N.B. youth soccer player ineligible for national tournament due to paperwork error

Hadi Mardikian moved with his family from North Vancouver, B.C., to Petitcodiac, N.B., in August 2024 to be closer to family in Nova Scotia. He joined Codiac Soccer almost immediately, finding community and success. “Since moving here, I’ve had opportunities that I never would have had in B.C, and … I’m so grateful,” said Mardikian….

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Alberta First Nation residents fight drug, alcohol abuse with push for dry community

Northeast of Edmonton, residents of the Kehewin First Nation are rallying to save their community from addiction. After attending too many funerals for young people, they’re taking action to combat drugs and alcohol. “It’s a real pandemic here,” said Kokum Kathleen Dion. “We’re just losing too many young lives. One after the other.” The 53-year-old…

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Federal budget watchdog’s comments are ‘just wrong,’ says one of his predecessors

A former parliamentary budget officer says it is “just wrong” to suggest that the federal finances are unsustainable and is publicly disagreeing with the current fiscal watchdog. Kevin Page — who was Canada’s first parliamentary budget officer (PBO) starting in 2008 — told CBC’s Power & Politics that he disagrees with the language of the…

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