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When Bridget Carleton steps onto the Scotiabank Arena court on Saturday, she’ll make history. The Chatham, Ont., native is set to become the first Canadian to play a WNBA game in Canada when her Minnesota Lynx face the Chicago Sky in an exhibition in Toronto.  Saturday exhibition in Toronto features …

A pilot program that ran in P.E.I. for a year helped save thousands of meals from going to waste, the people who ran the project say.  Last year, the City of Charlottetown partnered with Farm and Food Care P.E.I. and Second Harvest to help encourage businesses and groups to donate …

Ross Smith says a berm he built himself is what’s keeping his Mount Lorne, Yukon, property dry. If he looks out over the edge, he can see water that would be on his land if he hadn’t done something.  Smith’s berm runs along the west side of his property, in …

Ejection of a Chinese diplomat who interfered in Canada’s internal affairs has led to a tit for tat expulsion. It’s only the latest skid toward “global fragmentation” that economists fear will damage trade and impede cooperation on important issues including climate and artificial intelligence.  Cold War effect could slow the …

What does “woke” mean when politicians use the word? What does it mean to the average voter? A new poll offers some intriguing observations about the haziest word in the modern political lexicon.  The meaning of the word has been stretched beyond recognition — but it may not matter. Addressing …

Canadian monarchists have sent a strongly worded letter to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon chastising her for suggesting recently that there may need to be “conversations” about a future without the royals — and taking note of King Charles’s unpopularity.  ‘It shouldn’t come out of viceregal lips,’ royalist says of Mary …

Mi’kmaw and Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick are slamming comments reportably made by Premier Blaine Higgs that he’s prepared to go ahead with fracking without their approval.  Premier quoted as saying, ‘We gotta get on with it.’ Mi’kmaw and Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick are slamming comments reportedly made by …

Companies are poised to start charging recycling fees for non-alcoholic beverages in Ontario following an earlier threat from the province’s environment minister to block the charges.  What’s not clear is whether consumers will see those fees tacked on at the checkout or buried within the price of the soft drinks, …

After the southwestern Ontario township of Norwich made a controversial decision last month to no longer fly the Progress Pride flag on municipal property, it didn’t take long after for people to start emailing Kim Huffman, a councillor in neighbouring Norfolk county, calling for a similar move.  It may have …

Burned-out nurses who've left Canada's healthcare industry in droves are now returning to the job through private agencies, and that transition is costing the public system millions of dollars every year. Spending on nurses employed through private companies escalating as burned-out staffers leave jobs Burned-out nurses who've left Canada's healthcare …