Author: Virginia Whitehead

During the pandemic, a Quebec man swapped sugar for a pair of running shoes. His newfound passion led him to lose 123 pounds and he will run at Levis on Sunday, his first organized half marathon. “I worked for a long time in a family pizzeria,” says Pedeja Heleta, 36. At lunch, it was a club sandwich, at dinner, a poutine, and at dinner, another poutine! And when I got home, I wanted some sugar. ” This attraction to fat and sugar, combined with a sedentary lifestyle, resulted in him weighing 295 lbs, as opposed to 1.75 m. One day…

After a year in the red, RDS became profitable again, although the sports channel Bell Media lost 11% of its subscribers in one year. Posted on Aug 26, 2021 at 7:00 AM Vincent Brusseau Beaulieu Journalism RDS rebounded in 2019-2020, posting $8.4 million in earnings before interest and taxes on revenue of $138 million, according to figures from the Canadian Radio, Television and Communications Commission (CRTC). The year before, the sports channel Bell Media – long the most profitable on the French-speaking small screen – had experienced first-year deficits (losses of $161,000) for decades. In 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, RDS generated…

(Los Angeles) ESPN has ended Rachel Nichols’ show Leap, as well as removing the host from his NBA programming. Posted on Aug 25, 2021 at 7:08 PM Joe Reddy News agency It’s a “mutual agreement that serves the best interests of all parties,” David Roberts, who was named president of the NBA’s programs last week, said in a statement. ” Nichols wrote on Twitter, “I’ve been able to create a show and for five years I’ve been rubbing the shoulders of some of my dearest people, talking about one of my favorite things. Thank you forever to our wonderful producers…

Tuukka Rask plans to return with the Boston Bruins this year and intends to accept a small contract to give his team more freedom in managing the payroll. • Read also: Five competitors CH will have to keep an eye on Raske underwent hip surgery in June and is recovering. However, he believes a return in January is possible. However, the goalkeeper is currently a free agent without compensation and can choose his destination. However, the main player has only played for the Bruins since his debut in the National Hockey League (NHL) and seems to place a lot of…

Paralympic swimmer Aurelie Rivard (S10) climbed to the Paralympic podium for the sixth time in her career on Wednesday, after finishing third in the 50m freestyle final. A bronze medal she didn’t necessarily want to add to her collection. • Read also – Paralympics-2020: Now a place for games The Paralympic champion in the event, Quebec, scored the second fastest time in qualifying, behind Anastasia Gontar, of the Russian Paralympic Committee. Rivard did not deliver a performance that lived up to his expectations in the Grand Final that was played a few hours later. The chronometer stopped at 28.11 seconds.…

The national team won the third game in as many games at the Women’s World Hockey Championship, beating Switzerland 5-0 on Tuesday night at WinSport in Calgary. However, this victory could prove costly to Troy Ryan’s forces who lost the services of Mary Philip Boleyn in the third period. Posted on Aug 24, 2021 at 9:29 PM [email protected] Sportcom The Canadians got off to a good start and had several good chances to score in the first twenty. But Swiss goalkeeper Andrea Brindley was stubborn in front of her net, stopping the 21 shots directed at her to keep the…

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 8:27 pm (Update : Tuesday, August 24, 2021. 9:05 pm) The Canadians beat Switzerland 5-0 on Tuesday and were undefeated in the preliminary round of the Women’s World Hockey Championship. However, they remain second in Group A after the United States, which has a slightly better goal difference with/against. Swiss goalkeeper Andrea Brindelli stopped at least 21 shots in the first half, but faltered in the second half ahead of Emily Clarke. Jaime Boboni won 2-0, then Natalie Spooner scored after just 17 seconds with her first two goals of the night. Melody Doust has…

Former Boston Bruins striker Mark Savard accepted the position of head coach for the Windsor Spitfires in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHL) on Tuesday. Savard worked as Craig Beerup’s assistant in 2019-2020 with the St. Louis Blues. However, he resigned last September, because he wanted to return to Ontario with his family. A native of Ottawa, Savard will have his first experience as a pilot. “It’s amazing, I’ve been waiting for this opportunity. [Le directeur général] Savard said in a statement from the organization that Bill Buller and the owners demonstrated separation throughout the process. I want to become…

(Edmonton) The Edmonton Elks have announced that nine players have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning from their game against the BC Lions. Posted on Aug 23, 2021 at 7:04 PM Updated at 8:17 PM. Team president and chief executive Chris Bryson said players and staff are in isolation and that the team’s training facility has been closed for seven days. “Everyone has been tested and we will continue to test them daily until we are out of them,” Bryson said. The update comes a day after the Canadian Football League on Thursday postponed the duel between the Elks and…

Yesterday, the JS Kabylie administration, headed by President Sherif Mellal, ended with French-Algerian coach Henri Stamboli, succeeding Denis Lavan. President Mellal used to consume one or more coaches every season, so he signed a contract with his new coach for two seasons. He was offered several names since Denis Lavigne’s departure, but he ended up setting his sights on Henry Stamboli after inquiring about Sebastien Meany. The latter was excluded after learning that the latter is a personal coach and that he has no experience with clubs at the African level. In addition, he is not a coach, as President…