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In the news today: Statistics Canada to release latest GDP numbers
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Statistics Canada to release GDP figures for May Statistics Canada is set to re...
Jul 28, 2023
Montreal's new, for-profit light-rail system: national model or cautionary tale?
Montreal's new light-rail train network stands out among major transit projects in Canada: it opened within a relatively short time frame and government didn't get in the way. Eight years after its co...
Jul 28, 2023
Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease c...
Jul 27, 2023
MP wants federal funding to Calgary Stampede pulled after abuse settlement reached
CALGARY - A member of Parliament says he's calling on the federal government to halt funding to the Calgary Stampede. Liberal member George Chahal, who represents Calgary Skyview, says the Stampede ha...
Jul 27, 2023
Miguel Angel Jimenez takes 1st-round lead at the Senior British Open
BRIDGEND, Wales (AP) - Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 5-under 66 to take the first-round lead at the Senior British Open on Thursday, five years after he became the first Spaniard to win the tournament. ...
Jul 27, 2023
Paula Reto leads Evian Championship after 1st round, Henderson five back
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - Paula Reto had eight birdies as she carded a 7-under 64 to take a surprise first-round lead at the vian Championship on Thursday. The 33-year-old South African holds a t...
Jul 27, 2023
Sask NDP accuse gov't of hiding problems in health care
The Saskatchewan Party's Ministry of Health is responding to a leaked memo by the NDP showing that the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has been closed for weeks.Official Opp...
Jul 27, 2023
Lee Hodges has first-round lead in 3M Open, Canada's Svensson three back
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) - Lee Hodges got off to a good start in his bid to make the FedEx Cup playoffs, shooting an 8-under 63 on Thursday for a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 3M Open. Two-time ...
Jul 27, 2023
N.B. Mayor: ’Crime capital of Canada label short-sighted and oversimplified dismissal of deeper issues’
The Crime Severity Index (CSI) does not accurately represent whether a community is 'safe' or 'unsafe.'That was the message from City of North Battleford Mayor David Gillan and Inspector Jesse Gilbert...
Jul 27, 2023
Ottawa Senators sign winger Vladimir Tarasenko to one-year, US$5M contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed winger Vladimir Tarasenko to a one-year contract worth US$5 million on Thursday. Tarasenko, 31, is a six-time 30-goal scorer in the NHL. Last season, Tarasenko had ...
Jul 27, 2023