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Supreme Court sued over its refusal to translate decisions before 1970 into French
MONTREAL - A Quebec civil rights group is suing the office of the registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada because of the high court's refusal to translate its historic decisions into French. Droits c...
Nov 01, 2024
Thieves speed off with bronze statue of Formula One racing legend Gilles Villeneuve
MONTREAL - A museum dedicated to revered Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve is racing to find its stolen bronze statue of the Quebec speedster before it gets melted down for cash. Alain Bellehumeur,...
Nov 01, 2024
‘Feel pretty good’: Sask. farmer sees solid yield after harvest wraps up
Harvest in Saskatchewan is officially done with the provincial government saying 100 per cent of crops are in the bin as of Oct. 21.The final provincial crop report said most crops got off to a good s...
Nov 01, 2024
Thieves speed off with bronze statue of Formula One racing legend Gilles Villeneuve
MONTREAL - A museum dedicated to revered Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve is racing to find its stolen bronze statue of the Quebec speedster before it gets melted down for cash. Alain Bellehumeur,...
Nov 01, 2024
Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis earns sixth nomination for CPL coach of the year
Another year, another Canadian Premier League coach of the year nomination for Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis. But while Smyrniotis's team has won the CPL championship four of the league's previous five ...
Nov 01, 2024
Limit on preliminary inquiries doesn't apply to some ongoing cases: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a change to the law that limited the right of an accused person to a preliminary inquiry does not apply to some ongoing cases. The top court's ruling today he...
Nov 01, 2024
One community has found a ‘Cree’ative way to revitalize the language
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation hopes to breathe new life into their traditional language by making nhithaw accessible anywhere and anytime through an app."We have a lot of language understanders, but w...
Nov 01, 2024
B.C. port employers issue lockout notice in labour dispute with foremen union
VANCOUVER - Ports in British Columbia are waking up to the possibility of another provincewide labour disruption as employers say they will lock out members of the union representing more than 700 for...
Nov 01, 2024
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advances to semifinal at Hong Kong Open
HONG KONG - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is moving on to the semifinal of the Hong Kong Open following a 6-1, 7-6 (9) win over American Bernarda Pera on Friday. Fernandez, the tournament's third seed, re...
Nov 01, 2024
At least 8 killed in roof collapse at Serbian railway station
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, killing at least eight people. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic ...
Nov 01, 2024