Phones, TVs, and radios will sound off as part of a national preparedness drill If your phone, radio or TV blares an emergency alert today, don’t worry — it’s just a drill. A test of Alert Ready, Canada’s national public alert system, is scheduled for Wednesday at 12:55 p.m. AT across most provinces, including Prince …
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Cynthia Gaspar-Freire roofs penalty kick in shootout win in Guatemala City Canada booked its ticket to the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup in dramatic fashion by defeating Mexico in a penalty shootout Saturday to reach the final of CONCACAF W Futsal Championship. The two finalists at the eight-team CONCACAF tournament will represent the region …
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Revised result close enough to be subject to automatic recount Elections Canada’s validation process has revealed a second closely contested riding’s winner has changed after Monday’s preliminary result — this time from the Conservatives to the Liberals. The unofficial results posted on election night showed that Conservative Parm Gill had won the redrawn riding of …
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Connor Hellebuyck yanked after Blues rattle off 4 goals in middle frame Cam Fowler, Brayden Schenn and Nathan Walker scored in a 2:06 span of the second period and the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in the first-round series. Philip Broberg had a goal and an assist, …
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This follows 0.4% growth in January Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy shrank in the month of February, but declines might not last long, as early signs for March point to moderate GDP growth. The agency says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in February. This follows previous growth in the month of …
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Legault said he hoped Carney would prioritize negotiating a new trade deal with the U.S. Premier François Legault struck an optimistic tone on Tuesday after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal party won at least 42 seats in Quebec, the party’s strongest showing in the province in decades. Legault stressed that the two governments needed to …
Rain will turn to snow overnight for some areas in northwestern Ontario Voters in northwestern Ontario heading to the polls to vote in today’s federal election may want to bring along an umbrella. Environment Canada issued several weather warnings across the region Monday, with 30 to 50 millimetres of rain in the forecast. Thunder Bay, the …
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Oakville’s Kurtis Rourke also expected to hear name called Saturday The Tennessee Titans rewarded Elic Ayomanor for his patience on Saturday. Tennessee selected the Canadian receiver from Stanford with the 34th pick of the fourth round, No. 136 overall, in the NFL draft. It capped a long wait for Ayomanor, who’d received a second-round grade …
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System has been plagued by delays and redactions Liberal Leader Mark Carney says if elected he’d commit to reviewing Canada’s access to information law — a system originally created to help the public keep governments accountable, but one that has become bogged down to the point of inefficiency. “An objective review of that would serve …
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Here’s how ballots will be counted in the federal election on Monday After a record number of Canadians voted in advance polls during this federal election, they want to know their ballots are secure and counted fairly. Elections Canada said an estimated 7.3 million Canadians voted over the Easter long weekend, representing a 25 per cent …
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