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MILAN – Each Canadian athlete competing in the Milan Cortina Olympic Games relies on a patchwork of funding to support themselves. Sponsorships, federal funding, grants, part-time jobs, prize money, the bank of mom and dad, to name a few.Ever since the International Olympic Committee relaxed its rules on what athletes can post on social media during the Games, athletes’ personal accounts have moved to the front of that revenue mix for many.“For sure, athletes with big followings are making money off social media and able to have a reach that can reach new sponsors,” said Canadian cross-country skier Xavier McKeever. “We call it building your brand.”The IOC was once iron-fisted with Rule 40 of the Olympic Charter, which protected marketing exclusivity for companies paying hundreds of millio...

Dearest gentle reader, the love story of Benedict Bridgerton is set for a dramatic turn! Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for Bridgerton season 4, part 2 on 13 February 2026. The final four episodes of the season will premiere on 26 February 2026, on Netflix. Picking up from the part 1 cliffhanger, the trailer centres on Benedict confronting Sophie Baek over her silence after receiving his letter. In a pivotal moment, Sophie firmly rejects his proposal, stating that becoming a mistress is "the last thing I want." The new footage underscores the central conflict of class and reputation, with Benedict admitting, "I cannot love a maid, and yet you have taken possession of me," reflecting the rigid social codes of the Ton. The stakes rise further as Sophie`s secret identity as th...

When something bad happens, we want to know why. The weirder and worse the event, the more we need to know. Such things can’t possibly be random and spontaneous. Someone or something needs to be responsible and held accountable. Blame has to be assigned. And there had better not be any loose ends. If there are, that just opens the door wide open to conspiracy theories.Along with flat-earth nutters, moon landing deniers, those who believe COVID-19 vaccines contain tracking nanochips, and people trying to tell us that 5G is killing the population, there’s a dedicated group who refuse to believe that Kurt Cobain took his own life on April 5, 1994. Every once in a while, another bunch pop up claiming that they know the truth about Kurt’s death. And it’s happening again.Kurt’s body was found on...

Prime Video debuted the official teaser trailer and premiere date for its groundbreaking new series, Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage in his first leading television role, premiering worldwide on May 27, 2026. Produced by Sony Pictures Television exclusively for MGM+ and Prime Video, the hotly anticipated series will debut domestically on MGM+’s linear broadcast channel on May 25, then globally on Prime Video on May 27 as a binge release, in more than 240 countries and territories. For a special and unique viewing experience, Spider-Noir will be available to stream two ways, in “Authentic Black & White” and “True-Hue Full Color” for audiences to choose their own adventure to watch. Spider-Noir teaser trailer unveiled Spider-Noir is a live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spi...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – Both sides in the Canada-Sweden curling melodrama held firm to their beliefs Saturday at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. It was a story so engulfing that it essentially left Brad Jacobs’ first defeat of the Winter Games lost in the shuffle.Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller defeated Canada 9-5 in a clinical victory over a Calgary-based side that may have been distracted by the tumult from a night earlier.The vice-skips at the heart of the tension — Canada’s Marc Kennedy and Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson — stuck to their guns a day after an on-ice discussion about ‘double-touching’ curling stones evolved into a profanity-laced interaction that generated international headlines.“I don’t regret defending myself or my teammates in that moment,” Kennedy said. “I just probably regret...