CAMBRIDGE — Competitive cheerleaders across Ontario are flipping out after they were told they can’t resume individual training because the province doesn’t recognize cheerleading as a sport.
Earlier this month, the provincial government announced that indoor sports facilities could reope...
Assembly of First Nations chiefs agreed to set their differences aside and demand Canada immediately compensate people harmed by the underfunded on-reserve child-welfare system, in an 11th hour show of unity on Wednesday night in Ottawa.
Delegates gathered for the AFN's annual winter assembly...
A 21-year-old Sikh girl was shot dead outside a gas station at Brampton in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Peel Regional Police said the incident occurred at the Petro-Canada gas station on December 3 at 10.40 pm.
The victim, identified as Pawanpreet Kaur, was gunned down with “multiple shots&r...
Matthew Perry’s memoir 'Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing' is an interesting read with, as you would expect, liberal doses of humour. It is also an entertaining look at many of the TV shows and movies Perry has appeared in and the numerous people who he has worked with. The memoir also covers...
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ian Somerhalder, 44; Dominic Monaghan, 46; Teri Hatcher, 58; James Galway, 83.
Happy Birthday: Stay on track, no matter what others do or say. Trust your instincts, not what someone tells you. Take refuge in places and with people you trust; it will help you stick to your mora...
Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, said the searches in their systems were specifically and solely related to China and Hong Kong, as well as a few prominent Chinese activists. The hack left the organization offline for nearly three weeks.
Some Muslims, especially those who claim to be our community leaders, seem to take offence at anything and everything they disagree with. Whether it is asking for the beheading of an Indian woman, Nupur Sharma, who merely read verbatim from the Islamic scriptures, or demanding a ban on the U.K. movie The Lady of...
The question was asked and then not really answered: What does Connor McDavid have to do to win Canada’s athlete of the year?
He leads the NHL in scoring right now at 1.84 points per game – the highest-scoring quarter season in 27 years. A number comparable to the 1996 version of Mario Lemieux....
A man is dead after a shooting in Mississauga on Wednesday evening.
Peel police said they received a 911 call for a shooting in the area of Royal Windsor Drive and Southdown Road shortly after 9:30 p.m.
When officers arrived, they located a man with obvious signs of trauma in the parking lot.
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OS ANGELES (AP) — For once, Charlize Theron has begun to witness more women in power roles with the film industry.
“Women are tearing down the whole … building,” Theron said after she received the prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women i...
A formal complaint has been filed with Toronto’s integrity commissioner against Mayor John Tory regarding his use of robocalls in October’s municipal election.
The complaint was filed on Monday by ...
An Essex man has created an astrological dating app that he claims can find your perfect match with "incredible accuracy".
Jamie Slack, 37 from Langdon Hills, in Basildon, Essex, built the app, AstroDate, after combining his...
A teacher at a school in Ilford has been shortlisted for a nationwide teaching award during a year where teachers have been pushed to the limit.
Amara Copsey, who teaches at the Caterham High School in Ilford, Greater London, was shor...
Fourteen rabbis have sent a letter of solidarity to Ilford Islamic Centre, after Muslim worshippers were pelted with eggs while attending prayers this week.
Police launched an investigation after receiving a report of racially aggravated criminal damage at around 11pm on Tuesday evening at a mosque in Albe...
Most of the talk since the tie was confirmed has surrounded Kylian Mbappe and how England can stop a man who leads the golden boot race with his five goals.
The World Cup holders also boast the likes of Olivier Giroud - who has overtaken Thierry Henry to become Les Bleus' all-time leading goalscorer - ...
The A127 near Wickford will be undergoing repair works between December and January next year, likely causing long delays on the road during busy times. One lane (of two) will be closed for the utility repair and maintenance work being carried out by Essex and Suffolk Water.
According to the Essex Highways...
After his dad Paul passed away from cancer, singer Jake Quickenden did everything he could to block out the pain of loss.
“I did the typical man thing. I didn’t want to talk about it, I got drunk a lot, went out and partied a lot, which is probably the worst thing you can do,” the former ...
An Essex schoolgirl who was told she would struggle academically due to being deaf has made her Netflix debut with a starring role in the festive comedy film 'Christmas on Mistletoe Farm'. The film centres around the story of a widowed father who makes a bumpy adjustment to village life after inheriting a fa...
An area in Romford has been described as a "ghetto" and is referred to as "murder mile", as former drug houses remain boarded up for years, gang fights often erupt on the streets, and violent crimes take place every day. A reporter from MyLondon, a sister site to EssexLive, visi...
