Young female athletes competing for Team Yukon at the Arctic Winter Games say they are following in the footsteps of women who came before them. Family members, collegiate athletes and Olympians are among the women whose achievements have inspired the Team Yukon athletes at this year’s games. Not long ago, Schmidt was in their shoes when she competed at the 2018 Arctic Winter Games for Team Yukon. Sabine Keesey is co-captain of the Team Yukon women’s volleyball team at this year’s games. Following in their sisters’ footstepsKeesey said now that she’s seen other Yukon athletes compete at that level, she knows it’s possible for her too.

WATCH | 'America is winning, decisively, devastatingly,' says Pete Hegseth: U.S. 'winning' Iran war 'without mercy,' White House claims | Duration 2:52 Striking a confident tone on the Iran war, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said 'America is winning decisively, devastatingly and without mercy.' "There's nothing more ambitious or difficult in foreign policy than regime change," he said. Multiple reports indicate that Trump and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu are willing to give regime change a nudge that goes beyond the bombing campaign. WATCH | Trump's mixed messages on why he launched war against Iran: The unanswered question in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran: Why? Many analysts say it would be impossible to oust the Iranian regime through an air war alone.

About a quarter of Albertans support the province leaving Canada, but the majority — nearly two-thirds — are against it, according to a new poll from Abacus Data. Twenty-six per cent support independenceTwenty-six per cent of respondents said they either strongly or somewhat support an independent Alberta, with 64 per cent either strongly or somewhat disagreeing. The numbers are a little closer among those who voted UCP in 2023 — 42 per cent support independence, while 48 per cent oppose it. A majority of respondents polled by Abacus Data said they thought Smith would vote in favour of separation, despite her public comments to the contrary. Twenty-two per cent of respondents said they thought Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would vote in favour of Alberta separation.

The Jewish Security Network is encouraging greater Toronto’s Jewish community to exercise extra caution as Israel and the United States wage war on Iran. “Iran and its proxies have historically targeted Jewish and Israeli interests outside the Middle East,” the security agency launched by the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) wrote on Friday. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Israeli alert flagged an increased threat from “lone-wolf attackers” in recent days, including a shooting in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, and another in Toronto the following night. Although no injuries were reported, the doors of the shul were littered with bullet holes and broken glass. It always does.”Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementA UJA official pointed National Post to Friday’s statement and said that no further comment on the situation was forthcoming.

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Israel retaliated with bombardment of southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs. Fin du widget . Displaced by bombardment, this Lebanese family is sleeping outsideA couple in Beirut describe being forced from their home by Israeli strikes. Fin du widget . Likewise, the aid group Save the Children warned that displacing up to 500,000 people in southern Beirut could result in a humanitarian catastrophe.

Below is a run-down of Day 1 action for the Milano Cortina 2026 Canadian Paralympic Team on Saturday March 7, with athletes from each sport team in competition:Para Alpine SkiingThe Para alpine skiing schedule begins with the downhill races, starting at 9:30 a.m. local time / 3:30 a.m. Turner is the defending Paralympic champion in the men’s SB-LL1 event; with his victory four years ago, he became the first Canadian Para snowboarder to claim gold at the Paralympic Winter Games. The complete schedule for March 7 can be found on the Milano Cortina 2026 website HERE. HOW TO WATCHAs the official broadcaster of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, CBC/Radio-Canada will provide extensive coverage across its multiple platforms, showcasing the performances of Paralympians to audiences nationwide. Audiences can tune in for CBC’s coverage of Milano Cortina 2026 on CBC, CBC Gem, and CBC’s Milano Cortina 2026 website (cbc.ca/milanocortina2026) in English.

A jury has found a man accused of fatally shooting five people at a Winnipeg rooming house in 2023 guilty of five counts of second-degree murder. Two of the shooting victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others died in hospital. Jurors were told they could return a verdict of not guilty, guilty of second-degree murder or guilty of manslaughter for each of the counts in the deaths of all victims but Marko. In Marko's death, the jury was told they could return a verdict of not guilty, guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of attempted murder or guilty of aggravated assault. WATCH | Jamie Felix found guilty of 2nd-degree murder: Jury finds man guilty in shooting deaths of 5 people | Duration 2:43 A jury found Jamie Felix guilty on Thursday of five counts of second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of five people at a Winnipeg rooming house in 2023.

Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu was flagged by Canadian immigration officials as a member of a violent Surrey-based criminal gang of international students called The Ruffians in 2020. But he wasn't deported until last month. According to documents obtained by CBC News, police claim the 26-year-old spent the intervening years engaged in a "high-risk lifestyle" involving "firearms, fraud, stolen vehicles, flight from police and drive-by shooting incidents."

The unanswered question in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran: Why? | About ThatNewsDuration 14:51Questions are being raised about why the U.S. and Israel chose this particular moment to launch an attack on Iran. Andrew Chang lays out the mixed messaging from U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration to break down possible motivations behind the move and the criticism it faces — even among MAGA Republicans. (Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images)

OTTAWA — Foreign Minister Anita Anand said she welcomes different viewpoints ahead of a Friday meeting with her party’s caucus, after her government’s shifting stance on the Iranian conflict has faced criticism. “The Liberal Party of Canada has always been a party with numerous viewpoints, and we welcome diversity,” said Anand, during a virtual press conference on Friday. On Saturday, the prime minister released a statement in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran and their attempts to stop Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementSince Saturday, Carney’s stance on the Iranian conflict has evolved, during his international trip in India, Australia and Japan. The foreign minister said her government is also working with Air Arabia and Emirates for flight departures from the UAE, and expects 150 people to depart through these block bookings this weekend.

Ninety years later NDP leader Jagmeet Singh also won seven, in a much-enlarged Parliament, on 6.3 per cent of the vote. Of the trio, Ashton and Lewis share space on the left flank of the leftist party. In a January video, Ashton decried Lewis as a divisive figure who has criticized NDP premiers in B.C. Unfortunately it will likely take more than a change in style to rebuild a badly battered and bewildered party. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIt’s a tough challenge and it’s not clear all the candidates fully grasp the extent of it.

A survey of 25 countries by the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Research Center has found that Americans are most likely to rate others living in their country as morally or ethically bad. Meanwhile, 11 per cent thought other Americans were “very bad,” and another 42 per cent went with “somewhat bad,” putting 53 per cent on the bad side. A mere five per cent said they thought Canadians were somewhat bad, and just two per cent chose very bad. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementExtramarital affairs were deemed morally wrong by 90 per cent of Americans but just 76 per cent of Canadians. Abortion was seen as morally wrong by 19 per cent of Canadians but 47 per cent of Americans.

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