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The prospect and the vet: Primerano, Larocque battle for spots on Canada's Olympic blue line
Jocelyne Larocque, 37, and 18-year-old Chloe Primerano represent the past and future of the Canadian women’s hockey team. And now, with the Olympics less than two months away, both are fighting for a spot on defence. Source link
How Canada’s refugee system has changed since 2015
A decade after Ottawa did much to help resettle displaced Syrians, refugees and advocates say wait times have lengthened, funding has dwindled and federal policies may tighten the path to safety. Source link
Children’s Aid Society knew women zip-tied boys into pyjamas but didn’t intervene, Ontario murder trial told
A Halton Children’s Aid Society worker advised the Burlington, Ont., couple not to zip-tie the two brothers in their care into tents overnight, which the Crown has argued the women continued to do, the two women’s murder trial in Milton has been told. Source link
4 years after Indigenous woman died in Niagara hospital waiting room, family still waits for coroner's inquest
Heather Winterstein’s family believes she didn’t receive proper medical assessment or care at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital because of systemic racism and biases. Niagara Health says it’s committed to change. Source link
A Dior calendar for $11K? Here’s how the humble advent calendar has gone bananas
Today you can buy an advent calendar containing almost any product you can imagine, from Lego to whisky, ice cream to jewelry, sex toys to fishing lures. Source link
IN PHOTOS | This week's most compelling images
Photographers from CBC News, The Canadian Press, Reuters and others document our changing world every day. Here’s a selection of the week’s top images. Source link
B.C. government looks to offer loan guarantees to property owners in Cowichan Aboriginal title area
British Columbia’s premier says his government is working on a plan to underwrite mortgages and loans for property owners and businesses in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area. Source link
Vancouver Canucks trade captain Quinn Hughes to Minnesota Wild for 3 players, 1st-round pick
The Vancouver Canucks have traded star defenceman and captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild, according to a team statement. Source link
Hailee Steinfeld announces she and husband Josh Allen are expecting 1st child
Actor Hailee Steinfeld and her husband, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, are expecting their first baby together. Source link
Quebec walks back key measures in doctors’ pay law. Some say the damage is already done
At the province’s National Assembly, MNAs rushed to adopt one final piece of legislation before taking their winter break — one that postpones the start date of the CAQ’s controversial health reform law. It had caused a bitter, months-long battle with doctors, and details emerging from the government’s tentative deal with family doctors show a […]