47 h. ago 'Iiyika'kimaat': Pacey Strangling Wolf celebrates 60th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess

Strangling Wolf, also known through her Blackfoot name Otsskoikitstakiakii, was officially crowned as the Stampede First Nations Princess on Nov. 17, 2024.

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5 d. ago Kissing contamination defence clears French Olympic fencer Thibus in doping appeal case

French Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus was cleared of a doping allegation Monday because the judges accepted she was contaminated by kissing her American partner over a period of nine days. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling echoed a verdict clearing another French athlete with a similar defense in a doping allegation — tennis player […]

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6 d. ago US tariffs on European goods threaten to shake up the world’s largest trade relationship

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union expects to find out on Monday whether President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on America’s largest trade partner in a move economists have warned would have repercussions for companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Trump imposed a 20% import tax on all EU-made products […]

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2 w. ago Vancouver man says institutions unable to recognize new Indigenous street name

Signposts on the Vancouver street bear the English name below the official Musqueam name, which is written in the North American Phonetic Alphabet.

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3 w. ago Welcome to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street: Vancouver unveils Musqueam langauge signs

A Vancouver street formerly named for a racist colonial official has been renamed šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street, with new signage unveiled to the public Friday.

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3 w. ago Welcome to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street: Vancouver unveils Musqueam language signs

A Vancouver street formerly named for a racist colonial official has been renamed šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street, with new signage unveiled to the public Friday.

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3 w. ago Twenty West Media Named Official Media Partner of the Americas Food & Beverage Show 2025

MONTREAL — Twenty West Media Inc., a certified and award-winning digital marketing and web development agency based in Montreal and Florida, is proud to announce its role as the official media partner of the Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference, taking place September 10–12, 2025, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida. […]

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3 w. ago Toronto bakery wins big at Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival

One of Toronto's favourite bakeries just earned another feather in its cap by taking the top prize at Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival.The Stanley Cup finals might be stealing the show for sports fans in Canada right now, but for foodies, another battle was being fought over the weekend: for the title of Ontario's best butter tart.Held annually in Midland, Ont., Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival (which is both the event's official name and an appropriate superlative), bakeries from all across the province flock to the small town in hopes of being recognized for their gooey, sugary confections.The enthusiasm about the festival, which just so happens to be one of the largest butter tart festivals in the entire world, is appropriate, considering the quintessentially Canadian treats were first invented in Barrie, just a short 45-minute drive from Midland, in 1900.Now in its 22nd year, the 2025 edition of the festival welcomed over 200 vendors and upwards of 100,...

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3 w. ago Councillor Chris Moise caught up in yet another naming controversy

They think the lack of consultation stinks. A group of neighbours are upset that their tiny green patch at Sumach and Shuter Sts. will soon bear a name from outside their community – one, they argue, that was imposed top-down by their ward councillor, Chris Moise. And while the City of Toronto’s official name makes […]

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3 w. ago Manhunt continues for suspect in shooting of two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers

Officials named Vance Boelter as the suspect in attacks on former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and Sen. John Hoffman and his wife

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4 w. ago Police search for gunman who shot 2 Minnesota state lawmakers, killing 1

Police have recovered writings that mentioned the names of multiple lawmakers and other officials in the fake police car they believe a suspect used in the shooting.

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4 w. ago New wildlife overpass in Kananaskis Country named after former Alberta premier

A new wildlife overpass on the Trans Canada Highway, about an hour west of Calgary, named after former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed, officially opened on Friday.

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