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…
Various frozen waffle products sold in Canada and the U.S. have been recalled after testing revealed possible listeria bacteria contamination at a manufacturing facility in Brantford, Ont. TreeHouse Foods, a multinational food-processing company, announced the voluntary recall of hundreds of its frozen waffle products on Friday. TreeHouse Foods did not say what stores in Canada…
Cost of Living27:31Freedom 25, 35, and 45? Nick Thompson and his wife, Melanie, love to watch their kids swim in the river near a waterfall on the property where they live in southern Ecuador, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest. “It’s the land of eternal spring, so it never gets below 16 [C] and…
Canada’s Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first career ATP Tour final on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo at the Almaty Open. The 23-year-old from Montreal needed 68 minutes to complete the victory. Diallo, the world No. 118, had a 5-1 edge in aces and saved the lone break point he…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A local dance convention for young artists, complete with educational workshops, was always a dream for Brynne Abgrall. “It’s been a long time coming, it’s been something I’ve wanted to do forever and I’m just so excited,” Abgrall said. The 21-year-old Winnipegger has been dancing competitively since…
The union representing faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges says its members have delivered a strong strike mandate. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union’s says 79 per cent of those who participated in the vote supported a strike mandate, with 76 per cent of members casting a ballot. The union, which represents some 15,000 professors,…
