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Calgary's Kevin Chen earns 2nd at prestigious Chopin Piano Competition
Kevin Chen, 20, has finished in second place at the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. The prestigious contest takes place every five year and comes with a cash prize of about $98,000 Cdn for the gold medal winner, American Eric Lu, and roughly $65,000 for Chen. Source link
Some Albertans frustrated, Health Link overwhelmed as COVID-19 shots roll out to general public
Some Albertans struggled to book COVID-19 shots as the province’s fall immunization campaign opened to the general public on Monday. Source link
CBC launches court fight to keep Gem subscriber numbers confidential
CBC/Radio-Canada has filed an application in Federal Court to fight an order directing it to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. Source link
Small nuclear reactors: Why Canada is investing billions
Small modular nuclear reactors are being touted as a key piece of the future of clean energy and construction is now underway in Ontario on the first of its kind in the G7. For The National, CBC’s Susan Ormiston breaks down what’s behind the hype and why some say Canada should proceed with caution. Source […]
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
