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[published_date] When Rhonda McEwen received her official royal letter of appointment as an honorary captain of the Canadian navy in Halifax on June 21, it marked the latest chapter in her remarkable family history. In 1820, her ancestors boarded a schooner in Halifax harbour, fleeing ill treatment and discrimination for an uncertain future in Trinidad.…

[published_date] Jonathan Toews is officially back. The three-time Stanley Cup champion, who last played an NHL game more than two years ago, was introduced Friday as the newest member of his hometown Winnipeg Jets, donning a jersey with his signature No. 19 at a team press conference. The Jets announced their intention to acquire the…

[published_date] For the last year, Savannah Sutherland has been moving fast and breaking records. But for the next week, the 21-year-old hurdles phenom is taking a well-deserved break from preparing for Canadian nationals and the world championships. She's in her hometown of Borden, Sask., spending time with her family – and working on a new…

[published_date] Tyler Fransen lost his Saskatoon home this spring after he missed mortgage payments due to financial circumstances and life situations that sent him over the tipping point. "I just felt a little defeated," said Fransen, whose father recently died from cancer. "I was trying to do this by myself and I didn't want to burden…

[published_date] The purple toasted cob of corn shines under the afternoon sun as 25-year-old Allison Zhou lifts it up to show her friends on the opening day of the Calgary Stampede. It's ube-flavoured and covered in white and black sesame seeds. The cost? $15. "Overpriced, but it's my first Stampede," said Zhou, who moved to the…

[published_date] Cost of Living 5:14 The rise of the 'finfluencer' If you've ever wondered how to navigate the stock market, build a budget or plan for retirement, your first stop might've once been a parent, a trusted friend or an advisor at the bank.  But, increasingly, Canadians are tapping into a different source: "finfluencers," or online…

[published_date] Canada's Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from the upcoming world aquatics championships due to a whereabouts issue under anti-doping rules, she announced on social media Friday. The 25-year-old Toronto native, Canada's most decorated female Olympian, said the matter "does not involve any banned substance" and added, "I am and always have been a clean athlete…

[published_date] About 700 people in a small hamlet in northern Saskatchewan are stranded Friday after a wildfire knocked out the only road into their community. Patuanak, a hamlet about 425 kilometres north of Saskatoon and about 90 kilometres north of recently evacuated Beauval, Sask., is typically only accessible by road via Highway 918. This week, the highway…

[published_date] Hundreds of Lynn Lake residents are being forced out of the northern Manitoba community, with wildfire activity once again threatening residents' safety only two weeks after they were allowed to return home. The town issued a notice  on its Facebook page at 10 p.m. Thursday night, saying a mandatory evacuation order would begin on Friday. An update…

[published_date] David Hickey was enjoying an afternoon run along the shore of the Ottawa River on Wednesday when he noticed a commotion in the water near Westboro Beach. "I saw some splashing in the water. Then when I took one of my headphones out, I heard some screaming and there was a bunch of people gathering…

[published_date] Montreal has been faced with record-breaking heat already this summer, and heat waves have been known to kill dozens of people in the city as people swelter in their residences without air conditioning. In Quebec, there are rules about minimum temperatures inside apartment units during the colder months, but there aren't any about maximum…

[published_date] Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says it is sifting through about 20,000 pieces of returned mail sent to patients and suppliers that ended up unclaimed in community mailboxes for over a year instead. "We recognize that many of the letters that were sent out and returned back to us were intended for our patients…