3 h. ago Destroyed Ontario ghost town was almost a historic catastrophe

Once a quaint French Ontarian farming village nestled along the South Nation River, Lemieux, Ontario, is now nothing more than a distant memory.Formerly located just an hour's drive east of Ottawa, the town's origins can be traced back to the mid-1850s, when it began as a service centre for the local lumber industry before transitioning into a farming hamlet.Though the community appeared stable on the surface, it was built on sensitive marine silts and clays, known as Leda clay, which were laid down during the Champlain Sea roughly 10,000 years ago.The 1993 Lemeiux landslide. Photo: South Nation Conservation Authority.On May 4, 1971, a landslide in Saint-Jean-Vianney, Quebec, which was caused by the same type of soil, resulted in the deaths of 31 people and the destruction of 40 homes.In the aftermath, the Geological Survey of Canada began soil testing in similar regions, including areas along the South Nation River. Tests confirmed that Lemieux, which at the time was compri...

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3 h. ago Prédictions pour les séries éliminatoires de la Ligue nationale de hockey: nos experts favorisent le Canadien contre Alex Ovechkin et les Capitals

L’heure est aux prédictions pour les éliminatoires de la Ligue nationale de hockey: 32 experts ont été sondés.

Sport

4 h. ago Série entre le Canadien et les Capitals: huit confrontations à surveiller

À première vue, cette confrontation apparaît inégale. C’était également le cas en 2010. Et pourtant...

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4 h. ago Le Canadien en séries: une saison résumée en 24 hauts et bas

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4 h. ago Séries LNH: cinq scénarios dignes d'Hollywood et... trois de série B!

Plusieurs amateurs estiment que le premier tour des séries de la LNH est le meilleur hockey de la saison. Cette année, ça pourrait être encore mieux.

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4 h. ago Séries LNH: voici pourquoi le CH et les quatre autres clubs canadiens en séries ont tous une chance de gagner la coupe Stanley

Si ce n’est pas encore cette année, ça fera 32 ans que la coupe Stanley n’est pas demeurée au nord de la frontière canado-américaine.

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5 h. ago Federal Election 2025: Could there be a change in the Edmonton

"People are excited about real leadership, and people who have tangible plans and the knowledge and experience to get us there"

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6 h. ago Blue Jays making it count as win over M’s moves them four games over .500 for first time since 2023

It was during a mid-March conversation in the heart of the grind portion of spring training that Blue Jays manager John Schneider articulated what he expected from his team in 2025. “What we’ve been stressing is that it’s nine against one,” Schneider said that day in Dunedin, Fla. “So what is your role on a […]

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8 h. ago Fire advisories popping up in Alberta as Edmonton firefighters respond to more blazes

It's a precarious time in Alberta's wildfire season, when a warm and/or windy day could lead to flames spreading out of control. 

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8 h. ago Federal Election: Voters united on 'never 51' as Vancouver advance polls experience long lineups

Across Vancouver, willingness to wait in line on holiday Friday reflected a sense of determination rarely seen at the ballot box

Politics

9 h. ago Séries de la Coupe Stanley 2025: les Panthers ont ce qu’il faut pour défendre leur titre, mais les Oilers pourront

Les séries de la Coupe Stanley s’amorcent et on fait le tour des équipes impliquées pour avoir un meilleur portrait de la situation.

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9 h. ago Tropical drinks by pool? Not so fast, says senator who visited Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

There was the pool furniture in the background. There were the tropical drinks, which looked to be margaritas garnished with cherries. And then there were the deported prisoner and the American senator, sitting and chatting. That senator, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, accused El Salvador’s government on Friday of aiming to paint the picture of […]

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11 h. ago James River to Hold Its First Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, May 6, 2025

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, April 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: JRVR) will release first quarter 2025 earnings after the market closes on Monday, May 5, 2025. It will also host an earnings conference call on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 beginning at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). The conference call may be accessed […]

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12 h. ago Star sprinter Andre De Grasse looking forward to seeing AFC Toronto opener

TORONTO — Andre De Grasse will be watching with pride when AFC Toronto takes the field for the first time Saturday at BMO Field. The star sprinter, part of the Northern Super League team’s ownership group, is flying in from Florida where he has been training to take in the match against Montreal Roses FC […]

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12 h. ago Encore un printemps bouillant pour le CH? Maxim Lapierre voit plusieurs similitudes avec 2010

Encore un printemps bouillant pour le CH?

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12 h. ago Alex Ovechkin pourrait utiliser les séries 2025 pour se rapprocher d’une autre marque de Wayne Gretzky

Alex Ovechkin a battu le record de Wayne Gretzky pour le plus de buts en carrière dans la LNH et pourrait s’approcher d’une autre marque du 99.

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12 h. ago «J’ai voyagé à travers le monde»: cet homme qui est devenu paraplégique ne s'est pas apitoyé sur son sort

Victime d’un grave accident de motocross qui l’a rendu paraplégique, il y a bientôt 15 ans, il continue de sourire à la vie

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13 h. ago Two Marines killed in crash during border deployment identified

SANTA TERESA, N.M. — Military officials have identified the two Marines from California who were killed when their vehicle crashed as a convoy was traveling along the U.S.-Mexico border near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. They were Lance Cpl. Albert Aguilera, 22, of Riverside and Lance Cpl. Marcelino Gamino, 28, of Fresno. Both were members of […]

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13 h. ago Kaiden Guhle : «Honnêtement, je ne sais pas à quoi m’attendre»

Parmi les 23 joueurs du Canadien, 11 d’entre eux n’ont aucune expérience dans les séries éliminatoires.

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13 h. ago Série contre les Capitals: ailleurs qu'au Québec, le Canadien aura à faire mentir beaucoup d'experts

Dans le reste du Canada et aux États-Unis, les experts ne donnent pas cher de la peau de Montréal contre les Capitals.

Economics