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An annual meeting at the White House scheduled for Friday between Canadian and U.S. mayors will still take place — but without Canadian representation. CBC | World News
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‘Give the guy a break’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends Gretzky amid backlash over his support for Trump
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. CBC | Sports News
Read More »New Orleans attacker’s movements included trip to Ontario in July 2023, FBI says
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Read More »Ontario Hockey League will co-operate with investigation into sexual assault allegation
The Ontario Hockey League says it is taking recent sexual assault allegations against eight former players “very seriously” and will co-operate with any police investigation into the claims. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ontario woman recounts ‘frightening’ moment with Harrods’s owner Mohamed Al-Fayed
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Read More »Ontario funding new research on sports-related traumatic brain injuries
Ontario’s Minister of Sport Neil Lumsden said Wednesday he intends to one day donate his brain for concussion research, while announcing new funding for a provincewide study on traumatic brain injuries. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How a New Jersey man was wrongly arrested through facial recognition tech now in use in Ontario
A New Jersey man is sharing with CBC News the ordeal he endured after being wrongly jailed following a misidentification through Idemia facial recognition technology, the same system recently implemented by police in Ontario’s Peel and York regions. A lawsuit blames the “misuse of biased technology.” CBC | World News
Read More »It’s ‘a labour of love’ on and off the rink as Ontario roller derby team preps for playoffs in U.S.
Tri-City Thunder, based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., has players from across southern Ontario. Ranked 12th in its division, the team is fundraising to go to the playoffs in May. CBC | Sports News
Read More »McCarville books spot at Scotties with win over Burns in Northern Ontario final
Clancy Grandy of Vancouver Curling Club defeated Corryn Brown of Kamloops 11-3 on Sunday to win the B.C. women’s curling championship and book her spot in the national championship next month in Calgary. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ottawa downs Toronto to remain perfect in PWHL’s Battle of Ontario
Ottawa’s Lexie Adzija scored an empty-net goal with 42.5 seconds remaining to give Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team a 3-1 victory over Toronto on Tuesday night for its first home ice victory at TD Place. CBC | Sports News
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