Following McLaren making great strides in pre-season testing in terms of reliability, Fernando Alonso expressed his motivation as he heads into his second season with the Woking outfit. But the Spaniard remains a little undetermined when it comes to assessing his team’s performance level on a relative basis, while admitting that there is still more […]
When I finally left a long-term, toxic relationship, I felt like an off-leash dog at the beach; rather than spoil the high by going to therapy or making any attempt to process my emotions, I started dating immediately. One of my first dates was with a divorced man who wanted to take me to Giorgio […]
AMMAN, Jordan — In Iraq’s bloody path to democracy following the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the leading authority for Shiite Muslims worldwide, held an unparalleled position of moral authority but rarely intervened in matters of governing. On Friday, in the wake of weeks of protests that have left more than 400 people […]
LONDON — A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two of them in what police are treating as a terrorist attack. The assailant was tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge, officials said. Police identified the attacker as a 28-year-old who […]
SEATTLE — Nancy Haque worried about the conditions in sweatshops around the world. For Lynne Dodson, it was the possibility of attacks on public education. The plight of imperiled sea turtles got Lisa Wathne. An array of issues brought tens of thousands of protesters to Seattle 20 years ago Saturday, with one unifying theme: concern that […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Officials lifted evacuation orders Friday for about 50,000 people on the Texas Gulf Coast, determining a massive fire was finally under control at a chemical plant rocked by two major explosions two days earlier. “We are in a position to say it’s contained. We feel comfortable with the efforts that have been made […]
Christian Horner says Red Bull can take “a lot of encouragement” from the progress made over the winter by engine partner Renault. Having grown frustrated with the French manufacturer in the current 1.6-litre V6 turbo era, the energy drinks giants spent most of last year trying to secure another power supply only to be rebuffed […]
Former Nova Scotia premier Gerald Regan, whose political accomplishments were later overshadowed by a sexual assault trial that resulted in an acquittal, has died at the age of 91. Regan, a lawyer and one-time sportscaster, served eight years as the province’s 19th premier, with his Liberals winning a minority government in 1970 and a majority […]
CALGARY — Running back Andrew Harris made Canadian Football League history and ended the Winnipeg Blue Bombers championship drought on Sunday night. The 32-year-old Winnipeg native had a rushing and a receiving touchdown as the Blue Bombers stunned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-12 in the 107th Grey Cup. Harris rushed for 134 yards and caught six […]
VANCOUVER — The union representing 5,000 Metro Vancouver transit workers says it has reached a tentative deal with Coast Mountain Bus Company and Translink, averting a planned full system strike. The tentative deal, which has yet to be ratified, was reached after more than 10 hours of negotiations. Unifor initially said the union was prepared to […]