Descrease article font size Increase article font size In 2021, Drew Derosier expressed overwhelming gratitude to Okanagan residents who helped raise funds for an accessible van — a $90,000 modified 2020 Toyota Sienna that changed his life. “I don’t think you realize how much I appreciate this, and how much it’s going to change my…
Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel. The doctors said Wednesday that Canada’s current restrictions on arms exports to the country aren’t good enough, and they alleged Canadian firms are still making military components being used in Gaza. Israel has insisted…
For the second year in a row, it was Minnesota Frost captain Kendall Coyne Schofield hoisting the Walter Cup after her team won the championship. It was the player who played such a key role in the creation of the Professional Women’s Hockey League who again led her team to the top of the mountain, through bumps…
Wildfires in northern Saskatchewan are blazing out of control which is stretching resources in the province. On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) provided an update on the 21 active and out-of-control fires raging in the prairies. SPSA vice-president of operations, Steve Roberts, says overnight and daytime temperatures have remained high, alongside strong winds…
The province announced a series of new measures to boost safety, including fences around jail windows and body scanners. Source link
The Minnesota Frost are PWHL champions once again. Liz Schepers scored at 12:00 in overtime of Game 4 to give Minnesota a decisive 2-1 win over the Ottawa Charge on Monday, and a second Walter Cup in as many years. The Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP award was given to Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips. Each game in the best-of-five series…
Real estate experts say there is another indication that the real estate market in Greater Vancouver is changing. Vancouver realtor and investor, Steve Saretsky, says the market is becoming so saturated that realtors are turning down listings. “The inventory is stacking up, it’s not selling,” he said. “Which is to say, there are a lot…
The former owner and operator of a Saskatoon pharmacy pleaded guilty Monday to trafficking drugs, admitting she illegally sold more than 22,000 oxycodone pills. Jenna Ternan, 43, was sentenced to five years in prison for what Justice David Gerecke called an “appalling breach of trust” that “led you to harm many individuals you will never…
The long wait is over. Tage Thompson scored the golden goal as the United States prevailed over Switzerland 1-0 in overtime to win its first ice hockey world championship in decades on Sunday. Thompson wristed a shot past goaltender Leonardo Genoni from the top of the right circle for the winner 2:02 into overtime of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men from Calgary ran 10 marathons in 10 days in 10 provinces in order to raise $1,000,000 for KidsSport, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Autism Asperger’s Friendship Society. “We started on Friday May 16, ten days ago in St. John’s, Newfoundland,” explained Dave Morin, who made…
