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House of Commons industry committee to investigate Rogers outage
OTTAWA - The House of Commons industry committee will study the massive Rogers Communications outage that left millions of Canadians in a communications blackout for more than 15 hours last week.MPs o...
Jul 15, 2022
Stampede Store Decorating Challenge short on entries
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A big part of Stampede week and the days leading up to it is the way it becomes a community-wide celebration.Storefronts around the city are typically filled with hay bales and mini...
Jul 15, 2022
Montreal looks for revenge as it hosts Toronto in showdown of struggling MLS teams
MONTREAL - CF Montral can get a much-needed win and avenge an embarrassing loss at the hands of its archrival when the Major League Soccer club hosts Toronto FC on Saturday. The game will be a rematch...
Jul 15, 2022
Charges stayed for Alberta man arrested at Coutts border blockade
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There has been a stay of proceedings for a Red Deer man charged in the Coutts border blockade earlier this year.Luke Berk, 63, saw his matters stayed during a Lethbridge Provincial Co...
Jul 15, 2022
B.C. Court of Appeal rejects private health care, says Charter breach OK
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld a lower court's dismissal of a Vancouver surgeon's challenge of the Medicare Protection Act, saying bans on extra billing and pr...
Jul 15, 2022
In West Bank, Biden says 'ground is not ripe' for peace
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) - During a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, President Joe Biden offered compassion and financial assistance for hope-starved Palestinians but also delivered...
Jul 15, 2022
Canadian rider Houle races to third in Stage 13 of Tour de France
SAINT-ETIENNE, France - Canadian rider Hugo Houle finished third in Stage 13 of the Tour de France, narrowly missing Canada's first stage victory in 34 years. The Israel-Premier Tech cyclist from Sain...
Jul 15, 2022
Supreme Court nixes double royalties for streaming, downloading music online
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says songwriters are entitled to just one royalty - not two - when their music is made available for streaming or downloaded through an online service. The top cou...
Jul 15, 2022
Egypt to withdraw peacekeeping troops from Mali, UN says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - The United Nations mission in Mali says that Egypt will withdraw its troops from the West African county by mid-August citing deadly attacks against its peacekeepers. Seven Egyptia...
Jul 15, 2022
House voting to restore abortion rights, Senate odds dim
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is set to vote Friday on two bills that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide as Democrats make their first attempt at responding legislatively to the Supr...
Jul 15, 2022