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Canada's Sarault has earned $55K for her 3 medals so far. If she were Italian, it would be nearly 7 times that
The money for medals doesn’t come from taxpayers. It comes out of the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Excellence Fund, which funnels corporate sponsorship dollars to our most successful high-performance athletes. Source link
Build it here or buy it there? Canada’s defence plan meets Trump’s new arms agenda
The Carney government formally released its long-awaited defence industrial strategy, which aims to boost domestic weapons manufacturing while reducing Canada’s heavy reliance on U.S. suppliers. Source link
Cucumber costs are skyrocketing in Russia, and so is anger over wartime prices
The humble cucumber, a favourite in Russian salads and meals, is the latest staple to suddenly skyrocket in price, angering consumers and stirring up politicians and regulators keen to tamp down any popular discontent at a time of war. Source link
MacKinnon, Bennett sit out Canada's practice at Olympics for maintenance
Nathan MacKinnon and Sam Bennett were absent from Canada’s practice Tuesday ahead of the men’s hockey quarterfinals at the Milano-Cortina Olympics. Source link
Canada's Rachel Homan scores 2 in 10th to hand Sweden 1st loss at Olympics
Rachel Homan’s Ottawa-based side of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes scored a deuce in the 10th end to hand Sweden its first loss of the Olympic women’s curling competition. Source link
Warner Bros. reopening takeover talks with Paramount, but Netflix deal still favoured
Netflix, the preferred bidder to buy Warner Bros.’ studio and streaming businesses, has given Warner a seven-day waiver to reopen talks with Paramount. The companies now have until Monday of next week to work out a possible deal, which Netflix would be allowed to match. Source link
Canadian speed skaters Weidemann, Maltais, Blondin book spot in team pursuit gold-medal final
The Canadian women’s team pursuit trio of Isabelle Weidemann, Valerie Maltais, and Ivanie Blondin will get the chance to defend their Olympic title. The speed skaters won their team pursuit semifinal against the U.S. on Tuesday and will skate in the gold-medal final at 10:40 a.m. ET. Source link
B.C. Cancer looks to integrate rehab, exercise into patients' care as soon as they're diagnosed
B.C. Cancer is looking to integrate exercise into its recovery program for cancer patients as soon as they’re diagnosed, with one Kelowna doctor saying that research has shown that “prehabilitation” with exercise helps with long-term recovery. Source link
Germany beats France to reach men's hockey quarterfinals
Germany swatted aside France 5-1 to reach the Olympic men’s ice hockey quarter-finals on Tuesday, setting up a meeting with surprise Group B winners Slovakia in the final eight. Source link
Canada's annual inflation rate edged down to 2.3% in January
Canada’s annual inflation rate edged down to 2.3 per cent in January, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. Source link