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Tyson Gay cruises to 100m victory at Adidas Grand Prix
American Tyson Gay wins the 100-metre final with Nickel Ashmeade of Jamaica, left, and Ryan Bailey of the U.S. finishing seventh and second during the Adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island Saturday in New York City. (Al Bello/Getty ...
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1 dead 1 injured after multi-vehicle crash near Calgary
Emergency crews are on the scene of a fatal multi-vehicle crash along Highway 8 and Range Road 34, just west of Calgary. EMS has confirmed that one person died in the crash and at least one other was injured just before 1 p.m. Saturday. RCMP say that Highway 8 is now closed between Highway 22 and Range Road 34 while investigations are ...
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Immigrants express frustration over job barriers
Members of New Brunswick's Korean community expressed frustration over employment barriers during a meeting Saturday morning with the federal immigration minister. Some say more immigrant families will leave the region if the province continues to make finding employment for immigrants difficult, especially professionals. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney met with about 75 ...
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Black bear breaks into North Vancouver chicken coop
Residents in a North Vancouver neighbourhood had a surprise visitor Saturday morning when a black bear broke into a backyard chicken coop. The one-and-a-half-year-old bear managed to eat two out of four chickens in the coop, located behind a home near St. Davids Avenue and 7th St. ...
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A look at some of Google Street View’s most interesting Canadian images
The Google Street View car has been spotted in Canada, again collecting panoramic images using multiples cameras mounted on its roof. Street View began by mapping out several Canadian cities using automobiles. Today Google uses cars as well as trikes, trolleys, snowmobiles and trekkers, and has made it all the way up to Nunavut. Along the way, Google has captured some shocking and embarrassing ...
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Bayern Munich wins Champions League final
Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in the Champions League final, ending four years of frustration for his team in Europe's biggest tournament. Robben ran onto Franck Ribery's backheeled flick in the penalty area and sent the ball past goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller to give Bayern its first Champions ...
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Toronto mayors brother says he never dealt drugs
The brother of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has vehemently denied allegations in Saturday's Globe and Mail that he was involved in the illicit drug trade in the 1980s. "Absolutely false," Ford said in an interview on CBC News Network when asked for his reaction. "It's absolutely false. These people want to come after our character," he said. In the article the Globe ...
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Calgary Marathon to cause detours delays
Commuters and public transit users will face a number of detours and delays Sunday as the Calgary Marathon criss-crosses the city. The route will take the marathon mainly through the city's southwest, where there will be a number of road closures lasting through the morning and into the early afternoon in some areas. Full details are available on the Calgary Marathon website. Transit ...
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2nd Huntington Hills victim in serious condition police say
The second victim of a violent northeast Calgary attack that killed one person is now listed as being in serious condition at hospital, police say. The attack took place Friday evening in the community of Huntington Hills. Police responded to the area after receiving a call about a fight between a man and four others. Officials say at least two people are in custody following a search of the ...
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Bachman and Turner expand 2013 tour schedule
, the musical core of BTO, reunited with a self-titled album after an 18-year lay off in 2010. The "Takin' Care of Business" hitmakers will be touring in support of their recent release, "Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC," which hit U.S. shelves last summer, Bachman, also a former founding member of The Guess ...
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Toronto Mayors Siblings Have Ties With Drug Traffickers
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may want to find a new spokesman. As the mayor has been engulfed by allegations that he was filmed smoking crack cocaine, his brother Doug Ford has largely acted as his spokesman. But it turns out he has links to drug dealing. For several years, Doug Ford "was a go-to dealer of hash" and had a small group of dealers who sold his product, according to ...
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Canadian mine giant Barrick fined a record $16.4M in Chile
El Corral, a village of 200 inhabitants, mostly from the Diaguita ethnic group, is downstream from the world's highest gold mine, Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile. Since the project moved in, residents say river levels have dropped. (Jorge Saenz/Associated ...
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Protesters march against GMO giant Monsanto in 250 cities
Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across Canada, the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches had been planned for more than 250 cities around the globe, according to organizers. Genetically ...
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Brampton Ont. familys bitter money dispute
Shanti Devi's son, Admon Devi-Biller, is left to comfort his mother and maintains that his cousin Boodhoo is a crook (STAN BEHAL/Toronto Sun). Shanti Devi’s health is a wreck and her personal life is hardly better. The single Brampton woman may lose her home after being financially ripped off for years by a nephew who also stole her identity. The 69-year-old retiree has lent her ...
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Electrosmog may cause health problems group says
Smart meters use electromagnetic frequencies to transmit consumption data to power companies, and some people believe they're a source of health problems. (Toby Talbot/AP file ...
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Twitter Q A with Martin Brodeur
Martin Brodeur joined Hockey Night In Canada as a guest analyst for the playoffs, and recently answered some questions from fans on Twitter. (File/Getty ...
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St. Stephens church to sell pulpit pews
It's out with the old and in with the new for one Calgary church this weekend. St. Stephen's Anglican Church is selling its pews, benches, kneelers, oak screens and even the pulpit to raise money for refurbishments. For many who came to the sale, it was a chance to hold on to a little piece of their history. "One person bought our baptismal font because he was baptized there as ...
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Toronto Councillor Doug Ford denies newspaper report that he sold drugs in high school
Toronto Councillor Doug Ford -- brother of Mayor Rob Ford, who is himself facing allegations he was filmed smoking crack cocaine -- has called a newspaper report that he sold drugs in high school "disgusting" and "a personal shot at our family." ...
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Border traffic light after Washington bridge collapse
A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on Interstate 5 bridge - the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below Thursday night. ...
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Friday collision results in fatality
Edmonton police are still looking into a fatal collision that occurred just after 2 p.m. Friday in the city's northwest. Police say that a black Jeep Cherokee being driven by a 21-year-old male collided with a dark red Buick Century in an intersection near 135th Avenue and 127th Street. An 86-year-old man was transported from the scene with life-threatening injuries following the crash ...
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Loblaw company recalls Presidents Choice juice
A popular President's Choice juice sold across the county has been recalled due to concerns over the inclusion of sulphites. Loblaw Companies Limited has issued a recall for 1.36-litre bottles of President's Choice white grape juice with a best before date of April 17, 2014. The juice contains sulphites that are not declared on the label. While no one has become ill from drinking ...
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Hockey Canada board votes to eliminate body-checking for peewee-level players
The Hockey Canada Board of Directors has voted to eliminate body-checking from Peewee hockey.The organization made the announcement via twitter on Saturday morning.The announcement comes after a longstanding debate to have the disputed practice eliminated for adolescents who doctors say are suffering high rates of hockey-related concussions and fractures.Spokesman Andr Brin says the motion ...
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One dead one injured in ‘violent incident’ in northeast Calgary
One man was found dead and another taken to hospital with serious injuries in the wake of a "violent incident" now being investigated by homicide detectives. Calgary police were called to a house in the community of Huntington Hills about 4:30 p.m. Friday following reports of gunshots. Police, including the tactical unit, swarmed a residence and cordoned off several blocks, closing ...
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Canadians Damian Warner Brianne Theisen lead Hypo Meeting events
Canada's Damian Warner clears the bar in the high jump during the men's decathlon on Saturday at the Hypo Meeting in Goetzis, Austria. (Kerstin Joensson/Associated ...
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Pilot program could see dog park patrollers
A new pilot program could see volunteers patrolling Calgary's off-leash dog parks to keep dog owners in line. The proposed Off-Leash Ambassador Program is designed to promote awareness around dog park etiquette. The aldermen behind it want $75,000 from the Council Innovation Fund to train potential volunteers. "People want to do the right thing, and if they know what the rules are ...
Toronto Digest
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Toronto's historical hospital due for upgrade
Toronto East General Hospital is undergoing a massive redevelopment and expansion plan that aims to update the tired facility, which is one of the oldest in the city.
Toronto East General Hospital was opened in 1929 and has been in continual operation ever since, located at 825 Coxwell Avenue in the capital of Ontario, the hospital is a community teaching hospital and has a bed capacity of 470. It treated over 60,000 people in its emergency room last year and provided in-patient care to over 19,000 people. Read more
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