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Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, who starred in 'Away From Her,' has died at 92
Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent has died at the age of 92, his friend actor Mark Critch has confirmed in a phone interview with The Canadian Press. The Newfoundland native has been a household name in C...
Feb 26, 2023

Canada's Howden, Thompson earn world championship silver in mixed team ski cross
BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canadians Reece Howden and Marielle Thompson secured silver in the first-ever mixed team ski cross world championship on Sunday. It was the third world medal for Thompson and firs...
Feb 26, 2023

Canada's Mikael Kingsbury defends dual moguls world title
BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury successfully defended his men's dual moguls world title on Sunday. The Deux-Montagnes, Que., outduelled Sweden's Walter Wallberg in the final to strike g...
Feb 26, 2023

Canadiens send Dadonov to Stars in exchange for winger Gurianov
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forward Evgenii Dadonov, the team announced Sunday. The Canadiens will retain 50 per cent of Dadonov's...
Feb 26, 2023

American Lilia Vu storms to maiden LPGA title in Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) - American Lilia Vu rode a hot putter to claim her maiden LPGA crown with a one-shot victory over home favorite Natthakritta Vongtaveelap at the LPGA Thailand on Sunday. Trailin...
Feb 26, 2023

Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their qualifications
Viacheslav Samsonenko would need at least two years of experience to work as a professional engineer in Canada. So, like many newcomers, he signed up for a job below his qualifications and is working ...
Feb 26, 2023

Alberta expecting another gusher in budget ahead of provincial election
EDMONTON - Alberta is scheduled to introduce its budget Tuesday - the last before a spring provincial election - with political observerswondering what the province will do with all its billions of ex...
Feb 26, 2023

Inuit 15 times more likely to be jailed in Quebec than the provincial average
MONTREAL - Osman Ilgun was arrested in September 2021 and soon transferred to a detention centre 1,500 kilometres away from his home in the Inuit community of Quaqtaq in Quebec's Nunavik region. At th...
Feb 26, 2023

Black activist who became PM of Dominica was target of RCMP dirty tricks: documents
OTTAWA - It has long been known that the RCMP Security Service took a keen interest in Roosevelt "Rosie" Douglas, a Black rights activist who attended school in Canada and would go on to be prime mini...
Feb 26, 2023

Stars take fourth straight with 6-2 win over Hounds
The Battlefords North Stars topped Notre Dame 6-2 Saturday night, to sweep their parent/billet weekend for friends and family in attendance, and win their fourth straight.Coming just a night after a m...
Feb 26, 2023