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WNBA to hold pre-season game in Edmonton on May 5 amid reports of Toronto expansion

WNBA to hold pre-season game in Edmonton on May 5 amid reports of Toronto expansion

The WNBA is coming back to Canada, just maybe not in the way people had expected.
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Canada asking weapons-makers for plans to ramp up ammunition production

Canada asking weapons-makers for plans to ramp up ammunition production

OTTAWA — Canada is giving two weapons manufacturers millions of dollars to come up with a plan to make more 155 mm ammunition as the war in Ukraine drags on.
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Underfunding driving burnout crisis in Canada's women's shelters, new report finds

Underfunding driving burnout crisis in Canada's women's shelters, new report finds

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Sparse, inadequate funding is driving a burnout crisis among staff at women's shelters and transition homes across the country, says a report released Thursday by a national non-profit.
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As Ottawa reels over multiple homicide, a look at recent mass killings across Canada

As Ottawa reels over multiple homicide, a look at recent mass killings across Canada

OTTAWA — The bodies of six people, including four children, were discovered Wednesday in a townhouse in Barrhaven, a suburb south of Ottawa.
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Additions of Henrique, Carrick, Stecher help Oilers keep pace in Pacific arms race

Additions of Henrique, Carrick, Stecher help Oilers keep pace in Pacific arms race

EDMONTON — With their Pacific Division rivals beefing up before the playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers did their best to keep pace.
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Canada coach Bev Priestman takes positives from soggy CONCACAF W Gold Cup exit

Canada coach Bev Priestman takes positives from soggy CONCACAF W Gold Cup exit

Jessie Fleming did everything but score from the penalty spot in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup semifinal. Sadly the 25-year-old from London, Ont., was not the only one.
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Oilers acquire defenceman Stecher from Coyotes ahead of trade deadline

Oilers acquire defenceman Stecher from Coyotes ahead of trade deadline

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenceman Troy Stecher from the Arizona Coyotes, the NHL club announced Thursday.
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B.C. researcher says liver oil, meat trade threaten deepwater shark populations

B.C. researcher says liver oil, meat trade threaten deepwater shark populations

Prof. Nick Dulvy recalls when the northern cod fishery collapsed back in 1992. "That was nothing short of a social and economic disaster for Canada," Dulvy said, who's a biology professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C.
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Ontario budget set for March 26; minister says no tax increases

Ontario budget set for March 26; minister says no tax increases

TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister says he will present the province's next budget on March 26 with no tax increases.
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Catherine Leroux's 'The Future,' defended by Heather O'Neill, wins CBC's Canada Reads

Catherine Leroux's 'The Future,' defended by Heather O'Neill, wins CBC's Canada Reads

TORONTO — Catherine Leroux's post-apocalyptic novel "The Future" has triumphed in this year's edition of Canada Reads.
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