McIlroy says it’s a shame Rahm has rejected a ‘generous’ European peace offering

Open this photo in gallery: Jon Rahm, left, of Spain, talks with Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, on the practice range during a practice round in preparation for the 2024 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press Rory McIlroy says it’s “a shame” Jon Rahm is the only … Read more

Actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers returns film award after acceptance speech was edited

Open this photo in gallery: Actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers during the Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2019.Chris Young/The Canadian Press Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers says she is returning her Toronto Film Critics Association Award after a portion of her acceptance speech expressing support for Palestine was cut out. The TFCA’s president Johanna Schneller said Wednesday the Canadian … Read more

Scherzer says daughter’s letter to Blue Jays ‘the cutest thing you can possibly imagine’

Open this photo in gallery: Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer (31) winds up to deliver a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 7 of the 2025 World Series in Toronto.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Max Scherzer says the note his daughter composed asking the Toronto Blue Jays to re-sign the three-time Cy Young … Read more

Christina Applegate unleashes raw, probing memoir ‘You with the Sad Eyes’

Open this photo in gallery: Actor Christina Applegate, pictured in 2010: “I have realized that when good things happen to me … they are invariably stalked by darkness, dampened by subsequent tragedies and trauma.”Matt Sayles/The Associated Press Christina Applegate’s memoir is not a safe, prim thing. It’s raw and angry, lyrical and funny, and more … Read more

U.S. ambassador to Canada requests apology for Globe and Mail column

Open this photo in gallery: U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra wrote a letter to The Globe and Mail seeking an apology for the characterization of the U.S. men’s hockey team in a recent column by Cathal Kelly after the team’s recent visit to Washington.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press The United States ambassador to Canada has … Read more

After U.S. half marathon women’s leaders guided off course in error, one asks officials to ‘make it right’

Open this photo in gallery: American runners Susanna Sullivan, left, and Jessica McClain race in the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last fall.Hiro Komae/The Associated Press The runner who was leading the women’s race at the U.S. half marathon championships until she was mistakenly led off the course by a guide … Read more

Shia Muslims, militias grapple with uncertainty after Khamenei’s assassination

Open this photo in gallery: Women cry as they mourn the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday.Hassan Ammar/The Associated Press There were calls for revenge on Sunday from across the Shia Muslim world after the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a cleric who long seemed to preside not … Read more

Middle East attacks hurting investment thesis for Canadians, wealthy foreigners

Open this photo in gallery: A plume of smoke rising from the Zayed Port following a reported Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.RYAN LIM/AFP/Getty Images Missile attacks across the Middle East are throwing the safe haven status of Persian Gulf countries into question, upending the investment thesis that lured wealthy foreigners and a growing … Read more

Hilary Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring U.S. men, women hockey gold medalists

Open this photo in gallery: (From left) Quinn Hughes, Megan Keller, Saturday Night Live host Connor Storrie, Hilary Knight and Jack Hughes take part in the show’s opening monologue on Feb. 28.NBC/Getty Images This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh – with an assist from the Saturday Night Live writers … Read more

Gold medalist Hilary Knight wants focus on women’s team success, not Trump’s ‘distasteful’ joke

Open this photo in gallery: Kendall Coyne, left, and Hilary Knight celebrate after winning the gold-medal match at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics against Canada.Hassan Ammar/The Associated Press Hilary Knight doesn’t want to let what she called a “distasteful” joke by President Donald Trump about the gold-medal winning U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team get in … Read more