By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 10, 2024 3:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Assembly of First Nations says the ongoing postal strike is delaying supplies of medicine and other necessities to rural and remote communities. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling on Canada Post…
Swimmer Summer McIntosh has won the Northern Star Award as Canada’s athlete of the year after a dominant performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 18-year-old from Toronto won three gold medals in Paris, becoming the first Canadian athlete to accomplish that feat at an Olympic Games, summer or winter. She set Olympic records in…
The Philadelphia Phillies and two-time all-star Jordan Romano are in agreement on a one-year deal worth $7.75 million US, ESPN and The Athletic reported Monday. The 31-year-old right-hander from Markham, Ont., was non-tendered by Toronto earlier this off-season. The Phillies bolster their bullpen after Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estevez hit free agency. Romano went 1-2…
It’s an organization that relies heavily on volunteer mentors to keep programs afloat, but with hundreds of kids currently on the waitlist, they are searching for more mentors. Source link
Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer Geoffrey Jobert says such attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality in Nova Scotia’s largest fishery. Overnight on Nov. 23, someone fired a single shot that passed through three rooms in his Mavillette, N.S., home, with the shell ending its journey in a rocking…
Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander had her No. 40 jersey retired by Syracuse University on Sunday. The two-time Olympian from Milton, Ont., became just the second women’s basketball player in Syracuse history to receive the honour when her jersey went up during halftime of the Syracuse’s game against Notre Dame. “It’s still so surreal to…
After 149 shows, an estimated US$2 billion in revenue and countless outfit changes, Taylor Swift takes to the stage tonight in Vancouver for the final show of her record-smashing Eras Tour. It’s the superstar’s third sold-out night at BC Place, where she has received a delirious welcome from Swifties both local and international. Celebrities have…
Canada’s spy agency says it will disclose “some information” about foreign interference to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has resisted getting the national security clearance he needs to review classified documents about the issue because it would muzzle him. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told CBC News on Saturday that it’s determined “the disclosure…
The Victoire were victorious over the Ottawa Charge on Friday night with a 2-1 win at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. Mikyla Grant-Mentis played a handful of games for Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team last season before being released. On Friday she came back to haunt her old team with the winning goal…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 7, 2024 3:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada says investors represented three in 10 residential property buyers in Nova Scotia between 2018 and 2020 — the highest volume of such buyers among provinces where data is available. The…
