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Quarterbacks across the Canadian Football League are enjoying unprecedented early-season success. After speaking with Edmonton and Montreal on Thursday ahead of their Week 3 tilt at Commonwealth Stadium, it’s clear a variety of factors are at play. Whether it’s veteran passers dissecting defences before the snap, young guns stretching the field with elite arm talent, or the growing use of sideline tablets providing instant access to live game footage, there’s no shortage of explanations. Whatever your preference, the league’s starting quarterbacks are lighting it up right now. Here’s one thought on each in celebration of their early-season excellence. NATHAN ROURKE…

Real Madrid have cooled their pursuit of Julián Álvarez (26) while Barcelona continue to maintain daily contact with the Argentine striker’s camp, according to Fabrizio Romano. The shift in Madrid’s posture represents a notable change in a saga that had briefly threatened to turn into an all-out war between the two clubs, with Los Blancos having gone as far as lodging a formal €150m bid that Atlético Madrid rejected outright – pointing instead to the player’s €500 million release clause.Before Romano’s update, the story had been building considerable momentum on both sides. As previously covered on Football Espana, Atlético had…

The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Jo De La Rosa is keeping it real as she continues to document her struggle with infertility. “I feel like on the emotional side, a little bit of my womanhood was taken away,” Jo, 45, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while attending Galyna Saltkovska’s season 3 premiere party for The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys on Monday, June 15. “You feel like there’s something wrong with you, and I don’t think that I was ready for that. I don’t think I was ready.” Earlier this month, the Bravo reality star revealed via social…

France was hit hard, forcing hundreds of schools to tweak their timetables to cope. Forecasters warned of an “intense and long-lasting” heatwave that could see temperatures in Paris soar above 40C for the first time on a June day. Across the continent, authorities were ramping up warnings of extreme weather. German forecasters said parts of the country needed to be on alert for thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain over the weekend. Meteorologists confirmed that England and Wales had already experienced the hottest spring ever recorded, though temperatures in Britain were not expected to be as intense as continental Europe. …

Infielder/outfielder Vidal Bruján went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment by the Mets, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. He’s been assigned outright to Triple-A Syracuse. Bruján has the right to reject the assignment in favor of free agency if he chooses. He seems quite likely to accept, given that he’s on a split big league deal and would forfeit any remaining guarantees and be subject to potentially lesser rates of pay on a new minor league deal elsewhere. He already accepted one outright assignment with the Mets earlier this season but was selected back to the roster last…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada will slap a 10 per cent tariff on global imports of canned vegetables to address “immediate challenges” facing the domestic industry, the federal government announced Friday. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a statement the new tariff will take effect immediately and will remain in place for a maximum of 200 days. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. The tariff will not apply to imported canned vegetables from the United States, Mexico, Israel, Chile, and…

Ozzy Osbourne reunited with Black Sabbath for one final performance in early July 2025. He was dead two weeks later. His death sent the family into mourning, especially his youngest daughter. Kelly Osbourne opened up about her special plans to honor Ozzy on the first Father’s Day since his death. Keep reading for all the details. Kelly Osbourne Heartbreakingly Says She’ll ‘Never’ Be The Same Television viewers got an unexpected look at Ozzy Osbourne’s softer side on MTV’s The Osbournes. The reality series featured his wife, Sharon, and their children, Kelly and Jack. The rock legend shared three children with his…

Photo courtesy: Jill Meagher/B.C. Lions Canadian running back Sean Millington is the newest member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The 58-year-old was informed of his selection on Tuesday during B.C. Lions’ practice. Millington was invited to come speak to the team at the end of the session, before being surprised by the announcement. “I’m elated, overjoyed, overwhelmed, grateful, blessed and amazed. It’s such a shock and something you obviously think about every year. You hear who is going in and do the relative rankings in your head,” Millington said upon hearing thenews. ↑ what lands at 3 p.m.…

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is once again making headlines, this week for turning green. The Washington, D.C. landmark was refilled with water earlier this month after President Trump had its neutral grey bottom repainted “American flag blue.” The multi-million dollar project produced subtle results in the eyes of many observers, even as Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum — whose agency managed the renovation — touted its success. In recent days, however, the pool has taken on a verdant hue — the result of algae blooms that experts say are to be…

This summer, we’re sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. This week’s re-released episode takes us back to November 2009 with a segment from episode 94 of rabble radio. In this archival feature, we revisit a conversation originally broadcast by Red Eye—the long-running progressive podcast that was a staple of rabble’s podcast network. The interview features David Eby, then, the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association and now the premier of British Columbia, discussing the province’s controversial plans to displace Vancouver’s unhoused population…