Mark Oldershaw has won bronze for Canada in the men's 1000 metre canoe event at the London Olympics.
April 05, 2026
Adam van Koeverden has won silver for Canada in the men's 1000 metre kayak event at the London Olympics.
Derek Drouin has won bronze for Canada in the men's high jump event at the London Olympics.
Amsterdam is a very interesting city. I'll be sharing more pics from my visit soon, but this entry is about the bikes that dominate the cityscape. This summer, I've biked about three times a week throughout Toronto, but we in Toronto can't touch Amsterdam when it comes to biking. Amsterdam
Ryan Cochrane has won silver for Canada in the men’s 1,500-metre freestyle swimming event at the London Olympics.
Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton and Jasmin Glaesser have won bronze for Canada in women's team pursuit cycling at the London Olympics.
Rosannagh MacLennan has won gold for Canada in women's trampoline at the London Olympics.
In Toronto, we're getting Simcoe Day off on Monday, but it's not Simcoe Day everywhere in Ontario. Civic Holiday may also be known by one of a number of local appellations such as Mountie Day in North York, Colonel By Day in Ottawa, George Hamilton Day in Hamilton, Joseph Brant
Or do we call is Simcoe Day? I'm pretty sure it's not a Civic holiday as much as it's Simcoe Day around these parts. Either way, most of us get Monday off, and that's a good thing. Write here about anything you want, and if you have a question, I'll
I've dropped a few hints about the podcast I'm going to start. It'll be a half hour a week, discussing a few Toronto-centric topics that are also covered on this blog. I'm doing it because I think it will be fun. Originally I was going to use Lowest of the
Canada's women's eight rowers have won silver at the London Olympics. Congratulations to Darcy Marquardt, Lesley Thompson-Willie, Andréanne Morin, Ashley Brzozowicz, Krista Guloien, Janine Hanson, Natalie Mastracci, Lauren Wilkinson and Rachelle Viinberg.
Brent Hayden has won bronze for Canada in the men's 100m freestyle swimming event at the London Olympics.
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Canada's men's eight rowers have won silver at the London Olympics. Congratulations to Brian Price, Will Crothers, Jeremiah Brown, Andrew Byrnes, Malcolm Howard, Conlin McCabe, Robert Gibson, Doug Csima and Gabe Bergen.
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Christine Girard has won bronze for Canada in the women's 63 kg weightlifting division at the London Olympics.
Antoine Valois-Fortier has won bronze for Canada in the men's under 81-kilogram judo event at the London Olympics.
Divers Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion have won bronze for Canada in the women's 10-metre synchronized event at the London Olympics.
Maeve Binchy was 72. He was the novelist best known for her novels Circle of Friends and Light a Penny Candle. My Irish grandmother ate Maeve Binchy books for breakfast. Every time I'd visit we'd end up at the Bradford library where she'd pick up a Binchy book or two
Most Canadians loved the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. We hosted, we owned the podium and we won the most desired of golds with an OT goal by Sidney Crosby. It was friggin' magic. I've been watching the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, and it's once again being telecast here
Divers Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel have won bronze for Canada in the women's three-metre synchronized event. Emilie Heymans has become the first female diver to reach the podium in four consecutive Olympic Games. She won silver in the 10-metre synchro in 2000, bronze in the same event in Athens
I'm used to seeing bands like Chicago, Air Supply, Michael Bolton, Tony Bennett and Neil Sedaka play Casino Rama. Those acts are now Rama acts, appealing to an older crowd and well past their prime. There's nowhere else I'd expect Ringo Starr to play. But lately I've been hearing ads
Although a little long, I enjoyed watching the Parade of Nations during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. There are always a handful of nations I forget exist, and then there's the Independent Olympic Athletes. This year, the Independent Olympic Athletes are comprised of athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles
My nephew's birthday party is tomorrow and my daughter's is Sunday. They're both turning 8. By the age of 8, John Updike wrote his first story, which began: "The tribe of Bum-Bums looked very solemn as they sat around their cosy cave fire." Oh... and the Olympics begin this afternoon.
A movie adaptation of The Fantastic Four was completed in 1994 but was never intended to be released. It was produced solely for legal purposes, to retain the film rights for Fantastic Four. What I love about this story is that the director, actors, and other participants thought they were
