18 h. ago Toronto's artificial peninsula set to keep growing for decades

Toronto's man-made peninsula, the Leslie Street Spit, is still growing, and will be for the next few decades to come as dredged material from the city's harbour continues to be deposited along its shoreline.Created in 1959 by the Toronto Harbour Commissioners (THC), now PortsToronto, for "port-related facilities," the Leslie Street Spit's expected use as an outer harbour port never panned out, yet the landform has expanded significantly through millions of cubic metres of concrete, earth fill, and dredged sand, and today supports Tommy Thompson Park.The artificial peninsula extends five kilometres into Lake Ontario and is over 500 hectares in size. The park is home to some of the largest existing natural habitats on the Toronto waterfront, and includes wildflower meadows, cottonwood forests, cobble beaches, and coastal marshes.Aerial view of the Leslie Street Spit in 1975. Photo: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).It's also become on...

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18 h. ago This Ontario wellness retreat has you staying in a tiny box in the middle of the woods

This secluded wellness retreat in Ontario is perhaps the most serene way to reconnect with nature without sacrificing on luxury.Wellness may be the buzzword to end all buzzwords in 2025, being co-opted by everything from luxury clubs offering some seriously Cronenbergian-sounding services to cold plunge camps that encourage you to take a dip in frozen lakes, but it's not without reason.In 2025, when the world seems to be careening ever deeper into utter chaos, the notion that there are concrete steps (that can come in varying degrees of scientific complexity) we can take to support our own — say it with me — wellness, is a comfort.It's a small way to feel in control of an otherwise out-of-control period in human history.But that's not why I called you here. I only bring it up because Garth and Rebecca Bigelow, who own Muskoka-based vacation rental venture Unique Stays, have found a similar sense of peace in the whole 'wellness' thing, a...

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18 h. ago Consignaction: engouement pour les lieux de retour, malgré un développement suspendu par Québec

Même si le développement de nouveaux lieux de retour est sur pause, 17 sites ont ouvert leurs portes depuis janvier.

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18 h. ago Avec la guerre commerciale, cette entreprise de transformation du saumon tente de garder le cap avec de nouveaux partenariats québécois

Avec la guerre commerciale, Fumoir Grizzly tente de garder le cap avec de nouveaux partenariats québécois.

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18 h. ago 5 idées pour agencer un canapé en velours et donner un look chaleureux à son salon

Ce salon fusionne de riches teintes foncées avec une abondance de plantes, créant un véritable coin de nature.

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23 h. ago Hawaii lawmakers raise state’s hotel tax to help islands cope with climate change

HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against climate change-fueled natural disasters. Gov. Josh Green supports the bill, indicating he will sign it. The bill adds a 0.75% levy to the state’s existing tax on hotel rooms, […]

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29 h. ago «Je me sentais inconfortable et confuse»: la victime alléguée témoigne au procès d'agression sexuelle des ex

La victime alléguée témoigne au procès d'agression sexuelle des ex-joueurs d'Équipe Canada junior

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29 h. ago «Je me sentais inconfortable et confuse»: la victime alléguée témoigne au procès pour agression sexuelle des ex

La victime alléguée témoigne au procès pour agression sexuelle des ex-joueurs d’Équipe Canada junior.

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32 h. ago Louer une poule, nouvelle mode contre la flambée du prix des œufs aux États

Choqués par l’«eggflation», des Américains louent des poules pondeuses pour assurer leur approvisionnement.

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35 h. ago Sortie du film «Mission: Impossible – Bilan final»: Tom Cruise sauvera

Le 8e et ultime film de la saga Mission: Impossible pourrait fracasser des records aux guichets.

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35 h. ago France Executes Quick Recovery in Gas Storage After Winter Woes

France added the most natural gas to its inventories compared with other European Union members, marking a quick turnaround for a nation that saw stockpiles plummet this past winter.

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37 h. ago 11 nouveaux hébergements en nature à louer au Québec dès cet été

Encore de bonnes raisons de planifier une escapade dans les bois!

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42 h. ago Le Canadien a besoin d’un centre pour son deuxième trio: six candidats intéressants qui seront joueurs autonomes cet été

Vous rêvez de voir Sidney Crosby au centre d’Ivan Demidov? Ça donne envie, mais le marché des joueurs autonomes est une avenue plus réaliste.

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45 h. ago Toronto Maple Leafs break 'cursed' narrative and close out Senators series

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing a little bit longer this spring.Facing off against the Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of their first-round series, the Leafs certainly made Thursday night one to remember.Max Pacioretty's first goal of the playoffs late in the third period — followed by a William Nylander empty-netter — gave Toronto a 4-2 win to knock off the Ottawa Senators and give the franchise just their second playoff series win since 2004.With Toronto winning the first three games of the series (two in overtime), they made their fans sweat by allowing Ottawa to come out victorious in the next two.For any longtime Leafs fan, the familiar feelings of existential dread, cursing of one's family lineage, and wondering who exactly to blame for the supposed cursed nature of their franchise began to set in. After Toronto was held scoreless in Game 5 in a 4-0 loss, it was easy to wonder if another all-time collapse was on the way.Auston Matthews broke the deadlock ...

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46 h. ago Drame dans une garderie à Laval: «cet acte de destruction m’a brisée en miettes»

Les familles des enfants tués ou blessés par l’autobus de Pierre Ny St-Amand ont raconté leur douleur au tribunal.

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47 h. ago André Sauvé sort de sa retraite pour présenter un spectacle plus dépouillé et intime: «Naturellement»

Avec «Naturellement», qui sortira à l’hiver 2026, il fera une proposition dépouillée où l’on ne rira pas toutes les 30 secondes.

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51 h. ago Woodfibre LNG makes application to add a second ‘floatel’ to house workers

SQUAMISH — Woodfibre LNG says it is hoping to add a second “floatel” at its project site near Squamish, B.C., to house as many as 900 workers for its liquefied natural gas project. A statement from the company says it will submit an application to regulatory agencies to moor another floating hotel next to the […]

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51 h. ago La Maison de la BD ouvre ses portes à Québec: le berceau québécois de la bande dessinée accueille le premier lieu consacré au 9e art au pays

Les adeptes de la bande dessinée pourront en apprendre davantage sur cet art dans ce lieu sis à Sainte-Foy.

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53 h. ago TC Energy expanding U.S. gas network to fuel data centre growth in Midwest

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. has green-lit a US$900-million pipeline expansion feeding new natural gas-fired power plants in the U.S. Midwest, where artificial intelligence data centres are ravenous for electricity, as well as major refurbishments at the Bruce Power nuclear plant in Ontario. The Northwoods project would add 400,000 mmBTU’s of capacity to TC’s ANR […]

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53 h. ago Key US Gas Report Is Late as DOGE Concerns Dog Energy Agency

The US Energy Department delayed a key report on natural gas minutes before it was scheduled to be published Thursday, fueling concern that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting efforts will disrupt data closely watched by companies and traders.

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