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Longtime combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani ready for Olympic role with CBC
When longtime combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani first heard from the CBC to see if he’d be interested in an Olympic work assignment, he thought it was a prank. Source link
Manitoba still faces challenge in curbing measles a year into outbreak: community health prof
It’s been one year since the first measles cases in the latest outbreak were reported in Manitoba — and there’s no sign the spread of the highly contagious disease is slowing. Source link
Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris out of hospital after training crash
Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris is out of hospital following a crash in training on Wednesday night at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games, but it is unclear whether he will be able to compete in big air qualification on Thursday. Source link
Scientists, conservationists warn against closing N.B. fish research facility
The Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick and Atlantic salmon scientists and conservationists are criticizing the federal decision to close the Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility, which is mainly made up of a hatchery in French Village, below the Mactaquac Dam on the St. John River. Source link
Purported Epstein suicide note unsealed by New York judge
A suicide note purportedly written by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before his death has been unsealed by a federal judge in New York City after five years away from public view. Source link
She found out she had cancer while pregnant. Experts say earlier screening needed in Quebec
Statistics from the Canadian Cancer Society show Quebec has the highest incidence rate of cancer in the country. For one woman, her diagnosis came during what should have been one of the happiest moments in her life — while she was pregnant. Source link
If you oppose Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl halftime show, that's okay — he's not performing for you
Puerto Rico’s Bad Bunny is a hit-maker and a patriot, a custodian and defender of his island’s history and culture, but he’s also a sports fan. In a different era, those details might mark him as the ideal Super Bowl halftime performer. Then there’s the loud opposition that thinks he’s too foreign to perform at […]
Milan. Cortina. Antholz-Anterselva? Athletes, fans wrap their heads around wide spread of 2026 Olympic venues
Travelling between venues at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games should be listed as its own sport. It would take a single journey of about 850 kilometres to visit the eight Olympic hubs hosting the ceremonies and 16 disciplines featured at this year’s Winter Games. Source link
Why Greenland’s youngest parliamentarian says Canada matters more than ever
Nivi Rosing has made the leap from an Ottawa post-secondary student to playing a major role as a Greenland parliamentarian trying to fend off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to take over her island. She says developing closer ties between Canada and Greenland is essential to help build resilience against possible future U.S. aggression. Source […]
U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next
Communications between the Trump administration and Alberta’s separatist movement raised alarm at the highest levels in Canada last week. It also raised questions about Washington’s possible intentions. Some even see dangerous parallels between American efforts to inflame Alberta separatism and the Russian campaign to gin up a separatist movement in eastern Ukraine a decade ago. […]