Canadian women dominate Germany, earning straight-sets win in Volleyball Nations League

Canada’s women’s volleyball team redeemed its Tuesday loss to the United States, beating Germany in the second game of Week 2 of Volleyball Nations League play in Arlington, Texas. The Canadians won in straight sets 25-20, 25-15 and 25-22, improving to 4-2 and dropping Germany to 1-4 on the season. “We took care of business today,” said Canadian…

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Storm brewing in Canada over French halibut fishery in Atlantic

The Canadian halibut industry is accusing France of seeking an exorbitant share of the fishery in negotiations with Canada on quotas for the valuable groundfish that migrate across the jurisdictions of both countries. Canadian fishermen from Nova Scotia to Nunavut would be the losers if France prevails, said Bruce Chapman, executive director of the Atlantic Halibut…

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Oilers battle back from early deficit to defeat Stars 5-2, pull even in Western Conference final

Mattias Janmark and Leon Draisaitl scored less than one minute apart in the second period as the Edmonton Oilers battled back from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Wednesday and even the NHL’s Western Conference final at two games apiece. Ryan McLeod, Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm, into an empty…

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Metrolinx refuses to share progress and problems with Eglinton LRT – Toronto

The government agency responsible for handling Ontario’s massive transit expansion is refusing to disclose a list of the issues that persist with Toronto’s years-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT, as questions about when the line will carry passengers continue. Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency leading the project, said last year there were hundreds of technical issues that…

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Canadian scientists launch early warning system to spot traces of H5N1 bird flu in milk

It all started with a few text messages in late April. Several well-known Canadian scientists — Toronto-based infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Saskatoon-based virologist Angela Rasmussen and Winnipeg-based microbiologist Jason Kindrachuk — were all chatting about the unprecedented outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy cows. By then, American officials had tracked cow cases…

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Intelligence watchdog calls out panel for failing to sound alarm on election interference

One of the core policies the Liberals introduced to protect Canada’s elections has been criticized again for failing to alert Canadians to foreign interference it observed in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. In a recent report, the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA), one of Canada’s intelligence watchdog bodies, criticized the Critical Election Incident…

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