Canadian swimmer Aurélie Rivard captured her 12th career Paralympic medal with silver in the women’s S10 100-metre freestyle event on Sunday in Paris. The 28-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., clocked a time of one minute 00.82 seconds at Paris La Défense Arena, finishing just 0.3 seconds behind gold medallist Emeline Pierre of France. Rivard, who holds the world record, was the…
The son of a 78-year-old man who died in a Fredericton emergency department after waiting to be seen for nearly seven hours says New Brunswick’s premier is using his father’s death to score political goals ahead of an election. Ryan Mesheau said he was taken aback by Premier Blaine Higgs’s recent vow to shield health-care…
Pest control technician JS Ouellette says this hot, dry summer has been good for business, with 25 to 40 calls per day to remove wasp nests — roughly four times the typical call volume. “I am just parked and people will come up and be like, ‘hey, do you deal with wasps? I have some,’” said…
P.E.I. freestyle wrestler Hannah Taylor didn’t win a medal at the Olympics in Paris. She says that’s OK. After a few weeks of reflection, Taylor is feeling overwhelmingly grateful for the whole experience. “I think the negative parts of the experience, of not getting the results I wanted, started to fade,” she told CBC P.E.I….
Hot on the heels of a Canada-wide rail shutdown, a potential strike at U.S. seaports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico is threatening to further disrupt supply chains. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents roughly 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen seaports from Texas to Maine, have threatened to walk off the job on…
The Michelin Guide is coming to Quebec in 2025. Some in the restaurant industry say it’s been a long time coming, while others say it won’t change how they do things. Source link
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother were killed Thursday night when they were hit by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey, police said Friday. Gaudreau, 31, and brother, Matthew, 29, are Carneys Point, N.J., natives and were scheduled to be groomsmen at their sister Katie’s…
The union representing thousands of railroaders has appealed the moves that ended the rail shutdown last week — a work stoppage that halted freight and commuter traffic across the country. In filings to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Teamsters union challenged directives for binding arbitration issued to a labour board by federal Labour Minister…
North Residents posted on Facebook early Friday morning showing photos of the community’s Co-op grocery store on fire. Co-op store caught fire early Friday morning, triggering state of emergency CBC News · Posted: Aug 30, 2024 9:56 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Whale Cove’s Co-op grocery store burned early Friday morning. The fire…
Kate O’Brien has won Canada’s first medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris with a bronze in track cycling. The 36-year-old from Calgary finished third in the women’s C4-5 500-metre time trial at the velodrome behind gold medallist Caroline Groot of the Netherlands and silver medallist Marie Patouillet of France. O’Brien won a silver medal…
