1 hour ago Special week for Weir, Ames, Martin, Burns; Canadians weigh in on playing in home

Mike Weir, Stephen Ames, Wes Martin and Gordon Burns are chasing a first-ever victory by a Canadian in the PGA Tour Champions stop.

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4 h. ago ‘Reprehensible’ drunken brawl at Florida lake leads to crackdown by sheriff’s office

A Florida sheriff is blasting “reprehensible” behaviour at a local lake that ended with eight people arrested. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrests during a Tuesday news conference that noted stunned families trying to enjoy their summer are instead witnessing everything from drunken brawls to public sex at Lake Winterset, the Miami Herald […]

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4 h. ago Orages violents: routes inondées et arbres brisés dans plusieurs régions au Québec

Au plus fort de la canicule dans plusieurs villes québécoises, de nombreuses autres ont été frappées par des orages violents mercredi.

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4 h. ago Fermeture du pont de Québec à prévoir dans les deux directions pour retirer des structures d’éclairage non fonctionnelles

Les travaux permettront, entre autres, de retirer des structures d'éclairage non fonctionnelles.

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4 h. ago Fonctionnaires de retour 5 jours semaine: l’Ontario met fin au télétravail, mais pas le Québec

Doug Ford exigera le retour des fonctionnaires ontariens au bureau à temps plein dès janvier prochain.

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5 h. ago Festival calls for safe return of 100 animal pelts after Fort Gibraltar heist

Someone scaled the fence at Fort Gibraltar after the site closed for the day on Monday and made off with more than 100 animal furs.

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5 h. ago Here's a first look at the brand new Simons store at Toronto's Yorkdale mall

Canadian department store chain Simons is boldly eschewing the doom-and-gloom narrative that's dominated the shopping mall landscape in the GTA lately, entering a phase of ambitious expansion at a time when competitors like Hudson's Bay, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom (and before them, Sears and Eaton's) no longer exist in the market.The Quebec-based retailer, known as purveyors of stylish choices under both exclusive house labels and well-known designer names, has just officially opened a new location in Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre, with another coming to the CF Eaton Centre this fall.And, we got an early peek at the store on Thursday morning before it launched to the public.Taking over the two-level anchor space formerly held by a Nordstrom, the outpost is the eighteenth store for Simons, and its biggest one outside of Quebec. But if you're expecting anything like the standard department store, or even like any other S...

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6 h. ago Judge to go ahead with review of Alberta separation question

A judge in Edmonton has ruled a court review on the constitutionality of a proposed referendum question on Alberta separation should be allowed to proceed.

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7 h. ago Ontario government just ordered public service workers back to office full time

The Government of Ontario has just announced that it's officially mandating a full return to the office for its public servants, ending a hybrid work policy that has been in place since 2022. Starting Jan. 5, 2026, more than 60,000 Ontario Public Service employees will be required to work in-person five days a week.The move, revealed in a news release from Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney on Thursday, marks a significant turning point from the current rules, which require a minimum of three days per week in the office. A transitional phase will begin on Oct. 20, 2025, when employees will be asked to increase their in-office attendance to four days a week. In a statement, Mulroney said the updated policy "represents the current workforce landscape in the province," adding that more than half of Ontario's public service employees are already working full-time in person due to the nature of their roles. ...

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7 h. ago Quebec language watchdog backtracks on pub sign it deemed too English

The language office had instructed Pub Burgundy Lion to add French language to its sign because "burgundy" is an English word. 

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7 h. ago Une vingtaine de députés de la CAQ ont tenu une rencontre sans leur chef à la fin juin

Le parti a besoin de « se réenligner » pour conquérir les Québécois, a estimé François Legault en caucus jeudi.

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7 h. ago Alberta judge upholds review of proposed separatist referendum question

"It is not plain and obvious that the constitutional referendum proposal is constitutional"

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8 h. ago Edmonton events: Creed comes to Rogers Place, Dragon Boat Festival returns, Wild Mushroom Expo, and Bleak Party

Creed: Swinging some big nostalgia for the end of the 20th century (and the nightmare-sequel Woodstock apparently) with their Return of the Summer of ’99 Tour, the My Own Prisoners are at the big rink Tuesday night. While avidly exploring religious themes with spirited aplomb, let’s repeat once more that the Florida-born, post-grunge Creed is […]

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8 h. ago Thousands of voters cast early ballots in Alberta federal byelection

Elections Canada said more than 14,000 people voted in advance polls for the federal byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running.

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8 h. ago Ontario civil servants will return to office full time, ending pandemic

The government said staff who are going to work three days a week will move to four days in October, moving toward a full return by Jan. 5, 2026.

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9 h. ago Quebec’s language police tell Burgundy Lion pub its sign is breaking the law

There's a language storm brewing over the name Burgundy Lion, an English pub in the Little Burgundy neighbourhood of Montreal.

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9 h. ago Le PLQ dénonce des nominations partisanes: à un an des élections, Legault récompense ses «petits amis»

À un an des élections générales, François Legault récompense ses fidèles en les nommant mandarins de l’État, dénonce le Parti libéral du Québec.

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9 h. ago Judge’s decision on future of Alberta separation question review expected today

A judge in Edmonton is expected to rule today on whether a special court review of a proposed Alberta referendum question on separation should be allowed to proceed.

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9 h. ago Plus de 3500 abonnés d’Hydro toujours privés de courant dans la grande région de Québec

Le vent et la pluie qui ont touché la région mercredi après-midi ont causé des dommages sur le réseau d’Hydro-Québec.

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9 h. ago Une vingtaine de députés de la CAQ ont tenu une rencontre sans inviter leur chef

Le parti a besoin de se «réenligner» pour conquérir les Québécois, a estimé François Legault en caucus.

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