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The Detroit Red Wings made another investment this week in a young standout, signing Moritz Seider to a seven-year contract worth nearly $60 million US. The Red Wings announced the move with the 23-year-old German defenceman on Thursday, three days after keeping 22-year-old forward Lucas Raymond with a $64.6 million, eight-year deal. Detroit drafted Seider…
Two Winnipeg-spawned filmmakers who have both offered up surreal visions of the Prairie city — albeit almost 20 years apart — talked to a Toronto International Film Festival crowd this week about the reception to their latest movies and what it’s like to try to present Winnipeg to the world in film. Guy Maddin and Matthew Rankin…
Windsor Morning10:08Bus and school officials answer questions arising from string of fog days Students in Essex County weren’t picked up by their school buses on three consecutive mornings this week because of fog. While similar strings of cancellations have happened in recent memory when there is inclement winter weather, Chris Arthurs says it’s out of the ordinary for…
The Rainbow District School Board in the Sudbury region is encouraging more people who have left school to return and finish high school at Barrydowne College. The school helps young people aged 18 to 21 earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma through smaller class sizes, individualized instruction, and flexible timetables. It offers high school courses,…
As It Happens7:39Man who received world’s 1st eye and face transplant says it changed his life Aaron James can’t stop looking at himself in the mirror. The 47-year-old U.S. military veteran and electrical lineman was badly injured in a workplace accident in June 2021 that destroyed his left eye, chin, nose, lips and left arm, and…
To basketball fans who have watched Saint John welcome — and see fold — three professional basketball teams since 2010, it may take more than a new name to make the fourth time a charm. In July, fans got the news that the Port City Power would be coming to the city for the 2025-2026 season as…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, to chair a Liberal party task force on economic growth ahead of the next federal election, the party announced Monday. Carney, whose possible future in politics has been the subject of much speculation, will consult with business, labour and…
Jaime Ryan is homeless and says province’s income support program program is creating barriers for people who use it and qualify to rent private apartments. (Oliva Garrett/CBC) Jaime Ryan is homeless, and says she’s struggling to find a place to live because of the way that Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and the province’s income support…
An organization with a focus on harm reduction says the most recent addition to their fleet of transit vans is an example of the capacity and drive of Winnipeggers to come together and help people in their community. Main Street Project will mostly use the new van to give their Indigenous clients an opportunity to…
Kevin Shaw has been around the game of boccia for forty-plus years. He’s been an athlete and currently serves on multiple boards within the sport. Now, he’s starting a new journey: becoming a boccia referee. However, seeing a referee with a physical disability is a rarity in much of Para sport. Shaw, who has cerebral palsy, said that within…
