Canada has defeated Argentina at the Davis Cup. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-3 in the first singles rubber match on Tuesday in Group D action at the AO Arena. Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime then defeated Sebastian Baez 6-3, 6-3 in the second singles match. Shapovalov broke on all four of…
There were cheers among some segments of the population when Ontario brought back cursive writing in 2023 as some were aghast that kids would not be able to sign a check or mail a letter to a loved one. The province also announced in May that it was bringing back Home Economics as the Ford…
Nancy Le, 25, has been using facial sunscreens since she was a teenager. But unlike people who buy sunscreen from stores, the Vancouver nursing student is one of many who use online retailers. That’s because the sunscreen she uses, which is made in Asia, contains ingredients that aren’t approved by Health Canada. “The other sunscreens…
The Fleet, the Frost, the Victoire, the Sirens, the Charge and the Sceptres. In a process nearly a year in the making, the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Monday unveiled the nicknames and logos for each of its six franchises entering its second season. The public, inevitably, is already expressing their opinions for and against the new branding on social…
Conservative MPs have asked Canada’s public safety committee to reconvene to probe how a Toronto man arrested last week for allegedly plotting an ISIS attack in the U.S. got into the country. The four Conservative members of the committee want it to meet immediately to hear from Immigration Minister Marc Miller, Public Safety Minister Dominic…
The body of late Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick will lie in state at Manitoba’s legislative building, a practice the province’s former chief of protocol calls a rare honour. “It is a very special event for those that, you know, the government feels should be recognized as such,” said Dwight MacAulay, who spent almost 20…
What looked like a bounce back for Canada at the Paralympic Games was more of a return to form. Canada’s 10 gold medals in Paris were the most since 19 in Beijing in 2008, and also doubled the output at the Tokyo Games three years ago. The 29 medals overall matched Rio in 2016 and…
What looked like a bounce back for Canada at the Paralympic Games was more of a return to form. Canada’s 10 gold medals in Paris were the most since 19 in Beijing in 2008, and also doubled the output at the Tokyo Games three years ago. The 29 medals overall matched Rio in 2016 and…
University of New Brunswick isn’t just calling its mini-satellite anymore. The team located in Fredericton has taken to yelling at Violet as the window to reach it closes. Violet is the first satellite built and designed in New Brunswick to enter the Earth’s orbit. More than 300 people from the province worked on it over…
Canada’s Nate Riech has won his second consecutive Paralympic medal. The Victoria native took silver in the men’s T38 1,500 metres on Saturday at the Stade de France in Paris, following up the title he won three years ago at the Tokyo Games. Riech crossed the finish line in four minutes 13.12 seconds, slightly behind gold…
