MONTREAL — Sportmask has recalled the model T3 hockey goalie mask (size medium) because it could have a “defective cage and back plate, posing a risk of injury.” The Ontario-based company is asking anyone who bought one of these masks…
Hampstead developers try to entice residents to leave old building, move into new
Developers in Hampstead are offering a new deal to the tenants of two low-rent apartment buildings they want to demolish to make way for luxury condos. The residents of the twin apartment buildings on Côte-Saint-Luc Road say it is one of…
Essays for Colombia: How a London professor is motivating students while helping others
For the past four months, each Friday a group of students at Fanshawe College arrive eager to sharpen their pencils and start their writing. “Clear your tables,” announces professor Elkin Sierra to his WRIT class, the college’s compulsory academic writing course. …
Kings pick apart Oilers’ top line 5-1 to stay hot at home
Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan described the offensive prowess of Edmonton Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl as “as close to unstoppable right now” as anyone in the NHL. The Kings found a way to stop them, by…
Get caught driving under the influence twice? You get a breathalyzer in your car for life
MONTREAL — Anyone who gets caught driving under the influence for the second time within a decade will have a breathalyzer installed in their car – for life, according to Quebec Transport Minister François Bonnardel. Drivers will have to blow…
A Conversation with Halifax-based Actor, Robbie Delano
November 22 2019 7:14am Halifax actor, Robbie Delano, is gaining national exposure as hit film “Assholes: A Theory” starts a theatrical run across Canada this week. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object”…
‘A chance to live’: Single mom of 5 shares profound impact of organ donation
Colleen Atsynia was in her mid-40’s when diabetes forced her to leave her job, her family and her northern Quebec community of Wemindji for dialysis treatment in Montreal. “When you first find out you need a transplant, to me it felt like,…
Remembering the women killed in the École Polytechnique massacre
Dec. 6, 2019 marks 30 years since the attack at École Polytechnique. On that day, in 1989, a man determined to kill feminists took the lives of 14 women. He killed: Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie…
Legendary Leaf visits the the Maritimes on entertaining book tour
November 22 2019 7:00am Legendary retired NHL star Eddie Shack stops by to talk about his new book Hockey’s Most Entertaining Stories. The book was co-authored by Pictou County’s Ken Reid. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””;…
Alberta’s controversial ‘conscience rights’ Bill 207 voted down in committee hearing
UCP MLA Dan Williams’ private member’s bill dealing with conscience rights was voted down at a committee hearing at the Alberta Federal Building on Thursday night. Bill 207, intended to further entrench health care providers’ ability to deny services or…