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Convicted murderer, 69, escapes prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.

[published_date] The whereabouts of a convicted killer are unknown, after he escaped from a multi-level security federal institution in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal.  According to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Lori Bill Germa, 69, was unaccounted for during the 10 p.m. count at the Archambault Institution's minimum-security unit on Saturday.  The agency said Germa is serving…

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Women’s sports are booming. Why now? 

[published_date] In July 2020, about five months into the global pandemic, 144 WNBA players gathered in Bradenton, Fla., to play a 22-game condensed season in empty arenas. Inside the "Wubble," a campus-style isolation zone at IMG Academy created as a work-around to social distancing guidelines, athletes took daily COVID tests, shared villas with teammates, and…

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Does anyone still clip coupons? Consumers want deals, but how they find them is shifting

[published_date] For some, it's a ritual — sitting down with that week's flyers and clipping out coupons for the best deals. For others, it's a lifestyle. Couponing entered the lexicon in the 1950s, and then came Extreme Couponing, the popular 2010 U.S. television show that ran for four seasons. And for many, it's a necessity. The majority of Canadians…

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5 years on, HoopQueens basketball league thrives on providing opportunity for female athletes

[published_date] Five years after its inception, Toronto's first-ever paid women's sports league is witnessing unprecedented success. HoopQueens, which played its inaugural season in 2022, now has 40 athletes across four teams, and hosts games at the University of Toronto — an upgrade from its previous venue at Humber College. The mastermind behind the league, Keesa…

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All-girls tackle football team in London takes the field, chasing 2nd provincial championship

[published_date] An all-girls tackle football team in London is vying to secure its second provincial championship at the Ontario Women's Football League's (OWFL) semi-finals against Kingston this weekend.  The U19 London WOLFPAAC was crowned the OWFL's first-ever winners in its inaugural year in 2023 and but lost by just one point in last year's finals. This year, with…

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