Indigenous

WHL roundup: Pats jump out to early lead, plow past Wheat Kings 6-1

REGINA — Sam Oremba and Borya Valis each scored twice as the Regina Pats whipped the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 6-1 in Western Hockey League action Friday night at the Brandt Centre.

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Canadian paddlers strike triple gold at Pan American Games

SANTIAGO, Chile — The Pan American Games podium featured a healthy lineup of successful Canadians on Friday, as they added 13 medals to the country's impressive collection.

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OHL roundup: McCue scores in OT as Knights bite Bulldogs 3-2

LONDON, Ont. — Max McCue's goal at 4:06 of overtime gave the London Knights a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the visiting Brantford Bulldogs in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday night at the Budweiser Gardens.

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QMJHL roundup: Dumais scores in OT as Mooseheads edge Oceanic 3-2

HALIFAX — A goal by Jordan Dumais 47 seconds into overtime gave the Halifax Mooseheads a 3-2 victory over the visiting Rimouski Oceanic in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Friday at the Scotiabank Centre.

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Canada's Gushue through to Pan Continental final, Einarson edged in bronze final

KELOWNA, B.C. — Defending champion Brad Gushue of Canada advanced to the men's final at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships with an 8-3 win over Andrew Stopera of the United States on Friday. Gushue's team from St. John's, N.L.

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Air Canada admits it violated disability regulations in case of B.C. man

VANCOUVER — Air Canada has acknowledged it violated Canadian disability regulations and apologized to a British Columbia man who uses a wheelchair, after he was forced to drag himself off a flight in Las Vegas this summer.

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Alberta would need to negotiate international agreements if it quits CPP: Freeland

OTTAWA — Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says if Alberta were to quit the Canada Pension Plan it would require a "complex and multi-year process" of negotiating international social security agreements to deal with contributors who work ab

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Safe supply supporters march after arrests of Vancouver drug activists

VANCOUVER — Activist and podcaster Garth Mullins has been advocating for safe supply of illegal drugs for years, but says he started feeling a "moral panic brewing" recently against the idea.

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Lonely garage hours pay off for Canada's Laos-Loo at Pan American Games

SANTIAGO, Chile — When Claudia Laos-Loo tells people she competes in kata, she's prepared for "what's that?" and "why do you scream?" The 26-year-old martial artist from Surrey, B.C.

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Turpel-Lafond removed from Order of Canada after Indigenous identity discredited

OTTAWA — Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a high-profile former judge whose claims to Indigenous identity have been discredited, is no longer a member of the Order of Canada.

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