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He won over 3,000 career races, but Ron Turcotte will forever be remembered for the three he registered aboard the legendary Secretariat 52 years ago. Turcotte guided Secretariat to an emphatic American Triple Crown sweep in 1973. So dominant was that performance that Secretariat still holds the records he set …
Read More »Olympic runner Moh Ahmed joins call to cancel Canada’s Davis Cup tie with Israel
Four-time Olympian Moh Ahmed is one of 413 Canadian signatories calling on Tennis Canada to cancel Canada’s Davis Cup tie with Israel in Halifax this September. Ahmed, a runner from St. Catharines, Ont., who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, signed a letter that frames the Sept. 12-13 …
Read More »As Canada’s income gap widens, some of those who are struggling sort trash to survive
Grant Kilian likes to move fast between the tall blue recycling bins he sorts through, in Vancouver’s West End alleys. Time, but more accurately, cans are money here. The faster you can fill a bag, the faster you can get paid at the return depot. A big garbage bag full …
Read More »Canada’s economy shed over 40,000 jobs in July, partly offsetting earlier growth
The Canadian economy lost more than 40,000 jobs in July, sinking the share of people employed to an eight-month low, Statistics Canada reported on Friday, as the labour market gave back substantial gains seen in June. The unemployment rate, however, remained steady but at a multi-year-high level of 6.9 per cent, the …
Read More »Iqaluit resident Virginia Mearns named Canada’s Arctic ambassador
North·New Mearns, who lives in Iqaluit, currently serves as senior director of Inuit relations for the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and has previously held senior positions with the government of Nunavut. Mearns’ appointment Thursday is the latest development in Canada’s new Arctic foreign policy CBC News · Posted: Jul 24, 2025 …
Read More »Think you’ve got Canada’s worst commute? Plus, scooter injuries on the rise: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. Think you’ve got Canada’s worst commute? Whether you live in St. John’s, Victoria or anywhere in between, everyone’s got traffic trouble, and we all think we’ve got it …
Read More »Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubs
Second Sons, meanwhile, is an “active club in everything except name,” said Lamoureux. It promotes itself as a fitness-based fraternity based on European culture. But unlike NS13, there is no Nazi iconography in Second Sons’ internet content. Beyond its use of the Red Ensign, the group alludes to the Great …
Read More »Canada’s envoy for combatting antisemitism leaving post early
Canada’s special official for fighting antisemitism announced on Thursday that she is retiring her post, three months before the end of her term. Deborah Lyons served as Canada’s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism since October 2023, and was set to serve until this October. In a …
Read More »Canada’s trade deficit narrowed to $5.9B in May, but impacts of trade war continue
Canada’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $5.9 billion in May, according to data from Statistics Canada, after hitting a record high in April. The country’s exports rose by 1.1 per cent, after falling steeply by 11 per cent the month prior. It also marked the first increase in exports in four months. …
Read More »Carney lays out Canada’s G7 summit priorities while managing a complicated guest list
With one week to go until G7 leaders gather in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his priorities for the meeting and is managing a guest list that lays bare fault lines in some of Canada’s international relationships. The G7 leaders summit will be held in Kananaskis from June 15 …
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