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Cable failure, maintenance flaws contributed to Portugal funicular crash, investigation says
The failure of a steel cable and maintenance flaws contributed to the crash of a streetcar in the Portuguese capital Lisbon last month that killed 16 people — including three from Canada — and injured 21 others, according to an official preliminary report published Monday. Source link
Czech Ester Ledecka chooses snowboarding over alpine downhill for Milan-Cortina Olympics
Ester Ledecka, the only woman to win gold in two different sports at the same Winter Olympics, has made a tough choice for the Milan-Cortina Games. Source link
Blue Jays advance to the World Series after dramatic Game 7 comeback
The Toronto Blue Jays staged a dramatic, late-game comeback to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night, allowing Canada’s only Major League Baseball team to return to the World Series for the first time in more than 30 years. Source link
U.S. appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland
A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Ore., despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory as he dispatches military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales. Source link
Rush adds Montreal, Edmonton, Vancouver stops as reunion tour expands
Rush is putting more Canadian dates on the calendar for the band’s anticipated reunion tour, including new stops in Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver. The band is adding more than a dozen cities to the Fifty Something concert tour, which begins in June next year. Source link
Liberals press Poilievre to apologize after calling RCMP leadership ‘despicable’
The federal Liberals are calling on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to apologize for questioning the independence and integrity of the RCMP after he accused the nation’s police of covering up for the Liberal government. Source link