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Author: Paul Soucy
Publication Date: February 4, 2026 - 10:06
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Kingston council defers $350K for The Tragically Hip anniversary events
February 4, 2026
Kingston city council has deferred a $350,000 funding request for events commemorating the 10th anniversary of The Tragically Hip's final show, citing affordability concerns.
In a few days, when the Canadian men’s hockey Olympic team laces up their skates for their first game at the Milan–Cortina Games, there’ll be someone missing: Quebec players.
The province has traditionally supplied an average of four Quebec-born players per squad since the National Hockey League began allowing teams to send players to Olympic rosters. In 2010, at the Vancouver Olympics, when Canada won gold, all three goalies were Quebecers: Martin Brodeur, Marc-André Fleury, and Roberto Luongo.
In a historic first, since 1952, Canada’s twenty-five-man hockey delegation won’t have anyone...
February 9, 2026 - 06:30 | Toula Drimonis | Walrus
I open the faucet and water gushes out, frothing as it fills a bright blue twenty-litre plastic jug, its faded sticker declaring BUILT TOUGH. You’ve probably seen one in the outdoors aisle at Canadian Tire: a cubic jug with a red or white screw-top faucet and a built-in handle for convenience. Most Canadians would associate the blue jug with camping trips.
I’m lugging six twenty-litre blue jugs in the back of my truck to my permanent residence outside of Whitehorse, a dwelling without running water known as a “dry cabin.” These 120 litres will last myself and my partner—and our three...
February 9, 2026 - 06:29 | Trina Moyles | Walrus
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