Singer-songwriter Matthew Swann serenaded a crowd of hundreds of ice skaters Friday night at Olympic Plaza. ⛸️��Check out our many all-ages shows this weekend for Block Heater, including a free performance Saturday at Olympic Plaza featuring Odario, Cheikh Ibra Fam & Le Vent Du Nordin collaboration w/ @chinookblast! ��Learn morehttps://t.co/3USNIqEi7K pic.twitter.com/25d8HjcP0n— Calgary Folk Music Festival (@calgaryfolkfest) February 17, 2024Chinook Blast, Calgary’s outdoor winter celebration, kicked off its final weekend Friday. ❄️On February 17, join us at Olympic Plaza for a FREE outdoor performance featuring @leventdunord, Cheikh Ibra Fam and @OdarioWilliams. Explore all their events:https://t.co/2csXqM0VQ4 ✨️ pic.twitter.com/uXyPCoJsbz— Calgary Folk Music Festival (@calgaryfolkfest) December 17, 2023

Pascal Dion wins gold in 1500m, Steven Dubois and Kim Boutin win silver and bronze in 500m, Canada claims bronze in Mixed RelayGDANSK, POLAND – Canada kicked off the ISU World Cup Short Track in Gdansk with four medals, including one gold, one silver, and two bronze. finished at the top of the podium in the men’s 1500m, winning the gold medal, his first individual World Cup victory of the season. The Canadian team raced to the bronze medal in the Mixed Relay (2:41.469), following strong performances in the quarterfinals and semifinals. The ISU World Cup Short Track continues tomorrow with the men’s and women’s 500m and 1000m, as well as the women’s 3000m Relay and men’s 5000m Relay. I had a lot of fun racing and especially medalling in the mixed relay!

Pointing the finger at hockey as uniquely responsible for the alleged sexual assault is ignorant and irresponsible. News that the slow-motion prosecution of Canadian junior hockey players for an alleged sexual assault in 2018 has fulfilled their fever dreams about the corruption of our national sport. And now, the carefully constructed narrative of players, Hockey Canada, the NHL and the police will be examined once more. If you want to know how hard it is to prosecute multiple sexual charges, just consult the Jian Ghomeshi trial. Former MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer faced sexual assault charges from an alleged assault at his home.

How does it feel to be at festivals speaking about Prophet Song, which won the Booker? What kind of research went into understanding and portraying the workings of Ireland’s newly formed secret police, which is a major presence in Prophet Song? Larry, who is a trade unionist in Prophet Song, is asked to prove that his behaviour is not seditious. Art must be free, like dreams must be free. If art is not free, it ceases to be art.

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February 16, 2024 —The University of Manitoba Bisons are hosting the Canada West Men’s Basketball Championship from Feb. 21-25, which brings the twelve best teams from across the conference to one location for the first time. The event, hosted in the Investors Group Athletic Centre, is the largest single-elimination event in Canadian university basketball history. Three Manitoba teams qualified for the tournament, including the UM Bisons, Brandon University Bobcats and the UWinnipeg Wesmen. ”Session one of the Canada West Championship starts Wednesday, Feb. 21. Take in an extra dose of entertainment at evening games, with hosts Alex Sannie (Sea Bears in-game host) and Jordan Knight (radio host).

The league unveiled NB-AI, technology that the league says will “personalize the live game viewing experience,” at the annual All-Star tech summit Friday. AdvertisementAmong the highlights: taking NBA game clips and making them seem like a Spider-Man movie. Only the future will say what it will look like.”SLAM DUNK CONTEST Mac McClung’s life changed dramatically last year when he won the dunk contest on All-Star Saturday Night. The NBA has picked Tony Brothers, Josh Tiven and Derrick Collins as the officiating crew for Sunday’s All-Star Game. Odds are, they won’t have to do much besides indicate 3-pointers — last year’s All-Star Game had a total of seven fouls called and four free throws awarded.

Much of the police argument was premised on the need to address 22-minute-long response times to the highest priority emergency calls. Chief Myron Demkiw said the service needs to hire hundreds more officers to address response times. "I think the ability to bring response times down is impacted by many, many variables, some of which are well beyond our control," he said. On Thursday, in an interview with CBC Radio's Here & Now, Demkiw said the service will be closely monitoring response times in 2024. That includes cutting officer response times, increasing frontline and neighbourhood officers and providing a long-term hiring plan for the service.

Cassandra de Groot, left, and Calissa Daly, right, pose for a photo on the curling ice at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. They're headed to the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as part of the Ottawa-based Danielle Inglis rink. (Tracy Fuller/CBC)When the action gets underway at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts today, Ottawa will be well represented on the ice — even more so than in previous years. Unsurprisingly, the Rachel Homan rink will be there, making their 10th appearance in Canada's national women's curling championship. The Homan team, which curls out of the Ottawa Curling Club, is currently ranked number one.

Judge Arthur F. Engoron presides over the Trump Organization's civil fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court in early November 2023. Trump and his adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, were defendants in the case. Eric Trump, second from right, listens as his father speaks to the media outside the New York City courtroom where Trump's civil business fraud case was held in October 2023. Fin du widget Widget. Trump lashed out at judgeDuring the New York civil case, Trump lashed out in the courtroom on Jan. 11 against both the judge and James while proclaiming his innocence.

February 16, 2024 —Adnan Shah, a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Manitoba, says it’s critical for patients like McClelland to be treated in a timely manner. “It’s a major surgery when you talk about reconstructing the joint,” said Shah. If a case progresses to a joint disease, “that’s where we would need total reconstruction.”Shah adds jaw replacement surgeries have seen success over the last 20 years.

CTVNorthernOntario.ca 6 pm Co-anchorSudburyFebruary 2024: Brendan Connor is no longer with the company. Brendan Connor has come full circle and has returned to his native Sudbury to co-anchor CTV News Northern Ontario at 6 p.m.Brendan is a veteran broadcaster with over 20 years in the business and has worked for major news organizations like CBC Radio, CBC Television, TSN, Al Jazeera English and for IOC Television at various Olympics. After starting out at CBC Radio as a news reporter and anchor, Brendan moved to TSN to anchor the nightly program ‘TSN Sportsdesk' for seven years. Having a keen interest in world news and international travel, Brendan jumped at an opportunity in 2006 to go work for Al Jazeera English. Brendan's father, Michael Connor anchored the news at CTV Northern Ontario when it was CKSO-TV and was very respected in the community during his tenure in the 1960s and 1970s.

Unifor Local 195's picket line at the Jamieson facility on Rhodes Drive on Thursday. (Dalson Chen/CBC)Unifor Local 195 represents 317 workers involved in the manufacturing and packaging of health supplements at the Jamieson facility at 4025 Rhodes Dr.Nabbout said Thursday that negotiations have stalled. (CBC News)Ruth Winker, a spokesperson for Jamieson, said the company "remains committed to ending this work stoppage as soon as possible." Striking Unifor Local 195 members hold up signs on the picket line at Jamieson Laboratories in Windsor. Dan Cipparrone, a Unifor Local 195 who works in inventory control at Jamieson Laboratories stands on the picket line.

York Regional Police have released footage of several suspects involved in a home invasion robbery in East Gwillimbury while residents were inside. The video shows the burglars wearing masks, dark clothing and armed with guns. Video shows the male resident held up a golf club but put it down once he saw the suspects who entered the house were armed. Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are looking for anyone who may have video surveillance or dashcam footage in the area at the time of the incident. Police say that if residents are home during a break-in, they should call 911 and leave the line open.

In a social media post, Trudeau said Navalny's courage was unparalleled as he sent his condolences to Navalny's family and supporters. WATCH: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Navalny's deathDébut du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre condemned Putin for Navalny's death. NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson says she was horrified by reports of Navalny's death.