Czech Ester Ledecka chooses snowboarding over alpine downhill for Milan-Cortina Olympics
Ester Ledecka, the only woman to win gold in two…
Czech Ester Ledecka chooses snowboarding over alpine downhill for Milan-Cortina Olympics
Ester Ledecka, the only woman to win gold in two different sports at the same Winter Olympics, has made a tough choice for the Milan-Cortina Games. The Czech standout is skipping the alpine downhill event in order to seek a third straight Olympic gold in snowboarding’s giant slalom after all efforts failed to avoid a…
Calls increase for condemnation of OneBC leader over residential school photo
OneBC party leader and Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie is defending herself and doubling down after a photo of her denying the deaths of children at Canada’s residential schools was circulated on social media. The image, taken in front of a sign in Penticton that references the 215 suspected unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Residential…
Exposing a fascist MMA tournament in a small Ontario town
CBC’s visual investigations unit uncovers the location of an MMA tournament held by the white nationalist men’s group Second Sons over Labour Day weekend in the small town of Caledonia, Ont. Source link
Canada downs Nigeria 4-1 in FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup opener
Melisa Kekic scored the winner in the 73rd minute and fellow substitute Julia Amireh added two insurance goals as Canada defeated Nigeria 4-1 Sunday in its opening game at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Sale, Morocco. After Kekic gave Canada a 2-1 lead, Amireh scored in the 80th and 86th minute. Gabriela Istocki…
Calgary petting zoo temporarily closed after avian flu cases reported
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A popular Calgary petting zoo and farm has had to close its doors temporarily after Alberta Health Services confirmed nine cases of avian flu in poultry. According to the agency, Primary Care Alberta was notified on Thursday of nine poultry cases of the avian flu at Butterfield…
‘Who is Kim Rabot?’ Remembering the first victim of a faded Canadian tragedy
Warning: This story discusses school violence, sexual assault and suicide. When Trina Costantini-Powell began brainstorming what to feature in the 1970s room during her Ottawa high school’s centennial, she thought of Nixon, Trudeau and the Vietnam War. But when she and other Glebe Collegiate Institute graduates gathered amid all the trophies and yearbooks in the…
Springer ‘feeling better’ ahead of Game 6 of ALCS between Blue Jays and Mariners
George Springer is “feeling better” a day ahead of the most important game of the Toronto Blue Jays’ post-season. Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Springer was recovering quickly after taking a fastball off the inside of his right knee in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS). Toronto hosts the Mariners…
Trump in the crosshairs: ‘No Kings Day’ rallies draw hundreds of thousands
From Washington to Vancouver, and from Montreal to Berlin, thousands gathered Saturday for the second No Kings Day, a day of action protesting U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and what organizers describe as a stand against authoritarianism. In Vancouver, hundreds gathered in downtown on Saturday for the event, held at Jack Poole Plaza beside the…
Montrealers show up to support democracy at ‘No Tyrants’ protest
Montrealers gathered in Place du Canada on Saturday to send a pro-democracy message, in what was dubbed a “No Tyrants” demonstration. It was one of many rallies taking place across North America, including in Washington D.C., as part of the wider “No Kings” movement in the United States. The mass mobilizations are to protest the…
Blue Jays fall to Mariners 6-2 in Game 5, Seattle again leads ALCS
A late-game offensive onslaught by the Mariners led Seattle to a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays during Game 5 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) on Friday. The Mariners now have a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, and the Jays are on the brink of elimination from the post-season as they…
