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Canadian women could face two top-five teams to start at Olympic soccer tournament
As in the 2016 Games in Rio, eighth-ranked Canada could be drawn with two top-five teams in the group stage at the Olympic women's soccer tournament. On Friday, using the April rankings, FIFA released...
Apr 16, 2021
List of mourners attending the funeral of Prince Philip
LONDON - Here is the full list of mourners who will attend the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle: 1. Queen Elizabeth II 2. Prince Charles, eldest child of the...
Apr 16, 2021
The pandemic has upended the Oscars. Good, producers say
NEW YORK - Ninety seconds. That's how quickly Steven Soderbergh believes the Academy Awards will convince viewers that this year's telecast is different. The concept for the show, which Soderbergh is ...
Apr 16, 2021
CRTC to allow smaller wireless players better access to national networks
Canada's biggest wireless network operators suffered a major setback Thursday as the CRTC issued orders that will make it easer for smaller rivals to compete, which in turn will likely reduce costs fo...
Apr 16, 2021
Wilkinson urges opposition leaders to stop stalling net-zero carbon emissions bill
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is urging opposition leaders to end stalling tactics on a bill that would require the federal government to set legally binding targets for reducing ca...
Apr 16, 2021
Story Walk heading to downtown core
Frontier College, the Grande Prairie and Area Family Resource Network and Grande Prairie Downtown Association are partnering up to bring the Story Walk program back to the City.The program was created...
Apr 16, 2021
AP Interview: China to send 'positive message' on climate
BEIJING - A leading Chinese diplomat said Friday that his country, the world's largest carbon emitter, plans to send a "positive message" at a climate change meeting called by U.S. President Joe Biden...
Apr 16, 2021
Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran began enriching uranium up to 60% purity Friday, its highest level ever, after an attack targeted its Natanz nuclear site, the country's parliament speaker said. The comment by Moh...
Apr 16, 2021
New restrictions in Ontario?; eight dead in U.S. shooting: In The News for April 16
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 April 16 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 16, 2021
Prince Philip remembered as calm presence during Queen's visits to the North
There's a road in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, that stretches all the way around Williamson Lake, a small body of water in the centre of town. But, unlike a lot of the roads in the community then, this one ...
Apr 16, 2021