Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo set a men’s half-marathon word record on Sunday and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes. 24-year-old sets time of 56 minutes 41 seconds in Barcelona race The Associated Press · Posted: Feb 16, 2025 3:22 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo broke the…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 16, 2025 3:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Coast Guard says the cargo ship MSC Baltic III reported a loss of power then ran aground on the western coast of Newfoundland. All 20 people on board the ship were safely…
The Maple Leaf turned 60 years old on Saturday and, in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued jabs at Canada, the nation’s flag and its special day are gaining more attention than usual. Source link
Quebec’s Laurie St-Georges set a Scotties Tournament of Hearts record for the most stolen ends in a game with seven in an 8-2 win over Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes. St-Georges stole one in the first end, and after a blanked second, scored single points in ends three to seven. Her team stole another two in the…
The one-room Shiloh Baptist Church, constructed from hand-hewn poplar logs nestled in a small grove near a cemetery with 37 white crosses, is a poignant reminder of Saskatchewan’s first Black settlement. There are still descendants of the Shiloh people, who moved 29 kilometres north of Maidstone, Sask., from Oklahoma in the early 1900s as part…
Congratulations, Ontario. We’ve made it past the halfway point of our first winter election season in 142 years (no really, you can look it up). It was a busy week on the campaign trail, so here’s a look back on a few of the biggest story lines. We’re keeping things simple here, but be sure to follow…
Connor McDavid was hanging out with buddies from his Toronto minor hockey team. Nathan MacKinnon was trying to get home to Nova Scotia from the prep school he attended in Minnesota. A cancelled flight due to winter weather forced him to stay behind with a friend’s family. It was Feb. 28, 2010, and the teenagers,…
By Sarah Jones Global News Posted February 14, 2025 6:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size For people across Canada the GST/HST holiday exemption is coming to an end Friday, and residents in Saskatchewan have some mixed feelings on how the rollout actually impacted their savings. Get daily National…
When you drive up to Brenda Trafford’s home in Murray Corner, in southeastern New Brunswick, you can see why she’d never want to leave. It is a unique 12-sided, dodecagon house, with windows on all sides, overlooking the Northumberland Strait and the Confederation Bridge. It’s a special place she shared with her husband, Tom, until he…
Cristiano Ronaldo again topped the list of the world’s highest-paid athletes with total income of $260 million US in 2024, according to sports industry news site Sportico, but there were no women in the top 100. The leading 100, dominated by players from soccer, the NBA, NFL, golf and boxing, earned an estimated $6.2 billion…
