Drake will rap ’em at Sunday’s NHL all-star game in Ottawa
January 24, 2012 – 3:07 pm | No Comment

Canadian rapper Drake headlines the list of performers for this weekend’s NHL all-star game.

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An honest reference is of great value
February 6, 2012 – 2:00 am | No Comment

It’s a very mixed up world when it comes to employers and references.

Caterpillar stole our know-how
February 5, 2012 – 9:00 pm | No Comment

Ask yourself this: Why did Caterpillar buy a plant only to destroy it?

Raptors put the heat on Miami, but fall short
February 5, 2012 – 8:32 pm | No Comment
Raptors put the heat on Miami, but fall short

LeBron James took a hard foul and clearly was not happy. So the next time he saw the ball, he made sure no Toronto player could reach him.

Anisimov leads Rangers past Flyers, 5-2
February 5, 2012 – 8:31 pm | No Comment
Anisimov leads Rangers past Flyers, 5-2

On an afternoon when another New York team was on the minds of many fans at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers did their best to emulate the Giants by physically wearing down Philadelphia Flyers.

Thomas makes less political return to D.C., beats Capitals 4-1 as Bruins end skid
February 5, 2012 – 8:19 pm | No Comment
Thomas makes less political return to D.C., beats Capitals 4-1 as Bruins end skid

Tim Thomas’s return to the nation’s capital was less political and more successful.

Halfpenny’s late penalty gives Wales 23-21 win over Ireland in Six Nations opening round
February 5, 2012 – 4:08 pm | No Comment
Halfpenny’s late penalty gives Wales 23-21 win over Ireland in Six Nations opening round

Leigh Halfpenny kicked an last-minute penalty to snatch a dramatic 23-21 victory for Wales over Ireland in the Six Nations opening round on Sunday.

Mac women lose to Laurier, slip back to .500
February 5, 2012 – 1:38 pm | No Comment
Mac women lose to Laurier, slip back to .500

The McMaster University women’s basketball team can probably forget about a second-place finish with its resulting first-round bye in the OUA playoffs. As a result of their 81-71 loss to the Laurier Golden Hawks on Saturday, it seems the best the Marauders can now hope for is a fourth-place finish and a home playoff game.

UPDATE: Hwy 6 cleared, driver charged in Sunday morning crash
February 5, 2012 – 8:58 am | No Comment

One man was flown to hospital and another is facing charges after an early morning crash south of Freelton closed Hwy 6 for four hours.

Europe paralyzed by snow, Bosnia declares state of emergency
February 5, 2012 – 6:10 am | No Comment
Europe paralyzed by snow, Bosnia declares state of emergency

After a week-long cold snap that has killed scores of people across Eastern Europe, more than one metre of snow fell in Sarajevo on Saturday, closing roads and public transportation.

Giving up junk food one week at a time
February 4, 2012 – 8:01 pm | No Comment
Giving up junk food one week at a time

Note to reader: This column addresses the 100 Days of Real Food mini-pledge series, which details 14 weekly steps for cutting out highly processed food.

Savings bond gift matures into mother/daughter battle
February 4, 2012 – 8:01 pm | No Comment

Dear Abby:

Will be a
February 4, 2012 – 8:01 pm | No Comment
Will  be a

As TV series go, Smash does a smashing job of abstaining from the usual: no courtrooms, no operating rooms, no interrogation rooms.

Rally against police brutality
February 4, 2012 – 1:55 pm | No Comment
Rally against police brutality

About 75 people gathered downtown Saturday to protest acts of alleged police brutality.

DNA turning our story into tell-all
February 4, 2012 – 11:48 am | No Comment
DNA turning our story into tell-all

The tip of a girl’s 40,000-year-old pinky finger found in a cold Siberian cave, paired with faster and cheaper genetic sequencing technology, is helping scientists draw a surprisingly complex new picture of human origins.

It’s World Cancer Day
February 4, 2012 – 7:41 am | No Comment
It’s World Cancer Day

Today is World Cancer Day and this year’s theme is “Together it is possible.”

Does the former Stelco have a future in Hamilton?
February 4, 2012 – 7:34 am | No Comment
Does the former Stelco have a future in Hamilton?

Many things have to fall in line to ensure that happens.