26 m. ago Elon Musk says he’s formed new ‘America Party.’ What to know

The announcement from Musk comes after President Donald Trump signed a tax-cut and spending bill into law on Friday, which the Tesla CEO firmly opposed.

Culture

42 m. ago Police investigating after child dies in fall from Edmonton apartment building

"Most people I talk to are so sad. One person I talked to said they just moved into the building and this happened. The people that come into our store regularly are sending condolences to them (family)"

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51 m. ago Services for Deaf Ontarians to be Restored as Tentative Settlement Reached Between CUPE 2073 and Canadian Hearing Services

TORONTO — A tentative agreement has been reached between CUPE 2073 and Canadian Hearing Services (CHS), pointing to a possible end to the ten-week-long strike that began on April 28 and has drawn considerable attention from the Deaf community, labour allies, and politicians. No details of the tentative deal will be released until the membership […]

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75 m. ago Police searching for witnesses after fatal Hamilton highway crash

Police are looking for witnesses following a fatal crash on a highway in Hamilton on Friday. Hamilton Police say a 47-year-old man stopped his car on the shoulder of the Lincoln Alexander Pkwy. shortly after 8 p.m. They say the man was struck by a transport truck when he got out of his vehicle. Emergency […]

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2 h. ago ‘STEP BACKWARDS’: World Cup will have ‘ravine strategy,’ but not free transit

While Toronto’s environmental plan focuses on things like diversity and animal rights, the city will fall short of FIFA’s recent standards by scrapping free rides for soccer ticket holders.

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2 h. ago Toddler dead after drowning in St. Lawrence River near Kingston

Police say a toddler has died after drowning in the St. Lawrence River near Kingston, Ont., on Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to Wolfe Island at around 9:30 a.m. after an unresponsive toddler was found in the river. They say family members and first responders began life-saving measures and the toddler […]

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2 h. ago OCEU/CUPE 1750 Reaches Tentative Deal with WSIB After Historic Three

TORONTO — After more than six weeks on the picket lines and unprecedented solidarity across the province, members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) have reached a tentative agreement with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). “This has been one of the toughest fights in our union’s history—and I could not be […]

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2 h. ago OCEU/CUPE 1750 Reaches Tentative Deal with WSIB After Historic Six

TORONTO — After more than six weeks on the picket lines and unprecedented solidarity across the province, members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) have reached a tentative agreement with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). “This has been one of the toughest fights in our union’s history—and I could not be […]

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3 h. ago Quebec bar suspends law licence of alleged Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto

MONTREAL — Quebec’s bar association has suspended the lawyer’s licence of Leonardo Rizzuto, who was one of 11 people arrested last month in a police operation targeting organized crime. The Barreau du Quebec announced this week that it had provisionally suspended Rizzuto’s licence as of July 2. The 56-year-old is the son of the late […]

Politics

4 h. ago B.C. climate news: Report shows Canada's wildfire emissions in 2023 exceeded all other sources | Climate justice advocate, Comox councillor join race for B.C. Greens leadership

Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of June 30 to July 6, 2025.

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4 h. ago Montreal man, 21, shot near city park dies in hospital, police confirm

MONTREAL — Montreal police say a 21-year-old man shot near a park in the city’s Sud-Ouest borough last week has died. Emergency services were called on the evening of June 24 to Angrignon Park and found the man in the parking lot with a serious bullet wound to his upper body. The man was taken […]

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4 h. ago ’Shocking’: RCMP say teen girl charged in stabbing death of Manitoba woman

SELKIRK — RCMP in Manitoba say a teen girl has been charged in the stabbing death of a woman earlier this week. Mounties say the 39-year-old was found with critical injuries after being stabbed outside a business in Selkirk, about 22 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. She was taken to hospital and died soon after. In […]

Sport

6 h. ago This Day in History, 1897: Legendary B.C. politician Amor de Cosmos dies in Victoria

The self-styled "lover of the universe" was the second premier of British Columbia and one of the main advocates for B.C. joining Confederation

Politics

6 h. ago Israeli airstrikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza and another 10 die seeking food

Israeli airstrikes kill 14 in Gaza while 10 more died seeking food aid, officials said Saturday, as U.S.-led ceasefire talks with Hamas showed new signs of progress.

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6 h. ago B.C. plans to allow logging in endangered southern mountain caribou habitat: report

'We’re five years into the Old Growth Strategic Review and these trees are still falling,' says conservation specialist Eddie Petryshen.

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6 h. ago Theatre review: Arts Club's The Mousetrap a creaky, but fun production

Beatrice Zeilinger's Mrs. Boyle is so self-righteously pompous you'd almost expect her to slip on a banana peel in Agatha Christie classic whodunit

Culture

6 h. ago Some young Maple Leafs prospects already know that championship feeling

Too many Maple Leafs have been on the losing end of a handshake line, versus raising a title trophy. For a few players at development camp this week, the thrill of victory has already trumped the agony of defeat, which is great if you believe that winning is contagious. Easton Cowan’s London Knights came back […]

Sport

6 h. ago Flash floods like one that swept through Texas nation’s top storm

The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 24 people and leaving more people missing, was a flash flood, the nation’s top storm-related killer. Among those missing are more than 20 girls attending a summer camp. Authorities said more than 230 people had been rescued as […]

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7 h. ago ’What are you doing here?’: Carney makes first Stampede visit as prime minister

CALGARY — Canada’s new prime minister, best known as a buttoned-down banker, donned a cowboy hat and toured the stables Friday evening at the Calgary Stampede. Over an hour-long tour winding through the rodeo grounds, Mark Carney crawled into a tank, snacked at food stations and posed for dozens of selfies, marking his first visit […]

Politics

8 h. ago A St. Thomas youth died this week by drowning after falling from his bicycle in a ravine and striking his head; unconscious when he entered the water, his mother said Friday.

A St. Thomas teen died by drowning after falling from his bicycle into a ravine, striking his head and entering the water unconscious, his mother says.

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