P.E.I. breweries rush to keep pace with unprecedented demand for their craft beer

As Canadians chose to vacation closer to home and enjoyed lower costs to use the Confederation Bridge and Northumberland Ferries, Prince Edward Island breweries have been enjoying a banner summer.  Craft breweries have seen such a jump in sales that some have been struggling to keep enough beer on the shelf. Owner-operator Alex Clark says it’s…

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Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to U.S. Open semifinals; wild-card Fernandez, Williams ride ends

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe are one step closer to a second U.S. Open women’s doubles title. The third seeds rallied Tuesday to defeat the 11th-seeded Timea Babos of Hungary and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. In a later quarterfinal match, the wild-card ride finally ended for the…

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‘Like watching Gretzky play hockey:’ Colleagues remember actor Graham Greene

Colleagues and friends say Graham Greene was a multi-faceted actor, portraying serious and comedic roles alike, who was “like an uncle” to younger performers. Greene, who was Oneida from Six Nations of the Grand River, in southern Ontario, died Monday at the age of 73. He was a member of the Order of Canada, was nominated for an Academy Award…

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Sarault, Dandjinou secure women’s, men’s titles at Canadian short track championships

Courtney Sarault earned two more wins to extend her gold-medal streak to nine and finish as the women’s short track speedskating national champion on Sunday. The Moncton native’s 30,000 points across her top six distances gave her a comfortable lead over the next closest competitor, Kim Boutin (21,760). Sarault won Sunday’s 1,500-metre event with a…

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Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta’s school library books ban with satirical story

Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta’s controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author’s novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” was yanked from some shelves due to the province’s sweeping new rules. In a social media post on Sunday, Atwood said since the literary classic…

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