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No government funds used to settle Hockey Canada sexual assault lawsuit: CEO

A Hockey Canada executive has told a House of Commons committee under oath that the organization did not use any government money to settle a lawsuit with an alleged victim of sexual assault. CBC News reported Monday that financial records show Hockey Canada received $14 million in federal government support in 2020 and 2021, including $3.4 …

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Lightning bounce back with emphatic blowout over Avalanche in Stanley Cup final

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s bid for a three-peat is alive and well. With Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy leading the way, the star-laden, two-time defending champions beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 Monday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final in Tampa, Fla. The victory …

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Saguenay, Que., evacuees promised $20 a day, a place to stay as experts assess if homes can be saved

The City of Saguenay and the Quebec government have put in place new measures to help the 187 residents forced from their homes Sunday due to the threat of more landslides. A total of 79 residences were evacuated in the La Baie borough of Saguenay, about 240 kilometres north of …

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Biggest rail strike in 30 years brings Britain to standstill

Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years kicked off on Tuesday as tens of thousands of staff walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs that could pave the way for widespread industrial action across the economy in the coming months. Picket lines appeared at dawn and will be …

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A St. John’s garden is being designed to honour survivors of residential schools

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Residential school survivor Emma Reelis is standing in a St. John’s garden that is overgrown with weeds as she recounts the pain of what happened at schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. There was physical, sexual and psychological abuse. Children lost their languages and cultures. “I can only speak …

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Norval Morrisseau, who created Woodland art style, featured in Google doodle

A Winnipeg couple has worked with the world’s biggest search engine to honour one of the world’s most influential artists — Norval Morrisseau.  Google doodles are the changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries and the lives of famous artists, pioneers and scientists. Blake Angeconeb and Danielle …

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Mountie who once pulled over ‘infuriated’ gunman critical of mass shooting response

It was one of a handful of interactions after more than a thousand traffic stops that stood out. An RCMP constable testified Monday that in February 2020 he swore at Gabriel Wortman to get back in his vehicle after pulling him over for speeding and the 51-year-old immediately presented as …

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Living the good life: Anishinaabe couple share culture through their creations

This piece is part of CBC Thunder Bay’s special National Indigenous Peoples Day coverage Mino Bimaadiziwin — The Good Life. You can find all of our coverage here. For Ryan and Shannon Gustafson, creating is about culture and identity. The couple work full time from Fort William, an Ojibway First Nation on …

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Pandemic hiatus leaves some young athletes with 2 left feet

From baseball to dancing, fencing to soccer, some children are taking a little bit longer to get back into the groove of sports as they come out of a pandemic hiatus. That may look like a clumsy dribble or two, more frequent “catch your breath” breaks, and awkward social interactions. Instructors across …

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Solutions to Ontario emergency room waits are found beyond hospital ERs

If you’ve spent hours waiting to see a doctor in an Ontario emergency room, or days in the ER waiting to get admitted to hospital, you likely didn’t see the real factors driving those delays.  That’s because the record-high wait times in emergency departments in this province are in large part …

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