4 h. ago Pellerin: A way citizens could help dumpster divers more easily retrieve items of value

A 'binner' program, like those in some Canadian cities, would help some people gain income who desperately need the money.

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5 h. ago WELL Health Announces Voting Results for Election of Directors

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) (OTCQX: WHTCF) (the “Company” or “WELL”), a digital healthcare company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower healthcare practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to announce that at its annual general meeting held June 30, 2025 (the “Meeting”), all of […]

Politics

5 h. ago Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power

LYNN LAKE — The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community. The evacuation begins Friday, though officials haven’t provided a time for when residents must be out of their homes. The town says that if […]

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7 h. ago ‘Worst year we’ve had’: Maine tourism industry worried about U.S.

The owner of a souvenir shop in a popular Maine tourist town says he's seen a 50 per cent drop in Canadian tourists, and says this season is worse than the COVID-19 years.

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14 h. ago Israeli drone strike kills 1, injures 3 on highway near Beirut

KHALDEH, Lebanon — An Israeli drone strike hit a car on a highway in the town of Khaldeh just south of Beirut, killing one person and injuring three others, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported Thursday. The Israeli army said in a statement that it had targeted “a saboteur who was involved in arms smuggling […]

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15 h. ago Citizens, doctors speak out on health care crisis at KGH during emotional town hall

In addition to concerned citizens, Wednesday's town hall also brought numerous doctors and other medical professionals who work at KGH.

Science

16 h. ago Endangered western painted turtle released by Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society

Members of the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society travelled to Kelowna to release a western painted turtle that had been in their care for several weeks.

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18 h. ago Winnipeg police seek suspect after 4 women sexually assaulted near HSC

Police are looking for a suspect who is alleged to have sexually assaulted four women in a 45-minute span Wednesday night near the Health Sciences Centre.

Events

19 h. ago Bioscience Association Manitoba Applauds Government Action to Advance Bioscience Research and Clinical Trials in Manitoba

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM) welcomes the Manitoba government’s latest announcement to launch a Clinical Trials Office, and the implementation of the Research Manitoba led project, Research Improvements Through Harmonization in Manitoba (RITHIM), both designed to accelerate and improve health research in the province. “For too long, the process of moving innovative research […]

Politics

19 h. ago Wild horses will drag Leafs away from the ice at development camp

After all the horse analogies we’ve heard in the world of hockey, Maple Leaf prospects are about to experience the real thing. The club is arranging a demonstration with a wild colt and an elite trainer on Friday for the 48 prospects at its development camp. “It’s to talk about how you handle emotions and […]

Sport

20 h. ago ‘I worked so damn hard’: Biden laments changes in U.S. since he left office

Despite his ailing health, former president Joe Biden said he continues to participate in political discussions with both Democratic and Republican officials.

Politics

20 h. ago Espoir du Canadien: Hayden Paupanekis récompensé après une saison émotive et difficile

L’attaquant a saisi sa chance, malgré qu’il ait été échangé à une équipe de bas de classement de la Ligue de l’Ouest.

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21 h. ago OPINION: Funding international organizations with higher sin taxes not the answer  

Should taxpayers around the globe, who dare to take part in activities like smoking and drinking, pay even more in taxes to help fund global organizations that are seeing funding cuts from major countries like the United States? That’s what World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus seems to think. According to Ghebreyesus, countries have […]

Society

23 h. ago Fewer new measles cases in Ontario, public health data shows

The health agency is reporting 12 new cases in the province, down from 33 new cases last week and 96 the week before that.  

Science

24 h. ago U.S. Supreme Court to consider state restrictions for transgender athletes

Just two weeks after upholding a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the justices said they will review lower court rulings in Idaho and West Virginia.

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24 h. ago ‘SURGERY COMING UP’: Ric Flair thanks fans after revealing latest health issues

Ric Flair has thanked his fans for their support after revealing his latest health issues this week. The wrestling legend shared a photo on Monday of his stitched-up belly and asked for prayers for an upcoming but unspecified medical procedure that had many of his supporters concerned. “Surgery coming up,” he wrote on social media […]

Science

26 h. ago Europe court says France allowed to fine president portrait snatchers

Strasbourg (France) (AFP) — Europe’s top human rights court on Thursday ruled France was within its rights to hand suspended fines to climate activists over stealing official portraits of the president from town halls to demonstrate in 2019. Eleven protesters had filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights, arguing France had impeded […]

Economics

26 h. ago Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join

WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join. Just two weeks after upholding a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the justices said they will review lower court rulings in favour of transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia. […]

Sport

27 h. ago Following fire at legendary Vancouver boot factory, owner determined to 'build something great'

A pair of Dayton boots meant you were from Vancouver. Then came the fire: Twenty-three fire and rescue apparatus, 40 firefighters, three buildings in the 2200-block of East Hastings. Now, the toughest boot in town plans a comeback.

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28 h. ago More people are leaving Canada and the most educated are most likely to go

More people are leaving Canada, with the first quarter of 2025 marking the second-highest number on record for that same period.According to Statistics Canada, an increasing number of people are leaving Canada, as 27,086 citizens and permanent residents emigrated between January and March this year. That's the second-highest first-quarter total since 2017, when 27,115 left the country.The first-quarter levels in 2025 mark a three per cent increase in emigration compared to the first quarter of 2024, when 26,293 people left the country. A total of 9,676 emigrants returned to Canada in the first quarter of 2025, representing a slight increase from the 9,393 Canadians who returned in the first quarter of 2024.The record-setting outflow of people in the first quarter of 2025 is likely only the beginning, as the number of people leaving Canada tends to peak in the third quarter before dropping slightly in the fourth quarter of each year.Additionally, more non-permanent resi...

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