McIntosh headlines powerhouse Canadian team at short course world championships

Less than two months after one of its most successful Olympic Games performances in history, having won eight medals in Paris, Swimming Canada has unveiled its roster for the upcoming short course world championships set for December in Budapest. A powerhouse team of 18 Canadians will take the pool inside Budapest’s Duna Arena led by 18-year-old…

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Did a tornado touch down during the Jasper wildfire? Researchers want to know

As the recovery continues in Jasper National Park after a devastating wildfire, researchers at Western University are looking into whether some of the damage was caused by another natural phenomenon: tornadoes.  The Northern Tornadoes Project is trying to document every tornado that occurs in Canada, and a team was recently in the national park surveying…

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A ‘handful’ of people barred from House of Commons jobs over foreign influence concerns – National

A senior House of Commons security official says two potential employees in the last six months have been denied employment in Parliament over concerns of foreign state influence. Patrick McDonnell, the sergeant-at-arms and corporate security officer with the House of Commons, told a federal inquiry Tuesday that he has denied employment to a “handful” of…

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Canada needs to do a ‘stronger job’ of curbing misuse of visitor’s visas, Miller says

The federal government needs to do more to prevent misuse of visitors visas by people coming to Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said. “We’ve taken a number of measures throughout the summer, particularly to deal with the flow of people coming into the country,” Miller told CBC News last week. “And it’s no surprise to anyone that…

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‘Racing against myself’: Canadian swimmer Danielle Dorris hungry for more after retaining Paralympic title

Danielle Dorris couldn’t hear the roaring crowd at La Défense Arena as she torpedoed through the water, hyper-focused on her mission to improve on greatness. The Canadian Para swimmer, constantly striving to be faster than before, spares little thought for anything else during a race — including her competitors. While they are thinking about dethroning…

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Veteran on Invictus team says he’s out thousands of dollars after being injured on the court

A Canadian Armed Forces veteran who was a poster boy for Canada’s 2023 Invictus Games team now says he is thousands of dollars out of pocket after learning he was not covered by medical insurance for injuries he sustained while representing his country. Scott Snow went to Dusseldorf, Germany to participate in archery, rowing and wheelchair…

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