It was a solemn — and solo — moment for Ron Maclean Saturday night. MacLean addressed Don Cherry’s dismissal with a lengthy monologue during the first intermission of Saturday’s “Hockey Night in Canada” broadcast. And while he was applauded by some for speaking from the heart, it just wasn’t enough for others. “You know the […]
When the Wilderness Committee learned that a large Canadian mining company had proposed an open-pit copper and gold mine and tailings pond in the middle of B.C.’s wilderness, it opposed the project with all its might. For the grassroots, non-profit environmental group that meant getting people fired up. “We don’t have many tools. We don’t […]
A teen wielding a semi-automatic handgun opened fire at a Southern California school on Thursday morning, killing two of his fellow students and injuring several others before attempting to take his own life. Police said they responded to a report of an active shooter situation at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita at 7:38 a.m. […]
American tobacco company Philip Morris insists its ‘Mission Winnow’ sponsorship programme with Ferrari complies with advertising laws despite Australia’s concerns over the matter. The ‘Mission Winnow’ name and logo appeared on the Scuderia’s cars at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix. Philip Morris is using the concept to usher new era for the tobacco company which […]
Audi Sport Formula E driver Lucas di Grassi has hit back at Helmut Marko following the Red Bull motorsport boss’ heavy criticism of Formula E. Marko said that Red Bull, as “racing purists”, would never be inclined to enter a series that is nothing more, in his view, than “a marketing excuse from the automotive […]
Jacques Villeneuve has a clear recommendation for the parents of those aspiring young drivers who dream of embarking on a career in motorsport. The 1997 world champion launched on Tuesday a young driver programme called “Feed Racing” destined to identify and support burgeoning young talent. The scheme, promoted by Villeneuve along with friend and associate […]
Mercedes AMG F1 has recruited 15-year-old Formula 4 racer Paul Aron and added the young talent to its junior driver programme. The Estonian teenager and European karting champion stepped up to single-seater racing this season and currently competes with Prema in the German and Italian F4 championships. Ticktum dropped from Red Bull junior programme Aron […]
Fernando Alonso will be back in the cockpit of a McLaren F1 car next week, with the Spaniard earmarked for a the post-Bahrain Grand Prix test. However, the two-time world champion, who remains an advisor to McLaren, will be entrusted with tyre testing for Pirelli with a full day of running onboard the Woking-based outfit’s […]
Lewis Hamilton believes Honda’s progress has brought the Japanese power unit within just 10bhp of Mercedes and Ferrari’s engines. Over the winter, Red Bull Racing ramped up its expectations for its new engine supplier based on evidence supplied by Honda. That confidence received further validation in Australia with Max Verstappen’s podium finish and Honda’s flawless […]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday expressed support for a right-wing referendum to pull Venezuela’s leftist president Nicolas Maduro from power, provoking a powerful response from Maduro’s fellow socialist Evo Morales, president of Bolivia. “We are sovereign states of the Great Motherland that fights for life and liberation.”—Evo Morales“John Kerry continues to believe […]