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Recent changes to Alberta’s student loan program could be problematic for many students in the province, advocates say. For the upcoming academic year, Alberta Student Aid recipients will have to contribute double the previous minimum — $3,000 per loan year, up from $1,500. Parental and spousal income will also be …
Read More »Marathon milestone shattered: Kenya’s Sawe breaks fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds in London
A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometre) marathon. Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, bettering the previous men’s …
Read More »Fans push for Larry Kwong’s Hockey Hall of Fame induction 75 years after he broke the colour barrier
Nearly 75 years after Larry Kwong broke the colour barrier in the NHL, a group of dedicated fans is pushing to have him inducted posthumously into the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF). Kwong was born in Vernon, B.C., and earned accolades for his skill as a centreman, leading his minor hockey team to …
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