Auston Matthews scored the winner in the third period and added two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday to even their first-round playoff series 1-1. The star centre took a lob pass from Max Domi and moved in alone on Linus Ullmark before making a move to the…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 23, 2024 6:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say several students have been taken to hospital after a school bus and a transport truck collided on a highway. Police say in a news release that the crash happened Monday…
Playing in the NFL has been a dream for Theo Johnson, and this week, the Windsorite will participate in the NFL Draft just a stone’s throw from home. “I feel an overwhelming sense of presence and love from the community and from the city,” Johnson told CBC News ahead of the draft, which begins Thursday in…
Two years after they first exploded onto television screens, ads for sports betting platforms only regulated in Ontario continue to bombard Canadians in markets where the websites are not regulated. A coalition of lottery and gaming corporations from eight provinces across the country wants that changed. “We are in a fight with people that are…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 22, 2024 7:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Researchers say First Nations patients are more likely to leave Alberta emergency departments before receiving care than non-Indigenous patients. They say a new study shows that anti-Indigenous racism is part of the…
Canada’s plastic bag ban has had an unintended consequence: a proliferation of reusable bags piling up in basements, closets and, eventually, landfills. “They’re everywhere,” said environmental researcher Tony Walker. “We’re drowning in them, and we shouldn’t be.” To combat the problem, several of Canada’s big grocers have introduced solutions. Last week, Walmart launched a free national…
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired four shots on Jeremy Swayman inside the first 90 seconds Saturday. The club was fishing the puck out of its net moments later after the Bruins capitalized on a mistake. Toronto got a 4-on-3 power play early in the second period that failed to connect before superstar Auston Matthews beat…
5:51 ‘I just love pro wrestling’: The divine nature of Canada’s independent scene On a snowy Friday evening in March, there was a gathering of worshippers at a church in the Preston area of Cambridge, Ont. While that might not seem out of the ordinary, this group consisted of wrestlers and a few dozen fans…
Acadia University student Alex Dulay’s foray into entrepreneurship came under the most dire of circumstances. When Dulay was 10, her mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Needing money to pay for treatments, Dulay, who is originally from the Philippines, started making crafts that a brother sold on Facebook, which helped pay for some chemotherapy treatments. But…
Well-paid athletes shouldn’t be likely to run into trouble with gambling, right? Tell that to Shohei Ohtani, the MLB superstar with a $700-million US contract, whose former interpreter stands accused of illicitly taking over $16 million US from the ballplayer’s bank account — allegedly to pay off his own gambling debts. U.S. authorities say Ohtani didn’t know about the activities….
