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[published_date] Kaylee Hunter scored two goals to power Northern Super League-leading AFC Toronto to a 3-0 home-field win over Ottawa Rapid FC at York Lions Stadium on Thursday. Hunter scored in the 17th and 24th minutes to stake Toronto (7-3-1) to a 2-0 lead. Cloey Uddenberg put the finishing touches in the 90th minute. Toronto…

[published_date] This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. In a little over two weeks, Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh will take to the pool at the world championships in Singapore, where she'll try to match a Michael…

[published_date] Wanda Resmer says she didn't see the news coming.  For over two weeks, people in Quadeville, Ont., a tiny community surrounded by the hills of Renfrew County, were cautioned by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to keep their kids close — indoors, even — after an eight-year-old girl was found with serious injuries near the town's main…

[published_date] The language used to describe Gavin McKenna's game often comes straight from the realm of fantasy. "He's a unicorn talent. He's brilliant," said Craig Button, a senior hockey analyst with TSN and former NHL general manager.  Sometimes known as "McKenna Magic," the 17-year-old player from Whitehorse and member of Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation has been described as a hockey "phenom" and a "generational talent."…

[published_date] To customers, a lookalike to Ugg's Tasman slippers or a knock-off of Lululemon's ultra-popular Define jacket can be a fantastic bargain. But to the companies that make the original products, similar-but-cheaper items can be bad for business. While knock-offs are nothing new, dupes — short for "duplicate" — have exploded in popularity in recent years. And for many younger buyers,…

[published_date] New Democrats will choose their next leader in March after a seven-month campaign, the party announced Thursday. "This is a crucial first step in what will be an important opportunity for New Democrats to come together, rebuild and elect our new leader," NDP president Mary Shortall said in a news release. The campaign will officially…

[published_date] Manitoba has declared a provincewide state of emergency for the second time this year, as wildfires threatening communities have forced thousands from their homes in recent evacuations. The state of emergency came into effect at 12:01 p.m. Thursday, after a number of communities declared mandatory evacuation orders in response to wildfires, Premier Wab Kinew said at a news…

[published_date] U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to slap a 35 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods as the two countries have been engaged in negotiations to reach some sort of trade agreement. Trump's latest threat came in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that the president posted to his social media site,…

[published_date] Defence Minister David McGuinty called allegations that military members were part of an extremist plot "disturbing," but pushed back against accusations the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) isn't doing enough to change its culture. The minister briefly spoke to reporters Thursday on the sidelines of a change-of-command ceremony. They were his first public comments since the…

[published_date] Canadian swimmer and Olympic medallist Summer McIntosh will compete in five events at the upcoming world aquatics championships in Singapore. She heads into the event after setting three world records at Canadian trials. Source link

[published_date] Indigenous Services Canada's top officials have warned staff that meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney's budget cut targets won't be easy and will impact jobs and operations. In an internal email seen by CBC Indigenous, the deputy ministers informed employees about the initiative "to bring forward ambitious savings proposals" and reduce spending by up to 15…

[published_date] The family of a man who died in Saskatchewan RCMP custody is demanding answers and changes to how Indigenous people are held by police.  Last month, Gerald Straightnose, a 61-year-old from Keeseekoose First Nation, died in the cells of the RCMP detachment in Kamsack, Sask., just over 225 kilometres northeast of Regina. The Serious Incident Response Team, Saskatchewan's police…