8 h. ago Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over antisemitism concerns

NEW YORK — Columbia University said Tuesday that it will be laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza. Those receiving non-renewal or termination notices Tuesday represent about 20% of the employees […]

Society

9 h. ago Ontario man held in Dominican Republic for months after being wrongly accused of crime

One Canadian's Dominican Republic trip turned into a months-long ordeal after a case of mistaken identity and delays left him stranded.What should have been a relaxing one-week vacation in the Caribbean has become a nightmare for David Bennett and his wife Jane Wilcox. The communications and PR professionals have been together for 16 years and live in Burlington, Ont."We have a deep and special relationship. We work together, we play together, and we are active members in our community," said Wilcox.In an interview, she told us they arrived in the Dominican Republic on Feb. 28 with another couple and had "a lovely trip" in Punta Cana. But their vacation soon turned into a bureaucratic nightmare at Punta Cana International Airport on their way home on March 7.Wilcox recalled how they were going through customs when Bennett was pulled aside and taken to an interrogation room for questioning."I was able to join him. Officials showed us a...

Events

11 h. ago After months on the sideline, Flames prospect Andrew Basha nears return

It isn’t hard to figure out how much it would mean to Andrew Basha to play in the WHL’s championship series. It goes deeper than it would for most players. Basha was with the Medicine Hat Tigers in 2021-22 when they posted an 11-53-4 record and he’s been there ever since, as they’ve built year-over-year […]

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12 h. ago 'Major wildcard': Vegas analyst worried about star VGK defender vs Edmonton Oilers

This in from Chris Gawlik, a top Vegas Golden Knights hockey analyst on the Locked On Vegas podcast, his repeatedly stated concerns about the play of top VGK d-man Alex Pietrangelo. Pietrangelo has been battling injury all year, missing out on the Four Nations tournament because of his woes, and struggled to some extent against […]

Politics

12 h. ago OHL finals: Is London Knights captain Denver Barkey able to play?

There are two big questions heading into the Ontario Hockey League championship series.

Sport

12 h. ago OHL final: Is London Knights captain Denver Barkey able to play?

There are two big questions heading into the Ontario Hockey League championship series.

Sport

12 h. ago Home of Philadelphia 76ers, Flyers lands naming rights deal with Xfinity Mobile

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The home of the Philadelphia Flyers and the 76ers has a new name. The arena will be renamed Xfinity Mobile Arena, effective Sept. 1 and running through the 2030-2031 season. Banking giant Wells Fargo announced last year that it would not renew its deal with building owner and operator Comcast Spectacor — […]

Transport

13 h. ago Analytics site thinks Toronto Maple Leafs will win Stanley Cup

The Toronto Maple Leafs, by definition, are the closest team to a Stanley Cup right now.Though they're facing a slight advantage over six other NHL teams by being the only second-round series to have gotten underway thus far, the Leafs took one step closer to Lord Stanley's mug on Monday night.Picking up a 5-4 win over the defending Stanley Cup Florida Panthers in Game 1 of a rematch of the 2023 second round, Toronto became the first team this postseason to pick up five wins.And the victory not only moved Toronto closer to winning the series, but actually edged them into Stanley Cup favourites, according to a popular analytics site.By way of MoneyPuck.com's predictive odds for the rest of the postseason, the Leafs now have the NHL's best odds at 17.7 per cent chance of breaking their Stanley Cup curse.Per the MoneyPuck model, Toronto had started the night with 13.9 per cent odds, third in the league behind Florida at 16.3 per cent and Carolina at 14 per cent.The bett...

Science

22 h. ago 'I do not trust Oilers goaltending at all': Analysts blast Pickard heading into Vegas series

The verdict is in from a number of hockey analysts, with none of them sold that the Edmonton Oilers can beat the Vegas Golden Knights if Calvin Pickard is net. Leading the way is goalie expert Steve Valiquette,  a former NHLer, who has become an analystics expert in Grade A shots and goalie play. Now […]

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27 h. ago Le gouvernement Trump veut priver Harvard de financement fédéral

Donald Trump accuse d’antisémitisme Harvard et d’autres universités américaines de renom.

Politics

31 h. ago RBC economist says housing affordability could improve, tariffs a complication

Home building is up in Calgary but tariffs could still play a part in housing inflation

Economics

35 h. ago Barstool Sports founder says he will send customers behind antisemitic sign to tour Auschwitz

PHILADELPHIA —Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he will send two customers to tour a former Nazi concentration camp after they allegedly engaged in antisemitic behaviour at a Barstool pub in Philadelphia. One of the customers is a Temple University student who was put on interim suspension by the school. A video posted online showed […]

Sport

35 h. ago Toronto Maple Leafs superfan Justin Bieber makes bold playoff prediction

The Toronto Maple Leafs might not ever seem to have the hockey gods in their corner, but they'll always have one thing most teams don't: Justin Bieber cheering them on.For Bieber, a longtime friend of several Leafs players (most notably Auston Matthews), a die-hard fan of the team, a celebrity team captain at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto, and a collaborator on an official alternate jersey with the team, showing his support to Toronto isn't exactly new.But perhaps like any true Leafs fan, he's getting his confidence up after a few playoff wins, believing that this could finally be Toronto's chance to break their Stanley Cup curse since 1967."New series starts tonight. This is the yearski," Bieber posted to his Instagram feed on Monday morning, sharing a series of photos of Leafs logos.(For the uninitiated, "yearski" is pretty much a play on the way hockey players tend to speak to each other, adding extra syllables to the end of many wo...

Sport

35 h. ago Edmonton Oilers play musical chairs with goalie starter's net just now

This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV, news that Calvin Pickard is in the starter’s net for the Edmonton Oilers today as they prepare for Tuesday’s Game 1 vs the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch had Stuart Skinner in the starter’s net at Sunday’s practice. Knoblauch has said he’ll make his […]

Culture

40 h. ago Toronto Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner welcomes baby amid playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Mitch Marner is having a playoff to remember, both on and off the ice.Not only will he play in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for just the second time in his career, but he has also become a dad. Marner was not on the ice for Leafs' practice on Sunday after his wife Stephanie gave birth to the couple's first child earlier in the morning.Marner is now a proud father of a baby boy, though they have not yet shared his name publicly.The Marners announced they were pregnant with their first child in February. He is the second of Toronto's "core four" to have a baby, alongside John Tavares, who has three with his wife Aryne. Auston Matthews and William Nylander are not yet fathers.Marner and Stephanie have been married since July 2023, after the longtime couple tied the knot at a ceremony at Peller Estates Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake.Though Marner missed practice, he should not be missing any of the Maple Leafs' upcom...

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48 h. ago Vegas vets spells our Golden Knights' secret sauce for winning. Can Oilers copy it?

This in from broadcaster Daren Millard of the VGK Today podcast, his interview with massive Vegas Golden Knights d-man Nicolas Hague, who made a strong play on the boards to help set up the winning OT goal against the Minnesota Wild in Game 6, with Hague giving the recipe to Vegas’ secret sauce for winning […]

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48 h. ago Vegas vets spells out Golden Knights' secret sauce for winning. Can Oilers copy it?

This in from broadcaster Daren Millard of the VGK Today podcast, his interview with massive Vegas Golden Knights d-man Nicolas Hague, who made a strong play on the boards to help set up the winning OT goal against the Minnesota Wild in Game 6, with Hague giving the recipe to Vegas’ secret sauce for winning […]

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56 h. ago NHL Draft Lottery: Canucks should put their pick in play for a proven centre

Is Elias Pettersson a true No. 1 centre? Can Filip Chytil stay healthy? Those concerns are bigger than NHL Draft positioning.

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56 h. ago Edmonton Oilers put some 'special' back into lackluster special teams

"I think about that Game 3, the power-play goal there kind of flipped the series. So, that's what special teams is all about and it will be big moving forward"

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60 h. ago Buffett Hands His Successor a Giant Cash Pile and Many Questions

Warren Buffett picked the final minute of his 60th shareholder meeting to drop a long-awaited announcement that was still completely surprising for his fans, most of his board and even his successor.

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