NBA Hall of Famers Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are among 10 limited partners who have joined the Buffalo Bills’ ownership group. The noncontrolling, minority interests were approved Wednesday by NFL team owners at the league’s winter meetings. This is the first time in franchise history that minority owners have been added. Terry and Kim…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 11, 2024 3:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A federal fisheries officer has been suspended for 10 days without pay for his role in arresting two Mi’kmaq elver fishers late at night and releasing them in only their socked feet….
The country’s military police watchdog is launching a high-level investigation into an allegation by the force’s former head of HR that his sexual misconduct case was handled incompetently. Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan faced two military service offence charges in 2022 that were later withdrawn. One of them was related to an alleged inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. Whelan’s complaint to the watchdog…
A Gift for Greener, more Accessible Senior Mobility As part of British Columbia’s larger push toward sustainable transportation, PICS Assisted Living Facilityis excited to announce the arrival of its new electric bus, generously funded by the Ministry of Healthand Fraser Health. This green initiative, initially promised in December 2023, has now officially arrived atthe facility.With…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will contribute up to $3.8 billion in “positive economic output” for Canada as a host nation, according to a FIFA economic impact assessment. That amount is split between Canadian gross domestic product, labour income and government revenue with GDP ($2 billion) and labour income ($1.3 billion) getting the biggest chunk….
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 10, 2024 3:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Assembly of First Nations says the ongoing postal strike is delaying supplies of medicine and other necessities to rural and remote communities. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling on Canada Post…
Swimmer Summer McIntosh has won the Northern Star Award as Canada’s athlete of the year after a dominant performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 18-year-old from Toronto won three gold medals in Paris, becoming the first Canadian athlete to accomplish that feat at an Olympic Games, summer or winter. She set Olympic records in…
The Philadelphia Phillies and two-time all-star Jordan Romano are in agreement on a one-year deal worth $7.75 million US, ESPN and The Athletic reported Monday. The 31-year-old right-hander from Markham, Ont., was non-tendered by Toronto earlier this off-season. The Phillies bolster their bullpen after Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estevez hit free agency. Romano went 1-2…
It’s an organization that relies heavily on volunteer mentors to keep programs afloat, but with hundreds of kids currently on the waitlist, they are searching for more mentors. Source link
Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer Geoffrey Jobert says such attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality in Nova Scotia’s largest fishery. Overnight on Nov. 23, someone fired a single shot that passed through three rooms in his Mavillette, N.S., home, with the shell ending its journey in a rocking…
