Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander had her No. 40 jersey retired by Syracuse University on Sunday. The two-time Olympian from Milton, Ont., became just the second women’s basketball player in Syracuse history to receive the honour when her jersey went up during halftime of the Syracuse’s game against Notre Dame. “It’s still so surreal to…
After 149 shows, an estimated US$2 billion in revenue and countless outfit changes, Taylor Swift takes to the stage tonight in Vancouver for the final show of her record-smashing Eras Tour. It’s the superstar’s third sold-out night at BC Place, where she has received a delirious welcome from Swifties both local and international. Celebrities have…
Canada’s spy agency says it will disclose “some information” about foreign interference to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has resisted getting the national security clearance he needs to review classified documents about the issue because it would muzzle him. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told CBC News on Saturday that it’s determined “the disclosure…
The Victoire were victorious over the Ottawa Charge on Friday night with a 2-1 win at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. Mikyla Grant-Mentis played a handful of games for Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team last season before being released. On Friday she came back to haunt her old team with the winning goal…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 7, 2024 3:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada says investors represented three in 10 residential property buyers in Nova Scotia between 2018 and 2020 — the highest volume of such buyers among provinces where data is available. The…
A report from Canada’s auditor general says the federal department that delivers Old Age Security (OAS) and other programs to assist seniors “did not have a comprehensive view” of the needs of Canada’s elderly and doesn’t know if the monthly payments are providing seniors with enough financial support. The report found Employment and Social Development Canada…
Five years ago this week, I sat on a stool in the centre of a boxing ring at Hardknocks Boxing Club in downtown Toronto to talk about life, death, and the sweet science with Bernard Hopkins, a former world champion and future hall of famer. We discussed Adonis Stevenson, who at that moment lay comatose in Quebec…
Commercial elver fishers in the Maritimes are dismissing new quotas for the 2025 season, saying they would significantly cut their share of the lucrative baby eel fishery. In a letter obtained by The Canadian Press, the federal Fisheries Department said Thursday it wants to hand 50 per cent of the total allowable catch — 4,980…
A Saskatchewan man who abducted his daughter to prevent her from getting the COVID-19 vaccine was sentenced Friday morning at Court of King’s Bench in Regina. Justice MacMillan-Brown gave Michael Jackson, 55, a one-year jail sentence, which he has already more than served while his case was before the courts, 200 days of probation and…
Jon Cooper was always walking into a dressing room loaded with talent. Canada’s head coach for the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, an event marking the league’s return to the international stage, and the country’s hockey brain trust had an embarrassment of riches to choose from when selecting the roster. Countless iterations could have potentially got…
