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[published_date] Four years ago, headlines called her "the next one" and "a rising superstar" in women's hockey. At her first world championship inside a bubble in Calgary in 2021, then-21-year-old Sarah Fillier put up nearly a point per game as the Canadians won gold. They were heavy expectations to place on a player who was…

[published_date] The first payments to First Nations people who were harmed by the underfunding of the child welfare system on-reserve and in Yukon are going out this week, according to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).  At a news conference in Toronto on Thursday, AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said the moment was a "tremendous milestone" for…

[published_date] An evacuation order related to an out-of-control wildfire burning in Nova Scotia's Annapolis County expanded on Thursday evening. The order, sent at 7:42 p.m. AT, applies to: The Dalhousie Road intersection to 484 Morse Rd. West Dalhousie Road from civic addresses 4530 to 6186. Thorn Road from…

[published_date] 8 hours ago News Duration 3:25 CBC News visual investigations team, in partnership with international researchers from the Bellingcat Discord community, located the exact spot where one of the last images of Ryan Wedding was taken. Wedding, an alleged Canadian drug lord, is among the FBI’s top 10 most-wanted fugitives.…

[published_date] Air Canada customers are trying to remain hopeful that a possible strike involving flight attendants won't disrupt their upcoming travel plans, but they're also steeling themselves for the possibility that could happen. That's the case for Toronto's James Catt, who's supposed to be flying to Los Angeles on Saturday, with his wife and son, as…

[published_date] Wandering through Simons's newest store a day before it opened on Thursday, Bernard Leblanc had a quiet confidence despite the busyness surrounding him. Across almost every inch of the flagship store at Yorkdale mall in Toronto, staff were scurrying to unwrap and steam the last of the location's merchandise, vacuum carpets and dress mannequins.…

[published_date] A popular Montreal pub won't have to alter its sign after Quebec's language watchdog walked back its review, calling it "premature" to request changes to the display.  The OQLF had previously reached out to Pub Burgundy Lion, asking that it add French words to its sign to better respect the province's newly updated French language…

[published_date] Entertainment The Toronto International Film Festival and Barry Avrich, the filmmaker behind a documentary about the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, say they have reached a resolution that will allow the film to screen at the festival after it was initially pulled over footage rights and security issues. Film to…

[published_date] Upcoming increases in harbour fees announced by the Thunder Bay Port Authority (TBPA) in northwestern Ontario were long overdue, and will help the port upgrade aging infrastructure and its day-to-day operations, CEO Chris Heikkinen said. In a July 28 notice, the TBPA said it's increasing harbour fees for the 2026 and 2027 shipping seasons, and…

[published_date] Canadian department store Simons has opened its first location in Toronto at Yorkdale Mall. CBC's Britnei Bilhete got a first look at the store. Source link

[published_date] An extraterrestrial yellow blob, a curious preschooler and thousands of painstakingly crafted stop-motion frames come together in Bumpadoo, a new children's show that aims to make science and math fun. Bumpadoo came out on YouTube and TVO online on Aug. 8 and will be broadcast on TVO on Aug. 17. The short stop-motion show follows four-year-old LiLi, voiced…

[published_date] 2 hours ago News Duration 1:17 The OQLF has backtracked on its review of the sign outside Pub Burgundy Lion. In a statement issued on Aug. 14, the language watchdog called the review “premature,” adding that the pub’s sign is compliant with the province’s updated language laws. Source link