After getting just over two-thirds support in Saturday’s leadership vote, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says she understands the party needs to change if it’s going to win the next election. Stiles received 68 per cent of the votes at the party’s annual convention in Niagara Falls, Ont., held just one week after Bonnie Crombie stepped down as…
Damian Warner’s attempt to win his first world championship title won’t be happening in Tokyo. The 2021 Olympic champion decathlete from Canada is withdrawing from the competition with an Achilles injury. The competition is scheduled for Saturday morning in Tokyo. In an Instagram post, the London, Ont., resident said while it wasn’t torn, and MRI…
Members of Calgary’s mountain biking community are mourning the loss of one of their own. On Sept. 12, Jordan Phillip Goheen, 40, was riding his e-bike when a vehicle struck him as he was crossing the intersection at 17 Avenue and 101 Street southwest. According to the Calgary Police Service, a SUV driven by a…
Three years into working toward his goal of running every street in the city, one Toronto runner was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. He kept going, aiming to raise money for a cause close to his heart. And on Friday afternoon, he completed his goal. “It’s been a real journey that has involved a lot of…
Of all the victories, moments, titles and podium appearances that Brad Gushue has experienced over his legendary curling career, his team’s ability to be a consistent contender for two-plus decades is something that stands out for the Canadian skip. “Just the longevity,” Gushue said Thursday on a video call with reporters. “The fact that we’ve…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo obtained by The Canadian Press. The internal document sent Sept. 10 by the justice department asks other departments to assemble information as per a directive from Smith’s office to…
Manitoba has filed its intervention in the Supreme Court fight over Quebec’s controversial secularism law, arguing that courts across Canada should be able to issue opinions on whether other jurisdictions’ laws — including those that use the notwithstanding clause — violate the rights of Canadians. Courts should be able to declare whether laws like Quebec’s Bill 21 violate the…
St. John’s curler Brad Gushue has announced he will retire from competitive curling at the end of this season. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) Newfoundland and Labrador curler Brad Gushue — a two-time Olympic medallist who has won more national men’s curlling championships than anyone else in the sport — has announced he will retire from competitive curling at…
Kelowna, B.C., saw a surge in travel this summer, with airline traffic climbing to new heights. According to Kelowna International Airport, passenger numbers were up significantly, breaking previous records. “We’ve had a very busy summer — very positive,” said Sam Samaddar, CEO of Kelowna International Airport. The airport reported a 7.6-per cent increase in passengers…
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) broke up a cross-border drug ring tied to Mexican cartels and seized what it says is its largest amount of cocaine ever. The two-year-long Project Cerberus — which takes its name from the three-headed hound that guards the gates of the underworld in Greek mythology — began in May 2023, with the…
