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In our weekly profile, we sat down with the owner of the Hog N’ Penny. Click here to read about Paul Raymond’s unique journey back to his hometown to be a barkeep.
The Olympics have now ended but the impact of the gold-medal win by Canada’s women’s soccer team will resonate for years to come. Click here to read Shawn Gibson’s column about the feat and its importance.
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Did you follow Team Canada’s quest for gold in Tokyo? Reporter Shawn Gibson says the time change created hurdles to Canadians wanting to tune in.
The Olympics in Tokyo, delayed a year by COVID, are quite different from past events. But reporter Marg. Bruineman can’t help but harken back to the halcyon days when she helped out during the Montreal Olympics in 1976.
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