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South Ridge washrooms to be closed for one week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Structural repairs will leave a South Ridge park without washroom facilities for one week.The city says the washrooms at the South Ridge Community Park will be closed from July 18 t...
Jul 13, 2022
Radio-Canada to appeal CRTC N-word decision and apologize to complainant
MONTREAL - Radio-Canada says it is appealing a CRTC decision ordering it to apologize over the on-air use of the N-word. The French arm of the CBC says the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunicat...
Jul 13, 2022
Ukrainian World Congress seeks judicial review of Canada's decision to send turbines
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian World Congress says it is seeking a judicial review of the Canadian government's decision to return six turbines for a pipeline that carries natural gas from Russia to Europe. T...
Jul 13, 2022
Trudeau announces deal for new electric-vehicle battery plant in Ontario
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa has reached a deal with Umicore, a global materials technology and recycling group, to build a new battery facility in Ontario's Loyalist Township. Speaking a...
Jul 13, 2022
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by full percentage point
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point on Wednesday, marking the largest single rate hike since August 1998.The central bank's decision signalled a more ag...
Jul 13, 2022
Warnock collects $17.2M, Walker $6.2M in Georgia Senate race
ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Herschel Walker's $6.2 million in fundraising looked impressive when unveiled Wednesday, until Democrat Raphael Warnock rolled out his $17.2 million total a half-hour later. ...
Jul 13, 2022
Canadian men to face Qatar, Uruguay in September ahead of World Cup
TORONTO - Canada will get a taste of World Cup opposition in September with games in Europe against Qatar and Uruguay ahead of the men's soccer showcase in Qatar in November. Both matches will take pl...
Jul 13, 2022
More living alone, but roommates, multi-generational homes rising: census
TORONTO - Canada's latest tranche of census data show more people are living alone than ever before, but the number of households where roommates live together or multiple generations of a family shar...
Jul 13, 2022
Census figures paint statistical portrait of Canadian military members, veterans
OTTAWA - New data from the latest census reveals there were 97,625 Canadians serving in the military last year and another 461,240 former members. The figures released today by Statistics Canada are p...
Jul 13, 2022
Biden arrives in Mideast jittery about Iran nuclear program
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday to open the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency, a whirlwind four-day trip in which he will hold talks with Isra...
Jul 13, 2022