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[published_date] WARNING: This story contains discussion of suicide. Nearly eight years after Ty Pozzobon's death, the Merritt, B.C., bull rider will be inducted into the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame on Saturday, having left a lasting impact on the profession.  Pozzobon died by suicide in 2017. Doctors confirmed he had the first case of…

[published_date] Japan scored six tries in a 40-point second half to down Canada 57-15 in Pacific Nations Cup rugby play on Saturday in Sendai, Japan. The six-team tournament serves as a World Cup qualifier and the 24th-ranked Canadian men could have booked their ticket to the 2027 tournament in Australia with a bonus point in…

[published_date] Canada overwhelmed Wales 42-0 with an impressive six-try display to move to the brink of the Women's Rugby World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday in Manchester, England. If Scotland beats Fiji later, Canada and Scotland will advance from Pool B and confirm the elimination of Wales and Fiji. The Canada front five was exceptional. They…

[published_date] Provincial police are asking people in Ohsweken, Ont., to shelter in place, saying on Saturday morning that there is an armed suspect in the area. The request is in response to a disturbance in the area of Onondaga Road and Sixth Line in the Six Nations community, which is located about 25 kilometres southeast of…

[published_date] Forward Tani Oluwaseyi has joined fellow Canadian international Tajon Buchanan at Spain's Villarreal CF. Oluwaseyi's transfer from Minnesota United was confirmed Friday with the 25-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., signing a five-year contract with the team known as the Yellow Submarine for its distinctive yellow kit. The Nigerian-born Oluwaseyi, who moved to Canada when he…

[published_date] There's heightened emphasis on the role climate change may play in the spread of legionnaires' disease as London, Ont., deals with its second deadly outbreak since the summer of 2024. Some scientists point to the Earth's warming temperatures and changing weather patterns — some of the signals of climate change — as playing a big role in accelerating the growth…

[published_date] A Montreal man says he waited for adapted transit for three hours on the side of an Ontario highway after an accident, and he wants the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) to improve its towing policy for people with disabilities. Frédéric McNamara said the experience made him feel like a third-class citizen. "I was angry,"…

[published_date] Wet'suwet'en hereditary Chief Smogelgem, also known as Warner Naziel, remembers attending meetings with his best friend and his best friend's mother alongside their nation as the Delgamuukw case was going through the courts during the 1990s.  "I want you to sit down and listen because this is history unfolding right now," Smogelgem recalls being told,…

[published_date] Parents of a 19-year-old man found dead inside a Scarborough shopping mall are reeling with grief and say they do not know why anybody would want to hurt their son. In an interview with CBC Toronto on Friday, Judin Basil and Mariyathasan Amalathas broke down in tears repeatedly, saying Daniel Amalathas was a "regular, wonderful, lovable kid"…

[published_date] Dawn Farrell, chair of the board of directors of the Trans Mountain Corporation, has been named the CEO of the Liberal government's Major Projects Office, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday. "Canada has always been a nation of builders," Carney said in a statement announcing the opening of the office. "I am thrilled that Dawn Farrell,…

[published_date] Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to amend the Criminal Code so that use of force is presumed reasonable against a person who illegally enters a home and poses a threat to those inside. "After 10 years of Liberals, the system treats victims like criminals and criminals like victims," Poilievre…

[published_date] The community of Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., is setting up around 200 cots for evacuees from Whatı̀ after officials ordered Whatı̀ residents to evacuate their community due to a nearby wildfire.  Behchokǫ̀ has also arranged for meals and snacks for the evacuees and for medical personnel and counsellors to be at the ready, Chief Bertha Rabesca…