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Guelph Community Foundation donates nearly $30K to winter camp programs – Guelph

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ten local winter camp programs are receiving a donation from the Guelph Community Foundation. A total of $28,700 is coming from the foundation’s Kids to Camp grant program. In a news release, the money will allow over 200 local children to attend …

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Manoah, Kirk re-sign with Blue Jays

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2023 3:18 pm Updated March 11, 2023 3:19 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Ace pitcher Alek Manoah has had his contract renewed by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday and 14 other players, including all-star catcher …

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Man suffers serious burns in Halton Hills, Ont. fire, police say

Paramedics took a male patient to hospital with serious burns after a fire in Halton Hills, Ont., on Saturday night. Halton Regional Police said the blaze was reported around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday on Eighth Line. The residents of the building’s basement unit evacuated before emergency services arrived, police said. …

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Man arrested after unprovoked assaulted near Main Street: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg

A man has been arrested after a woman was assaulted near Main Street in Winnipeg on Friday, police say. At 8 p.m., police say they went to the intersection of Main Street and James Avenue and found a 47-year-old woman suffering from injuries after being physically assaulted. She was assessed …

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Team Canada defends Tim Hortons Brier title in London, Ont. – London

Brad Gushue made Tim Hortons Brier history Sunday night in London, Ont. as he led Team Canada to a 7-5 victory over Matt Dunstone and Team Manitoba at Budweiser Gardens. By leading his team to a win, Gushue became the first player in Brier history to claim five titles as …

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Springer powers Blue Jays past Orioles 8-6

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2023 8:14 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size DUNEDIN, Fla. – George Springer’s two-run homer lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 on Saturday in spring training action. Springer’s blast capped off a four-run sixth inning …

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‘The sky is the limit’: Teen girl hockey goalie thrives playing with the boys – Winnipeg

When Céleste Pelletier helped her team win city and provincial championships last hockey season, it left her wanting more. “I thought a new challenge would be to go play boys and see how good I could do,” Céleste said. So last fall, the 14-year-old goalie tried out for Bruins AAA …

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Sarah Polley wins her 1st-ever Oscar for ‘Woman Talking’ – National

Sarah Polley has won her first Academy Award. The Canadian filmmaker, who hails from Toronto, Ont., was awarded the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Sunday night for her movie, Women Talking. Read more: Oscars 2023 red carpet: The best and boldest fashion of the night As she accepted her award, she …

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Millard, Smich murder appeals reopen wounds for victim’s family, 10 years later

TORONTO — It’s been more than 10 years since Linda Babcock’s daughter was murdered, a decade’s worth of milestones and memories she says were stolen by the men who killed her child. When Dellen Millard and Mark Smich make their appeals before Ontario’s highest court starting Monday, they will be …

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