Hosting their Ride with Canadian Pride home show, Terry Jenkins and the Canadian Cowgirls precision drill team dazzled the crowd of approximately a thousand people at TJ Stables in Chatham on Sunday afternoon. The show featured trick riding and other manoeuvres, with riders of all ages proudly donning the red and white. (Trevor Terfloth photos) […]
Month: May 2026
Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of Computer Security Risks, Dies at 93
For decades, he criticized the industry’s lax attitudes toward both computer security and individual digital privacy. And he developed solutions.
Microsoft is retiring Teams’ Together Mode
Microsoft launched Teams’ Together Mode during the pandemic to give the illusion of a bunch of people sitting in a conference room together, even if they were really sitting at home without pants on. But times have changed, and it’s now being retired in favor of a more simplified Teams experience. The feature used AI to cut your head and shoulds out, and place you in a virtual space with others in the meeting. It could definitely feel gimmicky – especially when you’d tap co-workers on the shoulder, or give virtual high fives – but it did limit visual distractions. The changes are being rolled…
Environment Canada issues London’s first heat warning of 2026
Just in time for Victoria Day, the unofficial start of summer, London is facing its first heat warning of 2026, following a brutally cold winter and a cool spring so far. As of Sunday afternoon, Environment Canada was declaring a heat warning beginning midday Monday, Victoria Day, through the end of Tuesday, falling under the […]
Sabres comfortable with ‘chaos in the crease’ as they force game 7 showdown
The Buffalo Sabres have made four goalie swaps and still remain in position to win the second-round, best-of-seven series against the Montreal Canadiens.
Plan to turn old YMCA into supportive housing draws mixed views from neighbours
While an east-end councillor is pleased to see plans for a former YMCA building to become supportive housing, neighbours have mixed feelings. Indwell, a Christian non-profit supportive housing agency, announced Friday they bought the Bob Hayward YMCA on Hamilton Road for more than $2 million. The plan is for work to begin in 2027 on […]
Second straight overtime defeat leaves Ottawa Charge with just one life left in PWHL final
Maggie Flaherty’s goal gave the Montreal Victoire a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Game 3 is Monday evening in Ottawa.
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to meet Macron in Paris on economic mission
Quebec Economy Minister Christine Fréchette is meeting French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as the province looks to grow trade and defence ties with France.
Annual Knox Mountain Hill Climb returns to Kelowna
The roars of engines are reverberating around Kelowna’s Knox Mountain Park this weekend, with the return of the annual Hill Climb. Those with a need for speed have been making the annual pilgrimage to Kelowna for 67 years. The event draws people in from all over the Pacific Northwest. Over S…