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Brash has stunning start to Minor League Baseball season

Right-handed pitcher Matt Brash of Kingston has made only two mound appearances to date this season, but his small sample size statistics have been raising eyebrows, at least among some mlb.com correspondents.

RMC adds local volleyball player

A local high school volleyball player won’t have to travel very far to play university volleyball.

Gold medal in hand, Mason McTavish's stock continues to rise approaching NHL entry draft

A local product with deep Ottawa Valley roots has made a remarkable impression lately in the hockey world and, as a result of his recent play, is now on the radar as one of the top 18-year-old players in the world.

Frontenacs suing insurance company for not paying claim for scrapped season

The Kingston Frontenacs are suing their insurer, Lloyd’s Canada, for $1 million for lack of payment on the Frontenacs’ business interruption claim and another $100,000 in punitive damages.

Toronto Blue Jays foundation contributes $100,000 to Gananoque field

The Tragically Hip to perform at this year's Juno Awards

In addition to receiving the Humanitarian Award at the 50th annual Juno Awards next month, The Tragically Hip announced Thursday that they will also perform a song with musician Feist on the broadcast.

Support Cornwall's Port Theatre, because, well, the show must go on

Picture this: a restored, historic entertainment venue, synonymous with Cornwall, very popular and busy in recent years, quietly disappearing from the cultural landscape.

Illuminated manuscripts

Well, here we are again in another lockdown situation, and I am feeling grateful for … books! Books are great companions even in good times, and I have been enthralled with them ever since I was small — especially those with beautiful illustrations to accompany the text. The allure of gorgeous imagery beside equally engaging writing has not lost its power, and that got me thinking about the evolution of illustration in books.

H'art Centre extends deadline for community artists to apply for training program

The city’s H’art Centre has extended its call for community artists to apply for training in its “MixAbilities” inclusive arts program by an additional week due to the current provincial restrictions.

Performers come together online to raise mental health awareness

Even though he tells jokes onstage for a living, it doesn’t mean Al Babcock is always smiling. Like many, he has had to deal with his mental health.

Senior Living: Use debt to build wealth

Follow a disciplined strategy with the help of a professional.

Senior Living: Ageism and dating put pressure on women

As we mark each birthday, we get closer and closer to the vanishing point.

Daily horoscope for Monday, May 17, 2021

Avoid shopping or major decisions from 2 AM until 9 AM EDT today (until 6 AM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo

Daily horoscope for Sunday, May 16, 2021

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today until 11 PM Pacific time. The Moon is in Cancer

A new takeout window ups Montreal's brunch game with eggs Benny sandwiches

Danny St Pierre's Le Pontiac does sandwiches and quick morning snacks in the front while it churns out pan pizzas in the back.

Like Hockey Canada in the late '90s, our industrial policy needs to refocus on the fundamentals

Kevin Carmichael: We could be a world-beater in innovation. Instead we're on the bench in 17th place

Canada's transition to a knowledge economy could suffer if business doesn't take mental health seriously

Conservative estimates place the economic impact of poor employee mental health at $50 billion a year

Missed opportunities in fintech: Can Canada catch up?

Toronto Finance International CEO on the contribution Toronto's financial sector makes to the Canadian economy

Trudeau government begins work on reopening U.S.-Canada border

Any reopening of the border would be gradual and contingent on declining cases in both countries, officials said

The housing market is hot, but the rental market could quickly catch up as economy reopens

Higher demand for rental housing in next few months expected to put pressure on rents if new listings can't keep up

George Herman Ruth was the best ever…

One of the many perks of being a sports fan is the opportunity to get-together with other sports fans. These high-level discussions (usually over a cold beer or two) often include a friendly debate as to which player might be considered the best ever in his or her particular sport.

Rotary Reflections: Easter Seals and Rotary

PAUL VAN NEST

Time to make some Vitamin D

Summer is suddenly upon us. Not only have the temperatures climbed, but the sun is almost directly over head, and much closer to our hemisphere.

What’s your approach?

I don’t usually share jokes in this column. This piece has been making the rounds on Facebook and the internet for years but it just came to my attention. I Googled it but can’t find the author listed anywhere. This resonates with me because it highlights a common theme in my columns. So, here goes, folks. A joke with an important punchline.

Fox News host auditions as dwarf Dopey

It gives me no pleasure to write this, but Americans are well on their way to becoming the dumbest people on terra firma. Perhaps they are already there.

Buy It! Put James Dean's Porsche's transaxle in your car and cheat a deadly curse open in new tab

This gearbox has been verified to have come from the late actor's 550 Spyder post-crash—not as well verified are the stories it's killed some of its prior owners

Manitoba to lower vehicle registration fees for the second time open in new tab

The latest price drop takes effect July 1

10 most memorable movie wagons open in new tab

Many classics had least one station wagon lurking in the background

News Roundup: The electric F-150 Lightning, a repeat back-seat Tesla driver and more open in new tab

Plus: B.C.’s car industry has a money laundering problem? Find out more

Cars might be able to predict their drivers' dementia: new study open in new tab

Researchers could diagnose the condition with 88-per-cent accuracy based on driving patterns

'Unjustified fears': When COVID-19 anxiety stops making sense open in new tab

Polls keep showing that the public believes COVID-19 disease is way deadlier and more pervasive than it really is

'Black fungus' infections hit COVID patients in India open in new tab

Mucormycosis is an infection of the sinuses and tends to affect people with weakened immune systems

Quarantine hotel history: Detention, disease and Wi-Fi open in new tab

Their history reveals ambivalences and inequities that continue to fuel debates in the COVID-19 era

ADVICE: Is it safe to go to the dentist? open in new tab

Overdue for a cleaning, but worried about COVID? Here's what you should know

B.C. man says surgeons removed six feet of intestine due to vaccine-induced blood clot open in new tab

Shaun Mulldoon, 41, said he first felt stomach pains 10 days after his shot of AstraZeneca vaccine