Olympian and judo champion Maricet Espinosa González has died at the age of 34, the Pan American Judo Confederation confirmed on Instagram on Jan. 22. Her cause of death has not been confirmed as of Thursday. González, who represented Cuba in the 2016 Olympic Games, suffered a heart attack, according to TMZ, which reported that … Read more
The Battle on Bay Street is scheduled for Feb. 16. Toronto’s Maggie Connors (22) celebrates with teammates Rebecca Leslie (19) and Kali Flanagan (6) after scoring against Montreal during third period PWHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024.Photo by Graham Hughes /THE CANADIAN PRESS PWHL Toronto fans tired of coming up short in … Read more
An Ontario resident has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Surrey, B.C., nearly two years ago. On Thursday, Surrey RCMP announced that they had arrested 23-year-old Yusuf Kontos earlier this week in Richmond Hill as the suspect in the Feb. 8, 2022 shooting. According to police, they responded to the area of … Read more
Herbert Coward, right, is pictured with Zeb Smathers, the mayor of the town of Canton in North Carolina, in a photo posted on Smathers’ Facebook page.Photo by Zeb Smathers /Facebook Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Herbert … Read more
California could become the first state to require certain new cars to be equipped with a device capable of limiting speed, if legislation proposed this week ultimately becomes law. San Francisco-based state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) introduced a bill mandating many new vehicles — beginning with the 2027 model year — contain a so-called “intelligent speed … Read more
Herbert Coward has died at age 85 in a car crash. Getty Images Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, best known for his role as the Toothless Man in “Deliverance,” has died at the age of 85. Coward was killed in a car accident, according to local news outlets WLOS and FOX Carolina, citing North Carolina State Highway Patrol officials. He … Read more
But researchers at KPU in Metro Vancouver say this demographic may not understand how detrimental cheap clothes are to the environment. Young woman surrounded by different clothes in messy room. Fast fashion concept. Getty Images/iStockphotoPhoto by Liudmila Chernetska /Getty Images/iStockphoto Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate … Read more
The Biden administration has warned that human traffickers linked to Mexican cartels may be exploiting Canada’s visa-free regime in order to get people into the U.S. Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Windsor. Canadian Press OTTAWA — Mexico says asylum claims to Canada started dropping last … Read more
A Toronto man is accused of purporting to be terminally ill to defraud his love interest out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ontario Provincial Police said that they received a complaint this month from an individual from southwestern Ontario who claimed to have lost about $370,000 in an alleged scam. Police added that the … Read more
PayPal announced Thursday it would be launching products powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline and expedite transactions for its customers. In its Thursday announcement, PayPal revealed that it will be launching six additional features on its platforms that will utilize AI to help merchants increase sales, make the checkout process more efficient and give … Read more