USA beat France in thrilling women’s basketball gold medal game at Olympics
France pushed defending champions USA until the last second, but lost the final at a packed Bercy Arena in Paris. The French players were distraught after losing the gold-medal match…
Sifan Hassan puts on a fight to win marathon gold at Paris Olympics 2024
Once an Ethiopian asylum seeker, the Dutch distance running great won her third medal of the Paris Olympics in a thrilling finish to the women’s marathon. The Netherlands’ gold medallist…
LIVE: Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony – medal tally, performances
Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, Gabriel Gerald Geay of Tanzania, and Jie He and Shahoui Yang of China run past the Eiffel Tower during the men’s marathon on the penultimate day…
Pension warning as ‘significant delays’ hit retirement savings
Retirees are facing “significant delays” in accessing their pension savings, according to experts. Research conducted by My Pension Expert is sounding the alarm over the waiting times for pension transfers…
McIntosh, Katzberg to carry flag as Olympics wrap
PARIS – Summer McIntosh and Ethan Katzberg are set to carry the Canadian flag into the closing ceremony of the Paris Summer Games after headlining Canada’s record-breaking medal haul at…
Which Canadian Olympians are retiring after Paris?
PARIS – Canada’s sporting future is looking bright after the Paris 2024 Olympics, with a 27-medal haulthat set a record for a non-boycotted Games. The stars for Canada included plenty…
Canadian athletics showed ‘resilience’ at Olympics
PARIS – Head coach Glenroy Gilbert loved the resilience he saw from Canada’s athletics team in Paris. Five of Canada’s 27 Olympic medals were won by track and field athletes.…
Drinks off the beaten track to help celebrate National Rum Day
This week sees National Rum Day (August 16) – a celebration of rum and distilleries across the country. Rum is a distilled clear alcoholic beverage which is a byproduct of…
Zelenskyy indirectly acknowledges daring military incursion onto Russian soil
KYIV, Ukraine — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy broke the government’s silence on it late Saturday by indirectly acknowledging…
Joe Biden explains why he REALLY dropped out in first interview since exiting 2024 race: ‘I was concerned’
US President Joe Biden has admitted he was “concerned” about staying in the re-election race due to pressure from his Democrat colleagues. The 81-year-old said in his first sit-down interview…