Former Trail Blazers star Clifford Robinson dies at 53
Former NBA All-Star and Sixth Man of the Year Clifford Robinson has died at the age of 53. Known for his trademark headband, Robinson played the first eight seasons of his 19-year NBA career (1989-2007) with the Portland Trail Blazers. His death was announced Saturday by the University of Connecticut, his alma mater. “The UConn […]
Canadian GDP plunges record 38.7% in second quarter
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy to a crawl. The agency says real gross domestic product contracted at an annualized rate of 38.7 per cent for the three-month period, the […]
Canucks’ Travis Green showing maturity behind Vancouver bench yet ‘always learning’
Travis Green knows a thing or (now) two about dethroning a defending champion. Friday night, the Canucks bench boss led his squad to a wire-to-wire 6-2 victory in Game 6 to send the 2019 Stanley Cup champion Blues packing from the Edmonton bubble. But it wasn’t Green’s first foray into knocking the NHL’s champ off […]
Economic crisis will dictate spending plans as Freeland takes finance job, experts say
OTTAWA — Perrin Beatty was on his way home from the office when his phone rang. It was Chrystia Freeland, who 24 hours earlier had become Canada’s finance minister. For the president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the call signalled how Freeland will approach her new portfolio — reaching out to multiple stakeholders and […]
SNC-Lavalin has landed more than 100 government contracts since Trudeau ethics controversy
SNC-Lavalin, the company that landed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in trouble with the ethics commissioner, has been awarded more than 100 government contracts since the controversy. According to a database from Open Government, SNC-Lavalin received 142 government contracts with a combined worth of about $25 million between January 2019 and June 2020. Aaron Wudrick, the […]
Citi sues Revlon lender Brigade for not returning part of $900M transferred mistakenly
Citigroup Inc filed a lawsuit on Monday against Revlon Inc lender Brigade Capital Management LP, asking the hedge fund to return its portion of the $900 million that was mistakenly sent out by the bank to the cosmetic company’s lenders. Last week, Citi repaid a nearly $900 million loan made to Revlon, a day after […]
Blue Jackets’ Alexander Wennberg scores Goal of the Year candidate
My goodness, Alexander Wennberg, that was quite a goal. In his team’s mid-afternoon 3-1 playoff victory over the Lightning, the Blue Jackets forward pulled off a move that not only mystified veteran defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk but also froze netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy. With his team changing lines in the third period, Wennberg skated alone into the […]
Cardinals to resume play Saturday after two-week COVID-19 hiatus
The St. Louis Cardinals will return to action this weekend after having a total of 14 games postponed while they dealt with a COVID-19 outbreak within the club, Major League Baseball said on Friday. The Cardinals, who last competed on July 29, will end their two-week hiatus when they play a doubleheader at the Chicago […]
WHL announce December start dates for 2020-21 season
On Wednesday, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) announced it will aim to begin its 2020-21 season Dec. 1. Thursday, the Western Hockey League (WHL) revealed it is looking at a Dec. 4 start. Under normal circumstances, the leagues usually begin their seasons in late September. “We are looking forward to getting back to playing hockey, […]
No block party for Rysen John in New York, Giants camp is all about business
Rysen John is having to adapt to a new position, a new country and a new culture as he tries to do the improbable and break into the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent. Imagine being the new kid at school, where everyone is older, bigger, stronger, faster. And while they might not be […]