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[published_date] The Toronto Raptors' search for a new team president is over — they won't have one. General manager Bobby Webster will have his contract extended and take charge of the NBA franchise's basketball operations without a change in title. The Raptors said they will not appoint a president, but Webster will be getting support…

[published_date] Four-time Olympian Moh Ahmed is one of 413 Canadian signatories calling on Tennis Canada to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel in Halifax this September. Ahmed, a runner from St. Catharines, Ont., who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, signed a letter that frames the Sept. 12-13 Davis Cup tie against…

[published_date] Alberta's government is looking to power some of its jails with solar energy. The province says it's planning to build solar installations at five of its 10 correctional facilities, with early energy cost savings estimated at $1 million per year. "The solar installations are expected to offset approximately 80 per cent of the energy…

[published_date] The CNE is now offering a chance to dine up in the air. We sent CBC's Kelda Yeun and Colette Kennedy to test the experience. Source link

[published_date] Even on vacation, Canadians are carefully reading labels and are choosing to stay north of the 49th parallel this summer.  In a climate where demand for locally-made wine has increased, industry experts have noticed that consumers are conflicted when they find their favourite Okanagan vineyards selling bottles full of grapes that were grown south of the border.  B.C.'s wine…

[published_date] The independent tribunal that administers Canada's labour laws has deemed the strike by Air Canada's some 10,000 flight attendants illegal and is ordering workers back to the skies.  In a decision released Monday morning, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) said the defiance of a back-to-work order on Sunday by the Canadian Union of Public Employees…

[published_date] As wildfires burn around Nova Scotia and officials caution about the risk of more fires breaking out, community organizations and government departments are trying to get people living in the woods to leave. Many, however, cannot be convinced. "There's reluctance because it is home to some people … that's their comfort area," said Matthew Reid,…

[published_date] When Adeena Razzaq showed up at the Jarvis Collegiate Institute basketball court in Toronto this week, she arrived wearing her brother's clothes.  "Ever since I was a kid I've been wearing his clothes," the 18-year-old told CBC Toronto. "He got mad at me a few times, but he got used to it."  It's one of…

[published_date] Albertans living in the federal riding of Battle River-Crowfoot will soon have a new member of Parliament as they prepare to vote in Monday's byelection.  Prime Minister Mark Carney called the byelection in June after Conservative MP Damien Kurek stepped down from his seat so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run.  Poilievre lost his…

[published_date] Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says finishing second in the last provincial election wasn't good enough, and that she isn't taking anything for granted ahead of a mandatory leadership review at next month's party convention. In an interview with CBC News, Stiles was candid about the party's struggles during the snap vote called by…

[published_date] A Haitian family was separated at the Quebec-U.S. border this spring due to what an immigration lawyer calls a "legal glitch" some fear could become a wider problem as more migrants flee the United States into Canada.  The family attempted to enter Canada at the official land crossing in Lacolle, Que., in March, according…

[published_date] Canada's Abigail Strate won bronze Sunday for her fourth consecutive ski jumping medal on the Summer Grand Prix. The 24-year-old from Calgary landed on the podium with 116.4 points in Wisla, Poland, while Slovenia's Nika Prevc captured gold (126.2) and Japan's Nozomi Maruyama (117.5) took silver. "I'm a summer person for sure. I like…