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A capsule look at teams entered in the Canadian men's curling championship
A team-by-team look at teams competing in the Canadian men’s curling championship March 1-10 in Brandon, Man. TEAM CANADA Skip: Brad Gushue Teammates (third to lead): Mark Nichols, Brett Galland...
Feb 28, 2019
Viral video shows tiny Nova Scotia hockey players tumbling adorably onto ice
LUNENBURG, N.S. - Young players of a Halifax-area hockey team faced off with an unusual opponent as they took the ice for a game over the weekend: a very steep step. The seven- and eight-year-olds had...
Feb 28, 2019
Starved for money, federal auditor general cancels work, lets security slide
OTTAWA - Canada’s auditor general’s office is struggling to complete important work because it doesn’t have enough money, its latest financial report says. The auditor general’...
Feb 28, 2019
Parent frustration mounting over snow days: 'A nightmare this winter'
It’s a decision that sparks joy for some, and chaos for others: The snow day. Parents across the country have been forced to scramble in recent weeks as wintry conditions prompted schools to shu...
Feb 28, 2019
Brad Gushue's curling team gets chance at a Brier three-peat in Brandon
A chill Brad Gushue is a problem for opposing teams at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Gushue and his team from St John’s, N.L., seemed to channel The Dude from “The Big Leb...
Feb 28, 2019
Montreal Impact expect to make push for playoffs in 2019
MONTREAL - Longtime Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush hopes his team can learn a lesson from its longtime rival. “I think that we’re cautiously optimistic right now,” Bush said. &...
Feb 28, 2019
Jill Officer to serve as a fifth on Chelsea Carey's team at world championship
Jill Officer wore the Canada jersey as a fifth for defending champion Jennifer Jones at the recent Scotties Tournament of Hearts. She’ll soon be sporting national colours again for Chelsea Carey...
Feb 28, 2019
Toronto man sentenced to 4 years for trying to get into Syria to join ISIL
TORONTO - A Toronto man who tried to join Islamic State militants in Syria was sentenced to just over four years in prison on Thursday after a judge found he had taken responsibility for his actions a...
Feb 28, 2019
Notley says new energy assessment bill conflicts with purchase of pipeline
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says it makes no sense for Ottawa to use one hand to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion, and another to push legislation that would deter investors...
Feb 28, 2019
Are They Real? The Dubious History Of Chastity Belts
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Most of us heard the story at some point in middle school told by an overzealous peer who had just learned the undefined history of chastity belts. These d...
Feb 28, 2019