Natalie Achonwa’s 15-month-old son, Maverick, has quickly and seamlessly integrated into the Canadian women’s basketball team. Someone taught him to bump fists and he greets everyone with one whenever he enters a room. A few players are going out for coffee? Count Maverick in. Even when Achonwa steps away for a second, Maverick is the centre…
A cereal for babies is being pulled off the shelves across Canada due to concerns over a rare bacterial illness that could potentially be fatal in infants. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a nationwide recall on Saturday for Baby Gourmet Organic’s Banana Raisin Oatmeal, an organic whole grain baby cereal, because of possible Cronobacter…
From left, Elite Navigator captain Eugene Carter, Jordan King, Toby Peddle and David Tiller say despite the ordeal of being lost at sea, they plan to get back fishing soon. ‘I don’t want the fish to get away, right?’ says Carter. (Danny Arsenault/CBC) Toby Peddle, one of seven fishermen who spent more than two days…
Defender Sydney Collins will not compete for the Canadian women’s soccer team at the Paris Olympics after fracturing her left leg during a closed-door match against Nigeria in Marbella, Spain on Wednesday. The Canadian Olympic Committee announced Saturday that defender Gabrielle Carle of Levis, Que., will replace Collins on the roster after previously being selected…
Environment and Climate Change Canada warned of heat and smoke throughout most of Saskatchewan Sunday. Air quality advisories issued by Environment Canada point to numerous wildfires burning in western Canada as the reason for the advisories. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox…
Along the banks of Hunt Lake in the south of Whiteshell Provincial Park, the largemouth bass stalks in the water, threatening the survival of other fish in the ecosystem. But this competitive, aggressive predator wasn’t always part of Hunt Lake. Anglers first spotted the freshwater fish there in 2023 — and unlike other species, the largemouth bass was…
Noah Lyles warmed up for his assault on the Olympic 100-metres title in impressive style on Saturday as the American world champion ran a personal best of 9.81 seconds in the final Diamond League meeting before the Games. Lyles, probably the biggest name in the sport at the moment, delivered in the final race of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A recent interaction between a conservation officer and David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation, appears set to become the latest skirmish in the battle over Indigenous hunting and fishing rights in the province.Chartrand was given a ticket last month for angling without a licence on…
Thousands of residents from Labrador City are shown earlier this month heading east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay as a wildfire threatens the town. (Darryl Dinn/CBC) N.L. Premier Andrew Furey has announced that the evacuation of Labrador City is being partially lifted. The wildfire threatening the community is not entirely out, but it is now considered…
Hamilton’s Mitchell Akira Kawasaki recalls that in 1976, when he won his first fight in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Montreal Olympics, he saw this newspaper headline: “Kawasaki lets the good times roll.” Kawasaki had just started learning the Greco-Roman style of wrestling the year before the Summer Games and managed to place sixth in Montreal. Now, at…
