An Air Canada worker and several others have been charged or sought in connection with what cops are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history. The Ocean’s 11-esque heist occurred at Toronto Pearson International Airport this past year, and saw a gang make off with 20 kilograms of gold bars worth some $20million. Another...
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Senior Swiss women prevail in landmark climate case at Europe’s human rights court | CBC News
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heat waves. The European court’s decision on the case, brought by more than 2,000 women, could have...
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Gushue, Canadian curling teammates collect 3rd straight world silver medal | CBC Sports
It’s a story that has played out many times for Canada’s men’s curling team since its last world title. A trip to the final, and a loss to Niklas Edin. Edin won his seventh world title Sunday, a record for a skip, by leading Sweden to a close 6-5 win over Canada’s Brad Gushue and his...
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Gushue wins twice at men’s curling worlds, including 50th of career at the event | CBC Sports
Canada’s Brad Gushue posted a pair of wins Tuesday to begin a busy stretch for his St. John’s-based team at the world men’s curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Gushue posted a 7-4 victory over New Zealand’s Anton Hood in the morning draw at the IWC Arena and then dumped American John Shuster 8-2 in the evening...
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Homan dethrones Switzerland’s Tirinzoni to win Canada’s 1st curling world title since 2018 | CBC Sports
Riding one of the strongest seasons in recent curling history, Canada skip Rachel Homan had every reason to be confident entering the final at the women’s curling world championship in Sydney, N.S. On Sunday night, she again showed no fear and it paid off with her first world title since 2017. Homan made a game-turning...
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Boomers brace for ‘Group of Death’, Opals set for tough road as 2024 Olympics basketball draw revealed
The Boomers may have collected their first-ever medal at the Olympics in Tokyo but even getting to the second round this year looks a tough challenge for Brian Goorjian. Why? Well, the Olympic basketball draw took place in Switzerland on Wednesday morning [AEDT] and the results were not favourable for Australia’s men’s team. Sure, the...
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Duty concession on gold imports from Switzerland under EFTA on table
3 min read Last Updated : Mar 06 2024 | 11:30 PM IST India may give quota-based duty concession on gold imports from Switzerland under the proposed free trade agreement with the four European nation bloc EFTA, sources said. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. ...