It’s called a totality: the period when the sun’s light is completely blocked by the moon in a solar eclipse. And Niagara Falls, Ont., will be smack-dab in the middle of the phenomenon’s shadowy path as it streaks across a strip of North America on April 8.The city is bracing itself for the equivalent of Woodstock, the Super Bowl and New Year’s Eve rolled into one – an unprecedented weekend-long stargazing party that the city’s mayor says could attract up to a million onlookers, smashing all previous attendance records in a place that is already one of the top tourist destinations in the...
March 18, 2024 - 20:57 | Jeff Gray, Daniel Reale-Chin | The Globe and Mail
For Atlético Ottawa defender Jonathan Grant, the Canadian Premier League season is over before it started. Read More
March 18, 2024 - 20:51 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Sun
With his club battling for the fourth and final playoff spot in the PWHL standings, Ottawa GM Mike Hirshfeld was busy at Monday's trade deadline. Read More
March 18, 2024 - 20:44 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Sun
The mayor of Vaughan, Ont., is seeking a sweeping bylaw that would restrict protests near places of worship, schools and other sites.Steven Del Duca said Monday that he was reacting to local acts of violence and intimidation related to the Israel-Hamas war. His proposed member’s resolution seeks fines of up to $100,000 for actions “intended to intimidate, incite hatred, violence or discrimination” within 100 metres of these places.“A line has been crossed,” he said in an interview. “People seem to feel like they have incredible licence, regardless of one’s stance on a particular issue,...
March 18, 2024 - 20:23 | Oliver Moore | The Globe and Mail
A new multi-million dollar CT scanner at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH) is expected to increase access to timely diagnoses and treatments for patients in the North Okanagan.
March 18, 2024 - 20:19 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
Among Canadian cannabis users in 2023, almost 72 per cent said they bought the product exclusively from legal sources, with product safety among the main reasons.
March 18, 2024 - 19:54 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada