* Loonie trades in a range of 1.3661 to 1.3689* Speculators raise bearish bets on the currency* Price of U.S. oil settles 1.1% higher* 10-year yield was nearly unchanged at 3.693%TORONTO, May 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar steadied against its U.S. counterpart on Monday as investors turned attention to...
May 13, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will be travelling to Cyprus, Lebanon, Türkiye and Greece from May 13 to 17, 2024. In Cyprus, Minister Joly will meet with His Excellency Dr. Constantinos Kombos, Minister...
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. “The stories that come out through the fashion are deeply moving,” says Kim Coltman, organizer of the two-day...
Police officers and emergency dispatchers in Durham Region have been instructed to complete a mandatory training course on suspect pursuits within the next two months in light of a wrong-way highway crash that killed an infant and his grandparents.Police say the training is required annually but confirm the instructions to...
Clothing retailers Ted Baker, Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand have started store-closing clearance sales, Ted Baker Canada announced Friday after the company began insolvency hearings late last month.The three banners, which are owned by the New York-based Authentic Brands Group (ABG), represent 25 stores in Canada. Matthew Butler, a spokesperson representing Ted...
Le projet de loi 61 déposé jeudi par la ministre Geneviève Guilbault fait craindre aux municipalités de perdre le contrôle des projets de transport collectif qui leur sont chers.La pièce législative déposée jeudi prévoit la création de l'agence Mobilité Infra Québec. Elle vise notamment à stopper la multiplication des différents bureaux...
Canada's Summer McIntosh was an unheralded swimmer who stole the show at her first Olympic Trials appearance three years ago.She returned to the event Monday as a favourite and set the tone for the weeklong competition with a dominating performance in the women's 400-metre freestyle.McIntosh was on world-record pace for...
American Jesse Marsch, whose coaching resume include stints in England's Premier League, Germany's Bundesliga and Major League Soccer, has been named coach of the Canadian men's soccer team.Canada Soccer said Marsch, the former coach of Leeds United, RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls and Montreal Impact, takes...
The WNBA’s widely reported arrival in Toronto isn’t just a good thing for women’s basketball in Canada, but for women’s sports in general, says one expert. Several media outlets reported on Friday that the women’s professional basketball league had awarded a franchise to the Kilmer Group, which has a 25...
EDMONTON -- Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse is taking a back seat to his younger sister Kia Nurse for the WNBA Canada Game featuring the Seattle Storm and Los Angeles Sparks at Rogers Place on Saturday. Kia Nurse is in her first season with Los Angeles, having played with Seattle...
Former Leeds boss Jesse Marsch has been appointed as Canada's new head coach.The 50-year-old American has been out of management since he was sacked by Leeds in February 2023 after just under a year in charge at Elland Road.Marsch, who won two caps for the United States as a player,...
American Jesse Marsch has been named coach of the Canadian men's soccer team. Canada Soccer said Marsch, the former coach of Leeds United, RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls and Montreal Impact, takes over immediately with a contract that runs through July 2026. The...
INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on Friday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks still lead...
Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again.Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA's Most Valuable Player, topping Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the voting.It was the third time Jokic has won the award...
Komoka, Ont. – Michelle Xing of Richmond, Hill, Ont. grabbed the lead on Friday and didn’t look back, while Jager Pain of Woodbridge, Ont. outlasted the field to win the 2024 NextGen Ontario Championship at FireRock Golf Club in Komoka, Ont. KOMOKA, ON – May 11th, 2024 – Michelle Xing...
Although Canada’s lone PGA Tour Champions event will have a different name, the goal will still be the same for Mike Weir. Like he did during his three previous appearances at the Shaw Charity Classic, Weir will do his best to finish at the top of the leaderboard this August...
Patrick Husbands has always preferred to let the horses do the talking. And what a story they have to tell.Over his 30-plus years in the saddle, Husbands has crafted an enviable riding resume, one that showcases countless high-profile triumphs in some of Thoroughbred racing’s top events.Click here for Woodbine entries...
The Kentucky Derby is set to be run on Saturday for the 150th time in its history. And per usual, the 2024 "Run for the Roses" will kickstart the quest for one of the most elusive titles in all of sports.That would be horse racing's Triple Crown.To date, there have...
For the first time in 2024, Eugenie Bouchard was competing in a professional tennis event on the ITF tour last week. While her tournament ended in disappointing fashion, the former world No. 5 showed some good form in the early rounds. Meanwhile, the final 1000 event before Roland-Garros did not...
Mental health is not something one possesses or lacks, but a universal aspect of the human experience, says Marie-Josée Bellemare, Director of Wellness at Tennis Canada. A big part of managing mental health is recognizing the signs of stress and anxiety. While stress, she says, can have a positive effect,...
Blue Jays host second annual cricket night \n\n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":" land of hockey has made room for plenty of other sports over the years. With an ever-growing South Asian and Caribbean population, cricket aficionados believe they are next -- and the Blue Jays recognize that appetite.\n\n“To be honest, that's why I'm so...
The World Cup will be played across three venues in the USA. (AFP Photo)USA is co-hosting T20 World Cup alongside West Indies and the US team will also be making its World Cup debut when it faces neighbours Canada in the tournament-opener on June 1.The T20 World Cup will spread...
A senator from Prince Edward Island is throwing his support behind a bill that would require Ottawa to regulate sports-betting ads.Percy Downe says the companies behind single-sport gambling sites and mobile apps should face restrictions on promotions similar to the ones in place for the alcohol and tobacco industries. "[For] most...
Open this photo in gallery:Eduardo Lima/The Canadian PressRon Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of Canada’s team at the 1972 Summit Series, has died at age 79.The Maple Leafs confirmed Ellis’s death on social media Saturday. A cause of death was...
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OttawaOttawa police have laid a murder charge in the recent killing of a man in the city's Manor Park neighbourhood, and are trying to identify a second suspect.Tristan Ethier, 20, accused of 2nd-degree murder in the death of Kevin WillingtonGuy Quenneville · CBC News · Posted: May 10, 2024 12:39 PM...
Canada Games Plaza is in for a makeover. Thanks in part to a $300,000 grant from the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT), Tourism PG will add a market and year-round skating to the plaza. The work will coincide with Tourism PG’s Visitor Centre moving inside the Civic Centre. “It was...
Moncton and Saint John have submitted a joint intent to bid for the 2029 Canada Games, which will be hosted in New Brunswick for the third time.Shane Porter, the director of events and venues for the City of Moncton, said that with an event the size and scale of the...
