Canadian Paralympic teams traveling a redemptive arc into Paris Games

Heidi Peters joined the Canadian women’s sitting volleyball squad in 2013, one year after the team missed out on qualification for London and essentially disbanded. “I think literally two athletes didn’t retire. The whole team just, poof, gone,” Peters recalls. It was, essentially, rock bottom. Over the past decade, the team has steadily rebuilt itself….

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Blind woman nearly hit at intersection raises questions about construction accessibility

Milena Khazanavicius and her guide dog, Hope, find it difficult to negotiate the streets in her north-end Halifax neighbourhood in the best of circumstances. But after she was nearly struck by a vehicle last week while struggling to cross an intersection being reconfigured to accommodate bike lanes, she says the city needs to step up its game to improve…

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People in McCreary, Man., grapple with triple homicide

When John Scott heard on the radio Friday that four people were found dead near the community of McCreary, Man., and three of those deaths were being investigated as homicides, he couldn’t believe what he was hearing.  Scott, a lifelong resident of the western Manitoba municipality located on east side of Riding Mountain National Park, said the incident is something he…

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PM names broadcaster Charles Adler, health-care executive Tracy Muggli as new senators

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named two new senators on Saturday, with broadcaster Charles Adler and health-care executive Tracy Muggli joining the ranks of members of Canada’s upper legislative chamber. “The Senate of Canada will be stronger with its newest independent senators. Mr. Adler and Ms. Muggli will put their vast experience and knowledge to work for all Canadians in their…

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Riders fans have been waiting a decade for a hero QB. Is Trevor Harris the guy?

It was Nov. 26, 2013. Large trucks paraded through the streets of Regina carrying members of the 2013 Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders. Two days prior, the Roughriders had defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 to clinch the franchise’s fourth championship. When the flatbed truck carrying quarterback Darian Durant reached its destination at the Saskatchewan Legislative…

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