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Giant 23,000-kilogram steel ring to be installed in Montreal as public art
MONTREAL - A giant steel ring weighing more than 23,000 kilograms will soon loom over downtown Montreal - all in the name of public art. Real estate company Ivanho Cambridge said today the 30-metre-ta...
Apr 26, 2022
Commissioner for Emergencies Act inquiry 'thoughtful' and 'decisive': colleagues
OTTAWA - The newly appointed inquiry commissioner set to probe the government's use of the Emergencies Act is described by colleagues as thoughtful and decisive in his approach to the law. Justice Pau...
Apr 26, 2022
Lopsided wins over Hungary, Czechs bump Canada to 5-1 at mixed doubles worlds
GENEVA - Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant rebounded from a "frustrating loss" to Scotland with a pair of lopsided wins on Tuesday at the world mixed doubles curling championship. Canada ope...
Apr 26, 2022
Day 8 of search: Hope remains that missing Saskatchewan boy is still alive
RED EARTH CREE NATION - The search for a five-year-old Saskatchewan boy, missing in the province's north for more than a week, is still being treated as a rescue mission. Chief Fabian Head of the Red ...
Apr 26, 2022
Canadians bitten by travel bug but squeezed by delays at the passport office
OTTAWA - Canadians appear keen to venture to far shores for the first time since the pandemic began, but passport delays are keeping some on a short leash. Service Canada says it has seen a big boost ...
Apr 26, 2022
Raptors able to keep cool heads in the absence of all-star guard VanVleet
PHILADELPHIA - In enemy territory, and on the biggest stage for many of them, the young Toronto Raptors could have withered without their all-star point guard in Philadelphia on Monday night. But in a...
Apr 26, 2022
Lack of fairness, reasons prompts Federal Court to set aside B.C. fish farm phase-out
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Federal Court Judge Elizabeth Heneghan ...
Apr 26, 2022
Tory MP calls study of link between resource development, violence 'disgraceful'
OTTAWA - A private email shows a Conservative MP from Alberta calling an NDP-initiated study into the relationship between resource development and increased violence against Indigenous women and girl...
Apr 26, 2022
Envoy Bob Rae condemns UN Security Council veto after historic General Assembly vote
OTTAWA - Bob Rae, the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, denounced as undemocratic the Security Council's veto power as the General Assembly voted to subject the world's most powerful body to ...
Apr 26, 2022
Canada draws powerhouses Spain, Serbia for 2022 Davis Cup Finals
MLAGA, Spain - Canada's men's tennis team has been drawn into a group with powerhouses Spain and Serbia for the upcoming Davis Cup Finals. Canada's group, which also includes South Korea, will play a ...
Apr 26, 2022