68 m. ago Man charged after violent Mississauga carjacking attempt: 3 more suspects sought

A 34-year-old Windsor man faces charges after a violent carjacking attempt in a tony area of southern Mississauga. Peel Regional Police say a motorist was  pulling his luxury vehicle into the driveway of a home in the Lorne Park-Lakeshore Rds. area — about five kilometres west of Mississauga Rd. — on Jan. 4 when four […]

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95 m. ago Les oppositions dénoncent l’abandon de grands projets de transport

Plusieurs projets ont été retirés, repoussés ou amputés dans le PQI déposé la semaine dernière par le gouvernement.

Sport

3 h. ago Alberta judge who mocked woman was harsh and disrespectful: judicial council

A judicial review board says a Calgary judge who mocked and mimicked a woman during a court hearing was harsh and disrespectful. The board’s decision says Court of King’s Bench Justice Earl Wilson admitted his tone during a 2024 hearing about a restraining order was hurtful and that he is sorry. A complaint to the […]

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3 h. ago Manitoba chiefs call for search of Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill for Tanya Nepinak

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says a potential search of a Winnipeg landfill for the victim of a serial killer must include recovery efforts for another First Nations woman.

Transport

10 h. ago Survivors still being found after Myanmar quake, but hopes fade as deaths exceed 2,700

BANGKOK — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar’s capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war. The fire department in Naypyitaw said the woman […]

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11 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Man pines for a female friend who already turned him down

DEAR ABBY: I fell in love with my best friend. When I told her 10 years ago, she distanced herself. We were still friends, but she went on making bad choices in her relationships, and I never found anyone who could compare to her. We reconnected recently and have once again become very close. I […]

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22 h. ago Stroke survivor speaks again with help of experimental brain

Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could someday help give voice to those unable to speak. A new study described testing the device on a 47-year-old woman with quadriplegia who couldn’t speak for 18 years […]

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25 h. ago Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew accuser says she has only days to live after crash

Details are scarce, but Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her as a teen, says she is suffering life-threatening injuries from a car crash.

Events

28 h. ago Murder trial begins for man accused in random stabbing of Calgary woman

The trial of a Calgary man accused in the fatal 2022 random stabbing of Vanessa Ladouceur begins Monday. Michael John Adenyi faces a charge of first-degree murder.

Events

28 h. ago Driver facing charges in Brooklyn crash that killed mother, two children

NEW YORK — A woman is facing multiple charges after she crashed into a family out for a walk in Brooklyn, killing a mother and her two children in what New York City Mayor Eric Adams described as a “tragic accident of a Shakespearean proportion.” Miriam Yarimi was charged hours after the Saturday afternoon crash […]

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29 h. ago Abandoned Toronto factory transforming into the ultimate party pad for one night only

If you're sick of stuffy nightclubs and boring bars, there's a wild warehouse party coming to Toronto this month that might just be the ticket for you.Warehouse parties and festivals are nothing new in Toronto; from events like Promise's German Sparkle Party to Sojourn Festival, the tradition of transforming abandoned industrial spaces into lively party pads is alive and well in the city, and has been for decades.This month, there's a brand-new warehouse party hitting the scene that's transforming an abandoned factory in a truly unexpected way: they're turning it into a house.Created by LOVE U 4EVER, arbiters of a series of both secret and non-secret events across the city year-round, their upcoming "House" Party will see a "wild and weird warehouse" in the city transformed into a house (of sorts) to provide the ultimate party experience.There's only one catch: you don't get to know where the party is actually taking place until you've bought the ticket."If you miss the random ...

Culture

30 h. ago Jury trial begins for suspect in killing of Calgary woman in downtown core

The jury trial for the suspect in what police say was the random murder of a Calgary woman in the downtown core is set to commence Monday following several delays. Michael Adenyi is charged with first-degree murder in what police say was the random killing of Vanessa Ladouceur, who was attacked around 6:40 a.m. on […]

Events

30 h. ago KINSELLA: Why have the Liberals abandoned being an ally of Israel?

The Liberal Party of Canada has embraced an extreme position thinking it might pay political dividends. It won’t.

Economics

31 h. ago Why ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 takes big departures from video game

Every video game adaptation to TV or film has to face the urgent question: What happens to the audience’s relationship to characters when we’re no longer the puppeteer? After all, it isn’t us playing as Abby in the upcoming second season of HBO’s “The Last of Us” adaptation. It’s Kaitlyn Dever, Emmy-nominated star of “Dopesick.” […]

Culture

33 h. ago Friendship audit on camera? Edmonton filmmaker examines internalized misogyny in her relationships in new documentary

Remember your bestie from back in the day, the one with whom you had a falling out? Would you ever have a conversation with them recorded on camera and make a movie about it? Edmonton filmmaker Lizzie Derksen, 34, was bold enough to for Shy Woman, her 45-minute documentary released earlier this month that explores […]

Culture

35 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Remarried widower unsure about his final resting spot

DEAR ABBY: I lost my wife 14 years ago. We were married for 26 years. Our two children are now adults. I have since remarried and moved to another state. My children love and respect their stepmother. I have five step-grandchildren who live within 15 minutes of my current home. I love them, and they […]

Sport

37 h. ago South Africa’s Embattled Eskom Allowed to Breach Emission Rules

South Africa allowed eight coal-fired plants run by state-owned Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. to breach emission rules in an attempt to help the cash-strapped utility focus resources on providing a steady supply of electricity.

Society

57 h. ago ‘A great idea’: How office conversions could resurrect Calgary’s ailing downtown

CALGARY — Four years ago, Maxim Olshevsky abandoned his business for a new opportunity. After years of observing an exodus of downtown workers, Calgary announced it would be offering handsome payouts to developers to turn abandoned office towers into apartments. “We completely pivoted in 2021,” said Olshevsky, owner of Peoplefirst Developments. Until then, his company […]

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59 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Man meets captivating new candidate amid his divorce

DEAR ABBY: I am recently separated, and my divorce will be final soon. I have met a woman I didn’t even know could exist. She’s perfect for me. The problem is, she lives an hour and a half away and can’t drive at night due to a medical condition.  I have fallen for her, and […]

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2 d. ago Woman and 2 children killed after car crashes into them at Brooklyn crosswalk

NEW YORK — A woman and two of her children were killed by a car crash as they were crossing a street in Brooklyn on Saturday, and a third child was critically injured. Police said a 32-year-old woman with a suspended license was driving an Audi that crashed into the four family members. Authorities were […]

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