March Madness
The NCAA men's basketball tournament is taking place in the U.S. between the country's top college basketball teams.
The NCAA men's basketball tournament is taking place in the U.S. between the country's top college basketball teams.
The flower beds at Wascana Park and Government House in Regina may be empty right now, but crews are hard at work behind the scenes, preparing thousands of flowers and greenery for planting season. But where do all those plants come from?Tucked away near Douglas Park is the Wascana Centre greenhouse, which is run by Saskatchewan's Provincial Capital Commission — the provincial body that is responsible for the management and operation of the Wascana Centre and Government House.The greenhouse is a
A tenant facing renoviction from a Hamilton apartment building, where she says the landlord flips empty units for short-term rentals, has won her case at a provincial tribunal and is allowed to stay, along with six other tenants."It's a good relief," Melissa Gudgeon said. "Now I can breathe a little. It gives a bit of hope."The tenants were given eviction notices in December 2021 by landlord Beni Colalillo who said he needed them out to do extensive renovations. CBC Hamilton wrote about the cond
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Iran is ready to strengthen ties with Sri Lanka and other Asian countries, its president, Ebrahim Raisi, said on Wednesday, during a short visit to the island nation, the first by an Iranian president in 16 years. The two countries are set to sign five pacts, or Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on the visit, only the second since one in April 2008 by Iran's then president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Neighbors Pakistan and Iran on Wednesday pledged to enhance efforts at a “united front” against Afghanistan-based militants, saying their presence poses a serious threat to regional and global security. The countries, which share a long and porous border, made the commitment in a joint statement issued after a three-day visit by Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi to Islamabad. The visit was aimed at mending ties that were strained in January when each carried out strikes in the other’s territory, targeting militants accused of attacking security forces.
Toronto police say they're investigating if a man was pushed to his death from an eighth-floor balcony downtown late Wednesday.The incident happened just before midnight at a highrise in the area of Church and Shuter streets.Paramedics say they transported a man in his 30s to a trauma centre. He was pronounced dead in hospital, according to police.The homicide unit has taken over the investigation.Investigators are searching for two males and two females in connection with the incident. Police w
MONTREAL — A Montreal-area family that was sent the wrong body after a loved one's death in Cuba has received a $10,000 reimbursement and an apology from the Caribbean country. Miriam Jarjour says her family was refunded the money paid to repatriate her father's remains but still doesn't know what happened to his body. Laval, Que., resident Faraj Allah Jarjour had a heart attack and died on March 22 while vacationing with his family near Varadero, Cuba. But the casket that was sent to Canada las
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the outright seizure of Russian assets is justifiable but is only one possibility, with assets instead able to serve as collateral for borrowing in the market to help Ukraine. The European Union has agreed to segregate that interest and essentially move forward on a program in which it can be transferred to Ukraine.
Lisa Vanderpump has hit back at Jax Taylor over his recent criticism of 'Vanderpump Rules'.
A Fort Smith, N.W.T., man who, when he was 17, shot and killed Jordan Tourangeau, has been sentenced to seven years for second-degree murder under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.That's the maximum sentence allowed under the act. It was a joint recommendation by the Crown and his defence lawyer, and was accepted in Fort Smith court Wednesday by Chief Justice Shannon Smallwood.The man cannot be identified as he was a youth at the time of the crime.He will spend four years in prison, followed by th
The allegations include fat shaming, unpaid wages, and wrongful termination.
TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. is listing its data centres for sale in an effort to raise a billion dollars as the company moves to pay off debt related to the Shaw merger, the company said. “It’s true,” CFO Glenn Brandt told analysts on the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. “We are looking at raising a billion dollars in asset sales, predominantly (from) real estate.” He added the decision to sell the company's enterprise data centres, which focus on third-party sales, w
The former president delivered a scathing response to a critic who just endorsed him.
Cooper wore a sexy lacy bodysuit from SKIMS' Wedding Shop collection after marrying Matt Kaplan in Mexico
In a suit being brought by her ex-cameraman, Megan Thee Stallion is being sued for allegedly creating a hostile work environment and forcing her former videographer to watch her having lesbian sex.
Sabrina Carpenter went braless wearing the Mirror Palais Anemone Dress in butter featuring illusion tulle adorned with lace appliqués along the neckline and hem
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A photographer who worked for Megan Thee Stallion said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he was forced to watch her have sex, was unfairly fired soon after and was abused as her employee. In the suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Emilio Garcia said that after a night out in 2022 in Ibiza, Spain, he was in an SUV with the hip-hop star when she began having sex with another woman right next to him. He was unable to get out of the moving car, and would have been in the middl
The former president gave a truly bizarre "White House" gift to a visitor.
Longtime Toronto Maple Leafs radio announcer Joe Bowen wasn't shy about his frustration with a listless crowd at Scotiabank Arena Wednesday night, as the team dropped game three of its first-round playoff series with the Boston Bruins.Bereft of many opportunities for his signature "Holy Mackinaw" goal call as the Leafs skaters were held to just two goals — continuing a recent trend over the last several playoff games where the team can't seem to score — Bowen teed off on the crowd for being quie
She was worth £25 million by the time she was 11 years old but Charlotte Church has revealed her fortune has gone.
"I'm trying to understand what the disincentive is from turning the Oval Office into the seat of criminal activity in this country," Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said.