Yearly Archives: 2023

As if there weren’t enough reasons already to boycott Value Village, the for-profit second-hand clothing corporation has begun introducing self-checkout machines across stores in Canada.

CANADA: TRUDEAU BUYING EXPENSIVE JETS WHILE IMPLEMENTING AUSTERITY MEASURES

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop is a spectacle that offers a quarter-baked option for mass transit alternatives.

The Badgers’ women’s volleyball team went into Friday, Jan. 13’s match against the McMaster Marauders ranked number two in the country.

On Sunday, Jan. 9, a major upset occurred in the women’s hockey U18 championship as the IIHF’s 15th-ranked Slovakians ran over the fourth-ranked Swiss.

The men’s volleyball team got into action on Friday, Jan. 14 for the third time this new year.

On Jan. 13 the Brock women’s hockey team played their first of back-to-back games at home, against the University of Waterloo and Guelph University.

The Brock men’s basketball team visited the University of Algoma for the first time this season on Jan. 13. Brock looked to win their second straight after beating Ontario Tech last weekend, while Algoma was looking for just their second win of the season, currently sitting at 1-13 on the campaign.

The immense power of next-gen consoles might seem good on paper, but it comes with some less obvious downsides that could threaten the video game industry. 

Months after Canada began loosening its public health restrictions for COVID-19, a subvariant of Omicron named XBB.1.5, informally referred to as “Kraken,” has been discovered.

It’s a new year, and that means a new season full of horse racing and special events at the Fort Erie Race Track.

Niagara Parks is offering job-seekers an opportunity to become, what they call, their “newest storytellers” in a series of job fairs running until May.

CANADA: FOREIGN BUYERS BAN DOESN’T GO FAR ENOUGH FOR HOUSING CRISIS

Rating: 4.5/5Five years after the release of her debut album Ctrl (2017), SZA released her highly anticipated sophomore album SOS on Dec. 9, 2022. The album features 23 songs, with collaborations from artists including Travis Scott, Don Toliver and Phoebe Bridgers.

In their first game back since the winter break, the Brock Badgers women’s volleyball team looked to tune up in the weekend double-header against the Nipissing University Lakers.

On Jan. 5, the 2023 edition of the World Junior Hockey Championship, the most significant U20 hockey tournament in the world, concluded in Halifax.

On Jan. 6, the Brock men’s basketball team returned to action for their first game of the new year, taking on the Queen’s Gaels.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been recognized as one of the best in the game ever since he stepped on the ground at Old Trafford as an 18 year old. Since that moment he went on to win five golden boots, five UEFA champions league titles, one Euro cup, along with countless championship titles in the Premier league, La Liga and Seria A. He had every trophy in his case but one was missing, the World Cup and Lionel Messi was the man standing in his way.

On New Year’s Eve, an estimated 30,000 people rang in the new year in Queen Victoria Park.

At 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, Niagara Health saw the birth of its first 2023 baby.

On Jan. 3, Niagara Falls was illuminated blue in support of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin.