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Hockey Canada, women's team finalize one-year athlete agreement
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has reached a one-year athlete agreement with its national women's team. The agreement covers 28 athletes and is retroactive to Oct. 1, 2022, Hockey Canada said Wednesday in a ...
Dec 21, 2022
Jessie Fleming named Canada Soccer player of the year for second straight time
TORONTO - Jessie Fleming has been named Canada Soccer's player of the year for the second year in a row. The 24-year old midfielder from London, Ont., shared the women's national team lead with five g...
Dec 21, 2022
Regulations for ban on foreign homebuyers announced, law coming into effect Jan. 1
OTTAWA - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has announced regulations for the ban on foreign homebuyers, which comes into effect on Jan. 1. Starting in the new year, foreign commercial enterp...
Dec 21, 2022
Golf Canada unveils 2023 national teams under new three-tier system
An all-time high of 57 athletes were named to Golf Canada's teams on Wednesday along with eight coaches. Golf Canada's 2023 national team system now features three program tiers: amateurs and professi...
Dec 21, 2022
Dining dinosaur fossil has mammal in belly, sheds light on ancient ecosystems
EDMONTON - A rare fossil revealing a dinosaur's last meal is shedding new light on ancient ecosystems and behaviours. University of Alberta paleontologist Corwin Sullivan says the fossil of a crow-siz...
Dec 21, 2022
Zelenskyy gets White House welcome from Biden before talks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House on Wednesday as the leaders try to show a unified front against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ...
Dec 21, 2022
Extreme cold warnings blanket Western Canada as winter officially arrives
VANCOUVER - Weather warnings or special weather statements are posted in every province and territory except Manitoba as winter storms or extreme cold usher in the official start of winter. Environmen...
Dec 21, 2022
'Weird and wacky': Hurricane Fiona top weather story in stormy, wet, windy, dry year
If nothing else, 2022 gave Canadians a slew of new weather words. There was "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave. There was "hotumn" for the fall that never came. "Derecho" got new currency...
Dec 21, 2022
Experts say F-35 startup costs will be high due to infrastructure, network upgrades
OTTAWA - Experts say they are not surprised that Canada intends to spend billions on an initial set of F-35s given the large startup costs associated with buying a new fighter jet. The Canadian Press ...
Dec 21, 2022
Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey retire
CALGARY - Canadian Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey announced their retirements on Wednesday. Junio, from Calgary, won 12 World Cup medals over the course of his 12-y...
Dec 21, 2022