Against the backdrop of the Caribbean Sea, Ontario couple Matt Lassaline and Kirsten Whiteley got married in Jamaica last month in a small beach wedding ceremony that was everything they had imagined. Having bought a house in 2021 and with a mortgage to pay off, the couple didn’t want to put themselves in more financial…
TikTok pays some creators on the platform for their videos that are one minute or longer, but Canadians have always been left out. Canada is not one of the countries that qualifies for the Creator Rewards Program, which was introduced this year, replacing the Creator Fund that TikTok originally launched in 2020. To be eligible,…
The Edmonton Oilers have a second chance to win on home ice Saturday as they face off against the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. The Panthers can win the NHL championship in Edmonton if Connor McDavid’s Oilers don’t make a comeback from a three-game deficit in the series Saturday. “We’ve…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size On Day 10 of Calgary’s water supply crisis, and one day after crews found “significant” additional damage on a crucial water main, officials in Alberta’s largest city are scheduled to provide an update on the situation on Saturday morning. Mayor Jyoti Gondek and Calgary Emergency Management Agency…
Kayla Alexander drove back to the gym, reeling from losing to Japan, 86-82, in the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Hungary in February. She was sure her Canadian women’s basketball team was bounced from Olympic contention. The veteran forward from Milton, Ont., was down for the count before Spain took on 19th-ranked tournament host Hungary…
Meta Platforms Inc. has long been using artificial intelligence to help it serve users content and ads it thinks are most likely to interest them, but its new chatbot has thrust the company’s use of the technology back into the spotlight. The Meta AI chatbot embedded in the company’s platforms — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp…
When Fred Dill and his wife, Frances, handed $5,200 over to Alweather Windows and Doors, the transaction was anything but casual. Both retired, they spent several weeks over two summers picking strawberries and blueberries to help save up for the needed upgrades to their home. Last December, they paid, up front, half the total cost…
Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn’t been to in 19 years. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who turned 38 on June 3, said Thursday he wants to just remain on clay, rather than switching over…
A 14-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car in east Toronto late Wednesday, police say. Toronto police said emergency crews responded to the area of Claremore Avenue and Kingston Road at 9:45 p.m. A 2006 Infinity G35 sedan being driven by a 66-year-old man was heading west on Kingston Road…
Every day, a handful of curious Edmundston retirees gather near the Canada Border Services Agency building on the St. John River. They’ve been watching with fascination as a new international bridge has taken shape over the last three years. Now that the bridge is finished and open — mostly — they’re waiting to see the…
