Emails released by FIFA indicate drone usage for the purposes of spying may have been a common practice across Canada Soccer’s senior national teams. The international soccer federation released a document dated July 28 regarding punishment levied against the national federation after an analyst was caught operating a drone to spy on a New Zealand practice ahead…
New data from the B.C. government shows thousands of short-term rentals have been operating illegally. Seven communities across the province require short-term rentals to operate with a business licence. According to the province, there are 22,000 listings in those areas but nearly 11,000 are operating without that permit. The data comes from new legislation that…
Bronwyn Chhay runs an ice cream cart every summer at a Calgary park. Yet she noticed in July that one of her most popular treats — Melona, a creamy Korean brand of frozen dessert bar — was proving increasingly difficult to track down. “We hadn’t been able to find them in weeks,” Chhay, the owner of ice cream sandwich…
Live Ellie Black leads Team Canada into the women’s artistic gymnastics team final at the Paris Olympic Games. Watch live as they face Simone Biles and a United States team looking to win its third team title in the last four Olympics. Live coverage begins at 12:15 p.m. ET CBC Sports · Posted: Jul 30,…
Unapproved, compounded versions of a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug are being sold in Canada, the Ozempic maker said, amid a warning about dosing errors that have resulted in some people being hospitalized in the United States. Novo Nordisk told Global News on Monday that it has filed a complaint with Health Canada regarding the promotion…
The former director of public affairs for the Vancouver Police Department is suing the city, the force and one of the VPD’s most prominent spokespeople for alleged “gender and racial discrimination, harassment and bullying.” In a lawsuit filed last week in B.C. Supreme Court, Sharmini Dee claims she resigned from her job in June after being…
The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer are appealing FIFA’s six-point penalty to the national women’s soccer team in the wake of a spying scandal at the Paris Games. FIFA docked the points on Saturday as part of a punishment that included a fine for Canada Soccer and the suspension of three coaching staff members…
Tourism spending in London, Ont., reached over $1 billion in 2023, according to a report from Tourism London. The report, prepared by the Conference Board of Canada, shows tourism spending in the city rose by 10.8 per cent last year, bringing in an extra $106.5 million for the local economy compared with 2022. This brings…
“The Alberta Liquor Control Board is no longer our spiritual leader,” Calgary Herald columnist Don Martin declared in a Sept. 3, 1993, column. Martin was reacting to news that the Alberta government would give up exclusive control over liquor, having regulated sales via the Alberta Liquor Control Board since prohibition ended in the province in 1924….
Dr. Tina Atkinson grew up dreaming of going to the Olympics. Now, she can check both the Winter and Summer Olympics off her bucket list. The Nova Scotian is the doctor for the Canadian canoe/kayak team at the Olympic Games in Paris. The team began competition in slalom events on Saturday. Sprint events begin on Aug….
