1 hour ago Promise of healing became sexual abuse in homes linked to teen facility, girls allege

Venture Academy has faced years of sexual abuse and assault allegations over its host parents, according to court and child welfare documents, and interviews with former residents.

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8 h. ago Fringe Review: Sing a song and share a laugh with Dead in the Water

It’s an absolutely uproarious romp through the life of a middle-aged British woman

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10 h. ago Rahm secures LIV Golf points title, falls in playoff to Munoz in Indianapolis

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Jon Rahm successfully defended his LIV Golf season points title Sunday without winning an event all year, closing with an 11-under 60 before losing in a playoff to Sebastian Munoz on the first extra hole in the Indianapolis event. Munoz won two days after becoming the first player to shoot 59 with […]

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11 h. ago CRIME SCENE: 2 men seriously hurt after double stabbing near Moss Park

Male rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries, arrested male hospitalized with serious wounds

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15 h. ago Boy,13, dead and another teen arrested after shooting in northern Manitoba

13-year-old boy fatally shot in Pimicikamak Cree Nation as RCMP arrest 17-year-old suspect and seize a firearm. Police say the death is a homicide with no other suspects.

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15 h. ago Contacts sexuels: un homme arrêté au Village Vacances Valcartier

La SQ a procédé à l’arrestation d’un homme de 46 ans samedi au Village Vacances Valcartier, en lien avec des crimes sexuels qui auraient été commis.

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20 h. ago Three killed, eight injured in shooting in crowded New York club

NEW YORK (AP) — Three people are dead and eight others wounded after a shooting in a crowded New York City club early Sunday morning. Investigators believe a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Crown Heights after “a dispute” just before 3:30 […]

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22 h. ago Tristan Rogers, who played super spy Robert Scorpio on ’General Hospital,’ dead at 79

Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79. “The entire ‘General Hospital’ family is heartbroken to hear of Tristan Rogers’ passing,” said Frank Valentini, the show’s executive producer, in a statement. “Tristan […]

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28 h. ago The Edmonton Oilers cap challenges are not and shouldn't be Connor McDavid's problem: 9 Things

Will he? Won’t he? For how much? And for how long? The questions surrounding the contract status of Connor McDavid is the main focus in the latest edition of 9 Things 9. Congratulations to Andrew and Claudia Mangiapane on the birth of their baby boy A.J. It is a reminder that like us, NHL players […]

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33 h. ago Rogers Legends of Hockey: Common ground for Battle of Alberta goalies

How does a young netminder follow up a Calder Trophy nomination? Calgary Flames rising-star Dustin Wolf could ask his northern neighbour.

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36 h. ago 'Somebody knows': Grandmother of Edmonton teen killed in hit

"Finding that car is a gift in a sense, but at the same time, we still don't have all the answers"

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39 h. ago HUNTER: Dear Judges, ‘cruel and unusual’ is a young boy killed by stray bullet

Canadian judges love to toss out the old “cruel and unusual” chestnut when it suits their ideological whims. The violent illegal immigrant whose deportation is iced because it might be “cruel and unusual.” Mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes? “Cruel and unusual.” A killer who ONLY murdered one person has to do the full 25? […]

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40 h. ago Fringe Review: The Witch of Edmonton offers strong performances

The Witch of Edmonton 3 stars out of 5 Stage 13, La Cité Francophone, 8627 rue Marie Anne Gaboury (91 Street) The opening minutes of this show are some of the most arresting and haunting moments of theatre I’ve experienced, and I suspect they’ll linger with me for some time to come. Wild, wordless grief […]

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45 h. ago Toronto cops investigating after child dead in morning shooting

Toronto police say a child is dead after an early Saturday morning shooting. Officers responded to the sound of gunshots around 12:30 a.m. at Martha Eaton Way and Trethewey Dr. on the north side of the city. Upon arrival at the scene, police say they found a boy who had been shot. The child was […]

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47 h. ago MADD Canada Honours Victims at Manitoba Memorial Monument Ceremony

WEST ST. PAUL, Manitoba, Aug. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, MADD Canada is holding a ceremony to pay tribute to victims who have been killed and those who have suffered injuries as a result of crashes involving alcohol, cannabis and/or other drugs. The ceremony will be held at MADD Canada’s Manitoba Memorial Monument in […]

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55 h. ago Is Fraser Downs closure the death knell for Horse Racing in B.C.?

After the City of Surrey killed its lease agreement with Great Canadian Entertainment, Horse Racing looks to be dead in Cloverdale. Is Hastings Park next?

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59 h. ago Canada's first unexplained wealth order issued in B.C. against alleged pot growers

A Vancouver police investigation of a shooting death uncovered evidence of a cannabis operation and now B.C. Supreme Court has issued Canada's first unexplained wealth order.

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61 h. ago Concordia University students launch rocket from northern Quebec

MONTREAL — Students at Concordia University in Montreal have pulled off what they’re calling the first attempted space launch in Canada this century. Early Friday morning, they launched a rocket from a remote site in northern Quebec, the culmination of a project seven years in the making. “We’re trying to prove that students can also […]

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63 h. ago Ontario brewery loses liquor licence after owner charged with drug trafficking

Police say three people were arrested and charged with drug trafficking. Officers seized cocaine, a quantity of suspected LSD and psilocybin pills.

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63 h. ago Liverpool honours late star Diogo Jota in emotional Premier League curtain

Liverpool honoured Diogo Jota on Friday with a series of tributes as the Premier League season got off to an emotional start at Anfield. Jota died last month at the age of 28 alongside his brother Andre Silva when their Lamborghini went off the road in the accident in northern Spain. Just 11 days prior […]

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