In the wake of a 10-year-old girl’s suicide on his reserve, the Chief of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation flew more than 3,000 kilometres to Ottawa to sit face-to-face with the federal minister of Indigenous services. In that meeting Wednesday morning, Chief Ronald Mitsuing received confirmation from Minister Mark Miller that the federal government would financially support a […]
Decades after a stampede left 11 people dead and 23 injured at a Who concert in Cincinnati, the veteran British rockers will play in the city for the first time since the accident. The band, co-founded in 1964 and still led by singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend, made the announcement on the 40th anniversary of the tragedy. “Since […]
Is this the next evolution of birth control? Researchers at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have successfully concluded a male contraceptive clinical trial that offers an alternative to a vasectomy; the world’s first injectable male contraceptive, the Hindustan Times reported. If you’re daring enough to put a needle into your nether regions, you […]
At 100 years age, Canadian jazz icon Eleanor Collins has one mantra — just take it one day at a time. “That’s the thing that my mother said to me a long time ago,” Collins recalled from her home in Surrey, B.C., where she lives independently. “She said, ‘my dear, you just take one day at a […]
VANCOUVER – The Trans Mountain pipeline received $ 320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes environmental issues. The money included $ 135.8 million in direct subsidies and $ 183.8 million in indirect subsidies that were not […]
Lamar Jackson rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one to help the Baltimore Ravens end New England’s bid for an undefeated season with a resounding 37-20 victory over the visiting Patriots on Sunday night. Jackson completed 17 of 23 passes for 163 yards and rushed for 61 more, while Mark Ingram rushed for a […]
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is to table a budget today that will cut program spending by nearly three per cent. The budget is the first under Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative government since it defeated the NDP in the spring election. Kenney said in a TV address last night that it will not be […]
WASHINGTON—It was merely the first inning, yet fans kept rising out of their seats to applaud or yell or twirl their red towels, to chant “Let’s go, Nats!” and “M-V-P!” and various players’ names, enjoying every moment of a seven-run outburst that would, eventually, propel their city to its first World Series appearance in 86 […]
Former NHL defenceman Tom Laidlaw is among the 20 castaways facing off in the new edition of “Survivor.” Global says the 61-year-old athlete is the first Canadian to ever appear on the long-running series, which launches its 39th edition Wednesday with a 90-minute episode on Global and CBS. Laidlaw began his 10-year on-ice career with […]
Captain Junior Hoilett recorded a hat-trick and teenager Jonathan David continued his torrid scoring pace for Canada in a 6-0 win over outgunned Cuba in a CONCACAF Nations League A match Saturday night. Jonathan Osorio and Doneil Henry also scored for Canada, which led 2-0 at the half before an announced crowd of 10,224 at […]