NEW YORK – LaMarcus Aldridge retired from the NBA on Thursday after saying he experienced an irregular heartbeat during his final game with the Brooklyn Nets. Aldridge, 35, posted a statement on social media saying the heart concerns he had during and after Brooklyn’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday was one of […]
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Toronto Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews will miss Thursday night’s game against the visiting Winnipeg Jets with an injury and is listed as day-to-day. When asked if it was a recurrence of a wrist injury from earlier in the season, Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said, “It’s similar but not the same.” Keefe said the […]
CANTON, Ohio – The nine new members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who are deceased will be honoured in a television special next month. Eight men who were selected for the 2020 centennial class and one from the 2021 group will be recognized. They are Bobby Dillon, Winston Hill, Alex Karras, Steve Sabol, […]
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Rodion Amirov to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 19-year-old had nine goals and four assists in 39 games with Ufa Salavat Yulayev of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League this past season. He also made nine playoff appearances for the team, where he was kept without a point. […]
Imagine what saving $100 or $200 a month on rent could do for your finances. You could invest that money toward retirement, pay off debt, fund your child’s RESP, buy ergonomic equipment for your office, earmark funds for a new computer or build your emergency cushion. Negotiating rent can be done, and it can be […]
Millennial Money is a weekly submission-based series that provides financial advice to millennials in the GTA. Read the full series here. Brandon, 28, is a registered nurse making $75,000 working in the emergency unit at a downtown Toronto hospital. “I have been hustling since school and working full-time, overtime shifts. But this year, complete burnout,” […]
Moving soon? Like most, you’ve been focused on the initial costs — for renters, that’s coming up with first and last month’s rent on your new place and patching and painting any holes in the walls of your current dwelling, for example. For buyers, it’s things like consolidating the final sums for your down payment […]
Millennial Money is a weekly submission-based series that provides financial advice to millennials in the GTA. Read the full series here. Chelsea 26, works two jobs as a veterinarian — one full-time and the other filling in for a shift once a month. That brings her salary to $85,000 year, just a year after finishing […]
Anger and frustration can take over when people hear rumblings of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy coming from their friends and relatives. But experts say to keep those tempers in check when engaging in what may turn into exasperating conversations. Those uncertain about the jab are less likely to be convinced to get one if they’re shouted […]
Over the past year, I’ve really dropped the ball when it comes to my daily Spanish practice. Although the pandemic might not be entirely to blame for this, I’m pretty sure it’s at least part of the problem, since in the before times I’d practise extra hard in advance of my next trip — and […]