3 h. ago There's a massive butter tart festival coming to Ontario this spring

Midland Ontario's butter tart festival is officially returning for its 12th year this spring for an entire day that's dedicated to showcasing and munching on the buttery, Canadian sweet treat. Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival will be back this June as vendors from across the province travel to Midland in hopes of being awarded the festival's top title of the best butter tart. Over 200 vendors will be onsite, selling everything from butter tarts (of course) to handmade items. The variety of butter tarts you'll find include plain, raisin, walnut, maple, bacon, coconut, PB&J, s'mores, cheesecake, pumpkin, and much more. The inaugural Butter Tart Festival back in June 2013 sold out of 10,000 butter tarts by 11 a.m., and the number of treats available for sale has steadily increased every year. In 2024, the festival saw 300,000 butter tarts sold by its vendors, and attendance has already increased to approximately 60,000 visitors just for the one...

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6 h. ago B.C. man returns library book 64 years late, doesn’t feel guilty: ‘It was gold’

The UBC library is celebrating the return of an overdue book, something that isn't normally a big deal unless the book is 64 years late.

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7 h. ago Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds ’only the beginning’

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday that killed more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, shattering a ceasefire in place since January as it vowed to force Hamas to release more hostages and relinquish control of the territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes after […]

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7 h. ago Saskatchewan’s spring sitting kicks off Wednesday with provincial budget

The Saskatchewan government prepares to return to the legislative assembly. Kicking off the spring sitting with releasing the provincial budget amidst the looming U.S. tariffs.

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8 h. ago Two men found guilty in smuggling conspiracy where 53 immigrants died in tractor

SAN ANTONIO — Two smugglers charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning were found guilty Tuesday after a two-week trial. The 2022 tragedy in San Antonio was the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Jurors in federal court in San Antonio took only about […]

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8 h. ago ‘Stranded’ NASA astronauts return to Earth after week in space turned into 9 months

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams ended up spending 286 days in space — 278 days longer than anticipated when they launched

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8 h. ago ‘Stranded’ NASA astronauts back on Earth after week in space turned into 9 months

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams ended up spending 286 days in space — 278 days longer than anticipated when they launched

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9 h. ago La CSQ craint des «abus de droits» des minorités avec le modèle d’intégration nationale

Le modèle risque de réduire la possibilité pour les immigrants victimes d’abus de se défendre en cour, croit la CSQ.

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9 h. ago La CSQ craint que le projet de loi 84 ne nuise aux immigrants victimes d’abus

Il y a risque de réduire la possibilité pour eux de se défendre en cour, croit la centrale syndicale.

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9 h. ago Woman charged with murder in death of Super Bowl reporter found in his hotel room

A woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a television reporter last month while he was on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in New Orleans, authorities said Tuesday. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter and anchor for Telemundo based in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead Feb. 5 in his hotel […]

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10 h. ago US Looks to Reassure European Allies on Role in Ukraine Deal

US officials have told their European counterparts that the European Union will have to be involved in any Ukraine peace agreement given that Russia wants relief from sanctions imposed by the bloc as part of a deal, people familiar with the matter said.

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10 h. ago Alberta school support workers to return to classrooms as massive strike winds down

Thousands of education support staff around Alberta are set to return to their posts in the coming days as a months-long strike winds down, union officials said Tuesday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said tentative contracts with the Parkland School Division and the Calgary Board of Education were reached pending ratification from members. Over […]

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10 h. ago John Ivison: Carney’s messiah status fails to float across the pond

On his first official trip overseas, Carney supplied his critics with plenty to make the case that he is not the Anointed One after all

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10 h. ago Hamilton cops use spike belt, tracking dogs to arrest motorist

Officers patrolling St. Patrick’s Day celebration hotspots in Hamilton this week ended up using dogs to track down a woman who allegedly fled from them after they used a spike belt to stop her vehicle, according to police. Hamilton Police said officers deployed a spike belt in the Mount Albion-Highland Rds. area to bring a […]

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10 h. ago School support workers to return to classrooms as massive strike winds down

Thousands of striking education support workers in Alberta could be back on the job later this week, if they vote in favour of tentative contract settlements.

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10 h. ago Thousands of Alberta school support workers could soon return to classrooms: union

Thousands of striking education support workers in Alberta could be back on the job later this week, if they vote in favour of tentative contract settlements.

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10 h. ago NASA astronauts return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

The SpaceX capsule carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, along with two other astronauts, parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening Tuesday.

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10 h. ago Carney says solving U.S. issues ‘won’t happen overnight’ amid Trump tariffs

Carney is expected to hold his first conversation with Trump as prime minister in the coming days, as officials on both sides of the border continue more fulsome trade talks.

Economics

10 h. ago Ford says energy surcharge remains on table but he won’t ’antagonize’ U.S. in talks

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping the possibility of reintroducing a surcharge on electricity exported to the United States in his back pocket, but says for now he doesn’t want to “antagonize” American officials. Ford was speaking Tuesday about a meeting he had last week with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, calling it productive […]

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11 h. ago Door may be opening for Lorenzo Insigne to return with TFC, but it’s up to coach

The door may be opening for out-of-favour Italian star Lorenzo Insigne to return to the Toronto FC lineup. The 33-year-old winger, whose salary of US$15.4 million ranked second to Miami’s Lionel Messi last year in Major League Soccer, has not dressed this season. Club officials have said the former Napoli captain does not fit into […]

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