Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million US, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sport, the auctioneer said Wednesday. Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in a season, reaching…
Ukraine will receive $50 billion in loans, backed by frozen Russian assets, from Group of Seven allies, the White House said Wednesday. Distribution of the money will begin by year’s end, according to American officials who said the United States is providing $20 billion of the total. Leaders of the wealthy democracies agreed earlier this…
There’ll soon be a new Indigenous astronomy show at McMaster University’s planetarium, but the story it tells is an old one. “This is our knowledge that has been in this country for thousands of years,” Thomas Deer, one of the program’s creators said. He told CBC Hamilton he’s been pushing to share Indigenous stories about…
Marco Arop, who ran to an Olympic silver medal in August, is the first Canadian to join Grand Slam Track before the professional league’s inaugural season in 2025. The reigning 800-metre world champion’s contract signing was announced Tuesday. “Running has always been about finding that next gear. … It’s about constant growth and seeing where…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 22, 2024 2:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man who died trying to save three people trapped by floodwaters is among eight Nova Scotians awarded the province’s Medal of Bravery. On July 22, 2023, Nicholas Holland, 52, and three…
Since at least September, there’s been an open question as to whether the Ontario New Democratic Party might bring Independent Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama back into the fold. Today, party leader Marit Stiles said the NDP is planning to run a candidate in Jama’s Hamilton-Centre riding, but, “as far as I know — and I’m…
Sarah Pavan, a two-time Olympian who won multiple volleyball gold medals for Canada at world championships and Commonwealth Games, retired on Monday at age 38. Pavan narrowly missed qualifying for the Paris Games this past summer in beach volleyball. “Volleyball has always been so much more than a sport to me. It has been my…
The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is facing scrutiny from members of a House of Commons committee for her roughly $6,000 worth of travel and hotel expenses at the Paris Olympics this past summer. Catherine Tait, CBC president and chief executive officer, was pressed by MPs on the standing committee on Canadian heritage on…
A woman who was missing after her home was washed away in a mudslide in Coquitlam, B.C., on Saturday has been found dead, police say. Coquitlam RCMP said a search and rescue crew found the body of the 57-year-old woman on Sunday evening. “This is a deeply tragic outcome and our thoughts are with the victim’s family…
Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo lost to Russian-Armenian player Karen Khachanov in three sets at the Almaty Open men’s final on Sunday in Kazakhstan. Khachanov won his seventh ATP Tour title 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. The 28-year-old Khachanov has won both of his matches with the 23-year-old Diallo. Khachanov also beat Diallo 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of…
