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PWHL picks Ottawa to host 3rd draft in June, with Wisconsin's Casey O'Brien among top prospects
Read full article: PWHL picks Ottawa to host 3rd draft in June, with Wisconsin's Casey O'Brien among top prospectsThe PWHL will hold its third annual entry draft in Ottawa on June 24, with University of Wisconsin’s Casey O’Brien anticipated to be one of the top selections following her MVP senior season.
Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement
Read full article: Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringementA coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system.
Panthers lose captain Aleksander Barkov late in 3rd period of loss to Senators
Read full article: Panthers lose captain Aleksander Barkov late in 3rd period of loss to SenatorsFlorida’s first loss of the season might have been costly, with captain Aleksander Barkov leaving with 1:10 remaining after crashing into the end boards and getting hurt.
Panthers begin 4-game, 6-day road trip in Ottawa
Read full article: Panthers begin 4-game, 6-day road trip in OttawaThe Florida Panthers opened the 2024-25 campaign with a bang, first watching their first Stanley Cup Championship banner rise high into the rafters Tuesday at Amerant Bank Arena before knocking off the Boston Bruins, 6-4.
Surviving Rwanda: God, remembrance and reconciliation on the genocide’s 30th anniversary
Read full article: Surviving Rwanda: God, remembrance and reconciliation on the genocide’s 30th anniversaryPascal Kanyemera has no doubts: Back in 1994, when he survived the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, God had his back.
Canada media group ends several TV newscasts after announcing 4,800 layoffs
Read full article: Canada media group ends several TV newscasts after announcing 4,800 layoffsCanada’s largest communications company is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced 4,800 layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations.
Red Wings captain Larkin injured on hit from behind, Senators pull away for 5-1 victory
Read full article: Red Wings captain Larkin injured on hit from behind, Senators pull away for 5-1 victoryClaude Giroux and Vladimir Tarasenko each had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators beat Detroit 5-1 on Saturday night in a game overshadowed by a hit from behind that left Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin face-down and motionless on the ice.
Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world's oldest skydiver
Read full article: Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world's oldest skydiverA 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after making a tandem jump from 13,500 feet in northern Illinois.
Blinken meets Indian foreign minister as row between India and Canada simmers
Read full article: Blinken meets Indian foreign minister as row between India and Canada simmersSecretary of State Antony Blinken has met with India's foreign minister amid a simmering row between New Delhi and Ottawa over allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.
Canada's government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news
Read full article: Canada's government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block newsCanada's government says it will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram in response to Meta’s decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test.
China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat response
Read full article: China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat responseChina has announced the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat in retaliation for Ottawa ordering a Chinese consular official to leave over alleged threats he made against a Canadian lawmaker and his family.
Judge: Canada right to invoke emergency act in truck protest
Read full article: Judge: Canada right to invoke emergency act in truck protestA public commission says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government met the “very high threshold” for invoking the Emergencies Act to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions last winter.
In blow to Biden, Mexico president to skip Americas Summit
Read full article: In blow to Biden, Mexico president to skip Americas SummitMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, dealing a blow to the event hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden.
Canadian police appear to end protesters' siege of Ottawa
Read full article: Canadian police appear to end protesters' siege of OttawaHundreds of police in riot gear have swept through Canada’s capital, retaking control of the streets around the Parliament buildings and appearing to end the siege of Ottawa after three weeks of protests.
Canadian police arrest 70 protesters in Ottawa crackdown
Read full article: Canadian police arrest 70 protesters in Ottawa crackdownPolice in Canada say they have made 70 arrests and progress in clearing out truckers who have paralyzed Ottawa for three weeks in a protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.
Canadian police arrest 2 leaders as truckers stand ground
Read full article: Canadian police arrest 2 leaders as truckers stand groundPolice arrested two leaders of hundreds of truckers who clogged the streets of Canada’s capital Thursday, as authorities warned that a crackdown was imminent on the nearly three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.
How American cash for Canada protests could sway US politics
Read full article: How American cash for Canada protests could sway US politicsThe Canadians who have disrupted trade with the U.S. and occupied downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks have been cheered and funded by American right-wing activists and conservative politicians who also oppose vaccine mandates and the country’s liberal leader.
Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests
Read full article: Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protestsCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers to weaken the protests by demonstrators who are paralyzing the capital city of Ottawa and blocking border crossings.
Canada protests sound common refrain: 'We stand for freedom'
Read full article: Canada protests sound common refrain: 'We stand for freedom'Canadians who have occupied downtown Ottawa, disrupted travel and trade with the U.S. and inspired copycat protests from New Zealand to the Netherlands sound a common note when asked about their motivation: Decisions about their health shouldn’t be made by the government.
Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters
Read full article: Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protestersThe busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing has reopened after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week, while Canadian officials are holding back from a crackdown on a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa.
Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell
Read full article: Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swellHours after removing their vehicles blocking a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge, protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates continued to block traffic outside in the bitter cold early Sunday.
Canadian judge orders an end to blockade at border bridge
Read full article: Canadian judge orders an end to blockade at border bridgeA Canadian judge has ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S.-Canadian border to end the 5-day-old blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry on both sides to roll back production.
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Anthony Duclair is betting on himself, choosing to sign with Panthers for just $1.7M
Read full article: Anthony Duclair is betting on himself, choosing to sign with Panthers for just $1.7MSUNRISE, Fla. – If anybody is confident in what Anthony Duclair can bring to the table, it’s his agent…Anthony Duclair. Spanning parts of two seasons in Ottawa, Duclair appeared to flourish despite the lack of talent around him. The knock on Duclair throughout his career has been inconsistency, and he didn’t help his cause in that regard in Ottawa. I’m just happy to join Bill Zito’s team and the team in Florida.”New Florida Panthers winger Anthony Duclair speaks to the media on a Zoom call. I’m going to a team where I’m pretty familiar with a lot of guys and that’s going to be great.