Hockey Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned for his handling of a sexual assault scandal. ‘I have learned from my prior mistakes,’ says 66-year-old coachGreg Beacham · TheContinue Reading
Sports Paul LaPolice has a new coaching gig. The former CFL coach was named head coach of the Canadian men’s national flag football team Thursday. Football Canada also announced the appointment of Rachel Lessard as the head coach of Canada’s senior women’s squad. Former CFL coach to lead men’s teamContinue Reading
Calgary Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s willing to risk a separation referendum in part to avert the emergence of a political rival. Smith cites high popularity of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois in QuebecLisa Johnson · The Canadian Press · Posted: May 08, 2025 3:37 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading
Entertainment A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point. Her allegations have not been heard in court before, as she was not part of the 2020 trial ofContinue Reading
British Columbia Two pumpkin seed products from the brand Organic Traditions have been recalled. Canadian Food Inspection Agency recommends throwing out recalled Organic Traditions productsCBC News · Posted: May 08, 2025 3:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 8 Two jumbo pumpkin seed products from the brand Organic Traditions haveContinue Reading
World Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away $200 billion US via his charitable foundation by 2045 and lashed out at Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of “killing the world’s poorest children” through huge cuts to the U.S. foreign aid budget. Announcement follows huge cuts to U.S. foreign aid budget used to prevent deadly disease,Continue Reading
Toronto Health officials say measles infected 197 more people in Ontario over the last week as the highly contagious disease emerged in new parts of the country. Public Health Ontario reports 101 hospitalizations, including 75 children Hannah Alberga · The Canadian Press · Posted: May 08, 2025 1:59 PM EDTContinue Reading
Entertainment Kendrick Lamar is extending his dominant musical reign, entering next month’s BET Awards as the leading nominee with 10 nods. Canadian stars Drake and The Weeknd also racked up six and four nominations respectively. Next month’s awards show mark 25th anniversary of BET awardsThe Associated Press · Posted: MayContinue Reading
The Trump administration’s plans for mass deportation now include Libya, which would represent a remarkable development given the North African country’s controversial treatment of migrants, and its fraught history with the U.S. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued an order on Wednesday restricting the removal of migrants to Libya after Reuters, citing threeContinue Reading
Politics The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time one former MP remembers as “the Parliament from hell.” ‘I remember jumping up and down trying to getContinue Reading
