7 h. ago Family behind Toronto's favourite sandwich is bowing out after 50 years

The family that put one of Toronto's best-known dishes on the map is about to leave the business they've owned since the 1970s behind.While Toronto gets a lot of buzz for a variety of different food items, from matcha slushies to mozzarella stick monstrosities, these days, there's historically been one that rises above the noise time and time again: the peameal bacon sandwich.A Toronto invention right down to its meaty centre, the no-frills lunch staple has been a calling card for the city for decades, appearing everywhere from Anthony Bourdain's The Layover to The New York Times, and earning the distinction of being the city's official dish.To date, there are plenty of spots in the city where you can pick one up, but perhaps none more legendary than St. Lawrence Market's Carousel Bakery.The bakery has been a cornerstone of the market since before the peameal bacon sandwich even really existed, but it wasn't until t...

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41 h. ago Toronto family stuck on island near Turks and Caicos after boat crash

A Toronto family is reaching out for help after being left stranded on a small island off Turks and Caicos.According to Tiffany Scholl, her sister, Krista, brother-in-law, Tony, and niece, Adelaide, were sailing when their boat hit a reef and began to sink."Within seconds, they were in the emergency dinghy and then saved by a helicopter some hours later," Scholl shared in a GoFundMe created on Monday. "They watched their home sink into the ocean as they were pulled up by the helicopter."Photo: Tiffany Scholl/GoFundMe.Scholl says the family is now at the Coast Guard base on a small island off the coast of Turks and Caicos and needs help to return to Canada, which is why she started the fundraiser."They have nothing but the clothes on their backs," she wrote. "Please help and donate to the most deserving and amazing people I know."Scholl says the money will also help them restart their life in Canada.The GoFundMe has an $18,000 go...

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6 d. ago Family of N.S. man found dead in Dominican Republic asks help to bring remains home

The family of a Canadian tourist who was found dead in a northern part of the Dominican Republic is raising money to bring his remains home. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 33, was found dead in the water on a beach in the Puerto Plata resort town of Maimon Bay around 3 a.m. on June 20. Global […]

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Poisonous gas was emitted by rotting green algae piled along the country's western coast

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2 w. ago Buss family to sell controlling stake of Lakers for $10B valuation: AP source

The Buss family has agreed to sell the controlling stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO Mark Walter, doing so with a franchise valuation of $10 billion — the highest for a professional sports franchise, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday. As part of the deal, Jeanie Buss — […]

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2 w. ago Average family to save $280 per year from Liberal tax cut: PBO

OTTAWA — The average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year from the Liberal government’s planned income tax cut, the parliamentary budget officer said in an analysis released on Wednesday. But some seniors and single Canadians are expected to save less, prompting criticism from Conservatives who argue the tax cut doesn’t go […]

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3 w. ago Judge says Trump cannot swiftly deport family of Boulder attack suspect

A federal judge in Colorado on Thursday said in a ruling that the Trump administration cannot rapidly deport the family of an Egyptian man charged with attacking a gathering in Boulder held in support of the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. U.S. District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher had previously blocked federal officials from removing […]

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3 w. ago Search on for family of elderly woman found ‘disoriented’ in Vaughan

The woman, who has identified herself as 82-year-old Wai Lai Wong, is safe and receiving care at a local hospital

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