Alright, folks, buckle up because we’re diving headfirst into the most unexpected internet drama of the year: Canada vs Australia. That’s right, the two nations known for their politeness and love of barbecues have somehow found themselves in a global showdown. But why? What’s fueling this sudden surge of national pride (and playful trash talk)…
Kelsey Mitchell: The Canadian Cyclist Who Pedaled Past Geopolitics and Into Global Daylight By Dave’s Locker International Desk PARIS—While the rest of us were doom-scrolling through the collapse of another cease-fire and the latest crypto-scam, a 30-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alberta quietly outsprinted the planet’s fastest women on two wheels. Kelsey Mitchell’s keirin gold at…
Carey Price and the Unbearable Lightness of Being a National Saint By Dave’s Locker International Desk, somewhere between a Tim Hortons and a UN peacekeeping outpost MONTREAL—If you want to watch a country negotiate with its own mythology, just mention Carey Price’s name in any bar from Chicoutimi to Chilliwack. The man has become a…
Felix Auger-Aliassime: The Maple-Leaf Messiah Who Forgot to Read the Script By Dave’s Senior Correspondent for Existential Tennis Meltdowns PARIS—Somewhere between the first and second espresso this morning, the global tennis-industrial complex realized it has been stood up at the altar again. Felix Auger-Aliassime—Canada’s polite, 6-foot-4 answer to the question “What if a royal guard…
