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A long-awaited item on the Carney government’s to-do list should be erased from the chalkboard by Monday night. That would be a byelection in a rural Alberta riding, which resembles the clearest pathway for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to re-join the House of Commons as an MP. The problem for Poilievre: There are over 200 names running for the same job in Battle River-Crowfoot. It’s a similar reality that he fac...

On August 24th, Canadian Indie-Folk singer and songwriter Ellen Braun will be paying a visit to Canada’s Capital, a familiar roadmap that symbolizes a homecoming of sorts. Her Sunday night performance at The Redbird is in support of ‘The Doldrums’ – the name of her debut album. Braun, who grew up in Ottawa and now lives in Canmore, describes her latest musical composition as a journal of change. She joins An...

Back in May, Manitoba’s 2025 wildfire season got off to an early and devastating start, burning close to 9,000 square kilometres and fueling countless evacuations. Thousands of residents were uprooted from their homes, and some of them sadly didn’t make it out alive. Thanks in large part to satellite imagery, a new study has uncovered what has fueled such carnage, and there are multiple reasons at play. UOttawa associat...

72 hours before the MLB's Trade Deadline, this year's trading season was a slow burn. Then, once the calendar reached July 31st, the entire league exploded with 4 hours left on the clock. All-in contenders were swinging for the fences, acquiring depth pieces and big-name talents with limited worries about future price tags. But the real plot twist was a reunion in Houston, as infielder Carlos Correa returned to the place where it a...

Despite dropping 3 of 4 in Baltimore before the Trade Deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays were still riding high as one of the American League's top teams heading into Friday's action. It was an opportunity for the front office to load up for a highly-contested playoff race. And while they bought wisely, they didn't go all-in. Meantime, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees hastily jumped at the chance to make moves of their own. Wil...

Russia is once again accelerating its war of terror against Ukraine. Over the past few weeks, they’ve been ramping up drone and missile attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, ranging from apartment buildings to schools and hospitals. In the process, they are also getting on the bad side of U.S. President Donald Trump, who had publicly undressed Ukraine’s President a few months ago. Geoffrey Johnston, an Inter...

After reaching the CFL Playoffs last Fall, the 2025 campaign has been a borderline nightmare for the Ottawa Redblacks, who have dropped 6 of their first 7 games. While half of those losses have been one-score results, that is little consolation for a team who is 0-3 on Home soil and 0-4 against divisional foes. And as the troops exit their BYE week with almost zero room for error, nothing changes on the sidelines, as GM Shawn Burke...

In the 1980s, an American thrash metal juggernaut named Metallica dominated the landscape of heavy music, with their breakthrough record in 1991 serving as the cherry on top. The heavy metal torch was eventually passed to Pantera in the 1990s, and then to Slipknot throughout the 2000s. These transition periods within the genre have continued, but all of these lengthy tree branches have led straight back to the Prince of Darkness. C...

Have you ever heard of 'microplastics'? EPA researchers classify them as a series of plastic particles, ranging from the size of a pencil eraser to a single nanometer. To put things into perspective, a strand of human hair is nearly 80,000 nanometers wide. As it turns out, not only are these particles all around us, they can enter the human body. But how dangerous are they? That’s what the experts are trying to figure out. Dr...

With a continued emphasis on growth from within, don't expect any significant news from the Ottawa Senators unless it's a Shane Pinto contract extension. He doesn't require a new pact until the upcoming season has been completed, but he can extend with his current tenant today if he so chooses. In the meantime, Sens GM Steve Staios and head coach Travis Green are trying to complete the lineup puzzle. Which combinations can create O...