Fans at Scotiabank Arena loudly booed during the American national anthem before the Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. They then switched to loud cheers when “O Canada” began. Fans of the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise booed the anthem after similar reactions broke out Saturday night at NHL games in Ottawa and Calgary,…
A veteran of the Canadian airborne regiment and a former United Nations security advisor, Dave Lavery has been traveling in and out of Kabul for two decades. Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, he has also helped evacuate hundreds of Afghans vulnerable to reprisals because of their work for Canada’s military. But while…
A solid serve and patience helped Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime earn his second men’s tennis title of the season. The second-seeded Canadian defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-2, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2) to win the Open Occitanie tournament Sunday in Montpellier, France. Auger-Aliassime, of Montreal registered 19 aces and also won 78 per cent of his first serves…
Canada must overcome a 2-0 deficit against Hungary to advance in the Davis Cup men’s team tennis tournament. Fabian Marozsan defeated Alexis Galarneau before Marton Fucsovics toppled Gabriel Diallo on Saturday at Montreal’s IGA Stadium, giving Hungary a commanding lead in the best-of-five first-round qualifier. Maroszan prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 against Galarneau, of Laval, Que., in…
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford insists Ontario is not vulnerable during a snap election campaign he called as a possible trade war with the United States looms. But Ford warned Saturday of difficult times ahead should U.S. President Donald Trump make good on his vow to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Ford…
When Penny Miller was growing up on her family’s cow-calf ranch in Athabasca, Alta., her father, who also worked in forestry, and her two older brothers were regularly called away to off-ranch jobs. As a result, keeping the operation running was a responsibility often left to 10-year-old Penny and her mother, a task that proved…
