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An Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team has drafted a seven-foot-tall defenceman. The Brantford Bulldogs selected Alexander Karmanov during the 2025 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft and referred to him as “the largest hockey player on the planet” in a social media post announcing him as the 172nd overall selection. Here’s what we know about the 273-pound hockey player.
Where is Alexander Karmanov from?
Karmanov was born in Chisinau, Moldova, on March 22, 2008. The 17-year-old is both Moldovan and Russian. According to the Brantford Bulldogs he is the first Moldovan player ever...
July 3, 2025 - 17:25 | National Post | National Post
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— The president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association says the top ask of Prime Minister Mark Carney, who recently met with auto industry leaders, is to repeal the federal electric vehicle sales mandate, adding pressure to the Liberals to revisit the climate policy.
Brian Kingston met with Carney on Wednesday, alongside the CEOs of Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, which the industry association represents, where...
July 3, 2025 - 17:19 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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July 3, 2025 - 16:57 | Jennifer Yang | The Globe and Mail
A swarming attack on a business owner in Oshawa, Ont., that police are investigating as a possible hate crime has shaken the victim’s family and the broader Muslim community, which has seen a rise in Islamophobic incidents, advocates said Thursday. Amira Elghawaby, federal special representative on combatting Islamophobia, said the alleged suspects “violently” ripped off the woman’s hijab and kicked her repeatedly during the attack.
July 3, 2025 - 16:42 | Sharif Hassan | The Globe and Mail
Nunavut’s health department declared an end to years-long tuberculosis outbreaks in two Baffin Island communities on Thursday.Pangnirtung, a hamlet 45 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, had the largest outbreak of TB in the territory in at least seven years. The outbreak was declared in November, 2021, and resulted in 47 active TB cases and 225 latent or “sleeping” infections, which are asymptomatic and non-contagious.
July 3, 2025 - 16:34 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
Durham Regional Police said the incident happened just after midnight at a Pizza Pizza location on Wentworth Street West in Oshawa and ended with an assault.
July 3, 2025 - 16:10 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
