BEIJING (AP) — Ryan Shimabukuro still has that deep passion for speedskating.In a way, he remains the starry eyed kid who watched Eric Heiden beat the world at a strange sport in a glorious golden suit, setting the course for a quixotic journey that took Shimabukuro from the surf and sun of his native Hawaii…Continue Reading
The International Olympic Committee has dismissed claims that a double standard was applied to US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson compared to Russian skater Kamila Valieva after both tested positive for a banned drug.Richardson missed last year’s summer Games in Tokyo after receiving a 30-day ban for smoking cannabis, a drug few believe is performance enhancing, saying…Continue Reading
The owner of Hard Knox Gym in Montreal’s Saint-Henri district encourages women to take up boxing and gives back to the neighbourhood in any way he can.Herby Whyne is a 2022 Black Changemaker. (Cassandra Leslie/Ciel Photo)CBC Quebec is highlighting people from the province’s Black communities who are giving back, inspiring others and helping to shape…Continue Reading
We watched his mother break under the burden of caring for his father. Then John was diagnosed, writes Cindy McCaffery.John and Cindy McCaffery outside their home in Calgary. John was diagnosed with neurocognitive brain degeneration at age 48. (Oseremen Irete/CBC)This First Person column is written by Cindy McCaffery who is a caregiver for her husband. For…Continue Reading
Canadian author Nita Prose’s debut novel The Maid became a New York Times and Canadian bestseller just a few weeks after its release on January 4. Nita Prose, author of The Maid, said the idea for her novel came to her on a flight back from London. (Dahlia Katz)Canadian author Nita Prose’s debut novel, The Maid, became…Continue Reading
Brian Child, president of Reptilia, said he was invited to London by the Ontario city’s economic development corporation even though private zoos have been banned within city limits since 2011.A snake slithers between someone’s fingers in this 2017 Facebook picture posted to the social media website by Reptilia. (Reptilia Zoo/Facebook)London’s economic development agency courted a…Continue Reading
An anti-mandate protest outside a South Okanagan high school resulted in a verbal confrontation between adults and students and, in one case, a protester yelling a racially charged insult and profanity at a student.A protester been fined after she was captured on video yelling at students outside their school during an anti-mandate protest. (Tennessee Pratz)An anti-mandate…Continue Reading
Australian company SPEE3D wins the inaugural Expeditionary & Tactical 3D Printing Excellence Award from the U.S. Defense Strategies Institute for deployable additive manufacturing Press Release – Feb 16, 2022 16:00 ACST DETROIT, Texas, February 16, 2022 (Newswire.com) – The outstanding contribution SPEE3D’s technology has made to furthering the manufacturing capability of defense was recognized by…Continue Reading
As part of its ongoing commitment to improving hosting technologies, leading UK provider, eukhost, has become a Gold Sponsor of phpMyAdmin. Press Release – Feb 16, 2022 01:00 EST YORK, England, February 16, 2022 (Newswire.com) – As part of its ongoing commitment to improving hosting technologies, leading UK provider, eukhost, has become a Gold Sponsor…Continue Reading
Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel Captivates With Original Overpopulation Concept: For Every Baby Born … Another Human Must Die Press Release – Feb 15, 2022 23:35 EST WASHINGTON, February 15, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Morgan James’ new release MAXIMUM CAPACITY: A Novel by Troy Suesse is a daring adventure set in a fascinating dystopian world where for every baby born, another…Continue Reading
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