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As Canadian sport wrestles with winning and athlete wellness, Norway a possible model
"We do not do this for the medals. Do not misunderstand, we love to win, but it should be done in the proper way." Given the current athlete unrest in Canadian high-performance sport, that statement b...
Apr 26, 2022

Another new Quebec party launches, courting federalists, anglophones, minorities
MONTREAL - A second new political party courting Quebec anglophones, minorities and federalists has arrived on the scene in the province. The Canadian Party of Quebec describes itself as "a progressiv...
Apr 26, 2022

Giant 23,000-kilogram steel ring to be installed in Montreal as public art
MONTREAL - A giant steel ring weighing more than 23,000 kilograms will soon loom over downtown Montreal - all in the name of public art. Real estate company Ivanho Cambridge said today the 30-metre-ta...
Apr 26, 2022

Commissioner for Emergencies Act inquiry 'thoughtful' and 'decisive': colleagues
OTTAWA - The newly appointed inquiry commissioner set to probe the government's use of the Emergencies Act is described by colleagues as thoughtful and decisive in his approach to the law. Justice Pau...
Apr 26, 2022

Lopsided wins over Hungary, Czechs bump Canada to 5-1 at mixed doubles worlds
GENEVA - Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant rebounded from a "frustrating loss" to Scotland with a pair of lopsided wins on Tuesday at the world mixed doubles curling championship. Canada ope...
Apr 26, 2022

Day 8 of search: Hope remains that missing Saskatchewan boy is still alive
RED EARTH CREE NATION - The search for a five-year-old Saskatchewan boy, missing in the province's north for more than a week, is still being treated as a rescue mission. Chief Fabian Head of the Red ...
Apr 26, 2022

Record number of transplants performed in 2021 across southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A record number of organ transplants were done last year by the Southern Alberta Transplant Program. This is despite challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data r...
Apr 26, 2022

Raptors able to keep cool heads in the absence of all-star guard VanVleet
PHILADELPHIA - In enemy territory, and on the biggest stage for many of them, the young Toronto Raptors could have withered without their all-star point guard in Philadelphia on Monday night. But in a...
Apr 26, 2022

City says upgrades will happen outside Co-op Place, Kin Coulee tunnel to be closed temporarily
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The outside of Co-op Place will get a bit of facelift in the coming weeks. "The upgrades at Co-op Place include landscaping work, as well as the installation of a new pedestrian wal...
Apr 26, 2022

Lack of fairness, reasons prompts Federal Court to set aside B.C. fish farm phase-out
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Federal Court Judge Elizabeth Heneghan ...
Apr 26, 2022