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Marie-Philip Poulin and her Montréal Victoire teammates were still floating on a cloud a week after winning the Walter Cup. The Victoire’s captain, however, will navigate the coming weeks under a cloud of uncertainty that, for now, casts doubt on her immediate future in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “There …
Read More »What happens after communism? Cubans face huge challenges, big decisions
Cubans in the diaspora are increasingly hopeful that 67 years of communist one-party rule on the island may be nearing its end, but there is also trepidation about how that change might occur. Perhaps the only thing that all Cubans can agree on is that the current situation cannot continue …
Read More »As couple’s trial restarts, advocate questions Children’s Aid Society’s ‘outrageous’ decisions before boy died
WARNING: This story references allegations of child abuse. As the trial for two women accused of killing a 12-year-old boy they were trying to adopt enters its final weeks, the public deserves to know if and how the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) has been held accountable, says Ontario’s former child …
Read More »LeBron James teased ‘the decision of all decisions’ announcement. It was an ad
LeBron James had another “decision” to announce. Turns out, it was an ad. The Los Angeles Lakers star teased that he would have something to say Tuesday. The “decision” reference is a nod to how he announced in July 2010 that he was joining the Miami Heat. It was supposed …
Read More »Toronto pizzeria cuts out U.S. ingredients until Americans make ‘more responsible electoral decisions’
As It Happens6:17This Toronto pizzeria has completely cut out U.S. ingredients A Toronto pizza maker says he won’t use U.S. ingredients in his pies as long as Donald Trump is president. Graham Palmateer, owner of Gram’s Pizza in Toronto’s west end, says he’s swapped out every U.S. product in his …
Read More »$1M legacy donor pulls funds, calls out Ontario hospital’s ‘bizarre and costly’ board decisions
“How can anyone consider supporting (London Health Sciences Centre)?” a former board member asks in a scathing letter calling out the current board of directors and announcing plans to cease his $1-million legacy pledge to the hospital foundation upon his death. Ronald Breen, a chartered accountant who was at one …
Read More »Minister says no decisions made on ‘potential’ dissolution of Peel Region
Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister said Wednesday he has not yet made any decisions on the break up of Peel Region, though he is now calling it a “potential” dissolution. Paul Calandra’s comments come amid media reports citing unnamed sources that say the government is reconsidering its plan to …
Read More »Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers list Schoen, Bighill as game time decisions – Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are determined to give linebacker Adam Bighill and receiver Dalton Schoen every possible chance to play in the Grey Cup. Bighill and Schoen were listed as game-time decisions by the Blue Bombers on Saturday, a day before they face the Montreal Alouettes for the CFL championship. …
Read More »Critical decisions ahead as Trudeau goes off to NATO summit – National
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to the NATO leaders’ summit in Lithuania this week, where Canada is likely to play a larger-than-usual role in two critical discussions: the alliance’s expanding membership and its efforts to refocus on collective defence. Trudeau is expected to depart for Riga, Latvia, from Ottawa …
Read More »Inside the Canadian forest fire centre making key decisions about wildfire response – National
Weather maps hang on the walls and precipitation reports flash across screens in the Winnipeg office where major decisions about Canada’s battle against an unprecedented wildfire season are made. Inside the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre headquarters in Manitoba’s capital, just east of the exact longitudinal centre of Canada, there …
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