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Descrease article font size Increase article font size For the second year in a row, kids hit the ice in support of other kids battling cancer. The 2024 edition of the World’s Longest Hockey Game took place at Saiker’s Acres in Strathcona County to raise $500,000 for the Cure Cancer …
Read More »38 days, 5,000 km: Pair of B.C. biologists help claim victory in ‘World’s Toughest Row’
A four-woman team, including a pair of B.C. residents, has claimed victory in one of the world’s most grueling races and raised more than a quarter-million dollars for ocean conservation while they were at it. The “Salty Science” crew claimed first place in the women’s class of the World’s Toughest …
Read More »Churchill named one of “World’s Greatest Places” by TIME Magazine – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Manitoba town is being recognized by TIME Magazine as one of 2023’s “World Greatest Places”. Churchill has made the list of 50 destinations and is being touted as a “northern wonder”. American journalist Nicholas DeRenzo nominated Churchill after visiting the town …
Read More »Canada remains unbeaten after 9-0 rout of Japan at women’s hockey worlds
Victoria Bach and several Canadian teammates took full advantage of the sustained offensive-zone time Japan gave them in Sunday’s 9-0 win at the women’s world hockey championship. Bach scored the first world championship goal of her career on Canada’s first shot of the game, set up the first for teammate …
Read More »UVic to offer world’s first MBA in Indigenous reconciliation
The University of Victoria is set to offer what it says is the world’s first master’s degree in Indigenous reconciliation in partnership with the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) next year. Earlier this month, the province announced $8.4 million in funding for B.C.’s social services sector to develop …
Read More »A quest to revive ancient heirloom grains in the world’s original breadbasket
Artisanal baking is undergoing a resurgence around the world — and that includes Israel. Hagay Ben Yehuda is one of a small number of Israeli bakers who stick close to the old ways, working by hand with organic ingredients to produce healthier, tastier bread. He is a fifth-generation baker, working at …
Read More »Graffiti artist completes world’s tallest mural in downtown Calgary
It looms on the edge of downtown a stone’s throw from the Calgary Tower, a splash of colour amid aging buildings, railway tracks, parkades and a steady stream of traffic. It’s billed as the world’s tallest mural, painted by one of the globe’s top graffiti artists, and is part of …
Read More »How an Ottawa beef farmer ended up raising some of the world’s priciest cattle
For Steven Velthuis, his adventures with purebred Japanese Wagyu beef began a few years ago, on a pricey night out. “I went to a baseball game, a Blue Jays game in Toronto, and I took some colleagues with me,” recalled the Osgoode cattle farmer. “And we went to a restaurant …
Read More »Canadian swimmers shatter national record with 9th medal at worlds
Canadian swimmers broke a national record for podium appearances at a single world championships with two more medals on Friday. And 19-year-old Josh Liendo was at the heart of both. After capturing individual bronze in the men’s 100-metre butterfly, Liendo led off the 4×100 mixed freestyle relay team that won silver, …
Read More »World’s largest recorded freshwater fish caught in Cambodia
The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States. The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost four metres from snout to tail and weighed slightly under 300 kilograms, …
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