Over the past decades, Canada has enjoyed the talent and success achieved by several athletes that have arrived in from Hispanic America and the Caribbean. Many of them have earned the right to be part of the Canadian sport mythology and the collective memory of their...
The history and achievements of Black Canadians are scarcely taught in schools, resulting in what the father of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, had lobbied against — discounting the relevance of Blacks in society by failing to remember their history....
Toronto’s Blue Jay’s logo was designed by Spanish Paco Belsué, from Jaca, Aragon, who died in October, 2011, in Ontario’s capital. This is unknown information in Canada, lost in the memories of Spanish immigrants and rescued, one decade ago, by...
Canadian athletes have shone more at the Winter Olympics than at the Summer Olympics. In winter events, Canada is a powerhouse and in the most recent edition, in 2018, it finished third in the medals table. Meanwhile, the country is among the top 30 in summer games....
Canadians often see hockey as a metaphor for life. Hockey’s cliché-littered locker room may offer some wisdom as we collectively deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Let’s take a few of hockey’s time-worn aphorisms and apply them to our situation. In Canada’s...