5 h. ago ‘The Accountant 2’: Life on the spectrum, with knuckles bared

Ben Affleck is in full furrow-browed golden retriever mode in “The Accountant 2,” a convoluted, overcomplicated follow-up to the 2016 action drama that, when it became an unexpected hit, seemed to bode well for the theatrical fortunes of original movies aimed at grown-up audiences attracted to violence and arcane techno-speak in equal measure. Those qualities […]

Economics

9 h. ago Americans start arriving in Nanaimo after TikTok invitation for weekend visit

It all started when Nanaimo’s Tod Maffin, bored one night, issued a message on TikTok asking Americans to come to Vancouver Island and spend their money to show their support for Canadians.

Culture

11 h. ago Review: Babbel helps users learn local languages for business travel and beyond

The app has 14 languages, short lessons and engaging review sessions

Economics

11 h. ago ‘Context Matters’: New campaign aims to give more balanced account of Canadian history

'In an era of rapid social change and political polarization, it's more important than ever to understand where we've come from'

Economics

12 h. ago What ’Conclave’ the movie got right — and wrong — about real

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honoured tradition. But for the impending conclave following the death of Pope Francis, the ranks of armchair Vatican experts have swelled thanks to Hollywood. “Conclave” the film, a moody 2024 political thriller, introduced many laypeople to the ancient selection process with its arcane rules and […]

Other

12 h. ago 5 features to watch at this year's DOXA documentary film festival

Nechako: It Will be a Big River Again is one six B.C. films to be highlighted in the 24th edition of the festival

Culture

12 h. ago Cinéma | «Spilt Fiction» : Sydney Sweeney dans une adaptation d’un jeu vidéo

Le film sera réalisé par Jon M. Chu.

Culture

15 h. ago Film review: The Accountant 2 arrives overdue and full of liabilities

If they made James Bond films at the same pace, we'd be waiting until AD 2178 for No Time to Die

Economics

28 h. ago 'Emotional experience': Former Calgary fire truck arrives in Guatemala

Several groups on either side of the Canada-U.S. border came together over five years to get the engine delivered

Events

31 h. ago Randall Denley: Ontario’s reviewing university funding. Connecting it to jobs is the right start

'The provincial government is stepping up with permanent base funding to make sure STEM training is not affected, but that’s not all it is doing'

Society

31 h. ago Ontario’s unemployment rate jumps to 7% even as ‘moderate’ job creation continues

A new report from the Financial Accountability Officer of Ontario found that new jobs were created in 2024, although the rate of growth slowed from previous, record-breaking years.

Other

32 h. ago Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

Justice Mathieu St. Germain said he wants time to review the facts and set a sentencing decision for May 27

Economics

34 h. ago Your mind really can go blank when you’re awake. Here’s what happens in your brain

According to a new review, mind blanking is a distinct conscious state in which our minds go 'nowhere' because they seem devoid of content

Other

34 h. ago Your mind really can go blank. Here’s what happens in your brain

According to a new review, mind blanking is a distinct conscious state in which our minds go 'nowhere' because they seem devoid of content

Other

37 h. ago Smoke from growing New Jersey wildfire to affect air quality in New York area

CHATSWORTH, N.J. — A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens was expected grow Thursday, with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area before rain arrives this week, authorities said. Higher-than-normal pollution levels were expected Thursday in New York City, Rockland and Westchester counties, and in Long Island’s Nassau […]

Events

37 h. ago «Ça n'arrivera jamais»: Carney réplique aux récents propos de Trump sur le Canada

Menace d’annexion du Canada par Donald Trump: «Ça n’arrivera jamais», dit Mark Carney

Transport

40 h. ago Montreal family wants answers after loved one dies following police intervention

The victim's family says they don't know who placed the call, why police arrived in such large numbers, and why officers were, in their view, overly aggressive.

Events

45 h. ago Nouvelles règles pour le pourboire: des commerçants ne sont pas prêts

À Montréal, mercredi, aucun des employés de la boulangerie Les Co’Pains d’abord, sur la rue Masson, ne savait que l’échéance du 7 mai arrive.

Other

46 h. ago Juraj Slafkovsky est cinglant: «Nous devons offrir un meilleur effort, nous devons être plus difficiles à affronter, tout doit être meilleur»

Pour un second match de suite, le Canadien est arrivé à court contre les Capitals et rentre à la maison avec un retard de 0-2 dans la série.

Other

48 h. ago Soccer superstar Lionel Messi touches down in Vancouver. But will he play?

The Inter Miami forward arrived in Vancouver on Wednesday, ahead of a critical matchup with the Vancouver Whitecaps with international implications.

Sport