Today is the day of the first on-ice activity for the Colorado Avalanche in the 2026-27 season. A group of 25 rookies are gathering at Family Sports Center at 9:00 a.m. for a one-day practice before they head off to San Jose, Calif. for the annual rookie tournament.
Late last week the roster was announced which features almost as many defensemen (8) as forwards (13). The only two players with NHL experience expected to attend are forwards Nikita Prishchepov and Taylor Makar, though several others on this list could see their NHL debut soon. All eyes will be on goaltender Ilya Nabokov and forward TJ Hughes who might even make an impact on the Avalanche this year.
It's nice to see five of the nine members of the 2026 Avalanche draft class in attendance including including forwards Beckett Hamilton and Shawn Carrier, defenseman Ondrej Ruml and goaltenders Alexandre Raymond and Tobias Tvrznik,
Those prospects playing in the NCAA or Europe this season are not listed and were not expected to attend rookie camp or Avalanche training camp. However, it is curious the class headliner, 43rd overall Egor Shilov is missing especially since he has chosen to spend one more year in the QMJHL with Victoriaville. But, there is a clue from those who cover the Canadian junior leagues that ongoing visa issues are to blame.
Translated from Quebec journalist Matthew Vachon this reads:

#expected #attend

McLaren spent the first half of 2026 looking like last year's champion team in name only. The wins dried up, the new car took time to come alive and even as Lando Norris kept putting points on the board, the gap to Kimi Antonelli kept growing. Then Hungary happened, Zandvoort followed, and two weeks was all it took to change the mood of the season.
Norris has now won the last two grands prix and sits fourth in the standings at 159 points, 83 behind Antonelli and 24 behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, who are tied at 183. That is still a mountain for Norris and McLaren to climb, but it is no longer out of the question.
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May 23, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; McLaren driver Lando Norris (1) during the qualifying session of the Lenovo Grand Prix Du Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images
McLaren is third in the constructors' championship with 263 points, 75 behind Ferrari and 162 behind Mercedes. Another strong weekend at Monza would not crown anyone, but it would force the two teams ahead to treat McLaren as a Sunday problem rather than a midfield inconvenience.

#Ferrari

Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith has rejected the idea of slapping export taxes on crude oil exports to the United States in retaliation for the Trump administration's tariff salvo against Ottawa, saying they would be damaging to Canada.
"Although I understand the need to respond strongly to these tariffs, I cannot think of a more disastrous policy decision than cutting off or taxing Alberta's oil to the United States," Smith said as quoted by Global News, adding that the move would trigger a disproportionate tariff response from the United States that could hurt the Canadian economy.
"It would not only extinguish the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Albertans, it would economically hobble our friends and neighbors in other provinces to the east," she said, warning of millions of jobs getting lost as a result of the tariff war.
Alberta exports about 4 million barrels of crude oil daily to the United States. Last year, the total value of these exports stood at about $80 billion. Trump has so far not threatened tariffs on crude oil coming from Canada but, according to Smith, this could change if Canada itself decides to use oil exports as a weapon in the tariff war.
As for the possibility of threatening the U.S. with a suspension of oil exports, Smith suggested this would be an even worse idea. "The United States would, of course, respond and cut off all gasoline and diesel from their refineries to Ontario and Quebec, right as we turn into fall and winter," she told media.

#exports #idea

A.J. Cavotta will cap a standout golf year with an autumn trip to Florida.
A teaching pro at Anders Mattson Golf in Saratoga Springs, Cavotta grabbed Northeastern New York's PGA berth into the 50th **** istant PGA Professional Championship, shooting a 3-under-par 139 over 36 holes Monday at Mohawk to win the section's **** istants Championship.
Cavotta, 24, the 2019 Times Union boys' golf Athlete of the Year from Saratoga Springs, was in a three-way tie with Nolan Crowley, who also works at Mattson's studio, and Nick Frankl of Albany. A bogey-free second round of 5-under 66 gave Cavotta a five-stroke victory over Crowley, the 2018 TU boys' golf Athlete of the Year who also played at Saratoga.
The victory punched Cavotta's ticket to Port St. Lucie, Fla., where the Wanamaker Course at the PGA Golf Club will play host to the national **** istants championship Nov. 12-15, and adds to a 2026 season in which he:
• earned $40,000 by winning the Next Golf Tour Championship, a worldwide circuit played on golf simulators (February)
• finished fourth in the Massachusetts Open, taking home $4,500 (June)
• captured the $2,000 top prize at the Donald Ross Classic at Glens Falls, his first major victory in the NENYPGA (June)
• placed second in the New York Open, losing in a playoff, at Bethpage Black, winning $11,000 (July)
• took sixth in the Canada Cup at Victoriaville, Quebec, worth $4,900 (August)
• was selected as the NENYPGA's **** istant Professional of the Year (August)
Scotia native Laura Diaz, now living in Winston-Salem, N.C., tied for seventh in the U.S. Senior Women's Open in Ann Arbor, Mich., 10 shots behind winner Maria McBride of Sweden. Diaz, 51, hit all 14 fairways in three of her four rounds. She tied for 15th last season in her first year of eligibility. … Samantha Schuffenecker has been named the new women's golf coach at Union.

#cavotta #open #professional

The simple answer is no. I encourage investors to ignore all the fear-mongering headlines claiming that nearly half of the data centers planned for 2026 have been delayed or canceled.
For quick background, New York became the first state to institute a statewide moratorium on large data centers, which made many investors worried. This restricts the construction and permits for hyperscale data centers that consume 50+ megawatts of power. The moratorium is in effect for one year.
The one-year moratorium was enacted to give New York the time to refine its regulations. New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants all new data centers to be subject to the same "consistent standards."
The state plans to review and research the environmental impact of data center construction and operation – and once standards are agreed upon, the moratorium will end.
Upstate New York is ideal for data centers, given cheap hydroelectric power and a direct-current grid from Hydro-Québec. So, I suspect construction will resume once these standards are set.

#data #york #construction #state

First Phosphate Corp (NASDAQ:PHOS) (OTC:FRSPF) on Monday filed an updated technical report revealing resource expansion at its Bégin-Lamarche project in Quebec, Canada.
The latest mineral resource estimate highlights a 378% surge in indicated resources compared to the company's initial ****** sment released on September 9, 2024.
The updated estimate demonstrates substantial resource growth for the deposit, located 50 kilometers northwest of Saguenay.
The technical report outlines 6.2 million tonnes of measured pit-constrained resources grading at 7.70% phosphate.
Furthermore, indicated resources reached 198.5 million tonnes at a 6.00% grade, while inferred resources hit 89.5 million tonnes at 6.16%.

#resources #resource #tonnes #estimate

Frances Tiafoe might not have his biggest support system with him before facing Arthur Fils in the Cincinnati Open final on Sunday.
This is because Tiafoe's longtime girlfriend, Ayan Broomfield, was in New York as recently as Saturday night.
Frances Tiafoe of the United States looks on against Marin Cilic of Croatia during their singles second round match on day three of the ATP 1000 National Bank Open presented by Rogers at Stade IGA on August 4, 2026, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Getty Images) Getty Images
Broomfield made multiple posts to her Instagram Story at what looked to be a collaborative event with EOS (Evolution of Smooth, a skincare company based in New York) and Ayan's Aces, which is an initiative launched by Broomfield that organizes gatherings of women of color to diversify tennis tournaments.
Broomfield also made an Instagram post on Sunday morning where she could be seen stepping out of a car and entering the event while rocking a revealing, glittering white dress. The post was captioned, "glow was created by eosproducts (vanilla cashmere collection to be exact)."

#open #images #Instagram

By Maria Cheng
MONTREAL, Aug 22 (Reuters) - When U.S. President Donald Trump levied 50% tariffs on Canadian steel in June last year, a steel factory in Canada's mostly French-speaking province of Quebec lost about a third of its orders for bolts and fasteners in less than a week.
The factory owner - The Heico Companies - froze hiring, closed a plant in the region and laid off several dozen people, said David Jeannotte, an operations ‌director, whose own brother lost his job. The cuts were part of 140 layoffs by the company, mainly in Quebec.
The factory's troubles reflect broader anxiety over the fallout from Trump's trade war in Quebec, which is due to ‌hold a provincial election by October 5. But while some previous economic slowdowns in the province prompted an increase in separatist sentiment, polls show that this time around, support for an independent Quebec is at its lowest level in decades, at about 30%.
"As long as Trump will be in his chair, I don't feel that we even need to talk about that," Jeannotte said.

#quebec #province

This week had absolutely everything you could hope for: an upset that sent an NSL side home from the Canadian Championship, seven goals in Calgary, a stoppage-time winner in Vancouver and a Montréal side that walked away from Toronto with another clean sheet.
With the regular season moving deeper into August, every result is starting to tilt the playoff scales. Here's how the latest run of action unfolded.
Wednesday, Aug. 12 | Stade Boréale, Laval, Quebec | Canadian Championship quarterfinal
Simcoe County Rovers FC did not look like an underdog when the whistle blew. They bloomed into a team that had decided the occasion belonged to them.
Just three minutes into the match, Teagan Handley swung a corner into the box and Tia Schaffer rose above the crowd to bury a header. The early goal gave Simcoe something valuable against an experienced Montréal side: confidence.

#side #championship #montr #simcoe

On August 10, Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) held its second-quarter earnings call, and the numbers pointed toward a company closing the gap between its long-promised turnaround and reality. Revenue climbed to $178 million, gross margin crept to nearly break-even, and management raised its full-year growth guidance for the second time this year. CEO Jose Luis Crespo framed the quarter as proof the business is executing, and the underlying figures back that up.
Revenue rose about 9% sequentially to $178 million, pushing first-half sales to $342 million, up 11% year-over-year. Management raised full-year revenue growth guidance to 15% to 16%, up from the 13% to 15% range given last quarter, citing visibility into a historically second-half-weighted business. Material handling was the standout. Plug deployed 1,670 GenDrive units in the quarter, more than doubling the 39 units deployed in the second quarter of last year. Service revenue grew 82% year-over-year to $29.8 million with a 27% margin, and two of the company's largest material handling customers are planning to refresh more than 20,000 GenDrive units over the next three years, a multi-year revenue base already locked in.
The electrolyzer segment added fresh wins too, including a 50 MW order tied to a final investment decision at the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub in Australia, a 30 MW UK project reaching FID, and selection for a 275 MW feed study in Quebec. Management also pointed to European regulation, including Spain's draft renewable fuels framework, as a potential driver of roughly 10 GW of electrolyzer demand by 2030.
Despite the progress, the business remains unprofitable across every segment. Gross margin was still negative at roughly -0.9%, and the fuel segment, while improved to -48.8% from -91% a year ago, remains deeply unprofitable. GAAP EPS was a loss of $0.14, weighed down by about $104 million in non-cash mark-to-market charges tied to convertible debt and warrants. The reported 50% year-over-year drop in operating expenses to $62 million leaned heavily on a $39.7 million recovery of previously impaired ****** ets, including a $37 million gain from a customer contract dispute settled in June, meaning the underlying cost base improved less than the headline number implies. Cash usage of $61 million for the quarter, while down 58% sequentially, still represents ongoing burn.
The company's liquidity plan depends in part on non-dilutive financing, including a July transaction expected to generate about $80 million from ****** et sales, of which only $47 million had been received as of the call. Positive EBITDA in the fourth quarter remains a target management reiterated rather than a result already delivered.

#year #revenue

Carlos Sainz's Ferrari exit in 2025 as a result of Lewis Hamilton's arrival pushed him to begin a fresh journey with Williams, a team that was struggling to score points. In his second year with the Grove-based outfit, Sainz finds himself at a crossroads as he decides whether to extend his stay with Williams, with his current contract set to expire at the end of this year. However, reports suggest the 31-year-old has rejected the team's contract extension offer.
Sainz's first year with Williams was an improvement for the team compared to the 2024 season, as his insights helped upgrade the car to a points-scoring level. However, things don't seem that positive this year given the sporting and technical regulation changes that introduced a new generation of cars this season.
Being a midfield team with limited resources, Williams has been struggling with the performance of the new car, and Sainz has realized that elevating Williams to the podium and eventually to the level of a race-winning team will require more time and effort than he had anticipated.
Thus far, the Spaniard's best finish of the 2026 season has been P9 in China, Miami, and Canada. Two DNFs and a P18 in Hungary represent his worst finishes until the summer break. Sainz has not spoken about moving to another team and has repeatedly stressed the point that his goal is to make the project at Williams work. But with time ticking, he would likely not refuse if a tempting opportunity came his way from one of the top teams.
May 21, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Williams driver Carlos Sainz (55) arrives to the paddock area at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

#team

Christian Mbilli's Halloween showdown with Canelo Alvarez won't be that month's only October ***** le defense, as Julius Julianis reports that IBF super middleweight champion Osleys Iglesias will meet no. 5 Oliver Zaren on October 8th in the former's eternal stomping grounds of Quebec.
Zaren (19-0-1, 8 KO), the other undefeated mid-20s Danish super middleweight, has spent the bulk of his career munching on limited foes in his home country. His one journey abroad came in June, when he traveled to Spain to battle Jose Luis Navarro Jr for the European ***** le, built up an early lead on the scorecards, then had to settle for a no contest because they were boxing outside and a thunderstorm hit.
A losing record against atmospheric phenomena bodes ill for his chances against a Cuban "Tornado." Iglesias (15-0, 14 KO) has looked like a potential vanguard of the post-Canelo era, demolishing all comers and only rarely deigning to lose a round. His last two efforts have seen him run over Vladimir Shishkin and Pavel Silyagin, the latter victory earning Iglesias his belt.
Not the most stirring matchup, but Zaren is reasonably high up in the rankings, Iglesias doesn't have a mandatory challenger yet, and the other champions aren't going to touch him with a 10-foot pole, so I suppose we've got to take what we can get.

#canelo #super #christian

TORONTO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A state of emergency was declared by the district of Summerland, British Columbia, early Saturday as ‌a fast-moving wildfire swept through western Canada, forcing thousands ‌of residents to evacuate their homes.
The Bald Range wildfire was burning out of control and had grown to about 5,000 hectares as of early Saturday, after prompting evacuation orders in other regional districts this week. The fire originated about 15 kilometers (9 miles) west of Summerland, according to BC Wildfire ‌Service.
The district of Summerland, ⁠which is about 45 kilometers from Kelowna, said it lost power on Saturday due to the impact of ⁠the wildfire and issued a boil water notice for residents, saying untreated water had entered the system after the water treatment plant was bypassed due to the wildfire threat.
Summerland has a population of about 12,000, according ‌to a 2021 census.
Several regions in Canada, including Ontario and Quebec, have battled blazes this year as hot, dry weather fueled wildfires in dense forest areas. Canada has received **** istance from Mexico, Australia, France and New Zealand to help fight them.

#summerland #early #according

It's debatable whether the Canada or Chattanooga pipelines have been more valuable to Tennessee football recruiting lately because there's so much overlap between them.
UT signed four Canadian players in its 2026 class. And it has three players from Baylor School in Chattanooga.
Offensive tackle Gabriel Osenda and defensive back Jamyan Theodore fit into both categories. Osenda is from Airdrie, Alberta. Theodore is from Montreal, Quebec. They played together at Baylor School the past two seasons.
Most notably, they were Baylor teammates and close friends with David Gabriel Georges, the Canadian five-star running back that committed to the Vols in the 2027 class after a high-profile recruiting battle with Ohio State.
"It's a great relationship. Both him and I have the origins that we're Haitians (who grew up in Montreal), so we have a close bond," Theodore said. "His uncle and my father know each other and have a close bond, so we naturally built a close bond together.

#baylor #osenda #montreal

We're at the midway point in the 2026 Little League Softball World Series.
Welcome to Day 4, where there are only eight teams left with just four days remaining in the trek for Little League **** le.
The quest for a championship continues on Wednesday, August 5 having two elimination games on the schedule, one game from each bracket, purple and orange.
The orange bracket has the first game that begins at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT). The early game features the Mid-Atlantic Region champions who represent Toms River, New Jersey, going against the Asia-Pacific Region champions, representing Sangō, **** an.
The purple bracket has the second game that starts at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT). The matchup is between the Northwest Region champions coming from Snohomish, Washington, and the Canada Region champions hailing from Repentigny, Quebec.

#region #orange

The 2026 Little League Softball World Series opens Sunday, Aug. 2, with four games of bracket play to begin the road to determine who will be crowned champion on Aug. 9.
The tournament features 12 regional championship teams split evenly into two double-elimination brackets: the purple bracket and the orange bracket.
Starting at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday, Northwest Region champion Snohomish, Washington will play Southeast Region champ Lake Mary, Florida. Games follow between Toms River, New Jersey (Mid-Atlantic) and Kinki Softball Little League (Japan, Asia-Pacific Region) at 1 p.m.; Live Oak (California) Little League (West) and Daviess County (Kentucky) Little League (Central) at 4 p.m.; and OnField Little League (Repentigny, Quebec, Canada) and Johnston County Little League (Clayton, North Carolina) of the North Carolina Region at 7 p.m.
There are eight teams from the United States competing for a championship, as well as teams from Latin America (Guayama, Puerto Rico, Softball Little League and Emilia Romagna Little League (Bologna, Italy) of the Europe and Africa Region. U.S. teams from the Southwest Region (Greater Helotes Little League from Texas) and New England Region Bristol Girls Softball Little League (Bristol, Connecticut) are scheduled to play Monday, Aug. 3.
Games are played at Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park in Greenville, North Carolina every day through the Aug. 9 final. See the full bracket here.

#little #softball #north #games

Canadian dairy cooperative Agropur has agreed to sell its "fine cheese" business to the local unit of French group Lactalis.
The transaction includes the Quebec-made brands Oka, Monsieur Gustav and L'Extra along with the Oka and Saint‑Hyacinthe production facilities in the province.
Agropur will also divest its fine cheese import activities as part of the deal, Lactalis said in its statement.
In a separate release, Agropur said the move is part of an ongoing plan to "simplify and optimise its operations" and support its "long‑term competitiveness".
The cooperative added that it intends to focus on operations that generate the "greatest value" for its farmer members. This includes production of fluid milk, industrial cheese, ***** er and dairy ingredients.

We're only three months removed from the end of the men's college basketball season and we're already getting an early look at Indiana's new roster ahead of 2026-27.
The Hoosiers are hosting Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, a secondary school in Montreal, Quebec, for an exhibition matchup this evening ahead of the program's participation in the FISU America Games later this month. The game is set for 7 p.m. ET at **** embly Hall in Bloomington, doors will open at 5:30 and parking around the arena by gates 2, 4, 12, and 14 is free.
Here's how to buy tickets and what else to know about the Hoosiers today:
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American Mineral Resources CEO Ryan Cunningham talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's growing portfolio of precious metals and critical minerals projects, the changing funding environment for junior mining companies and why capital is increasingly flowing towards artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Cunningham explained that American Mineral Resources has built a portfolio of 12 projects across seven jurisdictions at various stages of exploration and development. The company's strategy has focused on acquiring and optioning high-grade precious metals and critical metals deposits in jurisdictions it believes offer strong long-term potential.
The discussion also examined how the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is influencing capital markets. Cunningham shared his view that significant amounts of investment have been diverted away from traditional resource industries, including mining, oil and gas, as investors pursue opportunities linked to artificial intelligence. As he noted, "Everyone has kind of felt this gravitational pull of capital away from just about everywhere heading into AI."
Drawing on his experience in resource development, Cunningham discussed the importance of disciplined financing, careful project execution and managing risks such as permitting delays, commodity price volatility and changing market conditions. He also suggested that periods of strong market enthusiasm can make fundraising easier initially, but maintaining long-term financing remains one of the biggest challenges for junior resource companies.
Looking specifically at American Mineral Resources, Cunningham highlighted the company's recently announced plan to spin out its Pisco North polymetallic project in Quebec into a publicly traded Canadian shell. He explained that Canadian flow-through share financing has created attractive funding opportunities for junior mining companies and said the company believes this structure may provide more efficient access to exploration capital than US markets.

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Arctos Partners raised $6.2 billion for its debut fund dedicated to financing private-market managers, the first fund it has raised since moving under the KKR brand.
Arctos Keystone Partners Fund I closed 55% above its initial target of $4 billion, an uncommon feat of scale for a first-time fund in an otherwise challenging fundraising market.
The fund drew commitments from pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, family offices and wealth managers, including the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the New Mexico State Investment Council, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System and Canadian pension manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, according to PitchBook data and public documents.
The strategy provides preferred equity to general partners seeking capital without diluting ownership. Proceeds are used to finance GP commitments into existing or new funds, buy back shares from other investors, or bankroll new strategies, according to a memo prepared for the June 29 investment committee meeting of Kentucky's County Employees Retirement System.

NORMAN — Skip Johnson is trying to stay out of his team’s way this week.
His Oklahoma Sooners (36-22) have fully bought into what he’s preached all season long and is finally putting it all together following a massive upset over No. 2 overall seed Georgia Tech in the NCAA baseball regional round. The Sooners battled back from behind four-plus runs to beat the Yellowjackets twice.
“They stopped trying and they started believing,” Johnson said Thursday before OU hit the road for the Lawrence Super Regional. “They thought they could, now they believe they can. You’ve just got to get out of their way, you take batting practice, you take ground ****** and do the stuff that fundamentally you need to keep doing.
“Hopefully it just keeps carrying over from last week.”
REQUIRED READING: From Quebec to Oklahoma, Deiten Lachance has found his power for Sooners baseball

This 20-year-old lotto winner refused $1M in cash and chose $1,000/week for life. Now she's getting slammed for it

Would you rather be a millionaire or have safe, reliable passive income for life? That’s the difficult choice that many lucky lottery winners are frequently faced with. While the prospect of a seven-figure payout is tempting, 20-year-old Brenda Aubin-Vega from Quebec, Canada recently decided to take the recurring payment option instead.
Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don't have to deal with tenants or fix freezers. Here'

Une finale historique pour le Québec!