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Canada men’s soccer coach Jesse Marsch bothered by U.S. treatment of Ukraine
Lethbridge Herald
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June 6, 2025
By Canadian Press on June 6, 2025. TORONTO — Canada soccer coach Jesse Marsch, an American who won kudos north of the border earlier this year for telling U.S. President Donald Trump to “lay off the ridiculous rhetoric” about Canada being a 51st...
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Canada begins public engagement on siting of second repository
World Nuclear News
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Friday, 6 June 2025 Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization is seeking public input to "confirm and refine" its proposed approach ahead of the planned 2028 launch of the site selection process for a second radioactive waste repository....
Texas routs Texas Tech to secure first Women’s College World Series title in program history
CNN
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June 7, 2025
CNN — The Texas Longhorns won the Women’s College World Series in dominant fashion, blowing out Texas Tech 10-4 in Friday’s winner-take-all Game 3 to clinch the program’s first-ever national championship in softball. Despite Red Raiders superstar...
Riding for Peace: Prince George, Canada to Juneau, Alaska
The Tribune - Indiana
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June 7, 2025
In January 2020, I undertook my first bike-packing trip across Florida to connect with rural communities in my adopted state. Later that year, I rode to Alabama and back. But it wasn’t until my cross-country journey from Florida to Louisiana and...
Canada’s jobs market ‘treading water’ as unemployment rate rises to 7% in May
Vancouver City News
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June 6, 2025
Job growth has been virtually non-existent in the country since the start of the year, Statistics Canada said Friday. Canada’s jobless rate rose a tenth of a point to seven per cent in May amid a gain of 8,800 jobs in the month, the agency said in...
UBC Okanagan celebrates largest grad class in school history (Kelowna)
Castanet Kamloops
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June 7, 2025
Photo: UBC Okanagan It's grad week at UBC Okanagan. More than 2,600 students are graduating at UBC Okanagan this week, the largest grad class since the school opened in 2005. “Graduation is always exciting, but here at UBC Okanagan, where we’re a...
Texas wins first WCWS title in program history with dominant Game 3 win
USA Today - Virginia
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For the first time in program history, Texas has reached the mountaintop of the college softball world. In what was an all-around dominating performance, the sixth-seeded Longhorns defeated No. 12 Texas Tech 10-4 in Game 3 of the Women's College...
5 big names who missed the cut at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open ft. Rory McIlroy
Sportskeeda
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June 7, 2025
The second round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open has concluded, and the cut line is set at 3-under. Several big names missed the cut at the tournament, including the 2025 Masters Champion Rory McIlroy and six-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa. Last...
Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre celebrates National Indigenous History Month
Pique Newsmagazine
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June 5, 2025
Whistler's revered cultural museum marks the month with revitalized exhibits and summer programming leading up to National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, and there's no better place to mark...
Rory McIlroy makes ‘concerning’ admission ahead of US Open after disappointing RBC Canadian Open
Sportskeeda
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June 7, 2025
Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy competed in the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, but failed to make the cut into the third round. After his disappointing finish, he admitted that he would like to perform better in the upcoming US Open. McIlroy has had a...
Venezuela edge closer to historic World Cup berth with 2-0 win over Bolivia
Malay Mail
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June 7, 2025
MONTEVIDEO, June 7 — Venezuela boosted their chances of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in their history, beating Bolivia 2-0 yesterday, while faltering rivals Colombia were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Peru. A calamitous...
No boys, no meat, no logic: NRI lambasts Indian-Canadian landlords over 'embarrassing' rental advertisements
The Economic Times
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June 7, 2025
An Indian woman currently residing in Canada recently raised a critical concern about biased rental practices among Indian landlords abroad. In a widely discussed Reddit post, she conveyed her disappointment and embarrassment at encountering...
AlpenFury track installation finished at Canada’s Wonderland
Barrie Today
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June 6, 2025
There will now be extensive testing before roller-coaster opens in a couple of weeks NEWS RELEASE CANADA’S WONDERLAND ************************ This week, Canada’s Wonderland installed the last piece of track on AlpenFury – the country’s longest,...
Whistler Secondary unlocks first provincial rugby title in program history
Pique Newsmagazine
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June 6, 2025
The Whistler Secondary School (WSS) senior boys rugby team has earned its first-ever provincial title. After a 5-1 regular season, the Storm were nearly perfect at the B.C. Tier 2 AA Boys Championships held from May 28 to 31 in Abbotsford: beating...
Canada's unemployment rate hits 7%, highest since 2016 outside the pandemic
Financial Post
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Employment rose in wholesale and retail trade, utilities, information, culture and recreation and finance, real estate, insurance, rental and leasing. Employment declined in manufacturing, public administration, transportation and warehousing,...
Shevchenko hopes Ukrainian soccer history can be preserved through Toronto exhibition
The Globe and Mail
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June 7, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Fans lined up to get Ukrainian soccer legend Andriy Shevchenko's autograph and hear him speak in Toronto on Thursday.Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail Fans of all ages flocked to a vibrant historical exhibition of Ukrainian...
Canada’s pipeline with potential LNG link cleared to move forward
Offshore Energy
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June 6, 2025
A pipeline project being developed by NW Infrastructure Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Western LNG and the Nisga’a Nation, has received the environmental green light to continue with construction activities in Canada’s British...
Sources: Canady to return to Texas Tech, inks new 7-figure deal
FOX34 - Texas
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June 6, 2025
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Texas Tech Red Raiders continue to make history, not only playing for its first national championship, but signing ace NiJaree Canady to a new NIL contract, according to sources. The standout-pitcher will be returning...
Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady breaks down after heavy pitching load in Women's College World Series
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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She had no doubt she was going to pitch, despite going the distance in the previous five World Series games. "I'm always going to play -- like throw my game, throw what I'm confident in," Canady said after a 4-3 win over Texas in Game 2. "It's...
How Texas Tech ace NiJaree Canady is powering through WCWS despite hamstring concern
Sporting News
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June 6, 2025
Texas Tech ace NiJaree Canady is putting on a tremendous performance in the Women's College World Series, as she has thrown every pitch for the Red Raiders in the postseason. What makes her more impressive is that Canady has been playing this...