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Headline: North America’s largest Annual Halal Food Festival returns to Toronto in 2019
Subhead: With over 35,000 visitors, North America's largest halal food festival is back July 20-21 for its seventh year.
ICJ rules Pakistan must review Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence
The Hague, Jul 17 (PTI) In a major victory for India, the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani…
Pakistan opens airspace for all civilian traffic; Indian flights to operate soon
New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since the Balakot air…
Manitoba university cuts ties with Ebola researcher pending RCMP investigation
WINNIPEG — The University of Manitoba says it has cut ties with an Ebola vaccine researcher pending the results of an RCMP investigation. A spokesperson says the school is ending the non-salaried adjunct appointments of Dr. Xiangguo…
$1.5 billion in frigate-repair contracts split among yards in three provinces
OTTAWA — Warship repair contracts worth $1 billion will be split evenly between two shipyards, with a third deal on the way, the federal government announced Tuesday. The Davie shipyard in Quebec and Seaspan Victoria Shipyards in…
Uncompetitive nomination races weaken parties and Canadian democracy, study warns
OTTAWA — Nominations for federal elections are strikingly uncompetitive and opaque, according to a new study, which says that has profound consequences for Canadian democracy. New research by the Toronto-based Samara Centre for…
Witness tells Calgary court he heard shot that hit tourist, can’t say who fired
CALGARY — A witness to the shooting of a German tourist driving down an Alberta highway says he remembers hearing a loud clap, but is unable to say who pulled the trigger. The man was testifying at the trial of his brother — a teen from …
Canada’s multibillion-dollar national shipbuilding strategy, at a glance
OTTAWA — The federal government announced $1.5 billion in contracts — $1 billion worth finalized and another worth $500 million to come — Tuesday to keep a dozen warships running for another 20 years as part of Canada's decades-long, …
Singh sees Quebec as ‘fertile ground’ for NDP as he hits province for tour
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the province of Quebec offers the New Democrats "fertile ground" despite private hand-wringing about its current state ahead of the election. Singh says in an interview he is "not concerned"…
‘Game of Thrones’ earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy nods
LOS ANGELES — HBO's "Game of Thrones" has slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season. The bloodthirsty saga's total eclipsed the all-time series record of 27 nods earned by "NYPD…