Canada

B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick
B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick

DUNCAN, B.C. — Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley Regional District wants to know who is willing to take a shot at owning the world's largest hockey stick. It says the more than 62-metre wooden stick...

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Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail to stay in Toronto
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail to stay in Toronto

TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she's decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory. Agnes Chow says in Chinese-language posts on social...

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Canada's climate lobby pushes for oil, gas emissions cap with fashion statement
Canada's climate lobby pushes for oil, gas emissions cap with fashion statement

OTTAWA — Canada's climate lobby wants its demand for an oil-and-gas emissions cap to go straight to Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's head. Dozens of Canada's environmental activists are wandering...

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Charges dropped against Quebec theatre owner and 'Dragon's Den' star Vincenzo Guzzo
Charges dropped against Quebec theatre owner and 'Dragon's Den' star Vincenzo Guzzo

MONTREAL — Quebec's prosecution service says it has abandoned criminal charges against Vincenzo Guzzo, CEO of a large independent movie theatre chain and investor on CBC Television's "Dragon's Den." Service...

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MP Han Dong, federal Conservatives, NDP to take part in foreign interference inquiry
MP Han Dong, federal Conservatives, NDP to take part in foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA — Politicians Han Dong and Michael Chan, the federal government and the commissioner of Canada elections are among those granted standing in the factual phase of a public inquiry into foreign...

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Former Liberal fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan named consul general in Boston
Former Liberal fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan named consul general in Boston

OTTAWA — Bernadette Jordan, a former Liberal member of Parliament and a minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, has been named Canada's new consul general in Boston. Jordan, who was first...

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CBC says it is cutting 600 jobs, some programming
CBC says it is cutting 600 jobs, some programming

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and an additional 200 vacancies will go unfilled as it contends with a $125 million budget shortfall. The public broadcaster...

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CBC cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget
CBC cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget

TORONTO — The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and an additional 200 vacancies will go unfilled as it contends with a $125-million budget shortfall. The public...

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Canada's grocery retail sector one of the most competitive on Earth: Sobeys CEO
Canada's grocery retail sector one of the most competitive on Earth: Sobeys CEO

OTTAWA — The top executive at Sobeys asserted on Monday that Canada has one of the most competitive grocery retail sectors on the planet — even as Canadians continue to feel the bite of higher prices.  "Although...

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Man who swerved car near pro-Palestinian protester arrested for assault: Victoria PD
Man who swerved car near pro-Palestinian protester arrested for assault: Victoria PD

VICTORIA — Police in Victoria have arrested a man they say accelerated his car towards a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature over the weekend. Victoria Police say the man...

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