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Hockey Canada chair looks back, sees brighter days ahead: 'The game was in trouble'
Jonathan Goldbloom knows certain topics aren't discussed at the water cooler. Headlining the list in his home province of Quebec? Politics, language and religion. Everyone, however, is happy to share ...
Dec 22, 2023

Concordia offers new award of up to $4,000 in response to Quebec tuition hike
Montreal's Concordia University has announced financial support of up to $4,000 for new Canadian undergraduate students from outside Quebec starting next fall. The school says it is introducing the Ca...
Dec 22, 2023

Redblacks sign defensive back Brandin Dandridge to two-year extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed defensive back Brandin Dandridge to a two-year contract extension, the CFL team announced Friday. He was set to become a free agent in February. Dandridge was...
Dec 22, 2023

Canada's Kingsbury picks up sixth World Cup medal of the season with moguls bronze
BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury picked up a bronze medal Friday at a World Cup moguls event. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., scored 75.21 points, putting him just ...
Dec 22, 2023

Free admission to national parks for veterans, armed forces members starting in 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - People who currently or formerly served in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will be able to visit any of the country's national parks for free.The federal government announced that the...
Dec 22, 2023

Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, the White House sa...
Dec 22, 2023

Mountain pine beetle population in "steep decline" in Alberta
The Alberta government is reporting a significant drop in the provincial mountain pine beetle population since its peak in 2019. At this time, the population has declined by 98 per cent, with Central ...
Dec 22, 2023

Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return
There were jitters, of course. Considering all that happened, how could there not be? When Simone Biles walked onto the floor at a suburban Chicago arena in late July for her first gymnastics competit...
Dec 22, 2023

Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return
There were jitters, of course. Considering all that happened, how could there not be? When Simone Biles walked onto the floor at a suburban Chicago arena in late July for her first gymnastics competit...
Dec 22, 2023

In the news today: Temporary visas offered to people in Gaza with Canadian relatives
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... People in Gaza with Canadian relatives offered visas, but no guarantee of escap...
Dec 22, 2023