Alleged Police Brutality Against Black Ontario Couple Reveals Hospital Failures Too: Lawyer
TORONTO — Livingston Jeffers accompanied his wife Pamelia to the emergency department of an Ontario hospital one night in October 2018, seeking relief for her insomnia and stomach ache. Their grandson dropped them off, believing his grandmother would get the help she needed. Hours later and tired of waiting, the Black couple, who are both…
Anti-Racism Organizers Talk Educating Rural Communities In Alberta's Heartland
On a windy June day, George Floyd’s name echoed across the No Frills parking lot in Innisfail, Alta., just off Highway 2 that connects Calgary and Edmonton. In a municipality of 8,000 where an organizer with United We Roll sits on town council and less than five per cent of the population identifies as a…
CERB Will Get An 8-Week Extension, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Says
The federal government will extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) for two more months to provide reassurance for Canadians unable to find or return to work due to the COVID-19 crisis, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The prime minister announced the change during his daily press briefing in Ottawa, meeting a key condition…
Quest for Sub-4 on at New England Mile
The race for the first sub 4-minute mile by a Maine resident on Maine soil is on! Ayalew Taye, the current high school indoor mile national champion, and Pat Tarpy former Brown University star, have signed up to compete in the 3rd annual KeyBank New England Mile. “I was thrilled when Louie Luchini decided to…
Actor Edward Norton to Run NYC 26.2 With Maasai Warriors
EDWARD NORTON TO RUN NY MARATHON WITH MAASAI WARRIORS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CONSERVATION Campaign will combine corporate support with a web-based grassroots fundraising drive with RMJM and AECOM on board as founding sponsors. Actor and longtime conservation activist Edward Norton will run the NY Marathon as part of a team raising…
B.A.A. Expands Executive Leadership
BOSTON ÛÓ The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that Guy L. Morse, III will become the Senior Director of External Affairs. He has served as the organization’s Executive Director (since 2000) and Boston Marathon Race Director (1985-2000). Thomas S. Grilk has been named by the B.A.A.’s Board of Governors to succeed Morse as…
Trials Party Benefitting NE Distance at Rhode Runner 7-1
US Trials Party to benefit NE Distance July 1, 2012 at Rhode Runner Providence Providence, May 15, 2012: Track and field fans can gather to watch the final night of the US Olympic Trials while helping to send local runners to the next trials. Rhode Runner, 657 North Main Street in Providence will be hosting…
Terrance Mahon to Coach New B.A.A. High Performance Squad
Terrence Mahon To Coach B.A.A. High Performance Group New program will bring selected runners to Boston. BOSTON – Terrence Mahon has joined the Boston Athletic Association to lead and coach a high performance distance running initiative for the organization. The club will continue to be sponsored and supported by adidas, which has been…
The ‘Ritz’ Gears for US Olympic Trials Marathon Build-Up
RITZENHEIN FEELS AT HOME, READY FOR OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS BUILD-UP By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) PROVIDENCE,R.I. (20-Sep) — In the moments before the starting gun fired, runners anxiously completed stride after stride, doing anything they could to avoid the tense feeling of anxiety and pre-race…
Dark Horse Tweaks to Boston Marathon Elite Lineup – Yuki? Remember Marshfield on New Year’s Day
With the current weather scenario for Boston, defending champion Yuki Kawouchi is looking better – not great – but better. We said “Marshfield” to Yuki this afternoon in the Copley in Boston and this brought a broad smile. Marshfield is where Yuki set the world record for most sub-2:20 marathons, and he did it with…