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Students from Concordia University cheered and whistled as the Starsailor rocket lifted off on Cree territory marking the first of its size to be launched by a student team. At 5:34 a.m. the rocket blasted off in a flash of light, captured in a livestream posted to YouTube, from a base camp …
Read More »The Canadian army’s long history of extremism
Front Burner Terrorism charges, anti-government militia, and racist posts on social media –– we’re unpacking the Canadian Armed Forces’ uneven track record on extremism with CBC investigative reporter Jonathan Montpetit. Front Burner · Posted: Aug 11, 2025 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago In this provided photo, …
Read More »Police say driver shot, attacked by crowd in L.A. nightclub car ramming had criminal history
A man suspected of driving his car into a crowd waiting to get inside a nightclub in Los Angeles, injuring 36 people, has a criminal history that includes a conviction for felony battery, officials said Sunday. The driver, identified by police as Fernando Ramirez, 29, was attacked by bystanders after the …
Read More »NATO’s history of running hot and cold on Ukraine is running cold again
There was a particularly telling moment at a bygone NATO summit about four years ago, which perfectly captured the sometimes capricious way the Western military alliance regards Ukraine. The secretary general of the day, the often unflappable Jens Stoltenberg, was asked about the Eastern European country’s long-standing bid to join …
Read More »New book explores Blue Jays’ 48-year history
TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays brass used all the bells and whistles when they tried to land two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani in the fall of 2023. The once-in-a-lifetime pursuit of the Japanese free agent, as author Keegan Matheson writes in his new book, “The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays,” included taking …
Read More »How space weather impacts us: A look at some of the worst solar storms in history
Last week, the sun spat out the strongest solar flare of the year so far, a burst of radiation and light that caused brief radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the Earth. Despite its impressive magnitude — the flare was an X-class, the most severe type of solar flare …
Read More »Ayami Sato will make baseball history in Toronto — and blaze a trail for women in sports
When Ayami Sato takes to the mound at Toronto’s Christie Pits park on Sunday, her first pitch will make history. Sato, 35, has come all the way from Japan to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of nine teams in the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) of southern Ontario. She’ll …
Read More »Greens fight for survival as federal polls predict worst results in recent history
Polls suggest the Green Party is at risk of being wiped off Canada’s electoral map on election night, but co-Leader Elizabeth May believes the numbers don’t reflect the party’s ground game. May, who’s running for a fifth term, said she’s knocked on so many doors that only her left hand can …
Read More »Agnes Benn’s death and the hidden history of Birtle residential school’s predatory principal
WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse and experiences at residential schools. The night was mild and the March moon bright when Agnes Benn fled the Birtle Indian Residential School through the playroom window, a few weeks after she told a friend that the principal, Henry Currie, put his hand …
Read More »Organizer of transgender history conference in Canada says U.S. participants now afraid to cross the border
The chair of transgender studies at the University of Victoria is worried about attendance at this year’s Moving Trans History Forward conference, with expectations of a 40 per cent drop in numbers. Aaron Devor says potential U.S. attendees are reluctant to cross the border — not because of what might happen …
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