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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Wheel off: Passenger vehicle traveling EB on #Hwy401/Victoria Park. Wheel seperated and struck another vehicle on the WB side of the highway. The three occupants in the vehicle, (pictured) suffered only minor injuries. The other driver charged with detached part. #TorontoOPP^ks pic.twitter.com/6MmOHcVRhx — OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) March 11, 2024 Source link
The Carleton Ravens have defended their U Sports women’s basketball title. The second-seeded Ravens won a 70-67 thriller over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Sunday’s championship game at Edmonton’s Saville Centre. Husky Logan Reider’s last-ditch three-point effort to tie the game hit the backboard and rimmed out. The Ravens scoring-by-committee effort outdid a heroic…
Brittany Hudak and Mark Arendz claimed Canada’s seventh medal of the Para Biathlon World Championships with team sprint bronze on the final day of competition in Prince George, B.C. The Canadian duo clocked a time of 22 minutes 44.4 seconds in Sunday’s final as Arendz collected his fourth medal in four events at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club. Ukraine…
After 17 years with the Cincinnati Reds, hometown hero Joey Votto has signed a minor-league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, joining the team for spring training in Dunedin, Fla. Source link
