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Christine Sinclair, Kevin Martin, Erik Guay among inductees to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2025
Published Jun 03, 2025 • 4 minute read Christine Sinclair is among five athletes and two builders who will be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2025. Photo by DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Kevin Martin and Erik Guay say it's not so much what they did in sport, but how they did it. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Olympic champion curler Martin and world champion alpine skier Guay are among five athletes who will be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2025. Soccer player Christine Sinclair, wheelchair racer Michelle Stilwell and softball player Darren Zack join them in the athlete category, while NHL coach Ted Nolan and sport leader Martha Billes will enter as builders. 'I've had some highlight moments that are always going to be very cherished in my memory, but I think what I'm most proud of is probably the fact that I've been through my entire career without any sort of blemishes,' Guay said. 'I hope that I was an inspiration to a lot of the young athletes, not only in my hometown of Montreal, but also across Canada.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The class of 2025 will receive the Order of Sport at an induction gala Oct. 29 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. The Sports Hall of Fame has inducted over 750 Canadians, including three horses, since opening 70 years ago. Sinclair, from Burnaby, B.C., is the all-time leader for international goals scored by men or women with 190 in 331 appearances with the Canadian women's team. She was an Olympic gold medallist in 2021 and twice a bronze medallist before retiring from the national team in 2023. Sinclair is now a co-owner of the Northern Super League's Vancouver Rise FC. Guay of Mont-Tremblant, Que., is a two-time world champion and the oldest to claim at world title when he took the super-G crown at age 35. He reached the podium 25 times on the World Cup circuit, and won five gold before he retired in 2018. He's an Alpine Canada board member. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Edmonton's Martin skipped men's teams to Olympic gold in 2010 in Vancouver, and silver in Turin, Italy in 2006, as well as a world championship in 2008. He was a founder of curling's Grand Slam, which contributed to the sport's professionalization with large prize purchases and more television exposure for the sport. A few years removed from the day-to-day quest to win, Martin, 58, and Guay, 43, now look at their careers through the lens of their legacies. 'I hope I can continue to be an ambassador for skiing. I try to give back as much as I can as much as time permits me,' Guay said. 'I'm still very, very passionate about my sport and sport in general. It's to continue to give back and making sure that the sport's healthy for my kids and future generations.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Grand Slam curling property and building junior curling programs are what Martin says he's most proud of in his career. 'When you're playing, all you're doing is playing the best you can, practice hard, work hard, and try to win all you can,' Martin said. 'But building the sport, that's really important. You want it to be stronger and better for the next generation. 'No question, it would be certainly off the ice growing with the junior bonspiel around 17 (years) I think. And the Grand Slam is going terrific. … We put it together 27 years ago for goodness sakes.' Stilwell of Parksville, B.C., is a five-time Paralympic champion in wheelchair racing and also helped the women's basketball team claim Paralympic gold in 2000. She served as an MLA in the B.C. government from 2013 to 2020 and was elected vice-president of the Canadian Paralympic Committee this week. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Zack, of Garden River, Ont., is an Ojibwe softball pitcher who helped Canada win Pan American Games gold in 1991, 1995 and 1999 as well as a world championship in 1992. He struck out 150 batters in 10 straight wins for the Toronto Gators at the 1995 International Softball Congress. Nolan, also from Garden River, won the NHL's coaching award in 1997 in his second season behind the bench of the Buffalo Sabres. He coached the Sabres for four seasons and the New York Islanders for two. Nolan and his sons established a First Nations hockey school and the Ted Nolan Foundation provides scholarships to First Nations women. Billes, controlling owner of Canadian Tire Corporation, founded the company's Jumpstart program that assists financially disadvantaged families with the costs associated with sport. Jumpstart is in its 20th year. The Hall encourages Canadians to nominate people for the Hall of Fame. A selection committee reviews submissions and votes to recommend inductees to the Hall's board of governors. The Hall's 100,000 objects and 60,000 archival records were acquired by the Canadian Museum of History after the building in Calgary closed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and didn't reopen. The main thrust of the Hall's work is digital storytelling through a national school program and Indigenous Sport Heroes Education experience. Other Sports Canada Ontario Toronto & GTA Canada
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
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Bánh mì-style brats, hefty Italian subs and more on new menu at Tacoma brewery
When father-and-son Gary and Nathan Wescott rescued Odd Otter Brewing Co. from near demise last year, they teased the addition of an in-house restaurant. After more than a year of paperwork and some plumbing, the food has come to fruition. From a food truck permanently parked on the other side of the brewery's wall — in another long, narrow space that the brewery has primarily used for storage — guests can now order hot and cold sandwiches ($12-$16), brats on buns, plus a charcuterie board, potato salad and grilled-cheese 'dunkers.' The owners tapped Sean Guay to lead the truck. Guay and his wife, Corie Cameron, closed their cafe and meal-planning business, Grit City Greens (originally Crisp Greens), last year after almost a decade in Tacoma. Gary Wescott, who by day works in economic development for Pierce County, saw the news, recalled Guay. At that point, the truck itself had been in their possession for nine months. It's a somewhat unusual food truck setup in the county, since the vehicle won't move. In most cases, mobile food vendors in Pierce County are required to physically return to their permitted commissary kitchen after service. Guay and the Wescotts were able to create a menu that allows them to do everything within the confines of the truck itself. A hefty Italian sub, currently served on a torta roll, combines salami, ham, turkey and provolone with chopped lettuce, tomato, pickled onions and a creamy mustard. Other cold sandwiches include a BLT on rustic white slices, chicken salad and a club. Panini-pressed options range from a Reuben and Cuban to the Squealin' Otter with ham, provolone, tomato and 'hOtter sauce' on ciabatta, and tuna salad, a favorite of the Wescotts. 'We're not reinventing the wheel, but our focus has been on easy, fast, accessible, family-friendly and just good food, big portions,' said Guay in a phone call last week. 'Those little extra things,' like quick-pickling and house sauces, enhance the offerings, he added. The Brat and Mi, a sausage style like a banh mi with pickled carrot, daikon and cilantro, is one of a few new items. There's also a classic grilled cheese and those dunkers — slices of the sandwich with hOtter sauce on the side. Every sandwich comes with a pile of chips. 'A brewery without food is not complete,' said Nathan Wescott in a phone call. He and his dad wanted to provide downtown with a casual lunch or dinner option, preferably with a pint. Prior to their ownership, Odd Otter had partnered with neighbor Wooden City on pizzas — brewery customers could order a pie at the brewery, and the restaurant's staff would deliver it next door. That arrangement became untenable for various reasons. Food truck hours will match the brewery's, which currently are late-afternoon to evening Wednesday-Sunday. After hiring a couple folks who will help behind the bar and on the truck, they anticipate opening earlier and adding Monday and Tuesday to the schedule. They also hope to tidy up the area around the food truck to accommodate additional seating — at least in nice weather, as the garage door must be open to meet fire code safety, explained Wescott. 'Bring your kids, bring your dog,' said Guay. 'It's not about power-drinking — it's about having somewhere to just enjoy yourselves.' Beers change often, but the draft list currently features the Cinco de Mayo-timed Ottcho Borracho (a crushable Mexican-style lager with lime), a few IPAs and a seasonal seltzer. Check the brewery's calendar for regular events including trivia, open mics and cribbage, plus one-offs such as the 'awkward book release' party with local author Andy Vargo on May 29. ▪ 716 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253-327-1680, ▪ Current hours: Wednesday-Friday 3-9 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 1-9 p.m. ▪ Details: new food truck with cold and grilled sandwiches inside downtown brewery; order and pay for everything at the bar Tacoma brewery closed unexpectedly. A local father and son swooped in to save it
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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Financial markets may be the last guardrail on Trump
Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has ushered in sweeping changes to international geopolitics and US government administration with little regard for norms that have constrained predecessors. But there has been one source of restraint on a president determined to push the limits of US governance: financial markets. The stock market's response to Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcement was "probably the most influential force to date" in tempering Trump's policies, said Terrence Guay, professor of international business at Pennsylvania State University. In just two days, Wall Street equities shredded some $6 trillion in value as the S&P 500 suffered its worst session since the darkest days of Covid-19 in 2020. "The market does tend to be ... kind of like a seismograph. It reacts to the slightest little tremor," said Steven Kyle, professor of applied economics at Cornell University. A week after Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs threw markets into turmoil, the Republican suddenly scaled back his plan's most draconian elements for every country except China. The pivot sent stocks skyrocketing. Last week, market watchers perceived another significant Trump retreat after another round of scary market action. The gyrations came after the president combined an ever-worsening tit-for-tat trade war with China with threats to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The White House quickly shifted its tone on China and Trump reassured the public that he won't fire Powell. "Markets 'punished' his policies and he must have realized," along with his advisors, "that trade wars are not that easy to win," said Petros Mavroidis, a professor at Columbia Law School and a former member of the World Trade Organization. "I am sure he doesn't want to be known as the president who led to a stock market crash," Guay added. - Bond market angst - But if "Wall Street sent the loudest signal, it wasn't the only signal," said University of Richmond finance professor Art Durnev. Even more than the stock market, "the bond market is a stronger force and this is the primary driver" of Trump's shift, Durnev said. Like gold or the Swiss franc, US Treasury bonds have traditionally been seen as a refuge for investors during times of duress in financial markets, or in the real economy. But demand for US Treasury bonds -- a bedrock during the 2008 financial crisis and other perilous moments -- has been shaken in recent weeks as Trump's aggressive policies have pushed yields higher in a sign of flagging demand for American issues. Trump himself acknowledged the import of the bond market gyrations, saying investors were getting "a little bit yippy." That word means nervous. The bond market "also had a big impact," Guay said. "Many investors have pulled their money out of the US." Besides Trump's ambitious attempts to overhaul international trade, analysts have tied bond market volatility to worries that planned tax cuts could worsen the US deficit. Then there is Powell, whom Trump also criticized in his first presidential term. The most recent round of Treasury market panic followed Trump's social media post on April 21 branding Powell a "major loser" for not cutting interest rates. But by the following day, Trump had pulled back, saying he had "no intention of firing" Powell. The combination of these factors means investors are beginning to realize that "the US may not be, under this administration, the stable environment we've seen for decades," Guay said. ni-jmb/sla/dw
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Climate
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Detroit celebrates St. Patrick's Day with annual parade, Irish festivites in Corktown
Irish or not, thousands of people turned out to Corktown in green garb and shamrocks to celebrate the Irish tradition for Sunday's St. Patrick's Day Parade. For the 67th year, the parade proceeded through Detroit's historically-Irish Corktown neighborhood for two hours. Dance troops, dogs with green fur, Irish clans, bagpipers, dancing inflatable shamrocks and politicians — including gubernatorial hopefuls Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson — waved to the crowd. More than 35 different Irish organizations carried their green, white and orange flags to celebrate the holiday. Even the weather felt a little Irish, with slightly cold temperatures, windy gusts and gray skies threatening — though never delivering — rain showers. The procession began on Sixth Street, coasting down Michigan Avenue in front of several Irish pubs and The Corner Ballpark, before passing a reviewing stand at Michigan and 14th Street, where it ended near the Mercury Bar. Take the quiz: Did you follow metro Detroit news this week? Test your knowledge with Free Press news quiz Meet Wally the gator: 'He was a real friendly gator': Detroit man leaves behind alligator in Cheboygan motel Shelli Guay of Ferndale and her family stood on the brick pavers of Michigan Avenue, jigging all afternoon as Detroit's St. Patrick's Day Parade marched through Corktown. Guay, who enjoyed the parade by dancing with her son, Sage, said this wasn't her first St. Patrick's Day Parade, and it certainly wouldn't be her last. "I think just the spirit of it and the whole heritage of the Irish people — the music, the dancing and all the people together — is really beautiful," Guay said. And Guay, who said she is "just about 2% Irish," embraced St. Patrick's Day as a festival for everyone — Irish or not. The parade was hosted by metro Detroit's United Irish Societies, who have been organizing the procession since 1958. Joan O'Halloran, a Detroiter and former owner of the Tipperary Pub, served as this year's grand marshal, leading the show with her family behind a vintage, mint-green Cadillac. St. Patrick's Day is officially Monday, but the holiday celebration kicked off at the parade and continued long after it was over. Around 2 p.m., Detroit police officers cruised down Michigan Avenue at the caboose of the procession, announcing through loudspeakers that the parade was over. The street went vacant, but a green, glittering crowd packed into bars like the Corktown Tavern and McShane's Irish Pub to keep the party going through the evening. Contact Liam Rappleye: LRappleye@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit St. Patrick's Day Parade attracts thousands for Irish party
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25-02-2025
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Meet Milwaukee's Animals: Kash the Amur tiger has lived at the Milwaukee County Zoo since 2016
In our Meet Milwaukee's Animals series, we speak to an animal caretaker each month to share the stats and stories that make some of our favorite animals so fascinating. Zookeeper Sheri Guay loves her job. As supervisor of the Milwaukee County Zoo's Florence Mila Borchert Big Cat Country area, she gets to spend her days hanging out with (and caring for) some of the zoo's most popular animals, including snow leopards, lions, jaguars and cheetahs. One of those animals holds a special place in her heart — Kash, an 8-year-old Amur tiger she's known since the day she witnessed his birth. In a recent interview with the Journal Sentinel, Guay shared Kash's bio as well as a few anecdotes. What type of animal is Kash? Kash is an Amur tiger. Amur tigers also have been called Siberian tigers since their natural habitat is mostly in eastern Russia. Amur tigers are considered critically endangered. Where does Kash's name come from? Kash is short for Kashtan, a Russian word that means "chestnut." How old is Kash? Kash was born on Sept. 14, 2016; he's 8 years old. The typical longevity for Amur tigers in the wild is 10 to 15 years; Amur tigers in human care usually live longer. How big is Kash? Kash currently weighs 180 kilograms, which is nearly 400 pounds. What does Kash eat? Kash eats about 9 pounds of meat per day, spread out over a few different feedings. Much of his food comes in the form of zoo-formulated ground meat enriched with the specific vitamins and minerals tigers need. He also receives whole prey like guinea pigs and rabbits, and on "bone day," he is given femurs from cows. According to Guay, "Bone day is Kash's favorite." Where does Kash live, and who are his roommates? Kash lives in Florence Mila Borchert Big Cat Country, where he splits time between the indoor and outdoor habitats, as well as his behind-the-scenes enclosure. The zoo also has two female Amur tigers, Tula and Natasha. Because tigers are solitary animals, they don't share enclosures; rather, the three tigers are rotated through the different areas of their habitat each day. Kash and three sibling cubs were born to their mother, Amba — who has since died — in 2016. Zookeepers typically stay as hands-off as possible with animals and their mothers after a birth, especially moms like Amba, who wasn't a first-time mom. Generally, it's better for the animals to bond on their own and exercise their natural care instincts. In Kash's case, that had to change when one of his siblings died after contracting an infection that couldn't be treated; when Kash started to not use his left rear leg, just as his sibling had, zookeepers realized he also had contracted an infection. Kash was moved to the zoo hospital for treatment; he stayed there for several days. "We hand-fed and took care of him," Guay said. "At the time, there weren't a lot of zoos putting back animals that had to be removed, because it was possible that the mom could reject and kill them. "So we made the decision to keep Kash separated from his mom." Although Kash had to stay separated from Amba, Guay noted that zookeepers still wanted Kash to be socialized by tigers rather than humans. "It's so important for tigers to be tigers and learn tiger language," Guay said. "So we started to do sister time with the other two cubs; we would crate them and bring them over to Kash so he could get that social tiger aspect." Guay said that at first, Kash's sisters, Eloise and Bernadette, were "terrified of the crate, but when they realized that they got to play with new toys they didn't have with their mom, they would run to the crate and loved play time with Kash." When the cubs were a few months old, Amba had a cancerous tumor removed from her spine and needed to recover on her own. At that point, the cubs lived together full time, until they were about 18 months old. Guay said Eloise and Bernadette "were the best at teaching Kash what a 'tiger no' means." The cubs would eat in separate dens, and Kash sometimes wanted to play with his sisters before they were ready. "They would immediately make it clear that, 'No, you're not allowed to come in here,' and Kash learned to be very respectful," Guay said. "They taught him what tiger language is, and that's really important for future breeding." In November 2023, a female Amur tiger, Natasha, came to Milwaukee from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in the hope that she someday will breed with Kash. Early on in her time in Milwaukee, Natasha was found to have blastomycosis, a fungal infection, for which she's been treated ever since. Although Natasha is "acting totally normal physically and behaviorally," according to Guay, she still tests positive for the infection, so until her "blasto numbers get to that sweet spot of 0," she won't be breeding with Kash. Even when Natasha is well, Guay said, Milwaukee County Zoo animals are never coerced into breeding; that decision will be left to Kash and Natasha. Guay said zookeepers will wait for signs that Natasha is in estrus (the period of time when female tigers are willing to share space because they're ready to mate), and then they'll work on a plan for how to "get Natasha and Kash together." Kash and Natasha do see each other often from their separate behind-the-scenes enclosures. The first time Natasha was brought to the building, Guay said Kash chuffed at her — "a very good, friendly tiger sound" — but Natasha growled back at him. "He was heartbroken, like, 'Nobody ever yells at me, I'm like a puppy,'" Guay said. "Since then, though, there's been a lot of chuffing going back and forth, head rubbing on the mesh while looking at each other and a lot of spraying that we humans have to hide from. "Those are all positive tiger signs." Kash's chuffing isn't reserved for Natasha; the friendly tiger sound is his most common vocalization to humans, as well. "I don't want to say he's a ham," Guay said. "But he kind of is; he knows he's handsome, and during tours, he struts and chuffs at people. "He's a very sweet tiger who loves attention and loves training. After a weekend, when I get to work, it's one of my favorite things to see him chuffing at me, like he's asking me, 'Where have you been?'" Guay said Kash rarely growls. She does remember him growling at a new maintenance employee once. The next time a new maintenance person arrived, he was told to either attempt to chuff or "baby-talk Kash." "As big as he is, Kash still acts like a baby sometimes; he was peeking his head out like he wasn't sure about the new guy," Guay said. "So he said to Kash in baby-talk, 'Who's a pretty kitty?' And Kash was like, 'That's me,' and immediately came closer to him. "He also appreciates when people try to chuff at him. Even if it doesn't sound remotely like a chuff, he'll know you're trying and chuff back like he's saying, 'Hey, friend.'" Is there another animal who lives in Milwaukee you want to learn more about? It could be an animal who lives at the zoo, the Milwaukee Public Museum or one of the area nature centers. Let us know by emailing jsfeat@ with "Milwaukee Animals" in the subject line. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Meet Milwaukee's Animals: Kash, a tiger at the Milwaukee County Zoo
