Tag: women
London’s leveled-up NASH Cup will now provide Olympic squash springboard
The NASH Cup has leveled up at an interesting time. The 16th annual Professional Squash Association stop in London is now considered a âCopperâ world tour event with more points available and US$25,000 purses for both the menâs and womenâs draws. That boost has happened as the sport prepares to take part in the Olympics […]
For Black women in Detroit, mobilizing for Kamala Harris a ‘moment of pride’ | Bridge Michigan
Black women have long been a loyal voting bloc for the Democratic Party, and the prospect of Kamala Harris becoming president is fueling a Detroit movement to support her in November….
PHOTOS: Western Invitational university golf tournament
Some of the best university golfers in Ontario were at the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club on Monday for the Western Invitational, which drew 60 men and 40 women from 11 schools. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
‘Extraordinary ordinary’ woman inspires family to create Fanshawe College bursary
April Paton wasnât a household name.Â
Annual Handbags for Hospice fundraiser returns Sept. 19
Huron Shores Hospice is holding its 8th annual Handbags for Hospice event this week, bringing 170 women and men together for a fabulous evening of handbags, food, drink, laughs, fun and fundraising at the Kincardine Pavilion. The Sept. 19 event begins at 6 p.m. with the silent auction of nearly 100 high-end handbags. A short program […]
COLUMN: Charles Barkley laments Londoner Christine Simpson’s Sportsnet exit
I didnât expect Charles Barkley to call back. He doesnât know me. But he knows Christine Simpson. And he returned my cellphone message because he cares about his good friend. Simpson, a London native, was let go by Sportsnet the other day in a move announced first by her and later confirmed by the network. […]
Fundraising dinner for local Nordic skier at Heartwood Hall Thursday
The Grey-Bruce community is coming together again to raise money for local Nordic skier Julian Smith. The 11th Communski Fundraiser at Heartwood Hall in Owen Sound is set for Thursday from 7 to 11 p.m. The fundraising event will include trivia, prizes, appetizers, desserts and soft drinks with door prizes and live music provided by […]
Man gets five years in prison in ‘frightening’ case involving sawed-off shotguns
A prosecutor said the case involving a pair of sawed-off shotguns seized from a Sarnia man after he was arrested at gunpoint earlier this summer is extremely aggravating.
Pearson: World needs more Eleanor Roosevelts
We risk losing a middle class that knows how to care for one another through collective action.
Soccer notebook: Western Mustangs shine, FC London men moving up
London has long been a soccer city and that reputation is growing.