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Sport

Thrilling judo on Day 1 of Montreal Grand Prix as Japan tops standings

There was thrilling judo on display at the inaugural Montreal Grand Prix 2019 as Japan tops medals standings on Day 1, just ahead of hosts Canada

06/07/2019

Canada

Picture of Quebec education minister with Malala stirs controversy

The Canadian province recently adopted a law barring teachers and other civil servants from wearing religious symbols.

06/07/2019

Canada

Return to sender: 69 containers carrying mislabeled waste returned to Canada from the Philippines

Rubbish, labeled as plastic recyclables, was stranded in the Philippines for years. The 69 containers arrived in Vancouver to be incinerated this week. The move ends a dispute which started in 2013 that sparked a diplomatic row between Ottawa and Manila.

30/06/2019

Earth News

The future of sports nutrition: protein powder made from food waste

The company leading the way in nutrition by making sustainable food supplements and protein powders from household and grocery food waste.

28/06/2019

Canada

Four injured in shooting during Raptors' NBA victory parade in Toronto

Police have arrested three people and recovered two firearms.

18/06/2019

Canada

Woman "must pay" €40,000 phone bill

A Canadian woman has been asked to pay 61,000 Canadian dollars ( €40,700) for calls she claims she didn't make.

09/06/2019

Canada

Inquiry slams killing of indigenous women as 'Canadian genocide'

A long-awaited report from Canada's national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls will call it a 'Canadian genocide.'

03/06/2019

Canada

Good yarn? Red in mayor's scarf 'shows male dominance' on council

A city councillor in Quebec has picked up her knitting needles to highlight the stark difference in the time female and male councillors speak at city council meetings.

22/05/2019

Earth News

“The longer the supply chain, the more is wasted”

A Q&A with Instagram’s Wasteland Rebel

12/05/2019

Earth News

This film festival will inspire you to push boundaries

We tour Banff, the festival showcasing some of the best adventure films in the world.

10/05/2019

Canada

Canada braces for more rain after spring floods

The city of Montreal has been under a state of emergency since Thursday.

27/04/2019

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Canada coin to mark half a century since homosexuality was legalised

The Royal Canadian Mint presented a commemorative coin on Tuesday to honour "50 years of progress in recognizing the rights of LGBT Canadians," according to a statement released by the organization.

24/04/2019

Canada

Watch: Canada marks '50 years of progress' with LGBTQ coin

The coin marks 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the country, and features the words "Equality-Egalite".

24/04/2019

Canada

Two Austrians dead as bodies of three climbers found in Banff, Canada

World-renowned mountaineers Hansjorg Auer, 35, and David Lama, 28, both from Austria, and Jess Roskelley, 36 from the US, were attempting to climb a challenging route in the Canadian Rockies.

22/04/2019

Earth News

Climate change: schoolchildren findings from 100 years ago resurface

In 1896, thousands of Nova Scotia schoolchildren began reporting their findings in nature as they walked to and from school.

14/04/2019

Canada

Claire's employee quits over pressure to pierce ears of child who didn't consent

The incident has sparked a debate about children and consent.

11/04/2019

Canada

Canada's Trudeau expels two ex-ministers from ruling party in bid to end scandal

Canada's Trudeau expels two ex-ministers from ruling party in bid to end scandal

03/04/2019

Canada

Chefs recreate Hollywood monster King Kong with 1.8m chocolate statue

Two chefs have created a 1.8 metre statue of King Kong scaling the Empire State Building made entirely of milk chocolate

14/02/2019

Canada

Bill tabled in Quebec is 'like Tinder for immigration', says minister

Quebec's immigration minister has tabled a bill that seeks to cancel 18,000 pending applications to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) before August 2, 2018.

09/02/2019

Canada

Canada: One severely injured in Ottawa shooting incident

One person was critically injured in a shooting at the Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre in Ottawa, Canada on Thursday morning, said police on Twitter.

31/01/2019

Canada

United Airlines passengers delayed on board plane for 16 hours

Passengers aboard a diverted United Airlines flight described 'freezing' and 'unsafe' conditions after spending 16 hours on the tarmac at Goose Bay in Canada.

21/01/2019

World

Is this Afghan singer Justin Trudeau's lookalike?

What do you think?

14/01/2019

Canada

Saudi refugee welcomed to Canada by foreign minister

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who flew into Toronto from Thailand, said she had feared for her life after fleeing from her family.

12/01/2019

Canada

When are we truly dead? | NBC Left Field

This report looks at the debate around what it means to be dead and who gets to decide.

11/01/2019

Canada

Scientists discover mysterious repeating radio signal from deep space

A group of Canadian scientists have discovered a repeating radio signal, the second of its kind ever found, emitted from an unknown location in deep space

10/01/2019

Canada

Eritrean refugee children see snow for the first time

Eritrean refugee children see snow for the first time after arriving in Canada

14/11/2018