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Ottawa skaters take advantage of Rideau Canal’s partial opening while they can
OTTAWA - Heavy snow blanketed some of the views and the ice was in rough shape, but that didn't stop skaters from gliding down the partially opened Rideau Canal Skateway today. About a kilometre-long ...
Jan 22, 2024

Montreal captain Poulin named PWHL's first star for second straight week
TORONTO - Montreal centre Marie-Philip Poulin, New York centre Jade Downie-Landry and Boston centre Alina Muller have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars of the week. Pouli...
Jan 22, 2024

Lethbridge College and U of L react to international student cap
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's two largest post-secondary schools are reacting to the news that the number of international students will be temporarily limited.Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller...
Jan 22, 2024

Provinces concerned about expanding assisted-dying for mental disorders: Holland
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says some of his provincial counterparts have concerns about whether Canada is ready to extend medical assistance in dying to people with severe mental illnesses....
Jan 22, 2024

Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair signs one-year contract with NWSL's Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. - Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair has signed a one-year contract with the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League. The deal does not come as a surprise. While the...
Jan 22, 2024

US, British militaries team up again to bomb sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory str...
Jan 22, 2024

Mary Robinson appointed as senator for Prince Edward Island
OTTAWA - Mary Robinson has been appointed as an independent senator in P.E.I. Robinson is the vice-president of the World Farmers' Organisation and is a managing partner of the Robinson Group of Compa...
Jan 22, 2024

Tourists, workers, students stranded by Metro Vancouver bus strike
VANCOUVER - Tourists Jorge Correa and Roger Leyton wanted to go to Vancouver Island on Monday, but with no bus to get them to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal, they had to make other plans. "We have to l...
Jan 22, 2024

Six-time champion Jones will return to Hearts as coach of Nova Scotia's Team Smith
Colleen Jones was a regular at the Canadian women's curling championship for most of her playing career. She's set to return to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month in a different role. Jones,...
Jan 22, 2024

Sean Strickland disputes UFC 297 split-decision loss, says world knows who won
TORONTO - Two days after losing his UFC middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis in a split decision, Sean Strickland is disputing the result. "I won that fight, the world knows I won that fight ... Th...
Jan 22, 2024