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Lululemon pauses sales of Breezethrough after consumers say line is 'unflattering'
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it is pausing sales of one of its new product lines that have generated complaints from consumers. The line of tights and other activewear being halted by the...
Jul 26, 2024
'Time is running out': Experts call on Ottawa to increase efforts with U.S. on trade
WASHINGTON, D. C. - A group of experts is sounding the alarm that Ottawa needs to swiftly make more inroads with Americans, or Canada will be deeply disadvantaged in a looming review of a crucial trad...
Jul 26, 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to tour Jasper townsite following wildfire devastation
HINTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to tour the resort town of Jasper to see firsthand the devastation caused by wildfires. Smith is also expected to give an update on fire...
Jul 26, 2024
B.C.'s top doctor ends COVID-19 public health emergency
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says any...
Jul 26, 2024
Dodgers trade Canadian pitcher James Paxton to the Red Sox for 17-year-old minor leaguer Moises Bolivar
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Canadian pitcher James Paxton to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league infielder Moises Bolivar on Friday. Bolivar, a 17-year-old from Venez...
Jul 26, 2024
Herdman offers few answers but says he will co-operate with Canada Soccer probe
TORONTO - Former Canada coach John Herdman says he will co-operate with a Canada Soccer review into what CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue called what appears to be "a systemic ethical shortcoming"...
Jul 26, 2024
Work continues to clean second motor oil spill in river near Montreal
MONTREAL - Work is continuing today to clean up the second oil spill in two weeks in the St. Lawrence River off eastern Montreal. The Quebec Environment Department has confirmed that the two spills in...
Jul 26, 2024
Montreal Canadiens winger Rafael Harvey-Pinard undergoes surgery for broken leg
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have suffered an off-season injury blow. The club announced Friday winger Rafael Harvey-Pinard has undergone surgery for a broken leg and will be out of action ...
Jul 26, 2024
Canada calls for Israeli response to ICJ advice on occupied Palestinian territory
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for Israel to "respond substantively" to the top United Nations court's recent advisory opinion that Israel's presence in the occupied Palestinian ter...
Jul 26, 2024
Nanaimo's Harbourside FC prepare for first playoff game in team history
NANAIMO - It's the first taste of playoff soccer for an upstart local franchise.Harbourside FC's men's team will line up against league regular season champion TSS Rovers at Swangard Stadium in Burnab...
Jul 26, 2024