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Access-to-info system at Library and Archives Canada in 'bleak state': watchdog
OTTAWA - A new report says Library and Archives Canada is frequently failing to answer formal requests for historical records in a timely way. The special report by information commissioner Caroline M...
Apr 26, 2022
American Nathan Bombrys named Rugby Canada's new chief executive officer
Nathan Bombrys found rugby by chance while attending Syracuse University. Or rather, rugby found him. Bombrys, who had played high school football in Michigan, was about to sign up to try out for the ...
Apr 26, 2022
More explosions in separatist Trans-Dniester, near Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Two explosions in a radio facility close to the Ukrainian border knocked a pair of powerful broadcast antennas out of service in Moldova's separatist region of Trans-Dniester...
Apr 26, 2022
Prince Charles and Camilla's Canada tour to visit St. John's, Ottawa and Yellowknife
OTTAWA - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will visit St. John's, N.L., Ottawa and the Yellowknife area during their whirlwind three-day tour of Canada in May. The detailed itinerary released today ...
Apr 26, 2022
Trial of Quebec City Halloween sword attack suspect delayed for second time by COVID
QUEBEC - The first-degree murder trial of the man accused in the Quebec City Halloween 2020 sword attack has been delayed for a second time by COVID-19. Quebec Superior Court Justice Richard Grenier a...
Apr 26, 2022
Second B.C. farm positive for avian flu as virus found in backyard flock in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. - A small backyard poultry flock in Kelowna, B.C., has tested positive for avian flu, the second known outbreak of the disease among flocks in British Columbia. The highly infectious H5N...
Apr 26, 2022
Live updates | Russian forces hit key bridge in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian officials say the Russian military has hit a strategic bridge linking the southern Odesa region with neighboring Romania. Oleksandr Kamyshin, the head of the state-run Ukrain...
Apr 26, 2022
Carbon-pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the national carbon-pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not tough enough on the biggest emitter...
Apr 26, 2022
Toronto FC teenager Jayden Nelson gives back to his Brampton elementary school
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Once a Coyote, always a Coyote. Toronto FC teenage midfielder Jayden Nelson lived up to that credo this week when he returned to Copeland Public School to fund a snacks programs for i...
Apr 26, 2022
'We'll be racing bathtubs:' Nanaimo Marine Festival's crown jewel returning
NANAIMO - Following a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, the World Championship Bathtub Race will once again take over Nanaimo's harbour in late July.The decision to bring Nanaimo's signature event ...
Apr 26, 2022