30 m. 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

2 h. ago ANALYSIS: Final stretch of Jets’ season could hinge on next two games

As good as the Winnipeg Jets have been, everything the team has fought for over the first six months of the schedule could come down to the next two games.  

Sport

4 h. ago Letters March 31, 2025: ‘Carney isn’t walking the talk he’s spreading.’

BUY CANADIAN, CARNEY? Radio and TV ads urge Canadians to buy Canadian. Keep our money in Canada. Help Canadian businesses and stimulate the economy. So what did Mark Carney do in one of his first actions as Canada’s prime minister, before calling an election? He granted a $6-billion contract to upgrade our radar defence technology […]

Transport

5 h. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Recovery from the lost decade means ditching the Impact Assessment Act

Onerous law requires companies conduct extensive socioeconomic studies, covering sexual health, social cohesion, job markets and diversity

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12 h. ago LEAFS 3, DUCKS 2: Toronto lengthens lead in Atlantic with big road wins in Pacific

To help their cause in winning the Atlantic Division, the Maple Leafs needed big results on the shores of the Pacific. Five of a possible six points will go a long way — and they hope Sunday wasn’t the last time this season they play in a later time zone. With their nailbiter 3-2 win […]

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18 h. ago Blue Jays earn series split against AL East rival Baltimore Orioles

One series into the marathon season that is Major League Baseball, and somehow Bo Bichette has slid under the radar. For the second day in a row, a starting pitcher made an early exit, this time by Baltimore’s Tomoyuki Sugano, who succumbed to cramping. The results from Blue Jays starting pitchers have alternated from seeing […]

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18 h. ago Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens shock Florida Panthers, eye playoff spot

Amid the final 10 games of the NHL regular season, the Montreal Canadiens have a good chance at the playoffs; they scored a 4-2 shocker against the Panthers in Florida on Sunday.

Sport

18 h. ago Sceptres come up flat in first chance to punch their playoff ticket

It wasn’t the Toronto Sceptres at their best. In fact, it might have been the Sceptres at their very worst, at least as far as this season goes. In the final game before the PWHL’s 24-day break for the world women’s hockey championship, and with a chance to lock up a playoff spot with anything […]

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18 h. ago Ontario tourism industry ’arms open’ amid boost in domestic travel

Tourism operators in Ontario’s hot spots have been bracing for the fallout of U.S.-Canada tensions, but instead are seeing an uptick in demand that some attribute to Canadian staycationers. Still, experts say a booming summer travel season is not a guarantee across the province amid ongoing economic uncertainty. Prince Edward County business owners Rachel and […]

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21 h. ago Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term as president

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends in early 2029. “There are methods which you could do […]

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22 h. ago Edmontonian, 13, to be official national anthem singer for Elks' 2025 season

After moving to Edmonton just over a year ago, 13-year-old Suraiya Liapis will be the Edmonton Elks’ official national anthem singer for the 2025 football season. Settling into a new city isn’t always easy. Liapis and her family moved from the U.S. to Edmonton, where much of her mother’s side of the family lives, in […]

Society

23 h. ago Federal Election 2025: These are Metro Vancouver's biggest transportation priorities

Metro Vancouver mayors call for federal funding to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and the Massey Tunnel, a SkyTrain extension to the University of B.C. and funds for TransLink.

Sport

29 h. ago Elbows may be up, but Ontario’s tourism industry is ‘arms open’ amid a welcome boost

Tourism operators in Ontario’s hot spots have been bracing for the fallout of U.S.-Canada tensions, but instead are seeing an uptick in demand that some attribute to Canadian staycationers. Still, experts say a booming summer travel season is not a guarantee across the province amid ongoing economic uncertainty. Prince Edward County business owners Rachel and […]

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31 h. ago Europe Gas Sector Enters Crucial Period After Winter Sapped Stocks

Europe’s gas sector is entering a crucial few months as the end of the heating season starts the clock ticking to fill storage facilities that are emerging from winter two-thirds empty.

Economics

31 h. ago And the legend of the Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl continues to grow: 9 Things

What a hockey game Saturday night! The National Hockey League cheats its fans when it only schedules the Battle of Alberta three times in a season. But like all great dramas, this one had a star at the heart of its plot. That and more in this edition of 9 Things 9. I have lost […]

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32 h. ago Three takeaways as Flames admit ‘we kind of blew it’ in Edmonton

For nearly 57 minutes, Dustin Wolf and the Calgary Flames had silenced the NHL’s leading lamp-lighter. And then, with 3:12 remaining in regulation, Leon Draisaitl sniped his 50th of the season. During the sudden-death session, the Edmonton Oilers’ second-fiddle superstar scored No. 51. In what was a speedy, scrappy, tight-checking and hard-hitting edition of the […]

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35 h. ago New pickleball court is about to open in the middle of a Toronto mall

Grab your paddles and lace up those running shoes, because Toronto is about to get a brand-new pickleball court, and it's located smack-dab in the centre of one of the city's most popular malls.Last summer, it seemed like all the sporty-and-fun population of Toronto could talk about was Pickleball. The relatively low-barrier, low-impact and low-cost sport has taken the city, and the world at large, by storm, leading it to earn the distinction as the fastest-growing sport worldwide, adored by athletes and casual players of all ages, abilities and ilk.When it comes to Toronto, the foundation of devoted pickleball clubs like The Jar and Fairgrounds only heightened the fever, making the sport more accessible for pickle-thusiasts the city over, and this summer is shaping up to be no different. If warm weather ever arrives to stay, that is.In anticipation of prime pickleball season, though, there's already some news for avid players (and aspiring ones) to get excited about: The ...

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39 h. ago Toronto FC picks up rare point in scoreless draw with Vancouver Whitecaps

TORONTO — Six games into the Toronto FC season and Robin Fraser’s team finally has something to build on, if not a win yet. It was just a scoreless draw, and it was no thing of beauty, but Toronto (0-4-2) showed grit Saturday against a high-flying Vancouver Whitecaps team that came to BMO Field 11 […]

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41 h. ago More Tereza Vanisova heroics push Ottawa Charge into PWHL playoff spot

With four regular-season contests remaining, Ottawa has a one-point edge on the Minnesota Frost.

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42 h. ago Whitecaps 0, TFC 0: They didn’t score, they didn’t win, but they’re headed to the playoffs

OK, it's only likely that the Vancouver Whitecaps will qualify for the post-season after matching the best start in team history.

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