Canada’s Dubreuil wins silver in 500m speed skating at Poland World Cup

Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil earned silver in the men’s 500-metre speed skating event at the World Cup stop in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland on Friday, marking his 40th career individual distance medal on the international stage. The Lévis, Que., skater clocked at 34.73 seconds, finishing 0.24 seconds behind American superstar Jordan Stolz, who claimed gold in 34.49…

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St. Mary’s Academy U18 prep hockey team crushed after program gets slashed – Winnipeg

The St. Mary’s Academy Flames prep team is getting ready for playoffs, despite it being a very emotional time. The all-girls private Catholic school is cutting the program and this will be the final season. “It took everybody by complete surprise,” Jamie Bettens, who has a daughter on the team, said. This elite sports program…

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Despite new regulations, Saskatoon police report uptick in bear spray attacks – Saskatoon

Saskatchewan passed additional regulations to combat the use of bear spray as a street weapon in December. But Saskatoon police reported 10 bear spray attacks over the long weekend alone, raising concerns of regulation effectiveness and safety in public spaces. Since the implementation of The Safe Public Spaces Act, Saskatoon police reported 23 bear spray…

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Sask. company asks Supreme Court to rule on if thumbs-up emoji makes contract legally binding

A Saskatchewan agricultural company is asking Canada’s highest court to rule on whether responding to a contract proposal with a thumbs-up emoji is a legally binding signature. Achter Land & Cattle Ltd, which grows and sells grain, previously unsuccessfully appealed a 2023 decision from the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench that stated the grower had agreed to sell…

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Small businesses will still be taxed on carbon rebate while Parliament is suspended

The federal government confirmed that small businesses will have to pay tax on their carbon rebate, despite government promises otherwise, because Parliament can’t currently pass legislation to make the payment exempt from income taxes. But if legislation eventually passes to do that, the government says businesses can apply for a rebate for the taxes paid…

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