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Fully accessible fishing dock opens in Lacombe
A fully accessible fishing dock opened in Lacombe on Saturday, a stone's throw from the world's largest fishing lure.A grand opening took place Saturday on what is Kids Can Catch Day, an initiative of...
Jun 06, 2023
PGA Tour, Europe to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf litigation
The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia's golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional...
Jun 06, 2023
Research advances date for likely summer ice-free Arctic by a decade
New research has moved up the time by which the Arctic Ocean is predicted to be free of summer ice. A paper published Tuesday in the journal Nature has concluded that those northern waters could be op...
Jun 06, 2023
Internal docs suggest Trudeau wants China blocked from Pacific Rim trade deal
OTTAWA - An internal document suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants China kept out of a Pacific Rim trade bloc, despite the Liberals publicly insisting it would welcome anyone who meets the tra...
Jun 06, 2023
Eustaquio, Huitema honoured as Canada Soccer players of the month for May
Midfielder Stephen Eustaquio and striker Jordyn Huitema have been named Canada Soccer's Players of the Month for May. Eustaquio helped FC Porto reach the final of the Portuguese Cup (Taa de Portugal) ...
Jun 06, 2023
Conservative filibuster threatens potential citizenship for children born abroad
OTTAWA - Advocates for would-be Canadians born abroad say Conservative efforts to filibuster amendments to the Citizenship Act are threatening their hopes of passing their nationality on to their chil...
Jun 06, 2023
Canada's Gee rewarded for Giro exploits with new long-term Israel Premier-Tech deal
Canadian rider Derek Gee has been rewarded for his breakout performance at the Giro d'Italia with a new long-term contract with Israel Premier-Tech. The 25-year-old from Ottawa was promoted to Israel-...
Jun 06, 2023
Pope briefly in hospital for scheduled tests two months after bronchitis, returns to Vatican
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis went to the hospital Tuesday for tests and returned back to the Vatican, witnesses and news reports said, two months after he was hospitalized with an acute case of bronchitis...
Jun 06, 2023
Tottenham hires Ange Postecoglou as latest manager after his departure from Celtic
Ange Postecoglou was hired as Tottenham manager on Tuesday as the English Premier League club begins its latest reboot after another turbulent season. The former Celtic manager is the fourth permanent...
Jun 06, 2023
In The News for June 6 : Feds say Canada on track to have worst wildfire season ever
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 06, 2023