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CANADA: Charmaine Crooks appointed Canada Soccer's interim president

CANADA: Charmaine Crooks appointed Canada Soccer's interim president

The beleaguered governing body, under the microscope for its ongoing labour battle with the Olympic champion women and resurgent men's team, named Crooks its interim president on Wednesday. She faces a busy calendar and uncertain landscape
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BEYOND LOCAL: Women's pro golf season in full swing with Henderson, Costabile representing Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: Women's pro golf season in full swing with Henderson, Costabile representing Canada

Henderson is No. 1 on the Race to CME Globe rankings after winning the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Jan. 19 to start the LPGA Tour season
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'We cried happy tears:' Markham caregiver wins $60M jackpot

'We cried happy tears:' Markham caregiver wins $60M jackpot

'They all hugged me so tight, and we cried happy tears together. It was so touching to have everyone so happy for me,' Lai Ching Yau says of sharing the incredible news with her family
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COLUMN: Jully Black 'sang the facts'

COLUMN: Jully Black 'sang the facts'

Jillian Morris doesn't mind fanning the flame of conversation around Jully Black's controversial rendition of 'O Canada'
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BEYOND LOCAL: Percy Williams Olympic gold medals to be replaced 43 years after theft

BEYOND LOCAL: Percy Williams Olympic gold medals to be replaced 43 years after theft

Williams' family requested the medals be replaced, and the Canadian Olympic Committee worked with the International Olympic Committee to recreate them based on specifications from the 1928 Games
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BEYOND LOCAL: Young Canadians less confident in financial future than a year ago

BEYOND LOCAL: Young Canadians less confident in financial future than a year ago

More than half said they weren't prepared for the impact of inflation, according to the poll conducted in October
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CANADA: Food bloggers share tips, tricks to make filling budget-friendly meals

CANADA: Food bloggers share tips, tricks to make filling budget-friendly meals

Stinson says planning saves money because it helps ensure no ingredients are wasted
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BEYOND LOCAL: Ice sculptors say they're not worried about losing their craft to climate change

BEYOND LOCAL: Ice sculptors say they're not worried about losing their craft to climate change

The science shows Canada’s winters are warming faster than our other seasons
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BEYOND LOCAL: Chief Poundmaker's pipe, saddle bag returned to family from the Royal Ontario Museum

BEYOND LOCAL: Chief Poundmaker's pipe, saddle bag returned to family from the Royal Ontario Museum

The family has been working with the museum since September 2022 on how best to return the items
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BEYOND LOCAL: B.C. diver finds horseshoe crab in a Vancouver inlet

BEYOND LOCAL: B.C. diver finds horseshoe crab in a Vancouver inlet

Horseshoe crabs are native to the Atlantic Ocean
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