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Canada

Qalipu First Nation welcomes 1st female chief, as Jenny Brake takes role on acting basis

Qalipu First Nation has selected western vice-chief Jenny Brake to take over the top job on an acting basis after…

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Sports

How hard work on family farm led Emerance Maschmeyer to starting role with PWHL Ottawa

Erick Robertson remembers nine-year-old Emerance Maschmeyer setting a lofty goal for herself. She wasn’t even in high school yet, but…

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Business

Israel’s war with Hamas brings renewed focus to BDS movement and role of boycotts to effect change

As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, consumers and corporations are being drawn into the fight by way…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. doctor begins role as chief medical officer for new professional women’s hockey league

The new Professional Women’s Hockey League has hired a Nova Scotian doctor to guide discussion about player health and safety. …

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Sports

‘On the right track’: CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie embracing role leading league

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie isn’t going anywhere. The 60-year-old Winnipeg native has held the job since 2017 and said Tuesday…

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Sports

American Diana Taurasi in new basketball role as she chases history, 6th Olympic gold medal

Diana Taurasi is settling into a new role with USA Basketball. She is trying to earn a spot on the…

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Tech

Space mining is getting closer to becoming a reality, and Canada could play a major role

It’s the stuff of science fiction: Blasting off to the moon or an asteroid, drilling it, mining its resources and…

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Sports

Senators to forfeit 1st-round pick for role in botched Dadonov trade

The Ottawa Senators will forfeit a first-round draft pick for their role in the voided trade of Evgenii Dadonov from…

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Entertainment

How Montreal conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin prepared Bradley Cooper for Maestro role

Montreal star conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin says he employed a secret weapon in teaching Bradley Cooper how to conduct like Leonard…

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Halifax

B.C. man gets four years for role in group assault on inmate at Dartmouth jail

HALIFAX, N.S. — A British Columbia man found guilty of aggravated assault for his involvement in a group attack on…

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