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Halifax councillors join Vancouver in declaring climate emergency
Halifax has become the second Canadian city to declare a climate emergency. Council voted Tuesday to pass a mostly symbolic acknowledgment that climate change is a serious and urgent threat....
Jan 30, 2019
Andreescu, Marino, Abanda and Dabrowski named to Canada's Fed Cup roster
TORONTO - Rising star Bianca Andreescu headlines Canada's roster for next week's Fed Cup World Group II first-round tie against the Netherlands. Tennis Canada says she'll be joined by Rebecca Mar...
Jan 30, 2019
Some provinces creating challenges for infrastructure projects: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Unco-operative provincial governments have been making the effort to get more infrastructure dollars into Canada's cities a challenge, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. Trudeau, whos...
Jan 30, 2019
Strongest tornado in 8 decades hits Cuba; 3 dead, 172 hurt
HAVANA - Neighbourhood brigades and teams of government workers hacked at fallen trees and hauled chunks of concrete out of collapsed homes Monday as the Cuban capital attempted to recover from what o...
Jan 30, 2019
Diver Imbeau-Dulac battled eating disorder ahead of London Olympics
TORONTO - It might have seemed like an innocuous gesture. But it was part of a much bigger problem that saw Canadian Francois Imbeau-Dulac lay down some of the best dives of his life at...
Jan 30, 2019
Asian Cup organizers investigate shoe-throwing
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Asian Cup organizers have opened an investigation after soccer fans threw shoes and bottles at Qatar's players during their semifinal victory over the United Arab Emi...
Jan 30, 2019
Kingston youth facing terror charges held until at least next week
KINGSTON, Ont. - A youth facing terrorism charges in Kingston, Ont., will be back in court next week, after his lawyer has had more time to study his case. The RCMP charged the youth last week, saying...
Jan 30, 2019
U.S. group hopes to find sanctuary site for 'retired' whales in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A U.S.-based animal protection group is touring coastal Nova Scotia communities in hopes of finding one interested in becoming a retirement home for whales and dolphins raised in captivity. ...
Jan 30, 2019
Toronto FC says Giovinco absence from training camp is health-related
TORONTO - Amidst reports that a transfer was in the works, star striker Sebastian Giovinco left Toronto FC's California training camp on Monday. But a club spokesman said the absen...
Jan 30, 2019
Woman or girl slain every 2.5 days in Cda in 2018, inaugural report finds
A woman or girl was killed every 2.5 days on average in Canada last year, according to an inaugural report on femicide that argues the issue must be better understood in order to reduce...
Jan 30, 2019
