quarterfinals -- also called The Final 8 Knockout Sta...
Sep 19, 2024
Team Rachel Homan picking up where it left off after dominant curling season
As one of the top women's rinks in the world over the last decade, expectations are usually quite high for the members of Team Rachel Homan. The season after one of the most dominant campaigns in curl...
Sep 19, 2024
Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering it...
Sep 19, 2024
Canada makes small emissions cut in 2023, but must ramp up to hit key targets: report
Oil and gas production hikes and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada's climate progress last year, but a new report says the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming em...
Sep 19, 2024
In the news today: Top secret status for provincial officials, oilsands emission cuts
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Top secret status offered to provincial officials Canada's senior public servant has invited his provincial a...
Sep 19, 2024
Senior civil servant invites provincial counterparts to seek top secret clearance
OTTAWA - Canada's senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of fostering "healthy, transparent dialogue" o...
Sep 19, 2024
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs expected to call provincial election today
FREDERICTON - A 33-day provincial election campaign is expected to officially get started today in New Brunswick. Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs has said he plans to visit Lt.-Gov. Bren...
Sep 19, 2024
Quebec won't fund graphite mine project tied to Pentagon; locals claim ‘victory’
MONTREAL - After years fighting against the opening of a mining project with ties to the Pentagon, Louis Saint-Hilaire is breathing a sigh of relief. That's because this week, the Quebec government re...
Sep 19, 2024
Federal foreign interference inquiry to hear from political party officials today
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference is scheduled to hear today from Bloc Qubcois, Green and New Democratic Party officials. The inquiry's latest hearings are focused on the capacity o...
Sep 19, 2024
NDP flips, BC United flops, B.C. Conservatives surge as election campaign approaches
VICTORIA - If the lead up to British Columbia's provincial election campaign is any indication of what's to come, voters should expect the unexpected. It could be a wild ride to voting day on Oct. 19....
Sep 19, 2024