Pride festivities continue in Winnipeg with rally and parade – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg’s downtown will be packed with people today for the city’s annual Pride parade. The festivities get underway around 10 a.m. with a rally at the Manitoba Legislative Building. The parade itself begins at 11 a.m. and will travel down Memorial Boulevard, right onto Portage Avenue, through…

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After attacking the Speaker, would Poilievre consider parliamentary reform?

While his party has made a cause célèbre out of its battle with the Speaker, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has periodically waxed poetic about the House of Commons — suggesting that its green upholstery is meant to symbolize the fields of the English countryside where commoners met centuries ago before the signing of the Magna Carta. The actual…

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Felix Auger-Aliassime reaches 4th round of French Open

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is moving on to the fourth round of the French Open. The Montreal native beat No.15-seeded American Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday after their match was interrupted by rain on Friday evening. The 21st-seeded Auger-Aliassime, has never reached the quarterfinals here, and must get past two-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. Fellow…

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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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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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