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Closed patios can reopen, but Montreal faces more questions over F1 weekend problems
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says restaurants that were ordered to evict some customers during the Grand Prix weekend will be able to reopen their covered outdoor seating areas, even as mor...
Jun 13, 2024
Closed patios can reopen, but Montreal faces more questions over F1 weekend problems
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says restaurants that were ordered to evict some customers during the Grand Prix weekend will be able to reopen their covered outdoor seating areas, even as mor...
Jun 13, 2024
Uber says new B.C. rules will increase costs, reduce demand for restaurants
VANCOUVER - Uber says regulation changes for ride-share and delivery workers in British Columbia will drive up costs and reduce demands for local restaurants. The company says in a statement that it s...
Jun 13, 2024
Canada calls up MLS players Ahmed, Russell-Rowe for Copa America pre-camp
Canada's men's soccer squad has called up a pair of young Major League Soccer players for training camp ahead of its Copa America campaign. The team announced Thursday that Vancouver Whitecaps wingbac...
Jun 13, 2024
Legault government pursuing controversial 'third link' in Quebec City
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is moving ahead with a controversial transportation project in the provincial capital. Premier Franois Legault announced today his government is planning to build a th...
Jun 13, 2024
Alberta Junior Hockey League releases schedule for 2024/25
The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) has announced its 2024/25 schedule.Pre-season action begins Aug. 24, with all 12 teams in regular season play starting Sept. 13.The 2024 AJHL Showcase will be h...
Jun 13, 2024
Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says
PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police violate people's rights, discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people when enforcing the law and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly forc...
Jun 13, 2024
Quebec town's bylaw requires kids to collect signatures to play in the street
LES CDRES, Que. - School is almost out, summer heat is setting in and the children of a small Quebec town southwest of Montreal will soon be able to spend their days shooting hoops in the street - if ...
Jun 13, 2024
Op-Ed: Community Foundation of Central Alberta good for Central Alberta
Do you want to support charitable causes in our community? Do you want to pay less tax to government? If so, your Community Foundation of Central Alberta ("Foundation") can help! The name of our Found...
Jun 13, 2024
Rafael Nadal will skip Wimbledon so he doesn't have to switch from grass to clay for the Olympics
Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn't been to in 19 years. The 22-time Grand...
Jun 13, 2024