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A sub-two-hours record gives runners inspiration heading into the Toronto marathon
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (1133+ words) The science has given runners supershoes. Sabastian Sawe gave them a time that was "superhuman." Marathoner Cameron Levins, competing at the 2022 world athletics championships, lowered the Canadian record to2: 05: 36in Tokyo the next year. He says the new world mark, more than…...
Mayhem in Melbourne: John Mc Enroe's 1990 default from the Australian Open is revisited
1+ week, 2+ day ago (716+ words) You cannot be serious," John Mc Enroe frequently said in what became his iconic expression during a storied tennis career that included seven Grand Slam singles titles and 10 in doubles. Now, 36 years after his default from the Australian Open in…...
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan
3+ week, 3+ day ago (771+ words) Ben Roberts-Smith faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012. Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living veteran, leaves federal court in Sydney on May 1, 2025." Police have not confirmed the name…...
Meta, Snapchat, Tik Tok and You Tube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia says
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (618+ words) Experts say the Australian courts could decide what steps the platforms can reasonably be expected to take under the laws that took effect on Dec. 10 banning young children from holding accounts. Julie Inman Grant, who is Australia's e Safety Commissioner,…...
Sabalenka tops Noskova to reach the Indian Wells finals for the 3rd third time in 4 years
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (152+ words) Toronto Star The top-ranked Sabalenka, from Belarus, dispatched Noskova in 1 hour, 28 minutes on Stadium Court 1 at the BNP Paribas Open. Sabalenka connected on 38 of 58 first serves against the 14th-seeded Noskova and notched 11 aces to reach the finale for the third…...
Proposed high-speed rail system is simply not fast enough
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (772+ words) The proposed corridor for Alto high speed train connecting Toronto to Quebec City Dozens of Ontario farming communities fear losing businesses and land to Canada's new high-speed train line, March 4 No doubt there are/will be opponents to the construction…...
Australian media identify Canadian found dead on a beach surrounded by dingoes
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (439+ words) Police in Queensland, Australia were first notified about the body Monday on the island of K'gari, which is known for its population of wild dingoes. Global Affairs Canada said they are aware of the death of a Canadian citizen and…...
The Thorncliffe Park condo fire, 18 days later + Crown tells jury to reject a drug-dealer's self-defence claim
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (250+ words) A fire at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. in the Don Mills and Eglinton area took more than two weeks to extinguish. Here's the latest on a stubborn fire inside the walls of two condo buildings, why the Crown told a jury…...
Rosie Di Manno: Another 12-year-old boy is charged with murder. What has become of us in Toronto?
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1228+ words) A Toronto police map shows the timeline of a string of violent robberies in downtown Toronto on Aug. 31 that led to the death of a homeless man and others injured. The 12-year-old boy is described as a youth. But a…...
Police arrest man accused of approaching children, committing "indecent act" at park
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (229+ words) Toronto police members will see their salaries increase by17. 66 per cent after five years under the proposal. TORONTO - A 35-year-old Toronto man is facing charges after allegedly approaching children at a park, making physical contact and asking them for their names…...