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Telefilm wants to reframe the Canadian film success story after box-office slump
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
Telefilm Canada says a nearly 41 per cent drop in box-office revenue for Canadian films last year reflects the volatility of the theatrical market, not a crisis of quality. At the same time, the agency is expanding its definition of success beyond ticket sales. In a report released this month, the federal funding body found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
Ty Sperle says he felt “insane shock” after learning he’d been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment. The B.C. man says he’d started that day last year feeling hopeless, but the news he was cured filled him with indescribable happiness. Sperle is the first person known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before telling public, documents suggest
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Transport Canada officials were aware funding for the popular electric vehicle rebate program was at risk of running out several months before the department told the public about it in January 2025, documents about the program suggest. The documents also show officials were seemingly caught off guard by how quickly the funds did, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney follows up speech in Davos with trip to India, Australia, Japan
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves Thursday for a 10-day visit to India, Australia and Japan — his first international trip since his headline-making speech in Davos that called for middle powers to band together. It will give Carney a chance to put that speech into action as he visits three “powerhouses of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing hearing for teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon high school
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
SASKATOON — A sentencing hearing is scheduled today for a teen who set a girl on fire at a Saskatoon high school. The 16-year-old girl pleaded guilty last year to attempted murder in the lunchtime attack of her former friend at Evan Hardy Collegiate in September 2024. Court heard the friendship had spiralled into obsession ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sixth complainant to continue testifying at Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
TORONTO — One of the complainants in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial is set to continue testifying today after an emotional first day on the stand. The woman is the sixth of seven complainants expected to testify in the trial, which began early this month after some delay. Her testimony Wednesday was interspersed with tears ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the age of streaming, Haligonians gather in arcade for the love of physical film
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
HALIFAX — It was a cold and snowy Wednesday night, and a killer was on the loose in Cape Breton. On screen, at least. On Feb. 18, Propeller Arcade in Halifax hosted the first of two sold out showings of “My Bloody Valentine,” a 1981 slasher flick filmed on location in Cape Breton. About 125 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OECD criticizes Ottawa over ‘persistent delays’ in appointing new budget officer
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — An international economic group is criticizing the federal government over “persistent delays” in appointing new parliamentary budget officers, just as the current officer’s interim term is set to expire on Monday with no successor named. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, better known as the OECD, released its analysis of Canada’s parliamentary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul struggles in the first round of the LPGA Singapore tournament
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
SINGAPORE (AP) — Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul struggled during the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday, shooting a 1-over 73 to trail the leader by seven strokes. Thitikul won last week’s tournament in her native Thailand and is among nine out of the top 10 players entered in the Singapore LPGA stop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joel Quenneville reaches 1,000 victories, joining Scotty Bowman in an elite club for NHL coaches
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Joel Quenneville’s 1,000th career victory as an NHL head coach was so dramatic that he almost had to be reminded of the milestone when the clock finally hit zeros on the Anaheim Ducks’ 6-5 comeback win. When Quenneville stood at center ice with his wife, his daughter and his entire team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘No place I’d rather be’: Jets forward Kyle Connor back at work after Olympic victory
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — It’s been a whirlwind for Kyle Connor. Just a few days after winning an Olympic gold medal with the U.S. men’s hockey team in Italy, Connor was back on the ice helping the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday night. “Crazy travel and all that,” said Connor, who ... Read More »
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