3 h. ago Heart at Rogers Place in Edmonton no classic rock autopilot show

Usually when Cheap Trick is the opening act you can depend on this writer to say that they blew away the headliner.

Culture

6 h. ago Former U.S. police officer Tiara Brown beats Skye Nicolson to become WBC featherweight champion

SYDNEY — Former police officer Tiara Brown became WBC world featherweight champion by beating Skye Nicolson in a split-decision victory on Saturday. The 36-year-old Brown took Nicolson’s belt when judges scored the bout 97-93 and 96-94 in her favour, with one judge scoring it 96-94 for Nicolson. Brown (19-0) dropped to the canvas in tears […]

Events

23 h. ago North Carolina justices decide family can sue over unwanted COVID

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina mother and son can sue a public school system and a doctors’ group on allegations they gave the boy a COVID-19 vaccine without consent, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday, reversing a lower-court decision that declared a federal health emergency law blocked the litigation. A trial judge and […]

Events

24 h. ago Judge to lead commission to redraw boundaries prior to next Alberta election

Changes haven’t always been the order of the day for electoral boundary commissions, with the number of seats unchanged at 83 between 1986 and 2009, even though the provincial population had gone up 40 per cent.

Politics

28 h. ago Hudson’s Bay to liquidate all but six stores starting Monday

TORONTO — After a week spent seeking a lifeline, an Ontario court has given Canada’s oldest company permission to start liquidating all but six of its stores on Monday. The Friday approval from Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne allows the retailer to begin selling off inventory at most of its 80 Hudson’s Bay stores, […]

Culture

31 h. ago Hudson’s Bay hopes to save six stores, begin liquidation process Monday

TORONTO — After a week spent seeking a lifeline, Hudson’s Bay says it has found a way to keep six stores open. Canada’s oldest company is back in court today to seek permission from an Ontario judge to liquidate all but six stores, and hopes to begin that process starting Monday. The six stores being […]

Other

31 h. ago Hudson’s Bay hopes to keep 6 stores open, begin liquidation in days

Canada's oldest company is back in court Friday to seek permission from an Ontario judge to liquidate all but six stores, and hopes to begin that process starting Monday. 

Other

32 h. ago Mariah Carey didn’t steal ’All I Want For Christmas Is You’ from other writers: Judge

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from other songwriters. Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani granted Carey’s request for summary judgment on Wednesday, giving her and co-writer and co-defendant Walter Afanasieff a victory without going to trial. In 2023, […]

Culture

45 h. ago Blake Lively accuses ’It Ends With Us’ costar of abusing courts with countersuit

NEW YORK — Actor Blake Lively asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss a countersuit filed against her by her “It Ends With Us” costar Justin Baldoni, calling his claims “vengeful and rambling” after she sued for sexual harassment and retaliation. Lively’s lawyers wrote in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that Baldoni and his […]

Economics

46 h. ago MANDEL: Court hears alleged skipper in deadly boat crash ‘impaired’

The toxicology results certainly sounded devastating for the man accused of causing a deadly boat crash that killed two of his passengers. If indeed Filip Grkovski was the skipper on that deadly night of May 31, 2022. Forensic scientist Cara Shepard told Grkovski’s judge-alone trial that a sample of his blood taken at the hospital […]

Events

49 h. ago Should Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau remain on separate lines?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about head coach Ryan Huska’s decision to put Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau on separate lines, Yegor Sharangovich’s struggles this season and how much Dustin Wolf should play down the stretch.

Other

52 h. ago Four men convicted in attack against Israelis in Amsterdam get jail sentences ranging from 11 days to 12 weeks

The judges 'gave joke punishments for serious, subversive antisemitic violence,' says Femke H. Vita Israël Sirag, a former candidate for the JA21 party

Events

55 h. ago What should we expect from the Toronto Blue Jays rotation in 2025?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Long Ball, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Toronto Sun Blue Jays writer Rob Longley about the Blue Jays rotation that added free agent Max Scherzer in the offseason and what fans should expect from their pitchers this season.

Other

3 d. ago Last person seen with missing Pittsburgh student can’t leave Dominican Republic

The man who was last seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki is no longer under police supervision, a Dominican judge ruled, but he can’t leave the Dominican Republic just yet. Joshua Riibe, 22, a senior at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, said he had been kept in a hotel room in […]

Other

3 d. ago Justin Baldoni fires back after Ryan Reynolds says he can’t sue over ‘hurt feelings’

Ryan Reynolds is asking a judge to drop him as a defendant from the legal shenanigans between his wife Blake Lively and her former co-star Justin Baldoni — claiming that Baldoni’s argument against him has no legal bounds and amounts to “hurt feelings.” In a motion filed Tuesday, the Deadpool star moved to dismiss the […]

Events

3 d. ago Person of interest in missing Dominican Republic tourist case set free by judge

'It is with deep sadness and heavy, heavy heart, we are coming to the terms with the fact that our daughter has drowned,' Sudiksha Konanki's parents said.

Society

3 d. ago Hudson’s Bay due back in court today as it continues to seek permission to liquidate

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay will return to court today, where it’s been seeking permission to liquidate all of its stores as it faces financial troubles. Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne said in a filing made late Tuesday that he will continue to hear motions related to the beleaguered department store that filed for creditor […]

Society

3 d. ago INSIDE THE LEAFS: Did Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews find his game against the Flames?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Terry Koshan and Lance Hornby about Auston Matthews’ strong performance against the Calgary Flames and if he can carry over the momentum. They also discuss the recent struggles of goalies Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll […]

Other

3 d. ago Hudson's Bay stores in Canada could be transformed with huge redevelopments

A key hearing with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was held on Monday, March 17 regarding the future of the Hudson's Bay Company.However, the judge presiding over the creditor protection and restructuring case did not make a decision over triggering the liquidation, instead opting for more time to process the information presented by the retailer, creditors, landlords and other stakeholders.At the time of writing, no decision by the court has been made, but it could come quickly at any time, perhaps later this week.Hudson's Bay has been unable to pay leases, vendors and loan obligations, and is just days away from missing payroll.Liquidation has been identified as the only major way for the company to secure the interim financing it needs, with the company potentially closing at least half of its 80 department stores. A full closure of all locations is also possible.Monday's meeting was the first since Hudson's Bay submitted its federal Companies' Creditors Arrangeme...

Sport

3 d. ago Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers

Purdue Pharma asked a bankruptcy judge late Tuesday to consider the latest version of its plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin, a deal that would have members of the Sackler family who own the company pay up to $7 billion. The filing is a milestone in […]

Economics