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A combination curling centre and music museum? Manitoba continues to mull

WINNIPEG — The future of a proposed international curling centre, combined with a museum that would pay tribute to Neil Young, Randy Bachman and other Manitoba music greats, appears to be in limbo.
Two men arrested in connection with December pro-Palestinian Toronto protest

Two men arrested in connection with December pro-Palestinian Toronto protest

Toronto police have arrested two men in connection with a December pro-Palestinian protest at the downtown Eaton Centre mall.
Flames forward Dillon Dube on indefinite leave to attend to mental health

Flames forward Dillon Dube on indefinite leave to attend to mental health

Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube has been granted an indefinite leave to attend to his mental health, the team announced Sunday. The 25-year-old from Golden, B.C.
Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway reopens after last year's historic closure

Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway reopens after last year's historic closure

OTTAWA — After almost two years, and a few extra hours of waiting, Ottawa's iconic Rideau Canal has officially reopened to skaters.
Dricus Du Plessis wins middleweight title after gruelling war of attrition at UFC 297

Dricus Du Plessis wins middleweight title after gruelling war of attrition at UFC 297

TORONTO — Middleweight champion Sean Strickland and challenger Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis had promised their UFC 297 showdown would be a war. "To the death," crowed Strickland before the fight. It didn't reach that stage, fortunately.
Canada's Dabrowski advances to women's doubles quarters at Australian Open

Canada's Dabrowski advances to women's doubles quarters at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe moved on to the women's doubles quarterfinals on Sunday. The duo defeated China's Xinyu Jiang and Hanyu Guo 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in third-round action.
U.S. gun crime, health insurance woes scare off Canadian diplomats, union says

U.S. gun crime, health insurance woes scare off Canadian diplomats, union says

OTTAWA — The union that represents Canadian diplomats abroad says Global Affairs Canada should consider boosting compensation for those posted to the United States because they face increased risk of gun crime and difficulty accessing health care.

Election speculation cost New Brunswick nearly $2 million: chief electoral officer

FREDERICTON — Months of speculation about a 2023 election that never came to pass in New Brunswick cost the government over $3.

Snowmobiler dies after veering into ditch in Chaudière-Appalaches region

MONTREAL — A snowmobiler is dead after veering off a trail in Thetford Mines, Que. Police say emergency services were called at around 9:30 p.m.
No recharge: long-term Prairie drought raises concerns over groundwater levels

No recharge: long-term Prairie drought raises concerns over groundwater levels

EDMONTON — In the middle of an Alberta mountain playground, adjacent to a popular ski resort, there's a well sunk into the bedrock that has John Pomeroy worried.