The road to the Olympic Games hasn’t always been smooth for Canada’s athletes in Paris. A capsule look at the challenges some have faced in their careers: Sydney Pickrem, Clearwater, Fla., swimming “The biggest challenge has definitely always been mental health. Until I really discovered my issues with depression and anxiety and tackled them, I…
There’s no other way to put it: Kingston’s Aaliyah Edwards is living the dream. At a young age, while playing for the Kingston Impact, it was clear she would become something special. She followed that up by winning city, regional and provincial championships at Frontenac Secondary School and eventually landed a scholarship to play with…
When Ashley Hickey’s seven-year-old son Alex was diagnosed with celiac disease last month, she knew she had to revamp the entire family’s diet to become a gluten-free household. Celiac is a genetic autoimmune disease that causes people to get sick when they consume wheat, rye or barley. Having celiac herself, Hickey is familiar with the…
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández won the Home Run Derby when he beat local star Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals 14-13 in the final round Monday night in Arlington, Texas. The 31-year-old Hernández hit 49 homers over three rounds that totalled 3.98 miles and became the first Dodgers player to win the…
The dispute between the governments of Saskatchewan and Canada around the province’s refusal to collect the federal carbon price on natural gas continues, but Saskatchewan’s justice minister claims the province has stopped the feds and that the matter will be resolved in court. “We stopped them. The government of Saskatchewan has been successful in preventing…
A northern Manitoba father says his family still doesn’t have any answers to why or how his daughter died in RCMP custody last year. The investigation into Janine Walker’s death remains open, but Vernon Highway says he hasn’t even seen her autopsy report. Janine Walker was 23 when she was detained by RCMP in Chemawawin…
The Canadian basketball community is a family tree. Take Steve Konchalski, the man affectionately known as Canada’s Coach K, who guided the men’s team at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia for 46 years. Konchalski was an assistant under Jack Donohue, who coached the Canadian men’s national team to Olympic qualification in 1976, 1980,…
Saskatchewan RCMP say a man drowned in Waskesiu Lake Sunday. Source link
Jeremy Ettawakapow waited years to learn what happened the night his father died in RCMP custody. Following a five-day inquest last month, he knows the tragedy could have been prevented. “He could have had another day. He could have another month, could have another year.… That’s something that I’m very heartbroken about,” he said on June…
Ayaka Furue of Japan made a late charge to win the Evian Championship with an eagle on the last hole to clinch her first major title on Sunday. The 24-year-old Furue held her nerve with another clinical putt, having made three birdies in the previous four holes to finish on 19 under overall in Evian-Les-Bains, France. Furue…
