1 hour ago Who is Greg Abel, the Canadian executive picked to be successor to Warren Buffett?

OMAHA, Neb. — When Warren Buffett announced at his annual shareholder meeting Saturday that he is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year, he elevated a low-key 62-year-old Canadian executive named Greg Abel who has long been one of his top lieutenants. For the past seven years, Abel has […]

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29 h. ago Tyler Mazereeuw named Canadian Elite Basketball League’s new president

Tyler Mazereeuw was with the CFL for 12 years, most recently serving as chief commercial officer for the league.

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1 week ago Canadian city named one of top 10 'most walkable' in the world

Picturesque destination's air quality also ranked best out of 10 cities surveyed

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1 week ago Metallica frontman James Hetfield among stars at Toronto Maple Leafs playoff game

The Toronto Maple Leafs got a bit of hardcore help rooting them on Tuesday night.Taking on the Ottawa Senators in their second home game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a trio of celebrities found themselves in the crowd for the Battle of Ontario matchup.Metallica lead vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield was pictured in a box on the evening, and got a loud cheer from the crowd when shown on the Scotiabank Arena jumbotron midway through the second period.Enter Passion 🔵 @Metallica pic.twitter.com/1lFJxBhPEU— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 23, 2025Hetfield and his band are performing at the Rogers Centre this week on April 24th and 26th as part of their M72 World Tour.It's an eighty-leg world tour, with forty cities being visited for two dates each. They began the tour in 2023 and are concluding this fall, having already visited Montreal and Edmonton as their two previous Canadian tour stops.But he wasn't the only big name out cheering the team on.When in Toront...

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2 w. ago Un espoir québécois de la NBA s’entend avec l’Alliance de Montréal

Le Québécois Quincy Guerrier poursuivra sa carrière dans la Ligue élite canadienne de basketball.

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3 w. ago Canadian Corey Conners paired with Rory McIlroy at Masters, eyeing green jacket

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Masters fans north of the border this weekend will be looking at the Augusta National leaderboard much like shelves at the grocery store, skipping past the name brands to support Canadian. Justin Rose. Bryson DeChambeau. Rory McIlroy. Scottie Scheffler. No. No. No. No thanks. Halfway through the season’s first major, Corey Conners […]

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3 w. ago Top U SPORTS scorer DJ Jackson among Calgary Surge draft picks

The Calgary Surge have selected three players in the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League draft. With the sixth pick in the first round, the Calgary Surge selected DJ Jackson of St. Francis Xavier University. The 6-foot-4 guard from Mississauga, Ontario, had a standout 2024 season, earning Atlantic University Sport Most Valuable Player and AUS First […]

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3 w. ago Canadian veterans Big Wreck named Record Store Day Canada Ambassadors for 2025

It hard to imagine there was time when Ian Thornley wasn’t cool. As the singer and primary songwriter of both Big Wreck and Thornley,  he has been a mainstay in the national music scene since  the early 1990s. His weighty baritone has been front-and-centre for thundering hits on both sides of the border, including The […]

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3 w. ago Boston Pizza, New York Fries: Tariff war tests Canadian companies with U.S. names

TORONTO — Canada’s tariff war with the U.S. has many homegrown companies hoping customers remember there’s more to them than their names. Despite branding themselves with nods to the U.S., Boston Pizza, New York Fries, Montana’s, California Sandwiches and The Great American Backrub are all Canadian and have been working to ensure the public doesn’t […]

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last month Guy who littered every inch of Toronto with pictures of his face running in federal election

A controversial former Toronto mayoral candidate, best known for plastering every inch of the city with election signs, has thrown his name into the ring for Canada's upcoming federal election.Chinese-Canadian businessman Xiaohua Gong (also known as Xiao Hua Gong or Edward Gong) is the latest candidate to announce their bid to become Member of Parliament (MP) for the Don Valley North riding in Toronto, sharing the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday evening.Gong, listed as "no affiliation" with any political parties, is looking to fill the seat that will be left vacant by former Liberal and current independent MP Han Dong, who announced he will not seek re-election for the riding.Gong is running against NDP candidate Naila Saeed, Conservative hopeful Joe Tay, and Liberal Party candidate Maggie Chi.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Xiaohua Gong (@gong4mayor)This is not Gong's first ...

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