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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. It was a rough week for the Canadian economy. General Motors laid off 500 workers at …
Read More »No Yukon Quest sled dog race this year, say former board members
Mushers and former board members say the Yukon Quest is cancelled this year, because there is no one left to organize the iconic sled dog race. “Unfortunately the board is not active right now and so there will not be a Yukon Quest race in the Yukon this year,” said …
Read More »Mikaela Shiffrin wins 4th straight slalom of Olympic season as rivals falter in night race
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Mikaela Shiffrin isn’t just winning every slalom of the Olympic season. She’s dominating each race and …
Read More »NYC mayor’s race draws attention, but California, Pennsylvania votes Tuesday could shape national politics
Off-year elections in the U.S. can’t compete with the number of November races held in midterm and presidential years. But in 2025, the stakes are more considerable than in the past. Take 2021, for example. The biggest story was likely Glenn Youngkin’s victory, as the Virginian campaigned for governor as …
Read More »Toronto’s IndyCar race moving to Markham in 2026
The roar on Toronto’s lakeshore is no more as the annual NTT IndyCar Series weekend races north. Green Savoree Racing Promotions, which puts on the annual event, told CBC Toronto exclusively Tuesday it is moving the IndyCar Series race to downtown Markham in 2026. The organizers and city have signed a five-year deal to hold …
Read More »Inside the race to remove the heavy oil from a container ship that ran aground in N.L.
When the MSC Baltic III ran aground on the shores of Cedar Cove on Newfoundland’s west coast in February, the first concern was getting the 20 crew members off safely. The ship is massive, at 207 metres long and 30 metres wide, and the coast guard in the area immediately …
Read More »The nuclear arms race is heating up. Will it take another bomb to renew the push for disarmament?
The Sunday MagazineWhat lessons the atomic bombings of Japan hold for today’s nuclear world Eighty years after the first atomic bombs fell, experts and survivors warn that the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki could once again be unleashed, as the nuclear arms race heats up. “Most experts believe that the …
Read More »Pro-EU centrist wins Romanian presidential race over hard-right nationalist
Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania’s closely watched presidential run-off against a hard-right nationalist, nearly complete electoral data shows. A huge turnout on Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East and West. The race pitted front-runner George …
Read More »Race to log in first for Canada’s permanent residency pilot ‘like the hunger games’
For Ghinger Marie Lastimosa, becoming a permanent resident would allow her to finally call Canada home for good. “I feel like I’m at home,” Lastimosa told CBC Toronto. “I love staying here.” The 49-year-old moved here in 2022 with her husband and is working as a home support worker to …
Read More »Canada’s Evan Dunfee sets world record in 35km race walk
Canada’s Evan Dunfee set a world record in the men’s 35-kilometre event at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold meeting in Dudince, Slovakia. The 34-year-old from Richmond, B.C., clocked a time of two hours 21 minutes 40 seconds on Saturday in a dominant performance at the annual Dudinska 50 competition, breaking the previous mark by …
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