5 h. ago Fairfax Sells Interest in Eurolife Life Insurance Operations to Eurobank

TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that it has entered into a term sheet with Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings S.A. (“Eurobank”) pursuant to which Eurobank or an affiliate thereof will acquire from certain affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (collectively, “Fairfax”) the 80% equity […]

Economics

7 h. ago Ontario forest comes to life with stunning light installation on mountaintop trail

An Ontario mountaintop forest is hosting an immersive nighttime experience of art, light, and sound.AGORA: Path of Light is a new outdoor attraction at Blue Mountain offering a three-kilometre-long circuit trail in the resort's Explore Park, which allows visitors to interact with a series of installations inspired by the five elements: air, space, earth, water, and fire.The trail offers five distinct displays sprawled across the expanse — one for each element — and combines nature and storytelling into one attraction. Named The North Wind, The Hearth, The Flame, The Spark, and the Armonina Installation, each offers a unique experiential adventure that will light up your social media feed after dark.At The North Wind, visitors activate lights by whispering or howling into the sky, while at The Hearth, you can speak to the fire about your reflections from the trail, prompting it to illuminate in response to your words.  ...

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8 h. ago Mariners strike first as Blue Jays bats disappear in ALCS opener

It was, in so many ways what the ratcheted stakes of baseball the deeper you go into October brings you. Tension. Drama. And on this night, anyway, not a lot of offence. But man, did Game 1 of the best-of-seven ALCS between the Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners start with a bang before a sellout […]

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16 h. ago FIGHT NIGHT: Bedtime squabbles worse for relationships than daytime disputes

Arguments near bedtime can mess with couples' sleep cycles, increase stress hormones: Study

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17 h. ago Learning lessons from Canada’s wildfire season, Manitoba evacuations

WINNIPEG — Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year’s wildfire season and the unprecedented challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people across wide swaths of the country. The Canadian Red Cross registered 52,000 people across the Prairies, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, making it the agency’s largest domestic operation in […]

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19 h. ago Opération couverture cellulaire: «On commence à ne plus y croire»

Plusieurs municipalités du Québec craignent que le gouvernement ne parvienne pas à respecter sa promesse d’ici la fin de son mandat, en 2026.

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22 h. ago Le Pakistan et l’Afghanistan assurent avoir tué des dizaines de soldats

Au total «58 soldats pakistanais ont été tués lors de cette opération et 9 talibans ont perdu la vie».

Events

23 h. ago 'Fulfilling a dream': Edmonton man training to compete in para

"I've always taken the road less travelled. I've been doing that my whole life. I felt this was a way for me to put people with disabilities on the map. Lets go blaze a trail."

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24 h. ago Make it four straight wins for the suddenly hot London Knights

The London Knights are officially on a roll. The defending Memorial Cup champs rode a Cohen Bidgood overtime tally for their fourth straight victory in a 5-4 win over the Sarnia Sting before 9,061 Saturday at Canada Life Place. Three of those four triumphs have gone beyond regulation. One of the best descriptions of Bidgood […]

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25 h. ago Expos documentary on Netflix is a whodunnit about the team's demise

Who Killed the Montreal Expos? trots out the usual suspects, Jeffrey Loria, David Samson, Claude Brochu and Lucien Bouchard.

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25 h. ago Expos documentary on Netflix is a whodunit about the team's demise

Who Killed the Montreal Expos? trots out the usual suspects: Jeffrey Loria, David Samson, Claude Brochu and Lucien Bouchard.

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25 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Fiance proves again and again that he’s no prince charming

DEAR ABBY: I am a 60-year-old divorcee. I am currently dating a Danish man and have been for a year. He asked me to marry him several months ago, and I said yes. He wants me and my daughter to move to Denmark. My daughter is 21 and high-functioning autistic, but she still needs me […]

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31 h. ago This Toronto couple is the team behind one of the city's hottest new supper clubs

Toronto couple Uzma Ahmed and Ali Amarshi have been running one of Toronto's hottest supper clubs for the past year, all while juggling full-time jobs.When you're really passionate about something, you can always find the time to do it.That's the sentiment that Ali Amarshi, one-half of the team behind Rakabi, a South Asian supper club that's making waves on the Toronto food scene, tells me allows him to balance running the venture with his full-time job as a tech product designer.His partner (both in business and in life), Uzma Ahmed, works in the mental health field as a social worker and psychotherapist. Together, in whatever spare time they're able to scrounge up, they run Rakabi, a supper club and event pop-up they created as a means of exploring and sharing their South Asian roots with the city, and what better way to do so than through food?    View this post on Instagram          &n...

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37 h. ago With captain Lowry out, Scheifele showing leadership for Jets

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele proved once again how leaders make the difference in close games. The Jets assistant captain scored two goals to lead Winnipeg to a comeback 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings before 14,204 fans at Canada Life Centre on Saturday afternoon. The game before, linemate Kyle Connor scored three goals in […]

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41 h. ago Brian Minter: Late fall vegetable gardens can deliver a great bounty

Late July plantings of root crops, like carrots, beets, turnips and parsnips, can result in a remarkable amount of produce

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43 h. ago Young people are hesitant to enter politics, says former Liberal cabinet minister

OTTAWA — Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a career in public life, he’s surprised if two or three of them raise a hand. Marchi, who served as minister for international trade from 1997 to 1999 and later as ambassador to […]

Politics

44 h. ago Anthony Gismondi: 5 bottles to try from Famille Perrin's impressive wine portfolio

Few names in the wine industry have achieved such remarkable standards while also establishing themselves as a global brand in fine wine

Culture

49 h. ago Saturday's letters: Eatery hygiene exposé excellent journalism

Re. “Cleanliness concerns begin to boil over,” Oct. 9 Congratulations to investigative reporters Matthew Black, Steve Lillebuen and colleagues for an excellent exposé on the restaurant industry in Edmonton and Alberta in general. After exhaustive research, The Edmonton Journal, together with MacEwan University, have exposed the life-threatening Alberta government food-inspection system. Not only did the […]

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49 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Longtime couple want a mediator to decide who’s right

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 56 years. For the past year or so, we quarrel about everything — major issues and minor, insignificant things. There is nothing but bickering, disagreement and conflict. We can have a couple of good days and then fight over some small issue, or an innocent response […]

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55 h. ago Growing Concerns: Prune Rose of Sharon to save spring weeding

Cut off all the flower heads and seed pods this week

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