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Marleny Ozuna Felix seems to have won the lottery of landlords. For as long as she stays in her building, the single mother of three has a guarantee that her home will remain affordable. She pays $964 per month for a one-bedroom apartment in Burnaby, B.C. — roughly $1,390 cheaper …
Read More »Canadian residents are racing to save the data in Trump’s crosshairs
The call to Angela Rasmussen came out of the blue and posed a troubling question. Had she heard the rumour that key data sets would be removed from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website the next day? It’s something Rasmussen had thought could never happen. “It had never …
Read More »A marathon on every continent: Windsor, Ont., man completes rare feat by racing in Antarctica
Jasdeep Singh got into running in his early 40s, in the scenic area of Riverside, after first trying other ways of getting healthier and stronger. Now, the Windsor, Ont., man, who’ll turn 50 this weekend, has run numerous marathons — including ones on each of the world’s seven continents. And, …
Read More »Gearing up for Cyclekart Grand Prix at Elmhirst’s Resort in Keene, Ont.
On Saturday, 17 cyclekart racers, some even making the trip from the U.S., will be rolling into Elmhirst’s Resort in Keene, Ont., for the fourth annual Cyclekart Grand Prix. “A cyclekart is something between a soapbox racer and a go-kart,” organizer and cyclekart enthusiast Andrew Roudny said. “Usually, they are …
Read More »Honda Indy Toronto benefits Ontario tourism as organizers seek contract renewal
TORONTO — Although Christian Lundgaard stood atop the podium after the Honda Indy Toronto, local tourism may have been the real winner. The four-day racing event at Toronto’s Exhibition Place drew 148,000 attendees in 2022 and organizers say it drew even more this summer. Andrew Weir, executive vice-president of Destination …
Read More »‘Like a warzone’: Street racing in Mississauga parking lot wreaking havoc – Toronto
When Mississauga councillor Carolyn Parrish says the sound of drag racing and modified cars coming from a mall parking lot in her ward is like a warzone, she’s speaking from experience. “Seriously, I’ve been in a war zone, I was in Syria when I was an MP, it’s the same …
Read More »Long history of harness racing in Saint John may be nearing finish line
Wayne Hubbard is a fixture at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John. He started going there as a youngster, “got hooked” on harness racing, and has been going there ever since. “If you can’t find me at home, find me here. It’s just my second home.” He’s just come off the track …
Read More »80-year-old facing $23K bill after racing pigeons were seized while he was in hospital
Arthur Plasschaert has been racing pigeons as a hobby since he was a 13-year-old in the Netherlands. A retired real estate agent, he’s spent the last five decades raising and racing the birds about 140 kilometres east of Toronto, in Brighton, Ont. Now, he says his pigeons have been taken away and he’s …
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