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YouTube and Facebook have been desperately trying to stop kids from participating in a popular new trend that involves eating laundry detergent, but it’s not working. Now, some businesses are taking advantage of the phenomenon. Earlier this week, the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) issued a “high alert” warning that said the trend […]
With each new awards season, more streaming series and movies make their way to the list of nominees. In fact, one category at tonight’s 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Female Actor in a Drama Series, was comprised entirely of nominees from Hulu and Netflix shows. At the end of this evening’s soirée though, the […]
Canada’s Cassie Sharpe dominated en route to ski halfpipe gold at the World Cup in Snowmass, Colo., on Friday. The 25-year-old registered top marks in each of her three runs, with her highest coming in at 93.20 in her final run. American Brita Sigourney won silver with a score of 89.20, while Japan’s Ayana Onozuka took bronze with […]
Canadian biathlete Rosanna Crawford landed on the World Cup podium for the first time in her career with a third-place finish in Ruhpolding, Germany, on Thursday. Dorothea Wierer of Italy won the women’s 15-kilometre individual race — her first win of the season — with a time of 41 minutes 29.0 seconds. Finland’s Kaisa Makarainen finished 12.7 […]
Jordan Belchos earned the second spot on Canada’s 10,000 metre long-track speed skating team for the Olympic Games with a second place finish in the distance at the trials on Tuesday night. The Toronto native completed the race in 13 minutes 22.53 seconds to finish second behind Calgary’s Ted-Jan Bloemen and qualify for the Games […]
HE’S ONE of the greatest players to ever grace rugby league, but Johnathan Thurston has been named 2018 Queensland Australian of the Year for his off-field indigenous work. The judging panel said the North Queensland Cowboys co-captain used his profile to help others, particularly Indigenous people, reach their potential. He champions Achieving Results Through Indigenous […]
A GOOD business name can be pricey. An entrepreneur looking for the perfect one can hire a naming agency to offer ideas, but that can cost tens of thousands of dollars. That may explain why many founders follow the example of the current American president and name their businesses after themselves. A recent article* by […]
Sports-car company Lotus has reason to be excited. It released some facts on its sales and financial performance for the 2016 and 2017 fiscal year, and it has seen some impressive improvements. According to the company, it sold nearly 60 percent more cars in mainland Europe compared with the 2015/2016 fiscal year, and it sold […]
Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov downed former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro on a gusty Wednesday at the men’s Rogers Cup. The 18-year-old Shapovalov took the second-round match 6-3, 7-6 (4). “He’s my idol,” said Shapovalov of the unseeded Del Potro, who has struggled with injuries since winning the 2009 U.S. Open. “Just to play against him is a huge […]
Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu advanced to the women’s quarter-finals at the Citi Open with a huge 6-2, 6-3 upset of second-seed Kristina Mladenovic on Thursday. Andreescu, a 17-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., picked up her first win over a top-20 WTA player. Mladenovic is ranked 12th in the world. Eugenie Bouchard failed to join Andreescu in […]
