#TheMoment a substitute biathlete won silver at the Arctic Winter Games
Biathlete Gallagher D’Abramo has been on a winning streak after his friend, Chase O’Brien, gave up his spot at the Arctic Winter Games so he could compete. Source link
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‘Feisty’ furless raccoon creates quite the buzz at N.S. wildlife rehab centre
A new animal at a Nova Scotia wildlife rehabilitation centre is raising eyebrows and attracting attention. To look at her, one might not even know what kind of animal she is. Rufus is a raccoon, but without the trademark black bandit-like mask and bushy ringed tail, she doesn’t look like one. “It’s a clear case…
Once-celebrated P.E.I. apple orchard faces no sanctions despite foreign worker abuse claims
When it broke ground on Prince Edward Island in 2014, Canadian Nectar Products had former high-profile politicians pitching a company with the potential to bring jobs and people to the small province. It had a lofty goal: transform an island known for potatoes into the apple-growing capital of the world, as the local newspaper reported….
‘I don’t want it in Toronto’: PWHL Montreal eager to break women’s hockey attendance record
Ann-Renée Desbiens isn’t comfortable with Toronto holding the attendance record for a women’s hockey game. The goalie for Montreal’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team believes the title should belong to her home province. And Toronto’s rival city. “I want it in Montreal. I don’t want it in Toronto,” Desbiens said without hesitation Wednesday at the…
College Royal celebrates 100 years at University of Guelph
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An agricultural event in Guelph is celebrating its centennial. This is the 100th edition of College Royal at the University of Guelph that kicked off last Wednesday and runs until this Sunday. It began in 1925 as a livestock show and has evolved into something more. “Our…
Shoppers Drug Mart says it doesn’t have medication review targets, but records show it does
In January, a Shoppers Drug Mart district manager in Ontario wrote to store owners in his area to express “deep disappointment” in their performance during the first week of 2024. “Despite clear plans and expectations, it is evident that we fell significantly short of our targets,” reads the email obtained by CBC News. The email…
Committed to improvement, UNB men’s hockey team aims for golden end to perfect season
Growing up playing hockey in Saint John, N.B, Kale McCaullum knew about the University of New Brunswick men’s hockey team, the contending force in Canadian university hockey from just up north. Despite playing most of his hockey in his hometown going on to play major junior with the Saint John Sea Dogs for two seasons, the looming…
Rats set up shop next to Montreal grocery store. Residents are fed up – Montreal
Rats have emerged as a big problem for people in the Villeray Parc-Extension neighbourhood. “I got jumped by two rats right there like two months ago,” said resident Romane St-Pierre as he walked around place du Parc, near the Maxi grocery store. “They jumped on my leg and then they ran, lucky I had pants…
What we can learn from Canada’s record wildfire season, as a new one approaches
Fire crews across much of Canada are already on high alert for the coming wildfire season, only months after the conclusion of the worst season on record. Quebec’s fire monitoring agency, SOPFEU, issued a warning for some parts of the province last week, the earliest in its history. “It’s going to get dry very quickly, so…
Brianne Jenner, Kateřina Mrázová power PWHL Ottawa to 1st win over Montreal
Ottawa goalie Emerance Maschmeyer thinks there’s a rivalry brewing between the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s three Canadian teams as the regular season reaches its final third. “Montreal is becoming a rival, I would say, and I think Toronto’s up there too for us right now,” Maschmeyer said. “We’ll see who comes out on top.” On…