‘A great day for hockey’: Canadian trailblazer reflects on NHL’s first all-Black line
A historic night for Black athletes in the NHL brought back memories for Nova Scotian Percy Paris of his own days on the ice.On Monday night, the…
Parents, experts worry about ‘snowball effect’ of literacy, development lags amid pandemic schooling
Jon Bahen finds the more people in his work-from-home Zoom meetings, the less effective they can be. Imagine then how difficult it is for a child struggling…
Sexual assault complainant details alleged abuse by junior hockey coach Bernie Lynch
It was the kind of offer a 17-year-old with big-league hockey ambitions didn't feel he could turn down: A chance to be an instructor at the Regina…
QMJHL only junior hockey league still going ahead with playoffs
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is now the only major junior league in the country that is still trying to complete its playoffs for this season.The…
Dandies rebelled against social, gender and fashion norms for 200 years. Some say time is ripe for a revival
When I started my menswear blog about a decade ago, I wanted to name it "The Hogtown Dandy." It combined one of the nicknames for Toronto, where…
Red Cross distributes nearly $6.2M to families after N.S. mass shooting
Karen Dean knew her friend Gina wouldn't want her to be frozen in grief. In the days after Dean learned Gina Goulet and 21 other people were…
Parents of Humboldt Broncos player long to connect with son’s organ, tissue recipients
The mother of former Humboldt Broncos defenceman Logan Boulet would give anything to hear his heartbeat again."I would love to meet the heart recipient and just to…
Ontario isn’t ruling out another delay to school spring break as COVID-19 cases rise
Premier Doug Ford is dangling the possibility that Ontario's already-delayed March Break for schools could be postponed yet again as the province confronts its third wave of…
How masks could affect speech and language development in children
A video of a one-year-old walking up to random objects, pressing on them and rubbing her hands together as she walks away went viral earlier this year.…
Commanding officers interfered in sexual assault investigations, retired military police officer says
A former military police officer says he faced commanding officers who interfered in his sexual assault cases and prosecutors who were reluctant to move forward with charges…
Trudeau says he still has confidence in Sajjan after ombudsman’s testimony
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he still has confidence in his defence minister despite the ongoing sexual misconduct scandal in the Canadian military — and despite…