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Canada’s wheelchair curling team is going for gold at the world championships for the first time in over a decade. CBC | Sports News
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Canada sanctions Iranians accused of violently repressing women and girls
The Canadian government is imposing new sanctions on two Iranians it accuses of participating in the violent repression of women and girls in Iran. CBC | World News
Read More »Why are there so few women coaching at curling’s top level in Canada?
Just three of the 36 teams competing at this year’s Scotties and Brier had female coaches. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Federal government looked into airlifts to bring 12,000 Afghans to Canada after Kabul fell
Nearly a year after it closed its embassy in Afghanistan following Kabul’s fall to the Taliban in 2021, the federal government was trying to plan flights out of the country to bring in an estimated 12,000 Afghans it believed were “current and future” clients of Immigration Canada, CBC News has learned. CBC | World News
Read More »WNBA returning to Canada with pre-season game in Edmonton amid Toronto expansion reports
The WNBA will play a pre-season game in Canada for the second consecutive year with the Los Angeles Sparks facing the Seattle Storm on May 5 in Edmonton. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada renews rivalry with U.S. in stiffest W Gold Cup test yet
After facing opponents ranked 50th or worse at the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, Olympic champion Canada renews its rivalry with the second-ranked U.S. on Wednesday in San Diego in the tournament semifinal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »From Kyiv, with fraud: Why Canada is a main target of investment scammers
There’s a call centre in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv where employees have one job: to steal the life savings of Canadians through a variety of investment scams, according to a whistleblower who used to work in the industry. CBC | World News
Read More »After Navalny’s death, Canada announces more sanctions on Russian officials
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada is placing sanctions on six additional Russian officials, saying they were involved in the treatment of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. CBC | World News
Read More »Evelyne Viens nets extra-time winner as Canada squeaks past Costa Rica to reach W Gold Cup semis
Canada needed extra time — and a lifeline from goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan in second-half stoppage time — to dispatch a stubborn Costa Rica side 1-0 Saturday and advance to the semifinals of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Italy’s far-right leader is likely to receive a warm reception in Canada
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has successfully played the moderate on the international stage — while appeasing her far-right base at home. CBC | World News
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