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Saturday, when the Jets are in Ottawa, is Hockey Day in Canada. It’s something I say with pride, because it began under my watch at the CBC in February 2000. When we started that project, there was a real belief that it would turn into something special, an unofficial national …

Now that 2024 is here, hospitals across Ontario showed off the first babies born at their facilities in the new year. Of the networks that reported, three said they had newborns arriving right at midnight, including Brampton Civic Hospital, Credit Valley in Mississauga and Markham Stouffville Hospital. One of them …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Assiniboine Park Conservancy wants you to strap on your skates and take in a Winnipeg winter tradition. The iconic Riley Family Duck Pond is now open for public skating season in the city’s largest public park. “It just opened, and we’re …

The scene near St. James Parish in Okotoks, Alta., is like a movie set depicting Bethlehem on the Prairies – complete with a synagogue, spice store, pottery shop and bakery. It’s everything you could expect to see in the town 2000 years ago – plus a snowblower. “It’s wonderful out …

Gardening season is underway across the county and traditional Indigenous gardens are flourishing in Winnipeg. Audrey Logan, a Cree-Metis Plant Knowledge Keeper has a community garden that bears fruit from generations of knowledge. The garden has no rows, no tilling, and no fertilizer. You won’t see neat lines of tilled …

Bruce Cassidy is in enemy territory these days, but the Las Vegas Golden Knights head coach is enjoying a special playoff atmosphere. When the Golden Knights hit the ice Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 of their first-round series, a sold-out crowd of 15,325 at Canada Life Centre …