Canada maintained its record of appearing in the gold medal game of every women’s hockey tournament since 1998
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Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in
Community-backed financing initiatives emerge as medical centres confront worsening fiscal strain throughout France
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Sweden plans to criminalize gang membership
Government targets organized crime networks with sweeping new penalties amid surge in bombings and gang-related issues
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Carney to mourn with grieving town, new details emerge on shooter
National leaders join memorial as community reels from one of country’s deadliest school attacks
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The charity backing Canada’s Olympians
In the face of weak government support for elite athletes, one Canadian charity now helps fund a majority of Olympic athletes
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Carney to visit town in mourning after mass shooting
Tumbler Ridge represents ‘the very best of Canada: resilient, compassionate and strong,’ Carney told the House of Commons
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Shooter kills nine at B.C. school, residence
A female shooter killed nine and wounded 27 people, before killing herself, in one of Canada’s worst ever mass shootings
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What Canada can learn from Portugal’s harm reduction model
Like Canada, Portugal offers harm reduction services. But its holistic approach to care has kept them from becoming as politicized
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Hockey team of octogenarians competes in Ontario winter games
A team composed entirely of octogenarians is competing at an Ontario winter tournament. Some say seniors hockey reflects Canada at its best
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Montreal ice dance academy churns out Olympic champions
As the Winter Games near, rival Olympic ice dancers are flocking to the Ice Academy of Montreal to train side by side