When Mishel Assiniboine first read a hateful, threatening letter left on her doorstep, fear made her hesitate about speaking out. Assiniboine’s five-year-old son found the typed message on Tuesday, stuffed into the railing on her front porch in Leduc, Alta. He innocently thought it was a clue in a game he often plays with his…
In an effort to keep the number of Canadian underage e-cigarette smokers to a minimum, the federal government is introducing additional vaping regulations next week. The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA), which came into effect earlier this year, will be expanded on Nov. 19. The new legislation bans the sale or promotion of vaping…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA has announced that seven new members were voted to its Board of Directors for 2018. Additionally, with the passing of the restructured bylaws, new positions were created and the Vice President titles were redefined. 2018 NFCA Board of Directors The new positions are a second Assistant Coach representative and a Northwest Athletic…
Russian society isn’t ready for large-scale possession of firearms, as people tend to use guns “without justification” in stressful situations, Russian National Guard Commander Viktor Zolotov said. The National Guard is “opposed to the wide distribution of guns. Our society isn’t yet ready for this – both economically and psychologically,” Zolotov said as cited by…
Troops and heavy armor paraded through the iconic Palace Square in St. Petersburg to mark 75 years since the end of the Nazi siege of Leningrad, which lasted 872 days and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Despite the chilling cold that has hit St. Petersburg, people flocked to Palace Square to commemorate the end…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UCLA picked up four non-conference victories to remain No. 1 in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Bruins (44-3) received 30 first-place votes and 797 points after victories over then-No. 25 Oklahoma State and North Dakota. No. 2 Oregon picked up one first-place vote after sweeping Pac-12…
TORONTO — The federal government announced Saturday it will invest nearly half a million dollars in improving the safety of Canada’s LGBTQ community in the wake of the killings of eight men with ties to Toronto’s gay village. Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the government will provide $450,000 to Pride Toronto to lead an initiative…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma State senior Vanessa Shippy and DePaul sophomore Missy Zoch were named Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for their play during the opening week of the season. Shippy put forth a tremendous performance at the Kajikawa Classic, reaching base in all but two plate appearances, as…
Frightened car owners have been posting videos online of an enormous blaze they filmed on a highway near the town of Sergiev Posad, some 60 kilometers north-east of Moscow. Initial reports claimed that there was an explosion at a gas station, but it then turned out that a truck loaded with combustible material caught fire….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Washington enters its sixth straight week as the No. 1 team in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Huskies (32-2) earned 25 first-place votes and 786 points. With top-10 programs getting swept in league play and another dropping the first two games of a series, it made room…