Cameron Champ wasn’t even supposed to be here today. Champ shot a 4-under 66 to climb atop the leaderboard on Friday at 12-under overall at the RBC Canadian Open for a two-stroke lead over fellow American Andrew Putnam. A week ago, Champ was the eighth alternate for the only PGA Tour event in Canada, but…
The City of Edmonton is moving into the second of three phases of its accelerated roadwork this summer, to make room for the 14-kilometre second leg of the Valley Line LRT from the downtown core to the west end. The city elected to shut down select intersections so the builder, Marigold Infrastructure Partners, can get work…
Potential price hikes at the grocery store unrelated to tariffs or even inflation? In this economy? Yes, it’s bananas. No, literally: this story is about bananas. Fruit giant Chiquita is one of the top brands leading the global banana industry, and its bananas are sold in 47 countries, including Canada, according to its most recent sustainability report. And Canada maintains a steady…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing her If the basketball pundits, podcasters and gamblers are correct, the NBA Finals could be a bit of a snoozer. Pretty much everybody in the media is picking the Oklahoma City Thunder…
It was just six months ago when an excited Hilda Reimer signed the papers for a condo unit at Chinook Manor. “I thought, ‘This will be my last home’… I actually lived here 40 years ago when they were rentals.” Unfortunately, Reimer broke her pelvis during the winter move. Since then, she’s been recovering and…
Two players hailing from the same Montreal borough, Luguentz Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Benedict Mathurin of the Indiana Pacers, are among four Canadians participating in the NBA Finals. Source link
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. After almost a week of buildup, a highly anticipated Stanley Cup sequel between the Oilers and Panthers finally gets started tonight at 8 p.m. ET in Edmonton. Last year, these teams delivered…
The separatist Republican Party of Alberta is crying foul over a cancelled debate in a central Alberta byelection, suggesting the governing United Conservative Party is dodging democracy. The local Olds and District Chamber of Commerce said it had invited candidates from both those parties and the NDP, but only Republican Party of Alberta leader Cameron…
With a new law coming into force that imposes heavier penalties and provides new tools for victims, Quebec becomes the second province to enact intimate image sharing legislation. Source link
Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, one of the four members of the famed Purple People Eaters front that formed the backbone of four Super Bowl teams, died Tuesday after a long hospitalization for an undisclosed illness. He was 87. The Vikings announced Marshall’s death on behalf of his wife, Susan. The native of…
