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Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje believe they have the best of both worlds. The ice dancers soaked up the show tour environment in two gruelling months spent on the cross-country Thank You Canada Tour. And they have the technical savvy that's earned them three world championship medals in their dozen years together. On Friday night, […]
It's kind of fun to consider that, according to Skate Canada archives, the Saint John, N.B. area, home to the this week's national figure skating championships, is the site of the first skating club in Canada. The archives read: "In 1833, British officers in New Brunswick brought the concept of skating club from Scotland to […]
The National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) joined Engadget on stage today at CES to announce its 2019 class of inductees. While the official induction ceremony won’t actually happen until May 2nd at the National Building Museum in DC, we can tell you that 19 separate innovators representing 12 different inventions will be honored. The […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images America’s national parks are overflowing with garbage and human waste as the US government shutdown prevents federal employees from cleaning toilets and picking up trash. While it’s common for national parks to close during a shutdown, the Trump administration has opted to leave them open to visitors. Many parks have been forced […]
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images The college football national championship is officially set, with Alabama once again taking on the Clemson Tigers for the title. Alabama won their way into the game with a dominant win over Heisman winner Kyler Murray and the Oklahoma Sooners. Clemson also cruised to the title game, taking down Notre Dam 30-3. […]
Reuters / Eduardo Munoz Writing for Business Insider, the UK’s former national security adviser Sir Mark Lyall Grant says Brexit needn’t damage national security — but leaving without a deal would be disastrous and must be avoided. Despite some recent alarmist reporting, there is no reason why Brexit should damage UK national security. As National […]
It was a huge day in the NBA on Thursday with 12 games across the league. Here are all the big stories. VOICE CONTESTANT BLUNDERS THROUGH ANTHEM Country singer Audra McLaughlin was left devastated when she forgot the words to the American national anthem just moments before the 76ers game against New York tipped off […]
Ross Paterson outlasted fellow Scot Bruce Mouat in the men's final of the Grand Slam of Curling National event in Conception Bay South, N.L. on Sunday. Paterson scored a single in the ninth end for a 4-3 victory and his first Grand Slam title. "It hasn't quite sunk in yet," a teary Paterson told CBC […]
Central banks stepped into the breach to stabilize banks and restore growth after the global financial crisis — now, green campaigners would like them to take on the yet bigger challenge of making sure the financial system penalizes carbon-intensive assets and funds the transition to clean energy. Only recently have central banks seen any role […]
A report published last week found that 12.1 per cent of seniors in long-term care homes in Newfoundland and Labrador are kept in daily physical restraints, second only to Yukon, at 14 per cent — both more than twice the national average.
