3 h. ago Breathtaking Toronto proposal swapped for boring design in monumental bait

A stunning proposal to redevelop a key stretch of Toronto's waterfront has been quietly swapped out for the same old boring blandness, and don't act like you're so surprised right now.Rising from the ashes of Google parent company Alphabet's aborted vision for a wired-up smart city of the future, a bold plan to redevelop what has become known as the Quayside lands drummed up newfound excitement in 2023.Zoning for the first phase of the enormous new residential complex was approved in mid-2024, granting height envelopes for a block-long timber mid-rise and a trio of towers rising as high as 70 storeys.But, like the ambitious plan that came before, the 2023 iteration of Quayside has been quietly whittled down to a much lesser vision now before Toronto city planners.The 2023 vision for the Quayside site prior to the 2025 design revisions.An updated application for the Quayside community, filed at the tail end of September, has shed much of what made the project spe...

Politics

6 h. ago Opinion: Oct. 7, two years later: Hate on our streets and an election ahead

Montreal’s Jewish community has faced a series of high-profile incidents, and we're bracing for more. The next administration must take action.

Politics

6 h. ago Dr. J. Edward Les: Efforts to halt Harry Potter event expose the absurdity of trans activism

The Vancouver Park Board hasn't caved to the anti-J.K. Rowling activists, but their campaign shows a need for common sense

Other

8 h. ago As federal funding for hotels for asylum seekers ends, Ottawa seeks solutions

Non-profit and community groups are anticipating increased pressure on their programs, too. 

Other

15 h. ago UN chief says women too often absent from peace talks 25 years after resolution

UNITED NATIONS — Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, the United Nations chief said Tuesday that far too often women remain absent. At the same time, sexual violence against women and girls is on the rise and 676 million women live within 50 […]

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18 h. ago AGAR: Merciless Hamas violence on Oct. 7, 2023, cannot be underplayed

Two years ago, vicious terrorism took place in Israel; an act of hate that echoes even in Canada today

Events

19 h. ago Chief justice says rule of law, judicial independence protect Canada from autocracy

OTTAWA — While Canada is not a superpower in the traditional sense of the word, it’s “certainly a democratic superpower,” Chief Justice Richard Wagner said Monday at a ceremony to open the Supreme Court’s judicial year. Wagner told dignitaries gathered in the courtroom that the country’s legal community is united in a deep conviction that […]

Events

20 h. ago LILLEY: Community group takes councillor to court over south Etobicoke shelter

A community group in Etobicoke has filed a lawsuit against their own councillor and a supplier claiming they enriched themselves over contracts surrounding a controversial shelter.  The suit was filed last week in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Ward 3 Councillor Amber Morley and Bruce Davis, the president of a company called Public […]

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21 h. ago Canadian Oct. 7 ‘martyrs’ events panned for glorifying terrorism

'When you think they can’t sink any lower, they do,' said Raquel Look, a Montreal woman whose son, Alexandre, was murdered on Oct. 7, 2023

Culture

25 h. ago Impaired driver who killed cyclist in West Island can serve sentence in community

Judge says it would serve no good to society to sentence Christine Pryde, 33, of Île Bizard, to a sentence that would involve incarceration.

Sport

27 h. ago Communities in Bloom to Celebrate 31st Annual Symposium & Awards in Stratford, Ontario

National symposium brings together community leaders, volunteers, and industry partners to celebrate innovation and sustainability in community improvement. Milton, Ontario, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Communities in Bloom (CiB) will host its 31st Annual Symposium & Awards from October 16 to 18, 2025, in Stratford, Ontario. The national gathering brings together community leaders, volunteers, […]

Culture

30 h. ago Adam Zivo: Chemsex is terrorizing the gay community — activists should stop promoting it

The AIDS Committee of Toronto is shutting down, and that's a good thing

Other

30 h. ago Terry Newman: Concordia students — you’ve been duped into shilling for Hamas terrorism

Hamas has been playing the long game on North American campuses. At Concordia, their efforts have come to fruition

Other

36 h. ago Des rabais sur les véhicules électriques qui font oublier les aides des gouvernements

Malgré la baisse des subventions gouvernementales pour l’achat d’un VE, cela ne coûte parfois pas plus cher de s’en procurer un, grâce aux promotions.

Society

37 h. ago Quebec law to promote the sustainability of goods comes into force

MONTREAL — A new Quebec law came into effect Sunday aimed at protecting consumers against products intentionally designed with shorter lifespans while ensuring they have the information needed to repair and maintain goods they buy. Quebec’s so-called “right-to-repair” law, part of the province’s amendments to its consumer protection law, will require retailers and manufacturers to […]

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38 h. ago Le Canadien cède Owen Beck, Florian Xhekaj et Adam Engstrom au Rocket de Laval

Les noms de l’attaquant Samuel Blais et du gardien de but Kaapo Kahkonen ont été soumis au ballottage.

Events

47 h. ago Quebec law to promote the sustainability of goods come into force

QUEBEC — Quebec measures targeting retailers when it comes to sustainability of goods and planned obsolescence of products comes into effect today. The provisions were passed by the provincial legislature on Oct. 3, 2023, as part of an act to protect consumers against the deliberate shortening of the lifespan of a product and to promote […]

Other

48 h. ago Northern Manitoba community recovering from wildfire faces winter food crisis

After fleeing devastating wildfires this summer, residents of Leaf Rapids have returned. But with winter approaching, they now face a desperate race against the cold.

Events

49 h. ago Father of Manchester synagogue attacker once praised Hamas as ‘God’s men on earth’

Jihad al-Shamie's father, a trauma surgeon, also wrote on Oct. 7, 2023, that the terrorist attack 'was a miracle by all standards" and that it 'proved beyond doubt that Israel will not remain'

Events

50 h. ago Israel rejects reports Greta Thunberg and others in Hamas flotilla being mistreated in custody

Israel's Foreign Ministry said Swedish activist and 'other detainees refused to expedite their deportation and insisted on prolonging their stay in custody'

Events