Canada When following the Edmonton Oilers’ playoff run so far, you may have seen a Betway-related logo on display — whether when watching the games live, or seeing pictures from those games after the fact. Alberta has only one legal, regulated site for betting — and it’s not Betway GeoffContinue Reading
Canada When Catherine, Princess of Wales, smiled at the crowds at Trooping the Colour last weekend, her first public appearance since December, the general reaction online could perhaps best be characterized with two statements: 1. She looks great. 2. Why? Column praising princess’s appearance was lambasted for ‘lesser mortals’ comment Natalie StechysonContinue Reading
Misting station gives some relief from hot classroomsWith classrooms in an aging Toronto school getting too hot, a misting station being piloted this year offers some relief, albeit temporarily, according to its principal and some students. As summer approaches, classrooms start getting sticky and uncomfortable, according to Grade 8 students at Sts.Continue Reading
Canada·Analysis After flaming out at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, Canada has qualified for Copa America, the South American soccer championship that includes some of the best nations in the world. Canada heads into star-studded tournament looking for rare success on international stage Jamie Strashin · CBC NewsContinue Reading
Montreal·First Person Patrick Kwok-Choon found himself in the captain’s chair on set during a shoot for Star Trek: Discovery. But as his character was having a big moment, the actor was having an even bigger one off screen. The lines between fiction and reality collided when I welcomed my childContinue Reading
Canada Ontario billionaire Frank Stronach, 91, is accused of committing sexual offences against three women between 1980 and 2023, according to court documents that provide further details of charges first announced by Peel Regional Police a week ago. Offences are alleged to have occurred between 1980 and 2023 in OntarioContinue Reading
Canada Why is Pride celebrated in different months across Canada?Pride season is well underway across Canada. The timing of local events and celebrations varies, however, with some Pride events occurring in June and others arriving after the formal start of summer. Pride season arrives in Canada, with events underway now and through the summerCBC NewsContinue Reading
Canada Some of the characters from Sarah J. Maas’ internationally best-selling series A Court of Thorns and Roses are starting to pop up on baby names lists in the U.S. and Canada. The ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas has inspired baby names like Cassian and Rhys Natalie Stechyson ·Continue Reading
Drake has seemingly bet big on the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup Finals. A recent post on his Instagram account outlines a $500,000 US bet in favour of the Canadian team hoping to bring the Cup north of the border for the first time in 30-plus years. “Oilers areContinue Reading
Canada·First Person After years of hiding her body and feeling ashamed of her weight, Whitney Swinimer realized she could do things differently: instead of changing her body to fit store-bought clothes, she could make clothes that made her feel confident and beautiful. I realized I could make clothes to fitContinue Reading
