81 minutes ago Calgary city council approves 2025 budget with increased spending from reserves

In a 9-6 vote, Calgary city council approved a budget that puts next year's property tax increase at 3.6 per cent while dipping into reserves to fund new spending.

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3 hours ago Numerous boys with prior arrests, the youngest just 13, busted in Vaughan home invasion

Seven teenagers, one of whom is just 13 years old, face charges for a “violent” home invasion in Vaughan that left one victim seriously injured Friday night. An eighth suspect, who ran off with his hands cuffed behind his back, remains on the loose. York Regional Police say officers responded to the “armed” home invasion […]

Events

8 hours ago Laos mass poisoning casts shadow over tourist town after at least 6 killed

The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the case and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice, as tourists and business owners in Vang Vieng grow worried.

Events

10 hours ago Colleges and universities face job cuts, deficits amid international student cap

Ontario’s colleges and universities say the federal government’s cap on international students is taking a toll on the higher education sector as some schools face growing deficits, layoffs and, in at least one case, a temporary campus closure. St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ont., said it has eliminated 30 administrative and support positions and warned […]

Society

11 hours ago Edmonton weather: Snowfall warning continues, up to 35 cm in some parts

The snowfall warning issued Friday remains in effect, with the "long period of snowfall" and its "significant accumulations" continuing into Saturday night, when it will finally taper.

Culture

14 hours ago Ford government urged to cap donations at $100 after fundraising controversy

The Progressive Conservative Party's fundraiser emailed all cabinet ministers, telling them to hold a certain number of fundraising events before the end of the year.

Politics

14 hours ago Mickey Amery: Alberta needs a modern bill of rights to prevent government overreach

The proposed changes to the Alberta Bill of Rights will significantly enhance rights protections for Albertans

Politics

20 hours ago Closure of Toronto restaurant after 70 years signals change for neighbourhood

In 1955, 16-year-old Chris Balkos purchased a building and restaurant at the corner of Coxwell Avenue and Eastwood Road that came to be known as one of Toronto's most famous diners — the New Town Family Restaurant.Balkos ran the all-day breakfast diner along with his brother, Louis, which went by the name New Sunrise Restaurant for roughly three decades, becoming a neighbourhood staple for omelettes, sandwiches, fries and gravy, charbroiled burgers, and souvlaki.Balkos' son, Tom, who now serves as the Broker of Record and President at P3 Global Realty Advisors Inc. tells blogTO that the restaurant was a "typical 50s-style diner that never made it out of the 50s."Despite its vibrant legacy, the restaurant closed its doors for good in September, to the dismay of local resi...

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