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Gavin McKenna’s second goal of the game, scored at 17:31 of the third period, snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted Canada to a 3-2 exhibition win over the Czech Republic on Monday night at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. CBC | Sports News
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Canada Basketball’s Steve Baur says women’s team will build off Olympic failure in Paris
Canada’s basketball women were expected to push for the Olympic medal podium in Paris this past summer. Instead, they were winless in three games, finished 11th in the tournament and slipped to seventh in the world rankings. Now, the focus is on the future. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada set for world junior quest on home soil: ‘Make dreams become reality’
Easton Cowan was seated on Canada’s bench at last year’s world junior hockey championship when the Czech Republic scored late for a 3-2 quarterfinal upset. He is among five returnees from that underachieving squad eager to write a different script in Ottawa. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The U.K. and Germany have done it. Should Canada also privatize its postal service?
Selling off or privatizing Canada Post is just one of many significant and potentially drastic remedies tossed around by analysts who say the Crown corporoation cannot continue in its present form. CBC | World News
Read More »Hockey Canada says officials whistling more penalties for on-ice discrimination
Hockey officials are whistling more penalties for discriminatory taunts, insults and intimidation on the ice, according to a Hockey Canada report. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Unpacking Trump’s latest broadside about Canada as a ’51st state’
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday once again posted favourably about Canada becoming the 51st state, calling it a “great idea.” CBC News unpacks the post, which touched on economics, military spending, and Canadian public opinion. CBC | World News
Read More »Why Christmas trees in Europe are so much cheaper than in Canada
In Europe, Christmas tree prices have been falling for the better part of the last decade — in stark contrast to Canada. Why? CBC | World News
Read More »Bots and Indian TV push fake news about Canada in wake of Hindu temple clashes
A wave of misinformation about Canadian institutions is being amplified by suspected bot accounts on social media and by pro-Modi news outlets in India, raising concerns it could imperil relations between Sikhs and Hindus in Canada. CBC | World News
Read More »Montreal’s IGA Stadium to host Davis Cup qualifier between Canada and Hungary
The first-round Davis Cup qualifier between Canada and Hungary will be played at Montreal’s IGA Stadium, Tennis Canada said Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. defeats Canada to win Para Cup gold medal
Josh Pauls scored twice and the powerhouse United States scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat Canada 4-1 on Saturday in the Para Cup hockey tournament’s gold-medal game at Bell Aliant Centre in Charlottetown. CBC | Sports News
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