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BEYOND LOCAL: Cyle Larin, Vanessa Gilles named Canada Soccer's players of the month for March

BEYOND LOCAL: Cyle Larin, Vanessa Gilles named Canada Soccer's players of the month for March

Larin scored three goals in two games for Canada while Gilles helped Olympique Lyonnais advance to the Coupe de France Féminine Finals
CANADA: Once-prestigious 24 Sussex full of rodents, carcasses

CANADA: Once-prestigious 24 Sussex full of rodents, carcasses

Infestation of official residence of Canada's prime minister so severe that walls, attic and basement are filled with carcasses and excrement, says National Capital Commission details in internal documents
BEYOND LOCAL: Some Canadian athletes feel contractually silenced

BEYOND LOCAL: Some Canadian athletes feel contractually silenced

In order to receive just over $21,000 annually in Sport Canada funding, Olympic athletes must sign contracts with their national sports federations. Those contracts have contained clauses stating broadly that athletes must watch what they say
BEYOND LOCAL: Five things to know about Canada's electricity overhaul

BEYOND LOCAL: Five things to know about Canada's electricity overhaul

The tax credit is set to kick in a year from now, be available for 10 years and cost an estimated $25.7 billion by the time it winds down in 2035
CANADA: Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash

CANADA: Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash

The Humboldt Broncos' current roster of young players have no direct connection to the team from five years ago. They may not talk about the 2018 team every day, but there is evidence of it throughout the arena.
CANADA: Ottawa promises automatic tax filing is on the way

CANADA: Ottawa promises automatic tax filing is on the way

Although a move toward automatic filing isn’t a "shiny new program," it’s a small change that could have a significant impact on affordability, said a former head of economic strategy and planning for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government
BEYOND LOCAL: 52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific

BEYOND LOCAL: 52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific

Lolita, also known as Tokitae, was about 4 years old when she was captured in Puget Sound in summer 1970, during a time of deadly orca roundups. She spent decades performing for paying crowds before falling ill
CANADA: World record continues McIntosh's rise to swimming stardom

CANADA: World record continues McIntosh's rise to swimming stardom

McIntosh's time eclipsed the record of 3:56.40 that was set last year by Australia's Ariarne Titmus, as well as her own Canadian record of 3:59.32
BEYOND LOCAL: Unwelcome spotlight falls on NHL team Pride night events

BEYOND LOCAL: Unwelcome spotlight falls on NHL team Pride night events

Pride nights, like other themed events, are planned and staged by individual teams, not the NHL
BEYOND LOCAL: Statistics Canada says retail sales up 1.4 per cent in January

BEYOND LOCAL: Statistics Canada says retail sales up 1.4 per cent in January

The result beat the agency's early estimate for the month, which had suggested a gain of 0.7 per cent in January