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Vancouver council committee meets to discuss report on 2030 Winter Olympic bid
VANCOUVER - A report raising questions about the tight timeline for a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic Games in British Columbia comes before a Vancouver council committee today. The report, which ...
Jul 20, 2022
Hugo Houle's Quebec hometown celebrates his Tour de France stage win
STE-PERPETUE - When Canadian Hugo Houle crossed the finish line well ahead of the competition in Stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, some of the loudest cheers were undoubtedly coming from Ste-...
Jul 20, 2022
'All hands were on deck:' Ontario company tasked with designing chairs for Pope visit
In a warehouse just outside Toronto, furniture makers put final touches on historic pieces that are to be part of Pope Francis' journey to Canada. Beginning with wood from maple and oak trees, the des...
Jul 20, 2022
Five things to know about the turbines causing friction between Canada and Ukraine
OTTAWA - The federal government has found itself defending what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an absolutely unacceptable decision in recent weeks - to grant a Canadian company an exem...
Jul 20, 2022
Questions raised about value of random COVID-19 tests for travellers
OTTAWA - Infectious disease experts are at odds over how valuable it is to randomly test travellers arriving in Canada for COVID-19, as the federal government relaunched its mandatory testing program....
Jul 20, 2022
All-Stars showcase modern MLB: HRs, strikeouts, shifts
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The All-Star Game showcased what baseball has become - home runs, strikeouts and offense-killing shifts. The National League didn't have a hit between the first and eighth innings o...
Jul 19, 2022
Ivana Trump's life to be celebrated at a funeral Mass in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - Ivana Trump, an icon of 1980s style, wealth and excess and a businesswoman who helped her husband build an empire that launched him to the presidency, is set to be celebrated at a fune...
Jul 19, 2022
Stanton, Buxton HRs lead AL stars over NL for 9th straight
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Giancarlo Stanton homered in his Dodger Stadium homecoming, Byron Buxton followed with another drive and the American League won its ninth straight All-Star Game, beating the Nation...
Jul 19, 2022
Stanton, Buxton HRs lead AL stars over NL for 9th straight
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Giancarlo Stanton homered in his Dodger Stadium homecoming, Byron Buxton followed with another drive and the American League won its ninth straight All-Star Game, beating the Nation...
Jul 19, 2022
'Forgotten' US victims of Mexican drug lord want justice
MEXICO CITY (AP) - When fugitive 1980s Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was arrested in Mexico last week, it stirred up old, terrible memories for Lannie Walker, the daughter of American writer ...
Jul 19, 2022