4 h. ago Toronto's artificial peninsula set to keep growing for decades

Toronto's man-made peninsula, the Leslie Street Spit, is still growing, and will be for the next few decades to come as dredged material from the city's harbour continues to be deposited along its shoreline.Created in 1959 by the Toronto Harbour Commissioners (THC), now PortsToronto, for "port-related facilities," the Leslie Street Spit's expected use as an outer harbour port never panned out, yet the landform has expanded significantly through millions of cubic metres of concrete, earth fill, and dredged sand, and today supports Tommy Thompson Park.The artificial peninsula extends five kilometres into Lake Ontario and is over 500 hectares in size. The park is home to some of the largest existing natural habitats on the Toronto waterfront, and includes wildflower meadows, cottonwood forests, cobble beaches, and coastal marshes.Aerial view of the Leslie Street Spit in 1975. Photo: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).It's also become on...

Culture

5 h. ago 10 meubles modulaires pour configurer un espace qui évoluera avec vous

Les meubles modulaires sont une solution idéale pour évoluer avec vous.

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5 h. ago U.S. Army confirms it will hold anniversary parade on Donald Trump’s birthday

The parade, expected to cost tens of millions of dollars, comes as the administration has slashed federal government departments, personnel and programs

Economics

8 h. ago Cuomo Holds $3 Million of Undisclosed Options in Nuclear Startup

Former New York Governor  Andrew Cuomo has $3 million in options to a shoestring nuclear startup that he failed to disclose to an ethics board as he mounts a comeback bid to be the mayor of New York City.

Economics

9 h. ago Gatineau police opening surveillance camera registry to fight crime

Gatineau police are creating a “surveillance camera registry” and are asking business owners and residents with outdoor cameras to sign up. “By registering their cameras, residents can partner with the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVG) to help police officers and investigators advance investigations following a crime that may have occurred in […]

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10 h. ago «Pompettes sur la caféine»: un euphorique salon du café va enivrer la métropole en fin de semaine

Le café artisanal coulera à flots pour des milliers de visiteurs pompettes à la caféine samedi et dimanche au centre-ville.

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11 h. ago «Tragique accident» à Stuttgart, où une voiture a foncé dans la foule et fait un mort

Sept autres personnes ont été blessées dans ce centre-ville allemand.

Events

12 h. ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ‘s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The emergency appeal comes after a judge in Maryland restricted the team’s access under federal privacy laws. Social Security holds […]

Politics

13 h. ago «Tragique accident» à Stuttgart, où une voiture a foncé dans la foule

Huit personnes ont été blessées dans ce centre-ville allemand, dont trois grièvement.

Events

15 h. ago Village Farms International Reschedules Q1 2025 Conference Call

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Village Farms International, Inc. (“Village Farms” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VFF) today announced it has rescheduled its previously announced conference call to discuss its first quarter 2025 financial results to Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Participants can access the conference call via a […]

Society

15 h. ago $5M lotto winner steps forward on eve of ticket's expiry: Officials

Provincial lottery officials say they have a tentative answer to the $5-million question that’s gripped Southwestern Ontario: Who bought the uncashed seven-figure ticket that’s set to expire this weekend? It was April 17 when the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. urged the person who bought in Woodstock the winning May 4, 2024 Lotto 6/49 ticket […]

Economics

15 h. ago Kentucky man who won $167M Powerball jackpot lands in Florida jail days later

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky Powerball winner was arrested and charged with kicking a police officer in Florida days after he won a $167 million jackpot. James S. Farthing, who goes by Shannon, found out Sunday that he won the state’s biggest ever jackpot after his mother called him, according to a media release from […]

Economics

16 h. ago $143 million up for grabs this weekend from Lotto Max and Lotto 6

Albertans have been particularly lucky in the lottery department in recent times

Economics

17 h. ago Séisme de magnitude 7,4 dans le détroit de Drake: des évacuations en Argentine en raison d'une alerte au tsunami

Les autorités de la province de Terre de Feu, dans le sud de l’Argentine, ont appelé les habitants de la petite ville de Puerto Almanza à évacuer.

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17 h. ago Espace Riopelle: la Ville de Québec octroie 2,5 millions$ de plus au MNBAQ

La Ville de Québec, qui est partenaire dans le projet, confirme que sa participation passera de 2,5M$ à 5M$.

Economics

20 h. ago Draganfly Announces Pricing of US$3.6 Million Underwritten Public Offering

Saskatoon, SK., May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8A) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), a drone solutions, and systems developer, today announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 1,715,000 units, with each unit consisting of one common share and one warrant to purchase […]

Economics

21 h. ago TikTok fined $600 million for illegally sending EU data to China

(Bloomberg) — TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. was fined €530 million ($600 million) by the European Union for illegally sending user data to China, warning the firm it didn’t do enough to keep information out of reach from Chinese state services. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, the company’s main regulator in Europe, said TikTok infringed the bloc’s […]

Economics

23 h. ago Wrexham’s rise is one of the wildest stories in sports, like a Disney movie with Ryan Reynolds

The Welsh club's remarkable climb in the English Premier League has turned the actors' lark of a purchase into a club valued at more than $260 million

Sport

29 h. ago Un scénario semblable à celui de 2015 avec le Canadien... et mieux encore pour Max Pacioretty!

«C’est toujours un honneur de jouer en séries éliminatoires dans une ville canadienne, particulièrement quand deux équipes du pays s’affrontent.»

Events

30 h. ago Israeli military strikes near Syria’s presidential palace after sectarian attacks

DAMASCUS — Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday, hours after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria. The strike came after days of clashes between pro-Syrian government gunmen and fighters who belong to the Druze minority sect near the capital, […]

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