Ottawa, Ontario — Softball Canada announced the list of athletes who have been selected to represent Canada this summer as members of the Women’s National Team and Women’s Elite Team. The final rosters were determined following a Selection Camp held in Mississauga, Ont. over the past week. “The Selection Camp was excellent; it was very…
Russian military is set to receive a new, improved version of the iconic Tu-160M long-range bomber. The jet will get modern avionics, weaponry, radar and other upgrades which would make it better in virtually every aspect. The Russian military is expected to receive the highly modernized variant of the iconic Tu-160M long-range bomber in 2021,…
Canada’s defence minister says he was “heartened” to see Conservative MPs denounce a racist Facebook post claiming he got his job because of “affirmative action.” Speaking to reporters at the Halifax International Security Forum on Friday, Harjit Sajjan addressed the deleted post from the “Okanagan Conservatives” group in British Columbia, which highlighted a story critical…
TORONTO — A photo of a penis suddenly flashed on Mallory Hood’s phone screen, followed by another and another, leaving her helplessly looking around the subway car in search of the sender. Was it a group of kids pulling a prank? The stranger sitting beside her? A man wanting to hurt her? After another three…
A short video of a premeditated, cold-blooded attack on a Russian policeman has surfaced online, showing a perpetrator giving the officer a boot and then narrowly escaping the law under an oncoming train. The footage shows a man speaking on his phone at a railway platform, seemingly waiting for a suburban train somewhere in Russia….
Revelations that a brutal Russian gang lord, convicted of organizing murders and extortion, turned his prison cell into a hotel room with cellphone, delicacies and parties, are “outrageous,” the presidential press-secretary said. The photos of Vyacheslav Tsepovyaz, nicknamed ‘Zlodey’ (the Villain), munching on crab meat, caviar and kebabs, while serving his almost 20-year prison term,…
SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan judge has approved a committee’s recommendation on how to distribute $15.2 million raised in a GoFundMe campaign after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Justice Neil Gabrielson agreed that families who lost a loved one in the April 6 crash should received a $525,000 payout. He also accepted a recommendation of $475,000…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hope College’s Sydney Jones and Manchester University’s Laurren Ladwig captured this week’s Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively. Senior right-hander Jones tossed the 10th no-hitter in school history in a 2-0 win over Plymouth State, allowing just two baserunners — one on a fielding error…
TORONTO — Love him or hate him, Maxime Bernier is a newsmaker. The People’s Party of Canada leader has rebranded himself as a political upstart after a highly publicized break up with the federal Conservatives this summer. But is Bernier’s party picking up enough support to spook the Tories? Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s announcement Tuesday,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – 2017 National Champion University of Oklahoma was voted by its peers for the second straight year as the NFCA Division I National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced the Association Wednesday. Under the guidance of head coach Patty Gasso, associate head coach Melyssa Lombardi, assistant coach JT Gasso and volunteer assistant Andrea…