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Hockey world paying tribute to the Great One’s late father, Walter Gretzky

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Walter Gretzky “embodied all that is great about being a hockey parent.” Bettman released a statement on Friday...

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Hamilton officer found guilty after journalist arrests resigns, avoiding penalty

Hamilton police Const. Jeff Todoruk — who was found guilty of several charges after arresting two photojournalists in Waterdown in May 2017 —...

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After getting his COVID-19 vaccine, this 103-year-old jazz musician was ready to do some drinking

Stanley Sepchuk was just a baby when the so-called Spanish flu killed tens of thousands of Canadians, but he got through it just...

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Pandemic job losses threaten to leave women behind permanently, RBC warns

Jerty Gaa is one of the nearly 500,000 women in Canada who remain unemployed amid the pandemic. She found herself on hiatus from her...

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What Happened To Emilio Estevez After The Mighty Ducks?

But it hasn’t been all work and no play for the well-known star, director, manufacturer, and film writer. Emilio Estevez likewise included the...

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‘It’s not their fault’: Nunavut students who act violently let down by lack of counselling, educators say

This is Part 2 of a three-part series on violence in Nunavut’s schools. Teachers getting books thrown at their heads, punched in the...

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Inside Helena Bonham Carter’s Connection To The Royal Family

According to The Guardian, Helena Bonham Carter said Princess Margaret advised her to “brush up and be more groomed and neater” to portray her on...

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Do we know how effective vaccines are against the variants? Your COVID-19 questions answered

We’re answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca, and we’ll answer as many as we can. We publish a selection...

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Pierre Trudeau may have asked business leader to move jobs from Quebec, says U.S. State Department document

A once-secret U.S. State Department document suggests that former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau may have asked one of Quebec’s top business leaders to...

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‘Everybody sees her exactly as a girl’: 9-year-old Sask. girl embraces identity through makeup, ribbon skirts

Reece Okemaysim was only four years old when she told her mother that she wanted to be a girl. Up until then, Reece,...

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Why the NHL’s Canadian division is controlling COVID-19 better than U.S. teams

About 160 kilometres separates Toronto from Buffalo, N.Y., but when it comes to the NHL and COVID-19, the two cities are even farther apart....

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Pucks shatter, blades break: Alberta players brave cold for 252-hour hockey game

Brent Saik laughs when asked how 40 players competing in a multi-day hockey game, to break the Guinness World Record for the longest game, are...

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Mother frantic for help after autism therapy program shortened due to COVID-19

Parents of children in an intensive autism therapy program are begging the Nova Scotia government for more support, saying gaps in their therapy...

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Ex-wife of Christine Jessop’s killer talks about coming to grips with the awful truth

Heather Hoover still has the last photo Christine Jessop gave her in 1984. It’s a school picture of the nine-year-old in a white...

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Why You Recognize Margot From To All The Boys: Always And Forever

Janel Parrish certainly stays busy. Before the To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved trilogy, Parrish famously brought fan-favorite Pretty Little Liars character, Mona Vanderwaal, to...

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Vaccine wars: Nations race to win friends and influence through vaccine distribution

It all seems so long ago now, but as 2019 drew to a close there was a lot of talk about a new “space race.” In...