Adriana Leon scored three goals and teenage forward Olivia Smith celebrated her first senior start with a goal to help Canada defeat Paraguay 4-0 on Sunday in Houston and remain unbeaten at the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. Canadian forward has 5 goals in first 2 games of tournament in Houston …
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90-year-old killed in hit-and-run on Vancouver Island: police
Police on Vancouver Island say a 90-year-old woman has been killed in a hit-and-run crash near Nanaimo. Woman pronounced dead in village of Cedar Saturday night, close to Nanaimo airport Police on Vancouver Island say a 90-year-old woman has been killed in a hit-and-run crash. A statement from Nanaimo RCMP …
Read More »Canada to create regulator to hold online platforms accountable for harmful content, sources say
The Online Harms Act, which is expected to be introduced in the House of Commons this week, will include a new regulator, separate from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, with a mandate to reduce online harms. New regulator will be separate from the CRTC The Online Harms Act, expected …
Read More »Jones advances to face Homan for record 7th Scotties title in final appearance
Sports Olympics Winter Sports Curling Jennifer Jones will play for a record-breaking seventh Canadian women's curling championship in her final appearance. The 49-year-old skip beat Kate Cameron 12-7 in an all-Manitoba semifinal at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary on Sunday. 49-year-old skip defeats Kate Cameron in all-Manitoba semifinal …
Read More »Mystery box of unopened hockey cards sells for over $5 million — and it may have several Gretzky rookie cards
A mystery box found in a Saskatchewan family's attic that possibly contains over two dozen rare Gretzky cards was sold at auction on Sunday for millions. A Canadian bidder won the case, which could possibly contain Wayne Gretzky rookie cards A Saskatchewan family just turned a case of hockey cards …
Read More »Case of unopened 1979 hockey cards from Sask. sells for over $5M at auction
A mystery box found in a Saskatchewan family's attic that possibly contains over two dozen rare Gretzky cards was sold at auction on Sunday for millions. A Canadian bidder won the case, which could possibly contain Wayne Gretzky rookie cards A Saskatchewan family just turned a case of hockey cards …
Read More »Family says prayers, Facebook friends and bright orange rims helped them track down stolen car
Dave Wilson's 2006 Ford 500 was stolen. His family posted about it on Facebook, where people sent in updates about the car's whereabouts as it travelled from Halifax to Cape Breton. Family sent updates on whereabouts of Ford 500 as it travelled from Halifax to Cape Breton A Bedford, N.S., …
Read More »The Liberals and NDP say they have a pharmacare deal — so what’s left on their to-do list?
Now that the Liberals and New Democrats have announced they've reached an deal on pharmacare, the path is open for the parties to carry on a confidence-and-supply agreement that has helped to keep the government in power since March 2022. There are promises still unfulfilled in the parties' confidence-and-supply agreement …
Read More »Canada’s drug crisis is affecting a largely unchecked population of users — newcomers
In speaking with community organizations, CBC News found that Canada's drug crisis is affecting a largely unchecked population of users – newcomers – and we don't even know how severe the issue is. Now, experts are calling not only for better data collection, but also more attention to the realities …
Read More »Canada is winter. With our warming climate, I feel like I’m losing a part of me
Hilary Duff enjoys the experience of a proper, cold wintry Ottawa. Only this year, it didn’t materialize. Ottawa allows me to experience the magic of the season — except this year, there hasn’t been much This First Person column is the experience of Hilary Duff, who grew up in northern …
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