2 h. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Camp instructors consider draft pick TLK an A student

As Hayley Wickenheiser wrapped up the 2025 Maple Leafs development camp for media, she eyed Tinus-Luc Koblar milking every last second on ice, stalling the Zamboni as the last skater to exit the Ford Centre pad. “A very serious kid,” said Toronto’s assistant general manager, as this year’s top draft pick flew around, putting on a bar-down shooting […]

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2 h. ago Toddler dead after drowning in St. Lawrence River near Kingston

Police say a toddler has died after drowning in the St. Lawrence River near Kingston, Ont., on Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to Wolfe Island at around 9:30 a.m. after an unresponsive toddler was found in the river. They say family members and first responders began life-saving measures and the toddler […]

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4 h. ago Montreal man, 21, shot near city park dies in hospital, police confirm

MONTREAL — Montreal police say a 21-year-old man shot near a park in the city’s Sud-Ouest borough last week has died. Emergency services were called on the evening of June 24 to Angrignon Park and found the man in the parking lot with a serious bullet wound to his upper body. The man was taken […]

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7 h. ago Man seriously injured in Saturday morning shooting in downtown London

An early-morning Saturday shooting in downtown London left one person with serious injuries and police looking for anyone with video to help in their investigation. Emergency crews were called Saturday around 2 a.m. to a reported shooting near King and Richmond streets, where officers found a male with a gunshot wound who was taken to […]

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7 h. ago B.C. has highest drunk driving arrest rate per capita among provinces

Ontario ranks ninth

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9 h. ago Opinion: Canada’s wild is calling and RVing is the perfect adventure

The sound of birds chirping on a crisp morning breeze. Twigs cracking beneath your feet. The soft trickle of a creek weaving its way through the forest. A glimpse of a moose in the distance. Mist lifting off a turquoise glacial lake ahead. These aren’t scenes from a postcard or a movie set — they’re […]

Culture

21 h. ago Human remains located after California fireworks warehouse explosion

Investigators have located human remains following an explosion at a Northern California fireworks warehouse, Yolo County said in a statement Friday. Seven were missing after the Tuesday fireworks explosion near Esparto, which gripped the small farming community. It sparked a massive fire that led to other spot fires. Nearby Fourth of July celebrations were called […]

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24 h. ago Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition

OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations’ rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether. Two provincial environment ministers sent a letter to their federal counterpart this week calling on Prime Minister […]

Politics

24 h. ago Edmonton's largest school boards welcome provincial action team to tackle aggression and complexity

"We need to see base funding for education in the province move up so that we can support students in the ways that they need to be"

Society

26 h. ago STEP Energy Services Ltd. to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Results and Host Conference Call

CALGARY, Alberta — STEP Energy Services Ltd. (“STEP”) (TSX: STEP) intends to release its second quarter results on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 after markets close. Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis will be posted to STEP’s website and SEDAR+ after the press release is disseminated. STEP will host a conference call on Thursday, August […]

Culture

26 h. ago Thames Valley school board loses students, Catholic board gains them. Why?

Enrolment at the Thames Valley District school board is expected to decrease by more than 1,300 students in September while the London District Catholic board is preparing for a surge in new students.

Society

26 h. ago Drunk teacher called students ‘little s***s’, made them ‘dance the Macarena’

A teacher who turned her Wales classroom into a “mini-rave” has been removed from the job. Alice Ashton, 31, was accused of calling her students “little s***s” and asked them to “dance the Macarena” during a class at Ysgol Bro Caereinion school in Welshpool, Wales, in January 2024. During a disciplinary hearing, the Education Workforce […]

Transport

28 h. ago Ottawa announces funding for five Alberta carbon capture projects

COCHRANE — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has announced $21.5 million in federal funding for five Alberta projects that aim to lower the cost of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions. The projects are being funded under the Energy Innovation Program, which put out a call for carbon capture, utilization and storage technology proposals. Bow […]

Transport

32 h. ago Family, neighbours of Lions Bay landslide victims call lawsuit 'frivolous'

Man who had reservoir built filed lawsuit claiming “harassment, threats, false allegations," says he's not responsible for deadly slide

Events

33 h. ago Putin hammers Kyiv in largest missile and drone barrage of war after Trump call

'It was a harsh, sleepless night,' Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

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44 h. ago Caps on salaries of Metro Vancouver politicians is ‘long overdue’ critics say

The province says it hopes to see changes this fall, and supports calls for transparency on politicians' earnings. For now, there's no indication this will be provincially mandated

Politics

44 h. ago Tesla driver altercation on BC Ferries latest in ‘negative interactions,’ union says

On Canada Day, North Saanich RCMP officers were called on board a vessel after a man was seen yelling and being abusive toward staff.

Transport

45 h. ago Kohberger’s guilty plea doesn’t end quest for more details about slayings

With a series of “yes” replies to a judge, a man accused of killing four Idaho college students pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and no death penalty. But left untold so far: What motivated Bryan Kohberger to commit the middle-of-the-night knife attacks and why those victims? More details could emerge when Kohberger […]

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46 h. ago 3 children suffer critical injuries in Mississauga car crash: police, paramedics

Around 4 p.m., police were called to Ninth Line and Candelight Drive in Mississauga to respond to a crash between two vehicles with multiple victims.

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47 h. ago More offence? Morgan Frost knows he needs it after signing two

The Flames have signed Frost to a two-year contract extension that will pay him US$4.375 million per season. You might call it a “prove it” contract.

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