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Talks moving forward on key Canada-U.S. treaty on Columbia River management
Canadian and U.S. officials have wrapped up the latest round in a five-year negotiation to modernize a major treaty on flood control and power generation on the Columbia River. Global Affairs Canada s...
May 20, 2023

University of Lethbridge student wins national $10,000 scholarship
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local student has been rewarded for his dedication in the classroom.Nathan Crow majors in Indigenous governance and business management at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) Dhil...
May 20, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez falls to Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo in Madrid
MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez lost in straight sets to Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-2, 7-5, in the W100 Madrid Open semifinal on Saturday. Fernandez was successful on just 55 per cent of her fi...
May 20, 2023

Switzerland beats Canada 3-2 to stay perfect at world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia - Andres Ambuhl scored the game-winning goal as Switzerland defeated Canada 3-2 on Saturday to stay perfect at the men's world hockey championship. Nico Hischier and Dario Simion also sco...
May 20, 2023

Canadian rugby sevens men score late win to keep World Series hopes alive
LONDON - Brock Webster's late try and conversion lifted Canada to a dramatic 21-19 comeback win over Uruguay on Saturday at the HSBC London 7s, preserving the Canadian men's hopes of escaping relegati...
May 20, 2023

‘Looking for Canada’: RCMP’s Musical Ride steeped in tradition as force turns 150
Maxwell Newhouse remembers the earth quivering below his feet when 32 riders wearing bright scarlet jackets, on top of their large black horses, moved across a field in seamless patterns. It was 25 ye...
May 20, 2023

Deportation order over bogus college admission letter could set precedent: lawyers
TORONTO - An Edmonton woman is facing deportation from Canada this month after a college admission letter that secured her entry into the country five years ago turned out to be fake. Even though Kara...
May 20, 2023

'Listen to us': LGBTQ activists seek help, prudence in raising human rights abroad
OTTAWA - LGBTQ activists say Canada should ramp up its help in the fight against an organized movement to clamp down on sexual and gender minorities in Africa, while being cautious about when to raise...
May 20, 2023

Plane believed to be carrying Ukraine's Zelenskyy lands in Hiroshima for G7 summit
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - A plane believed to be carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed in Hiroshima for global diplomatic talks. Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies ha...
May 20, 2023

G7 leaders' communiqué to mention foreign interference, Canadian official says
HIROSHIMA, Japan - A senior Canadian government official says the G7 leaders' communiqu at the summit in Hiroshima, Japan, will make mention of foreign interference, after Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
May 19, 2023