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Advocate says ArriveCAN app technology is not accessible for blind Canadians
OTTAWA - The CNIB, formerly known as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, says the federal government's new ArriveCAN travel app is inaccessible to some Canadians with disabilities. Robert F...
Jul 09, 2021
New interactive program designed to keep families safe on the farm
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It can be one of the most dangerous places for children. Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting, shows 84 Canadian children and youth died due to agriculture-related injuries betwee...
Jul 09, 2021
Father charged in killing of Winnipeg girl had tried to force abortion: court records
WINNIPEG - Court records show a man charged in the killing of his three-year-old daughter had tried to force her mother to get an abortion. Police have said the girl was abducted from her mother at kn...
Jul 09, 2021
Top-seed Novak Djokovic edges Canada's Denis Shapovalov in Wimbledon semifinal
LONDON - Denis Shapovalov's (DEN'-ihs SHAP'-oh-VAHL'-ahf) run at Wimbledon has ended, with the Canadian losing in straight sets to top-seed Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) in the semifinals. D...
Jul 09, 2021
Back in Wimbledon final, Djokovic to face Italy's Berrettini
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - We know, of course, that Novak Djokovic can lose matches at Wimbledon, and he can lose at other Grand Slam tournaments, too, because it has happened - and actuality proves po...
Jul 09, 2021
Prime minister announces $1.3 billion for SkyTrain spur in Surrey and Langley, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The federal government is providing up to $1.3 billion to extend Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain line through Surrey and Langley. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Surre...
Jul 09, 2021
The Latest: Djokovic reaches 7th Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local): 7:25 p.m. Novak Djokovic is into his seventh Wimbledon final. The top-ranked Serb outplayed No. 10-seeded Denis Shapovalov on the k...
Jul 09, 2021
Canada looks for 'small wins' in rugby test match against powerful England
Facing a formidable foe in No. 3 England, Canada will be looking for small victories Saturday at Twickenham. Coach Kingsley Jones is hoping to see the 23rd-ranked Canadian men make inroads at scrums, ...
Jul 09, 2021
Charlottesville set to remove Lee statue that sparked rally
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville will be taken down this week, the city announced Friday. Charlottesville said in a ne...
Jul 09, 2021
Quebec businesses want vaccine passport system to be simple, not a burden
MONTREAL - Quebec business owners are welcoming the government's vaccine-passport system but say it should be easy to use for entrepreneurs who are already struggling through the pandemic. The provinc...
Jul 09, 2021