• The Canadian Press

    CPL's Forge FC upsets CF Montreal, advances to Canadian Championship semifinal

    MONTREAL — Forge FC secured a historic 2-1 victory over CF Montreal at Stade Saputo on Wednesday evening to book their ticket to the Canadian Championship semifinal. Daniel Parra and Kwasi Poku scored in the first half for the Canadian Premier League's Forge, which upset the Major League Soccer side with a 3-2 victory in the two-leg quarterfinal on aggregate. Victor Wanyama replied for Montreal, which is winless in eight games in all competitions. Forge will face Toronto FC, the Vancouver Whitec

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    Are you using emojis correctly? Markham influencer helps older Canadians navigate emoji etiquette in national campaign

    26-year-old Tiana Shern never thought she'd be teaching older Canadians about emoji etiquette, but that's exactly what she did in a recent national ad campaign. The campaign, part of Simply Spiked Peach's survey, revealed that 96 per cent of Canadians over 60 don't associate the peach emoji (🍑) with its risqué double entendre, highlighting the generational gap in emoji use. Shern was selected to help bridge the gap since the Markham-based dancer has more than 1.4 million followers across Instagr

  • Associated Press

    High wind topples part of stage and sends a Mexican presidential candidate running for safety

    A high gust of wind toppled part of the stage at a campaign rally Wednesday evening in northern Mexico, sending a long shot Mexican presidential candidate running for safety. Candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez wrote in his social media accounts that he went to a hospital after the accident at a campaign rally in the wealthy suburb of San Pedro Garza Garcia, near the city of Monterrey. Álvarez Máynez wrote that he was “well,” did specify why he went to the hospital.