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The Rugby Rematch Tour presented by Canadian Tire is approaching, and when Canada's Women's 15s team take the field, the Maple Leaf will be stitched across every jersey. But long before these players represented their country on the international stage, they represented their local clubs, universities, and communities; pieces of one nation, each with different stories, roads, and strategies that led them to where they are today. None of these players rose to the top as perfect athletes from day one. It took dedication, hard work, and years of development alongside local teammates and coaches to build that foundation and take it to the highest level of competition. So, when we look at the roster, full of talent and hard work, we also see the diversity of stories and upbringings; a plethora of Canadian definitions; a squad that showcases Canadians from British Columbia and Ontario to the Canadian Prairies, Manitoba, and Quebec. A team that starts on the West Coast and ends with players on the East Coast, more than 4,310 km apart. And while their journeys may differ, they share a common destination: representing Canada.

Drone testing in Ontario Tech University's ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel. OSHAWA, ONTARIO – Ontario Tech University has reached a significant milestone in its contribution to Canada’s defence priorities by qualifying as a supplier in the federal government’s Defence Drone Initiative (DDI) Marketplace. Prominently, Ontario Tech is the only university in Ontario among the qualified suppliers, positioning the university to compete for future Department of National Defence contracts supporting the development and testing of Canadian drone and autonomous technologies.

The 20th annual Cape to Cabot road race is taking place tomorrow. The grueling 20 km trek sees participants running from one historic landmark to another: From Cape Spear to Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill. The race starts at 8 a.m., and because of that there are a few related road closures in St. John’s. Between 7:45 and 11a.m. there will be numerous road closures along the route. A full list can be found online at VOCM dot com. Expect traffic impacts from 7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. on routes including Blackhead Road, Southside Road, Water Street, Harbour Drive, Duckworth Street, Temperance Street and Signal Hill Road.

On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if that’s so, she expects everyone to accept it and move on. Leaders of the independence movement contest that. And political watchers are divided about whether separation — previously a fringe sentiment — will now be a prominent, permanent feature of Alberta’s political landscape, as in Quebec. Julian Castro-Rea, a political-science professor at the University of Alberta who studies the separation debates in Quebec and Alberta, believes as long as Alberta feels alienated from the Canadian capital — feeling that Ottawa benefits from Alberta’s resource economy without giving back — the movement will have fuel. “Even if the referendum is lost, the westernization will still be around, because it’s kind of a way which, traditionally, Albertans have related to the rest of Canada,” says Castro-Rea, who believes western alienation may remain indefinitely. Story continues below advertisement