Top 25 Finalists Announced for the NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Award

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association is proud to announce the top 25 finalists for the NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award, which will be presented prior to the start of the 2015 NCAA Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla.   This year’s 25 finalists hail from 23…

Gillette's Socially Conscious Message Likely To Be Welcomed In Canada

TORONTO — A Gillette advertisement depicting sexism in boardrooms, backyards and on street corners is the latest in a wave of socially conscious promotions to crop up in the wake of the Me Too era, and a message that is likely to find a receptive audience in Canada — particularly among women. The U.S.-based shaving…

Health Authorities In Toronto, Montreal Call For Drug Decriminalization

Click:Diisopropenylbenzene manufacturer Click:Bearbrick collection MONTREAL — The director of Montreal’s public health department is welcoming a recent report by Toronto’s board of health pushing the federal government to decriminalize all drugs. Mylene Drouin says she’s in favour of the report, which calls for a health-oriented drug policy instead of a crime-driven one. Drouin says in…

Tufts Continues As Top Team In NFCA Division III Top 25

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Unbeaten Tufts University (41-0) starts defense of its two straight national championships later this week in a familiar position — as the top-ranked team in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III Top 25 softball rankings.   Tufts matched two NCAA Division III marks by winning the New England Small College…

Greater Toronto Area Home Sales Fell Nearly 15 Per Cent In November

TORONTO — Home sales across the Greater Toronto Area fell nearly 15 per cent in November, compared with a year ago, as sale prices continued to see moderate growth, a suggestion that Canada’s largest city still remains a seller’s market. The Toronto Real Estate Board says there were 6,251 residential transactions recorded last month through…

Call Centre Layoffs: More Than 600 Suddenly Out Of Work At Cape Breton's ServiCom

SYDNEY, N.S. — More than 600 people have lost their jobs after a call centre in Cape Breton abruptly closed, leaving employees without work weeks before Christmas. ServiCom officials gathered workers at the operation in Sydney on Thursday to announce that it was shuttering the facility. Watch: Indeed’s top 5 places to work in Canada…

'SNL' Goes Into Republican Locker Room Celebrating Kavanaugh Confirmation

“Saturday Night Live’s” cast morphed into wild and crazy Republican senators in the cold open to party hearty over the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice. The sketch was a lightning-fast turnaround just hours after Kavanaugh was confirmed 50-48 in a Senate vote. “Let’s ralph til we boof!” yelled Louisiana Sen. John…

Model due to testify in Berlusconi ‘bunga bunga’ case was not killed by radioactive poison, tests show

Click:F80001-1 The mystery surrounding the death of a Moroccan model who was due to testify against Silvio Berlusconi over his “bunga bunga” sex parties has deepened after no traces of radioactivity were found in her body. Imane Fadil, 34, died in hospital in Milan earlier this month from massive organ failure after telling her brother…

Baker, Lenhart, McSpadden and Stuedeman Inducted into NFCA Hall of Fame

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The NFCA welcomed four new members to its Hall of Fame at the 2014 convention in Las Vegas on Friday evening at Planet Hollywood. The highly anticipated event concluded day three of the convention in which five speakers made presentations on different aspects of the game.   NFCA Executive Director Lacy…