A group of residents in B.C.’s Okanagan region spent hours in the cold, meticulously sculpting a patriotic display. The result is a frozen Canadian flag carved into the snow on Ellison Lake, just north of Kelowna. Measuring just under 100 metres by 25 meters, the display — big enough to be seen by airplanes flying…
Canada is off to the 4 Nations Face-Off final. An old — and familiar foe — waits on deck. Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon scored 46 seconds apart in the first period, and Canada held on late to beat Finland 5-3 on Monday afternoon to set up a mouth-watering title game later this week against…
By Jack Farrell and Aaron Sousa The Canadian Press Posted February 17, 2025 5:01 pm Updated February 17, 2025 5:37 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A two-week-old boy who was bitten by a pet dog at a home west of Edmonton on the weekend has died in hospital,…
For the last 10 years, Christine Moore has been advocating for her adult son who, she says, struggles with mental illness and addiction, but privacy laws have made it challenging for her to get the information she needs to care for him. Since her son went missing more than a year ago, she says those issues…
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…
