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World Championships open water swimming postponed due to poor water quality
SINGAPORE (AP) - Open water swimming at the World Championships in Singapore has been postponed because of "water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds," the governing body World Aquatics sai...
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June price data coming from Statistics Canada as markets expect higher inflation
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to report inflation figures for June today. A Reuters poll of economists expect the annual pace of inflation rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.7 per cent in ...
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Federal Court of Appeal to hear case of B.C. ostrich farm
OTTAWA - The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost 15 per cent of their herd in an outbreak of avian flu last winter are taking their fight to the Federal Court of Appeal today. The case is an appeal of a Jun...
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Carney set to meet with cabinet to weigh response to Trump's 35% tariff threat
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose steep new tariffs on Canada. Trump said in a letter to Ca...
51m ago
Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder
VICTORIA - The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention s...
51m ago
Much of Canada smoky, other parts get heat, and some areas seeing both
Special air-quality statements caused by wildfire smoke remain in effect for many areas of the country, and in some places, people are also handling stifling heat and humidity as well as the haze. Muc...
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Carney to meet with Incident Response Group to discuss the wildfire situation
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today to discuss the ongoing wildfire situation across the country. Carney also convened the group of ministers...
52m ago
Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder
VICTORIA - The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention s...
52m ago
Sabres avoid arbitration with Bowen Byram, sign defenceman to 2-year, $12.5M contract
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Sabres avoided arbitration with Bowen Byram late Monday night by re-signing the restricted free-agent defenceman to a two-year contract worth $12.5 million. Byram will...
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World Championships open water swimming postponed due to poor water quality
SINGAPORE (AP) - Open water swimming at the World Championships in Singapore has been postponed because of "water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds," the governing body World Aquatics sai...
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