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Montreal's new light-rail train network inaugurated, will open for free over weekend
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal's electric light-rail train network has been officially inaugurated. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Franois Legault and Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante were among the di...
Jul 28, 2023
'Very proud moment': Valdez becomes first Filipino-Canadian woman to serve in cabinet
TORONTO - Rechie Valdez, who made history this week when she became the first Filipino-Canadian woman named to the federal cabinet, took an unusual path to high political office, transitioning from ba...
Jul 28, 2023
White House escalates extreme-heat efforts as record July marks 'global boiling' era
WASHINGTON - The hottest month in recorded history is going out with a bang in the United States. Much of the populous U.S. northeast is facing temperatures today and Saturday that will feel like 40 C...
Jul 28, 2023
'We have all the pieces:' 0-7 Elks insist they are better than their record
EDMONTON - Elks lineman Kony Ealy says his frustration over Edmonton's 0-7 start to the 2023 CFL campaign reminds him of how he felt when he was a member of the New York Jets back in 2017. That Jets t...
Jul 28, 2023
Edmonton Elks forge ambitious future with multilingual broadcasts
Victor Cui isn't resting on his laurels. On Saturday night, the Edmonton Elks' home game versus the B.C. Lions will be the first pro football contest to be broadcast in Punjabi. This achievement follo...
Jul 28, 2023
Russia says it shot down a Ukrainian missile over a southern Russian city
KYIV, Ukraine - The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday it shot down a Ukrainian missile over the southern Russian city of Taganrog, about 40 kilomters (about 24 miles ) east of the border with Ukrai...
Jul 28, 2023
Three dead, three injured in crash in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region
SAGUENAY, Que. - Three people were killed and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region. Quebec provincial police say the collision betw...
Jul 28, 2023
Supreme Court upholds murder convictions of man who represented himself at trial
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the murder convictions of a man who represented himself at trial but complained later the proceedings were tainted by a perception of unfairness. In a u...
Jul 28, 2023
China edges Haiti 1-0 to keep World Cup hopes alive despite going down to 10 players
Adelaide, Australia (AP) - Despite playing with 10 players for more than an hour, China defied the odds to secure a 1-0 victory over Haiti in its second game of the Women's World Cup. Forward Wang Shu...
Jul 28, 2023
Canadian women strike interim labour deal but say plenty more needs to be settled
MELBOURNE, Australia - The Canadian women's soccer team confirmed Friday it has reached an interim labour agreement with Canada Soccer covering compensation for 2023, including prize money from the on...
Jul 28, 2023