Chelsea have announced the permanent signing of Mateo Kovacic from Real Madrid following his loan spell at Stamford Bridge last season. The Blues have been able to land the Croatia midfielder for a reported £40.3million despite their transfer ban – because the 25-year-old was already registered to the club. He was due to return to […]
Arsenal have made an opening offer for Wilfried Zaha of £40million. The Crystal Palace winger made it clear he wants to leave Selhurst Park this summer and play for a Champions League club. However, it now seems as though the Ivory Coast international is holding out for a move to the Emirates to play for […]
TORONTO — A new poll suggests Canadians haven’t made much progress in expanding their knowledge of the more colourful parts of the country’s history. The online survey from Historica Canada, the organization behind the country’s Heritage Minutes, quizzed respondents on 30 pieces of quirky Canadiana using true or false questions and tallied the number of […]
Since the season started last fall, the Toronto Raptors have been eating good food, exercising nonstop, and limiting their indulgences. It all paid off, of course: the Raptors just won the NBA Championship for the first time in the franchise’s history. But, now that the basketball season is over, they’re ready for a well-deserved break. […]
Finance writer and TV personality Gail Vaz-Oxlade had some choice words on Twitter Friday for Ontario cabinet minister Lisa MacLeod. Well, one word in particular, really. It all started when MacLeod shared a post about her daughter’s Grade 8 graduation. (Warning: strong language ahead.) On Thursday, Vaz-Oxlade retweeted it and said, “Does she know her mother […]
As Canadians, we’re always proud of our own when they make it big stateside. And by make it big, of course we mean: get so rich they can afford to make their own liquor. While a surprising number of famous people have their own booze brands, from Gérard Dépardieu’s Pinot Noir to Marilyn Manson’s “Mansinthe,” […]
OTTAWA (Reuters) ― Canadian unemployment is at an all-time low and businesses have a message for politicians ahead of October’s national election: We need immigrant workers so do not make the campaign about keeping them out. Concern about immigration is on the rise in Canada, according to a recent survey, especially among Conservative voters whose party leads Prime […]
A seven-year-old captured hearts at a two-spirit powwow in Duck Lake, Sask. this month. Alex Cameron Jr. won a contest after doing a jingle dress dance, which is usually performed by girls and women. Metal cones on the dress jangle and make noise as the dancer moves. Alex’s mom, Cheyenne Gamble, said her son has […]
Luis Suarez was left in tears as Uruguay’s Copa America 2019 campaign came to an end after they lost to Peru on penalties. The Barcelona man had a goal ruled out in extra-time of their quarter-final tie as neither side could break the deadlock after 120 minutes. But Peru won the shootout 5-4 and Suarez […]
Manchester United are on the hunt for another young talent – with Aston Villa’s John McGinn on their radar – according to reports. United completed a £50m deal for the highly-rated Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace on Saturday, having already finalised the signing of Swansea youngster Dan James earlier this month for £15million. And according […]
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