4 h. ago Divine weekend ahead for beloved bovines at Uxbridge animal sanctuary

An animal sanctuary east of Toronto is counting down the days until its cows get to moo-ve out of the barn and frolic in the field. The Farmhouse Garden Animal Home in Uxbridge said the beloved cows living out their lives at the refuge will get their first chance to graze on Mother’s Day. The […]

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6 h. ago Man who killed wife with axe in front of children to serve minimum 12 years

A man who pleaded guilty to slaying his wife with an axe was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years

Events

8 h. ago Que fera le CH avec les choix 16 et 17? Voici notre repêchage simulé postloterie

La chance a souri aux Islanders de New York qui parleront au tout premier rang du prochain repêchage.

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10 h. ago Montréal adopte un principe de «zéro artificialisation nette» des sols d’ici 2030

La mairesse Plante annonce aussi l’ajout de 11 000 bornes de recharge pour les véhicules électriques d’ici 2030.

Culture

10 h. ago Trophée Calder : avant Hutson, il y a eu ces cinq finalistes du CH

Lane Hutson a d’excellentes chances de mettre fin à la panne sèche du Canadien.

Sport

12 h. ago Soil thermometer is a helpful guide for timing vegetable planting

Cold spring nights delay many plantings, but not all

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12 h. ago Analytics site thinks Toronto Maple Leafs will win Stanley Cup

The Toronto Maple Leafs, by definition, are the closest team to a Stanley Cup right now.Though they're facing a slight advantage over six other NHL teams by being the only second-round series to have gotten underway thus far, the Leafs took one step closer to Lord Stanley's mug on Monday night.Picking up a 5-4 win over the defending Stanley Cup Florida Panthers in Game 1 of a rematch of the 2023 second round, Toronto became the first team this postseason to pick up five wins.And the victory not only moved Toronto closer to winning the series, but actually edged them into Stanley Cup favourites, according to a popular analytics site.By way of MoneyPuck.com's predictive odds for the rest of the postseason, the Leafs now have the NHL's best odds at 17.7 per cent chance of breaking their Stanley Cup curse.Per the MoneyPuck model, Toronto had started the night with 13.9 per cent odds, third in the league behind Florida at 16.3 per cent and Carolina at 14 per cent.The bett...

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13 h. ago Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany’s chancellor hours after his historic defeat

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative leader had been expected to smoothly win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since the Second World War. No candidate […]

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13 h. ago Montréal adopte un principe de « zéro artificialisation nette » des sols d’ici 2030

La mairesse Plante annonce aussi l’ajout de 11 000 bornes de recharge pour les véhicules électriques d’ici 2030.

Culture

14 h. ago Chancellor candidate Merz’s stumble casts shadow over hopes for rebooting struggling German economy

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament raises doubts about the new government’s ability to push Europe’s largest economy out of stagnation. Tuesday’s events add uncertainty to an economy that hasn’t seen significant growth since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Above […]

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16 h. ago Germany’s Friedrich Merz falls short in 1st vote for chancellor bid

Merz is seeking to take the helm of the 27-nation European Union’ s most populous member after Scholz’s government collapsed last year and a national election was held in February.

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16 h. ago Friedrich Merz échoue à se faire élire chancelier, une première historique en Allemagne

L’élu de 69 ans n’a pas obtenu la majorité requise au premier tour de scrutin de la part des 630 élus du Bundestag.

Politics

20 h. ago Credits To Shutter Asia’s Coal Plants Early Win Key New Backing

A novel form of carbon credits intended to channel more private capital toward the early phase out of coal-fired power plants has been endorsed by a key standards body.

Economics

23 h. ago Bonds impressionnants : que sont devenus les plus grands chanceux de la loterie?

Les Islanders de New York ont joué d’une chance inouïe en grimpant de neuf rangs pour remporter la loterie du repêchage.

Economics

27 h. ago Calgary Flames don't win NHL Draft Lottery, send 16th overall pick to Montreal Canadiens

That wasn’t exactly a huge surprise, given that they only had a 0.5 per cent chance of winning the NHL Draft Lottery

Events

28 h. ago Le dandysme noir brille sur les marches de l’extravagant gala du MET

Le thème de cette année: la mode à travers les diasporas noires aux États-Unis.

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30 h. ago Which of the Jets, Oilers or Maple Leafs has the best chance of winning their series?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, The Province and Vancouver Sun Canucks reporter Patrick Johnston and Postmedia’s Rob Wong break down the second-round series for the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs. They discuss which of the Jets […]

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30 h. ago Une plaignante témoigne s’être sentie «en mode pilote automatique», au procès des cinq anciens hockeyeurs

Les anciens joueurs d’Équipe Canada junior ont tous plaidé non coupables à des chefs d’accusation d’agression sexuelle.

Sport

31 h. ago 5 RCMP cruisers destroyed in trackhoe rampage, Alberta man charged

A stolen trackhoe rampage left a business fence and five RCMP cruisers destroyed, and now a suspect accused of previously threatening police is facing even more charges.

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34 h. ago Toronto Maple Leafs superfan Justin Bieber makes bold playoff prediction

The Toronto Maple Leafs might not ever seem to have the hockey gods in their corner, but they'll always have one thing most teams don't: Justin Bieber cheering them on.For Bieber, a longtime friend of several Leafs players (most notably Auston Matthews), a die-hard fan of the team, a celebrity team captain at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto, and a collaborator on an official alternate jersey with the team, showing his support to Toronto isn't exactly new.But perhaps like any true Leafs fan, he's getting his confidence up after a few playoff wins, believing that this could finally be Toronto's chance to break their Stanley Cup curse since 1967."New series starts tonight. This is the yearski," Bieber posted to his Instagram feed on Monday morning, sharing a series of photos of Leafs logos.(For the uninitiated, "yearski" is pretty much a play on the way hockey players tend to speak to each other, adding extra syllables to the end of many wo...

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