All eyes will be on Raphaëlle Tousignant. The Para hockey player was recently named to Canada’s national team for this week’s world championship in Moose Jaw, Sask., becoming the first woman ever to land a roster spot.  ‘Everyone is looking at me,’ says 20-year-old Terrebonne, Que., native. Raphaëlle Tousignant is …

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat battles Derrick White of the Boston Celtics during the third quarter in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Kaseya Center on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Miami, Florida. AFP PHOTO  MIAMI: After an astonishing Game 6 finish that left the Boston Celtics …

Daniel Atienza PBA PHOTO  Preseason pickup Daniel Atienza is in cloud 9 these days. For one, his once dying basketball dream suddenly got resuscitated when Phoenix coach Jamike Jarin admitted him to the Fuel Masters as a practice player, and eventually, enlisting the 5-foot-8 point guard’s name into the roster …

A 17-year-old girl crashed her vehicle into a house in Fall River, N.S., early Sunday, causing major damage.  RCMP Cpl. Chris Marshall said the driver was the sole occupant of a Jeep that was driving on Highway 2 toward Elmsdale. Her vehicle went off the road, through a fence and …

Meric Akmel was vacationing in New Brunswick last year when the owner of the B&B asked where her home is.  Akmel had moved to Prince Edward Island from Turkey seven years ago, so the answer was easy. “P.E.I.” she said. The B&B owner looked confused. Maybe she had not heard …

Community members say a recent directive from a Saskatoon Catholic school system to forbid students from participating in an inclusive children’s festival event doesn’t consider why inclusivity is so important for LGBTQ youth.  For retired Saskatoon public school teacher Patti Rowley, the issue amounts to “moving backward decades.” “This is …

Years after 16 wild bison were reintroduced to Banff National Park in 2017, their population is expected to swell to around 100 after this year’s calving season. It’s one of several efforts to reintroduce bison to parts of Alberta.  ‘It makes us whole again,’ says Violet Meguinis. Read transcribed audio …

Plans for low or zero-emissions hydrogen projects are beginning to take shape across the country. But, at the moment, hydrogen is far from a low-emissions fuel, which is why some experts suggest expectations for the resource should be tempered.  The industry is earning international interest, but some suggest expectations should …

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Deputy Fire Chief Dave Meldrum said extra crews and all off-duty personnel have been called in to help Deputy fire chief says extra crews and all off-duty personnel have been called in to help If the power or data on your device is low, get …

A wildfire burning northwest of Halifax is now 85 per cent contained, as Nova Scotia gets much-needed rain. But it doesn't mean more residents will be permitted to return home Saturday. Residents cautioned that areas under evacuation order likely to stay that way for Saturday If the power or data …