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Smash hit Heated Rivalry offers 'reprieve' for LGBTQ+ community, creates conversation among hockey fans
Few things have landed the way Crave’s series Heated Rivalry has. To say the program has scored in unprecedented ways would be an understatement. To some, it’s considered the perfect “Canadian hockey story.” Source link
Burst pipes, no water — and still staying: Life for Pimicikamak Cree Nation's holdouts
Despite a four-day power outage and subsequent plumbing issues that forced 4,000 people to evacuate, many in this northern First Nation chose to stay. They’re holdouts — many either dealing with water and sewage issues at their own properties, or helping their neighbours who are. Source link
Renovations at Halifax arena reveal 'really cool piece of rock history'
Maintenance workers at Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre made a surprising discovery over the Christmas holidays. While removing a panel that protects an elevator wall, workers found a pristine signature belonging to Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler. Source link
Rothesay, N.B., puts an end to traditional shacks in ice-fishing village
A longtime local fisherman who’s watched the problem grow worse in recent years says the Town of Rothesay could have worked with the fishing community to find a solution that preserved the colourful, customized shacks in the decades-old winter village. Source link
B.C. woman finally gets mobility device back after Toronto Lyft driver stopped returning calls
A British Columbia woman with a neurological disorder says she’s looking forward to finally getting her mobility device back from a Toronto ride-hailing driver, who didn’t return it after she accidentally left it in his car in October. Source link
Famed archaeologist Robert Grenier, who discovered the San Juan in a Labrador bay, dead at 88
Famed archaeologist Robert Grenier, who led the discovery of the 16th-century Basque whaling ship the San Juan in Labrador, has died. He was 88 years old. Source link
The U.S. wants Venezuelan oil. Does that undercut Canada's leverage in trade talks?
As Ottawa gears up to review the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement, do the developments in Venezuela undercut the Canadians’ bargaining position? CBC’s The House spoke to experts and former officials about the feasibility of ramping up Venezuelan oil production and the road ahead. Source link
Venezuelans disappointed by failure to release more political prisoners
Only nine political prisoners appear to have been freed after Maduro regime figure Jorge Rodriguez promised on Thursday that a “significant” number would be emerging from the country’s notoriously abusive prisons. The Trump administration has suggested their release is not a priority, and a growing number of anti-Maduro Venezuelans want to know why. Source link
Montreal ER installs metal detectors, increases security in bid to prevent violent incidents
The additional measures have been in place at Notre-Dame Hospital in Montreal’s Ville-Marie borough, where the regional health authority says there have been several acts of violence in recent years. Source link
Someone made big money betting on Maduro. What are prediction markets, and is it time they had tighter rules?
The huge sums of money swapped over the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have reignited questions about prediction markets — platforms that allow users to make yes/no wagers on nearly any kind of event, and which have shot from small startups to major companies in recent years. Source link