Category: Canada News

The celebration of Liberation Day predates the official Canadian announcement by decades

[ad_1] This year is the first time the federal government has recognized Liberation Day, but at least one Canadian community celebrated it before the founding of the Confederation. On March 24, members of Congress Unanimous vote Designate August 1 as Canada’s Liberation Day. This date marked August 1, 1834, when slavery was abolished in the […]

Artist’s queer Newfoundland Hockey League spun new yarn to tackle homophobia in sports

[ad_1] Ever heard of St. John’s sissy? Cape Brook Queens? Accidental flame? If you are a strict sports fan, maybe not. But these fictional teams and their creators colluded with the traditional hockey metaphor and provided an alternative world called the Queer Newfoundland Hockey League. The league is the brainchild of artist Lucas Morneau. He […]

Blood flow restriction training found fans at the Olympics, but it brought risks

[ad_1] A newly popular and uncomfortable training technique used by some athletes at the Olympics has made experts dissatisfied with its benefits and risks. Athletes from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – such as American wrestler Kayla Miracle and swimmer Michael Andrew – have been seen On social media and In the practice pool Restrict blood […]

Business travel is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon

[ad_1] Since the pandemic began, Kacey Siskind recently traveled to the United States for the first time. The vice president of business development for the parking application Honk Mobile attended an industry conference held in Texas. “Our team has been fully vaccinated, and we think we might go our own way and see what happens… […]

The new head of the Toronto CSIS office says they want to hire more types of spies

[ad_1] When Katherine Hannah and Zahra Musaji first started working for the Canadian Security and Intelligence Agency in 1999, they could not tell you the color of the management carpet. Hannah said that at the time they were told that women are not engaged in counter-terrorism work at CSIS-they should be engaged in human resources […]

Experts say that Canadians know a lot about the history of slavery in this country

[ad_1] Warning: This story contains disturbing details about slavery. When Sharon Robart-Johnson walked around in the black history room of the Yarmouth County Museum, she pointed out the paintings of black educators, the first to join the Royal Canadian The black Nova Scotia of the Mounted Police, and even her own paintings, she was the […]

Penny Oleksiak makes history, Canada wins the bronze medal in the medley relay

[ad_1] The Canadian women won the bronze medal in Sunday’s medley relay and won the historic seventh professional medal for Penny Oleksiak. Kyle Masse in LaSalle, Ontario, Pickrem in Sydney, Clearwater, Florida, and Maggie Mac Neil in London, Ontario. Toronto’s Oleksandr hit the Canadian record with a time of 3:52:60. Australia won the first place […]

NHL investigation claims Sharks’ Evan Dkane bet on his own game

[ad_1] The NHL said it will investigate an allegation made by Evander Kane’s wife that the San Jose Sharks forward bet on his own game and deliberately tried to lose the game for gambling profit. The league said on Twitter on Saturday night that it has learned of Anna Kane’s social media posts and plans […]

Evan Dkane of the Sharks denies wife’s gambling allegations

[ad_1] San Jose Sharks forward Evan De Kane denied allegations made by his wife on social media that he bet on NHL games, including against his own team. Kane responded to the allegations made the day before from his wife Anna’s Instagram account on Sunday morning. He wrote on Twitter: “I have never bet/played ice […]