3 hours ago Train derailment near Fermor and the Perimeter sends one person to hospital

Police say one person has been taken to hospital after what is being called a "major" train derailment near the South Perimeter Highway and Fermor Avenue.

Science

3 hours ago Halifax security forum: U.S. senator questions Canada’s military spending

HALIFAX — An influential United States Republican senator delivered some blunt criticism of Canada’s military spending on Friday, telling a major security conference in Halifax the federal government has to do better to please president-elect Donald Trump. In a panel discussion on the first day of the Halifax International Security Forum, Republican Sen. James Risch […]

Events

5 hours ago ‘Be careful out there’: Ford tells Toronto cyclists to avoid major arterial roads

Ontario's premier and transportation minister are suggesting cyclists avoid Toronto's major roads as the province forges ahead with a plan to remove bike lanes from some streets.

Transport

5 hours ago Three to See Edmonton Events: Downtown Winterval, AGA 100 Art Party and Marlena Wyman at Bugera Matheson

Downtown Winterval: This now-annual cluster of city-core fun is a sweet blend of ice carving, shiny lights, maple taffy, Christmas markets, sleigh rides, art installations, Santa photos, and local businesses offering deals. Top that off with warm street music on the central main stage, with Melafrique at 5 p.m., Major Love at 6 p.m. then […]

Culture

5 hours ago Royal Canadian Navy considers dropping traditional marching song over diversity issues

The marching song Heart of Oak under is fire for 'language that does not align with values and ethos of today’s Royal Canadian Navy'

Events

5 hours ago Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC’s $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power. The justices will review an appellate ruling that struck down as […]

Technology

7 hours ago Toronto's $27 billion Ontario Line just crossed its biggest construction milestone so far

The new Ontario Line subway has just crossed its most important construction milestone to date, with the province announcing on Friday that it had broken ground on the tunnelled phase of the new 15.6-km line connecting Exhibition Place with the recently-shuttered Ontario Science Centre.Friday marked the start of excavation for the tunnel's launch shaft at the future Exhibition Station, kicking off construction of the first major subway tunnel constructed through downtown Toronto in more than six decades.It has been a hot start to construction since the project's December 2021 ground breaking. Now approaching the three-year anniversary of shovels hitting the ground, work is set to embark on the six-kilometre-long tunnels that will carry Ontario Line trains between Exhibition Station...

Economics

8 hours ago Civil jury in Ireland awards woman more than $250k for Conor McGregor sexual assault

A civil jury in Ireland on Friday found that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. The Dublin jury awarded the woman nearly $257,000 for her lawsuit that claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her Dec. 9, 2018, leaving her heavily bruised […]

Economics

10 hours ago Maple Leaf Foods launches defamation lawsuit against Canada Bread and Grupo Bimbo

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has launched a defamation lawsuit against Canada Bread Co. Ltd. and its parent company Grupo Bimbo. The lawsuit follows allegations by Canada Bread made against Maple Leaf. Canada Bread has accused Maple Leaf of using it as a “shield” to avoid liability in the alleged bread price-fixing scheme that’s the subject […]

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