74 m. ago 'We haven't decided': Will Oilers go with Pickard or Skinner?

This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishaug, his question of Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch on which goalies the Edmonton Oilers will go with in Game Four of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard. “We’ll let you know tomorrow,” Knoblauch said. “We haven’t decided.” My take 1. Skinner lost the first two games. […]

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5 h. ago Trump is aiming for big concessions on trade, Carney warns voters

(Bloomberg) — Mark Carney said he expects U.S. President Donald Trump will try to extract “major concessions” from Canada in negotiations, and that he takes seriously the president’s stated desire to turn the country into a US state. “Take what the president says literally. I take it literally. I always have,” the Canadian prime minister […]

Economics

5 h. ago Trump Is Aiming for Big Concessions on Trade, Carney Warns Canada Voters

Mark Carney said he expects US President Donald Trump will try to extract “major concessions” from Canada in negotiations, and that he takes seriously the president’s stated desire to turn the country into a US state.

Economics

6 h. ago What I learned leading a Vancouver Sun Run clinic in the Downtown Eastside

Each Vancouver Sun Run clinic session in the DTES began with a buzz of energy in the Carnegie centre’s multipurpose room, as participants — ages 28 to 71 — prepared to hit the pavement.

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7 h. ago Israeli airstrike kills 10 people as mediators try to restart a ceasefire

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike flattened a three-story home in Gaza City on Saturday, killing 10 people — half of them children — as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire. Israeli strikes killed at least 49 people in the past 24 hours, according to health officials. The dead in the […]

Events

7 h. ago Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears

OTTAWA — Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, first holding a media availability in King City before visiting a small business in Newmarket, holding a meet and […]

Politics

7 h. ago Party leaders campaign in Ontario, B.C. battlegrounds as election day nears

OTTAWA — Party leaders blitzed key ridings in southern Ontario and British Columbia on Saturday with the final vote in the federal election now just two days away. Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his tour through battleground ridings in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Windsor, Ont., a city where U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]

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8 h. ago KINSELLA: Federal election an epic battle full of plot twists and surprises

When the story of the 2025 election campaign is written, when it takes up its place in the history section in the library, what will be said? What will be the moral of the tale? Every election is like a book. It has a beginning, a middle and the end. It has its protagonists and […]

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9 h. ago Best Walks: No. 58 takes you on a ramble high above the city

Lori Beattie knows a thing or two about walking. She’s travelled every path and trail listed in her new updated book, Calgary’s Best Walks. She explained why she loves to explore this city on foot in a Weekend Life column on March 29, and now we’re encouraging you to follow in her footsteps. Over the […]

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11 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Employee’s hours change when boss adds errands to workload

DEAR ABBY: I started a new job a year and a half ago. It’s in a small office. My boss and I are the only employees. I enjoy the job very much, but there’s an aspect of it that has really started to wear on me. Increasingly, my boss has been asking me to take […]

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17 h. ago Brews news: Plenty of version of Glorious and Free to sample

One city, two beers and a toast to Canada.

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17 h. ago Toronto's newest viral sandwich shop keeps selling out hours before closing time

There's a new sandwich shop on the block in Toronto, and the city is already going crazy for it.Lambo's, Vilda's, La Salumeria: Toronto is crazy for a good sandwich, and lucky for those of us that live here, there's no shortage of shops and restaurants in the city that crank out really, really great ones.Lucky for aspiring sandwich artists, the city has made a habit of raising its favourite sandwich shops to legend status when they feel it's deserved, so starting one, however risky, poses serious potential.That's a lesson that Pitmaster and Executive Chef Alex Rad, of Smoque N' Bones fame, is learning with his latest venture, Alfie's Sandwiches+Market.The doors of the Baldwin Village sandwich shop and market opened just a hair over two weeks ago, and, to put it lightly, people in Toronto are utterly obsessed.You don't have to take my word for it, though; instead, refer to the Instagram stories they post nearly every day, within hours of openi...

Economics

17 h. ago New Toronto collective wants you to party like it's 1999 with phone

There's a new event collective and apparel brand in Toronto that's trying to teach the city's partygoers how to connect by hosting phone-free parties.What was it like to party before the internet? It's a question that I, being of the tender age of 25 and only reaching appropriate party age long after my iPhone had already become effectively welded to my right hand, have contemplated often.No Instagram stories to be posted, no aspiring suitors asking for your Snapchat — just pure, present fun. Imagine that.Drenched in Gen Z idiosyncrasy as I may appear in making such a confession, I'm not alone.Toronto brothers Mich and Max Ward, alongside their best friend Christian Williamson, found themselves contemplating a similar question when they made the "somewhat rash decision" to leave their phones in the car for an entire weekend on a father-son fishing trip."It felt like we were kids again — fully present, laughing and connect...

Culture

17 h. ago Toronto event helps those who have lost their mother face Mother's Day

This Mother's Day, Amanda Katz is inviting the city's motherless masses to unite. The founder of Motherless Day, she's created a pity party for those navigating Mother's Day through the veil of loss."I lost my mom to mental health in 2017, back when I was 21," explains Katz. "As with any loss, the tough days come and go. … But one thing that anyone without a mom feels is that Mother's Day sucks."Those flower bouquets and gifts-for-mom ideas that are in every window, that typically are met with such a wave of joy, instead for us they're a reminder of what and who is missing."In 2023, "after spending six years navigating that day along with my sister," Katz decided to flip the Mother's Day script. "I figured, why not reframe the day? Why not create the chance and the space to celebrate and commemorate the moms who would have still wanted us to celebrate, surrounded by those people who get it?&quo...

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21 h. ago Vancouver fire investigation determines East Hastings blaze may have been ’intentionally set’

Firefighters worked for about nine hours to extinguish the blaze, which sent smoke across the city.

Events

21 h. ago Calgary Expo: Helen Hunt talks Twister, As Good as it Gets, Paul Reiser and what her dream role would be

While it may seem as if she was playing to the Calgary Expo crowd, Helen Hunt didn’t hesitate when asked if the genre she would like to take on that she hadn’t yet as an actress. Not long after complimenting a family sitting in the front row of the main theatre at the new BMO […]

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22 h. ago After nine years of 'steady' neglect, Vancouver tenants win legal battle with landlord at West End building

The problems at the Cardero Street Regency Park building helped inspire a motion unanimously approved this month at Vancouver city council, aiming to beef up the city's building maintenance bylaw.

Events

22 h. ago Coaches clash over big hits as London Knights beat Kitchener in Game 1

That didn’t take long. Dale Hunter and Jussi Ahokas are already trading serious verbal jabs. The London head coach and his Kitchener counterpart squabbled over two controversial hits that led to serious-looking injuries in the Knights’ dominant 5-2 win in the OHL Western Conference final opener before 9,061 Friday at Canada Life Place. Ahokas called […]

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23 h. ago Carney says he is ‘open’ to electoral reform, takes subtle dig at Trudeau

Trudeau said that not moving forward on electoral reform was one of his 'many regrets'

Politics

23 h. ago LILLEY: The Conservatives can still win this election, here’s how

Victory goes to those who show up, that's why it's important to get out and vote, and take a friend.

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