The tent city in Nanaimo, B.C., where many of the city’s homeless could once find shelter, was appropriately dubbed “Discontent City.” At its peak, between 300 and 350 people lived there in tents and under tarps, their few belongings seemingly constantly soaked, and the mud outside sometimes ankle deep. We should all be discontented by…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The MaxPreps/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) High School Player of the Week award returns with high school fall softball seasons now underway. As a result of her outstanding efforts during games played during the period August 25-31, the NFCA has selected senior Ally Power of Ponderosa High School in Parker, Colo.,…
You’ve started to notice that you don’t even bother to take your t-shirt off for sex anymore. You’re feeling uninspired. You and your partner still have sex but it’s just … blah. When did this happen? Routines aren’t always bad, but when sexual encounters with your partner begin to feel predictable and unremarkable, it’s normal…
Lee Radziwill, the younger sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who was witness to history in the "Camelot" White House, married a prince and counted Andy Warhol, Truman Capote and Rudolf Nureyev as friends in a star-studded life, has died at the age of 85, according to US media reports. CBS News, citing family friend Mathilde Favier, the…
The federal Liberals’ plan to help homebuyers could slow down home sales in the coming months, while doing little to improve affordability, analysts say. As part of the budget, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced last week a plan to help homebuyers struggling with the worst home affordability levels Canada has seen in three decades. The…
Chinese Canadian singer, actor and model Kris Wu has appeared in films like “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” and “xXx: Return of Xander Cage,” and had his Travis Scott-featuring single “Deserve” hit number one on the U.S. iTunes chart. And this former member of Kpop band EXO had two North American firsts…
In a vast stretch of desert east of Cairo, a place never before troubled by human hands, 36 hulking structures are rising from the sand. Construction workers weave through scaffolding around the imposing grey buildings while policemen in balaclavas with assault rifles stand watch. A cold wind whips through the enormous construction site. The…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is honored to announce member coaches Mallory Holtman-Fletcher, Brittney Lightfoot and Nikki Stein are the first three recipients of the Mary Nutter Scholarship. The educational grant, named for the former Pittsburg State (Kan.) head coach and 1997 NFCA Hall of Fame inductee who founded National…
The retired King of the Belgians is facing a €5,000 fine for every day he refuses to take a court-ordered DNA paternity test to finally prove that he is the father of an aristocratic artist. King Albert II has always refused to recognise Delphine Boël as his daughter, leading to a court case which has…
TORONTO — Kyla Ford, the daughter of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, has promoted cannabis products on Instagram that are sold illegally. Ford posted a photo of herself holding a bottle of CBD oil and videos of herself using the oil on Sunday. “So many amazing health benefits of taking hemp infused CBD oil,” she wrote…