2 h. ago Huge 5.5km stretch of TTC subway will close for this entire weekend

A significant stretch of the TTC subway network will be out of commission for the entire weekend of June 21 to June 22, 2025.The TTC has announced that it plans to suspend subway service on Line 1 Yonge-University between St. Clair West and St. Andrew stations for the duration of the coming weekend.Subway passengers looking to make the most of the first weekend of summer 2025 will have to make do with shuttle buses throughout the outage — and you'll want to plan accordingly.The upcoming outage is just the latest in a series of full weekend outages and early closures that the transit agency attributes to ongoing track work on the system.The TTC announced at the start of the year that the subway network would be subject to an astounding 38 overlapping full-weekend closures in 2025 alone. "While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the end of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete state-of-good-repair work,&qu...

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4 h. ago City of Kelowna reaping the economic benefits brought on by the Brier Cup

The event delivered a direct economic impact of $15.2 million and a total impact of $22.7 million, far exceeding expectations.

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6 h. ago LILLEY: Trade deal with Trump within 30 days is Carney’s new goal

A deal was close last week but then fell apart, the goal now is for a trade and security deal within 30 days.

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6 h. ago Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former voting equipment company employee

DENVER — A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company after the 2020 presidential election. The employee, Eric Coomer, was awarded $2.3 million in damages. He had sued after Lindell called […]

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7 h. ago Suspected serial rabbit killer said hurting bunnies was 'kinda like playing god,' jury hears

Calgary man faces animal-cruelty charges in connection with the death of five of his pet rabbits

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7 h. ago In Calgary courts: Suspected serial rabbit killer said hurting bunnies was 'kinda like playing god,' jury hears

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from June 16 to 20, 2025

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9 h. ago Forte Minerals Corp. Closes Oversubscribed Private Placement Offering

“Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States.” VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Forte Minerals Corp. (“Forte” or the “Company”) (CSE: CUAU) (OTCQB: FOMNF) (Frankfurt: 2OA), a copper-gold exploration company focused on Peru, has successfully closed its oversubscribed non-brokered private placement, raising gross proceeds […]

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9 h. ago SmartStop Closes Canadian Maple Bond Offering for CAD $500 Million

LADERA RANCH, Calif. — SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”) (NYSE: SMA), an internally managed real estate investment trust and a premier owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the United States and Canada, announced today that it has closed its previously announced CAD$500 million aggregate principal amount of Series A Senior Unsecured Notes, due […]

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10 h. ago Victoria unveils new community safety plan, 2 years in the making

The 79-page plan includes dozens of recommendations for all three levels of government, broken into categories including housing, health care, service delivery and policing.

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10 h. ago Adam Drake’s lawyer delivers closing arguments, asks jury to avoid ‘outside noise’

Adam Drake, 34, is accused of fatally stabbing rapper Pat Stay inside a Halifax bar in 2022 and is charged with second-degree murder.

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11 h. ago «Tu es un idiot»: dénoncé par Drake, Jagmeet Singh est forcé de présenter des excuses pour avoir assisté au concert de Kendrick Lamar à Toronto

«Tu es un idiot», l’a insulté le rappeur torontois dans les réseaux sociaux, après avoir appris que l’ex-politicien avait été vu au Rogers Centre.

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12 h. ago Judge extends order suspending Trump’s block on Harvard’s incoming foreign students

BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University will remain on hold temporarily following a hearing Monday, when a lawyer for the Ivy League school said Trump was using its students as “pawns.” U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston extended a temporary restraining order on Trump’s […]

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12 h. ago Teen charged after infant among 3 fatally shot at Utah carnival after argument

An 8-month-old infant was among the dead, police said

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13 h. ago Jagmeet Singh s’excuse d’avoir assisté à un spectacle de Kendrick Lamar

L’ex-chef du NPD été traité «d’idiot» par le rappeur torontois Drake, en querelle musicale et juridique avec Lamar.

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13 h. ago Jagmeet Singh apologizes for attending Kendrick Lamar concert after Drake calls him out

Jagmeet Singh apologizes for attending Kendrick Lamar’s Toronto concert after Drake called him out for his attendance amid an ongoing feud between the two rappers.

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14 h. ago Jagmeet Singh and Drake's tense new beef has fans bewildered

With all of the economic and other stresses facing Canadians right now, it's no wonder that so many are turning to an unexpected altercation between arguably our most famous celebrity and a once-popular politician for a little levity and entertainment this week.Even if Drake has had a bit of a fall from grace amid his ongoing feud with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, he still stands as one of the most recognized exports from Toronto and Canada as a whole, serving as a walking advertisement for his hometown as he makes regular references to the city in his music.So, Lamar stopping in the 6ix on his latest tour while the two are so at odds could be seen as a bit of a slap in the face — and, Drake seems to think that the same can be said for anyone who attended one of his Compton-born adversary's shows, which took place at the Rogers Centre this past Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13.Among those atten...

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14 h. ago ‘I shouldn’t have gone at all’: Jagmeet Singh regrets attending Kendrick Lamar concert in Drake’s hometown

'I went for SZA, not Kendrick,' he says after being called out by Lamar's nemesis Drake as a 'goof' for attending the event

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14 h. ago Today's letters: Canada Post is the backbone of charitable contributions

Monday, June 16: The postal service is far from irrelevant, one letter-writer says, while others lament long delivery delays. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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14 h. ago Drake blasts ‘goof’ Jagmeet Singh for attending Kendrick Lamar concert in Toronto

Former NDP leader apologized publicly to Canadian rapper after pic went viral

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14 h. ago Edmonton Oilers want early goals to avoid Game 6 elimination in Stanley Cup final

Both teams get a longer breather ahead of Tuesday's Game 6, but the Oilers arguably need more time to top up the tank.

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