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[published_date] When Hans Deslauriers isn't tattooing clients in his studio twice a week, he's painting to help scratch his creative itch and pay his bills while dealing with a major slump in clients.  It wasn't always this way for the Montrealer who's been tattooing professionally for over a decade.  "I used to do six days a week of tattooing, but if…

[published_date] It's been another smoky summer, with estimates suggesting that 2025 is set to be Canada's second-worst wildfire season year. Already, more than 5.5 million hectares have burned, almost triple the 10-year average for this time of the year.  But it's not just the forests that are burning. Canada is home to a quarter of the world's peatlands — boggy wetlands…

[published_date] Florence Belzile and Delaney Baie Pridham scored first-half goals 10 minutes apart and the visiting Ottawa Rapid went on to defeat the Calgary Wild 3-0 in Northern Super League play at McMahon Stadium on Saturday. Meikayla Moore was given credit for the Wild's own goal three minutes into the second half — the ball…

[published_date] Decorated Canadian Para triathlete Stefan Daniel claimed his first victory of the season Saturday in Montreal. The 28-year-old Calgarian raced from the front of the pack in the swim, bike and run sprint distance to win the World Triathlon Para Series event. Daniel, a six-time world champion and two-time Paralympic medallist, covered the 750-kilometre…

[published_date] Canada fell 87-75 to Australia in a semifinal of the under-19 women's basketball World Cup on Saturday in Brno, Czech Republic. The Canadians will play Spain for the bronze medal Sunday. The United States, a 70-58 winner over the Spaniards, will meet the Australians for gold. Jasmine Bascoe of Milton, Ont., led Canada with a…

[published_date] The aunt of a woman missing for over a decade stood at the steps of the Manitoba Legislature on Saturday echoing her calls on the province to include Tanya Nepinak, 31, in a targeted search of Winnipeg's Brady Landfill. Sue Caribou held up an optimistic letter she wrote to her missing niece after a…

[published_date] Tourism is rebounding at Jasper National Park, but the influx of visitors to the mountain park isn't quite what it was before the wildfire of 2024, business owners say.  "I do feel like it's slower than normal," Robert Logan, co-owner of Jasper Motorcycle Tours, said in an interview last week.  He is one of several…

[published_date] A Hamilton woman who for years has faced accusations of incompetence, abandoning vulnerable clients and misappropriating their money while she was practising law has had her licence suspended.  The Law Society Tribunal made the decision Thursday in the case involving Victoria Bruyn, at the request of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO), which regulates lawyers and paralegals in the province. …

[published_date] As U.S. President Donald Trump released his latest threat of a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian goods starting Aug. 1, Premier Tim Houston issued a statement calling the announcement from the White House "childish bullying" and said provincial procurement measures will stay in place.  In February the province said it would "limit access" to provincial procurement for American…

[published_date] Jaelem Bhate remembers the moment he realized music wouldn't be an easy path. A number of years ago, he switched from pursuing a science degree to studying music academically, transferring to the University of British Columbia's School of Music. That same year, he failed his first pop quiz in music theory. "My path to…

[published_date] Smoke billowing from wildfires is leading to poor air quality and reducing visibility throughout most of Manitoba this weekend. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued warnings Saturday morning for a large swath of the province, including Winnipeg and Brandon in the south, the Interlake and Thompson in the north. The warnings advise people to limit…

[published_date] A foal that found itself stuck in the Kananaskis River would have been in big trouble, had paddlers Anna Gleig and Ava Haddad not come by. The two were making their way down the Kananaksis River on July 12 when they came across a group of horses along the bank. Haddad told CBC News…