24 h. ago Axi launches ‘Four Years’ campaign with Manchester City stars

Manchester City stars reflect on their four years of partnership with the broker SYDNEY, April 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading online FX and CFD broker Axi has unveiled their new campaign, Four Years. Featuring Manchester City stars, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, and John Stones, the campaign celebrates four years of partnership and shared success. […]

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68 h. ago A Jesuit priest prefers prison over a fine to draw attention to climate change

BERLIN (AP) — A Jesuit priest says he will rather go to prison than pay a 500-euro ($541) fine for participating in a climate activists’ street blockade in the southern German city of Nuremberg. The Rev. Jörg Alt was supposed to start serving his nearly monthlong prison sentence on Tuesday in Nuremberg. “Today, I am […]

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3 d. ago Next major Gardiner Expressway disruption starting soon and will last over a year

Commuters can expect more Gardiner Expressway construction in Toronto starting in April, and it will be 13 months before the lane closures are cleared.The City of Toronto announced on Monday that it will begin the next stage of the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan this month, carrying out "critical repair work" on five bridges along the artery.Construction crews will descend on a stretch of the westbound Gardiner Expressway between Park Lawn Road and Grand Avenue for the repair work starting next week, which will involve lane reductions lasting for approximately 13 months.Starting on Monday, April 7, westbound traffic on the Gardiner will be reduced from four lanes down to three.Work will temporarily pause from May to July 2026 as part of the City's traffic management strategy for the FIFA World Cup, and resume with an expected November 2026 completion date.Funding from the provincial government will cover the replacement of overpasses at Park Lawn Road and Mimico C...

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6 d. ago City of Edmonton to remove payment machines, change parking limits

Edmonton drivers will now have one less option to pay for parking, as the city starts to remove physical parking pay stations.

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7 d. ago City of Calgary to offer rain barrel rebate starting April 1

Rebate program is part of the city’s initiative to build resilience against droughts

Culture

1 week ago Is city council seriously about to start pushing again for a ring road?

"(It) would be a step backwards."

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1 week ago One man arrested after Vancouver Tesla dealership vandalized

According to VPD, there have been eight incidents of mischief in the city since the start of the year that police believe are politically motivated and in opposition to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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2 w. ago Mayor, city councillors start long path to $13M in cuts, savings – or both

To bring the tax increase down the needed 23 per cent, or 1.5 percentage points, would mean finding $13 million in savings.

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2 w. ago Ontario cities are removing U.S. flags from public buildings

The U.S. flag has become a divisive symbol in Canada, and multiple Ontario municipalities have begun removing the stars and stripes from public display.Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish took to X on Saturday to announce that her city had started to remove U.S. flags, just the latest place in Ontario to distance itself from the U.S. under President Donald Trump in such a way."At the request of many, the City has begun to remove all American flags from sports arenas and locations along Lake Ontario, including the pier at Snug Harbour in Port Credit.  Oversized Canadian flags (15' x 30') are ordered and will be installed on all the poles at City Hall," wrote Parrish.Two other Ontario cities took swift action once sweeping 25 per cent tariffs were imposed by the U.S. government on March 4.In addition to tariffs and the expected devastating impact on the Canadian economy, U.S. threats of annexation have seemingly forced the hands of politicians, who are now taking symbolic...

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3 w. ago Toronto restaurant known for its wings closes after 54 years

A Toronto bar that's been a community stalwart for the past 54 years has officially closed its doors for good.While, in the over five decades that it's been a neighbourhood go-to, Etobicoke's Sloppy Joe's hasn't always borne the same name, one thing about it has remained constant: its status as a local legend.Originally founded in 1971 "driven by the dream of creating a neighbourhood gathering place that felt like home," according to a note on Sloppy Joe's' website, the business was taken over by its owners sons, Larry and Pete in 1998, when it officially became Sloppy Joe's.In the 27 years since then, the bar and restaurant only further continued to cement itself as that very homey neighbourhood watering hole their father dreamt of, hosting regular DJ nights and screening sports games for their Etobicoke neighbours.It also helped that their wings were, as agreed upon by many, some of the best in the city.54 years after their father started the family busine...

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4 w. ago Canadians buy up thousands of Teslas in one weekend as federal rebate ends

When Canada announced on Friday, January 10, that it was winding down its federal EV incentive program, it kicked off a weekend of EV buying across the country, especially in Quebec.On Friday, the government claimed there was $71 million left in the account, and by Monday, the account was closed.After announcing that the funds would run dry, the Toronto Star is reporting that a single Tesla dealership in Quebec City claimed $20 million in subsidies in one weekend by selling more than 4,000 cars as buyers rushed to take advantage of the $5,000 discount.Two dealers in Toronto and one in Vancouver, alongside the Quebec City location, all went from selling a few dozen cars per day to offloading 2,500 or more. Over the weekend, the four dealerships together made 8,600 sales, which accounted for $43 million out of the remaining $71 million.Alongside the removal of the federal incentive, Tesla also announced that it would raise prices on February 1 since it no longer needed ...

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