5 h. ago Canada was just crowned one of the top countries in the world

Canada has been highly rated by travellers from around the world in a new ranking.Condé Nast Traveler revealed its 2025 Readers' Choice Awards on Tuesday. The travel magazine received a staggering 757,109 votes in its 38th annual Readers' Choice Awards survey, dubbing winners in categories such as best cities and best resorts in the world.CN Traveler also asked its readers to rank their favourite countries around the world, and Canada made the top 10.The True North took 10th place out of a total of 20, with a score of 90.94."Travellers today are craving what's real; experiences that build compassion, spark belonging, and remind us of what we share," said Gloria Loree, chief marketing officer at Destination Canada, in a statement about the ranking."For Americans, Canada offers exactly that. It's a place that welcomes you in, leaves a lasting mark, and sends you home seeing the world and one another a little differently.&q...

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8 h. ago Golden Knights: un contrat de huit ans sur la table pour Eichel

Les Golden Knights de Vegas auraient bien l’intention de prolonger le contrat de leur attaquant vedette Jack Eichel.

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11 h. ago Operations on an ostrich and radiographs on a rhino — Q and A with a vet tech at the zoo

Postmedia gets glimpse into life at the Animal Health Centre at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo

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15 h. ago Oscar nominee fundraises for ‘urgent medical care’ as ‘health continues to struggle’

Oscar-nominated actress Sally Kirkland needs “urgent medical care” and her friends say she needs help paying for it. The Golden Globe winner’s pals — Paige Dylan, Coty Galloway and Mel England — set up a GoFundMe campaign last year when the actress broke two bones and developed two “life-threatening” infections that required treatment. “It has […]

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15 h. ago Travellers just ranked these Toronto hotels among the best in Canada

A handful of Toronto hotels were just ranked among the best accommodation options available in the entire country, according to those who would know best: consumers.The city's 1 Hotel at 550 Wellington St. W., St. Regis Hotel at Adelaide and Bay, iconic Queen West haunt The Drake Hotel, and historic Fairmont Royal York have just been recognized by Condé Nast Traveler, the esteemed U.K. magazine known for highlighting the best of the best in the travel industry.Each year, the outlet administers a series of Readers' Choice Awards honouring the top vacation hotspots, resorts, hotels, cruises, spas, airports and more, as selected by CN Traveler's subscribers.And, frequent flyers from the world over who read the mag have voted the aforementioned four hotels as some of the best places to stay in all of Canada.With a score of an impressive 92 out of a potential 100, 1 Hotel took the ninth spot, flanked by two Mon...

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15 h. ago «Une langue universelle» brille en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma

«Deux femmes en or» et «Amour Apocalypse» le suivent de près, et tous trois sont en lice pour le meilleur film.

Economics

16 h. ago Hagersville Battery Energy Storage Park honoured by CanREA for the Innovative Canadian Clean Power Project of the Year award

TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boralex inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) and its partner, Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (“SNGRDC”) are proud to announce that the Hagersville Battery Energy Storage Park has been awarded the Innovative Canadian Clean Power Project of the Year award by the Canadian Renewable […]

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16 h. ago INSIDE THE LEAFS: Did Easton Cowan deserve to get cut by the Maple Leafs?

WATCH: On the latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Lance Hornby and Terry Koshan about the decision to start rookie Easton Cowan in the AHL to begin the season and what waiver claims Cayden Primeau and Sammy Blais will bring to the team. What do […]

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19 h. ago Blue Jays landed Shane Bieber for moments like this – can he deliver against the Yankees?

Toronto brought in former Cy Young Award winner at the trade deadline for playoff moments like this.

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20 h. ago PHOTOS: Monseigneur Bruyere vs. Beal, TVRA senior girls basketball

The Monseigneur Bruyere Pantheres played the Beal Raiders in a TVRA senior girls basketball game at Beal in London on Monday. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com

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22 h. ago Trio of Scientists Share Physics Nobel for Quantum Mechanics

Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries that are helping advance quantum computing and sensors.

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25 h. ago Citizen journalist showed us ordinary people are in fact extraordinary | Letters to the Editor

Tuesday, Oct. 8: Readers discuss great journalism, bad traffic and Ottawa's broken transportation system

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36 h. ago Toronto ice cream shop is closing down after less than a year

A Toronto ice cream shop that took over for one of the city's best is closing permanently after less than a year in business.It was a loss for the ages, back in late October of 2024, when Moss Park's Creamery X announced it would be closing down for good.The ice cream shop, located at the, shall we say, colourful intersection of Queen and Jarvis, gained a major reputation during its short-and-sweet four-year run thanks to its next-level flavours, which included a selection of vegan and gluten-free ice creams.The shop officially closed at the end of October last year and was instantaneously replaced by a new, but deeply similar venture, Pink Elephant Creamery. There's good reason for why, exactly, the two ice cream shops were so similar.Upon the transfer of ownership from Creamery X to Pink Elephant, all of Creamery X's award-winning recipes were transferred to Urvin. It was a great deal for Creamery X's enthusiastic local fanbase, who would still be abl...

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41 h. ago U.S. Army Awards Pacific Defense Contract for CMFF Mounted Common Infrastructure

Contract reinforces Pacific Defense’s role as premier modular systems provider for the future battlefield EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The U.S. Army has awarded Pacific Defense a multi-year contract for the Army’s C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Mounted Common Infrastructure (MCI) —a critical step in the Army’s acceleration of networked […]

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41 h. ago Side Dishes: Celebrating Chinese restaurants and women in the culinary arts

The Chinese Restaurant Awards go global; and WORTH puts on its fifth Yes Shef fundraiser for women in hospitality, recreation, and tourism.

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44 h. ago Communities in Bloom to Celebrate 31st Annual Symposium & Awards in Stratford, Ontario

National symposium brings together community leaders, volunteers, and industry partners to celebrate innovation and sustainability in community improvement. Milton, Ontario, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Communities in Bloom (CiB) will host its 31st Annual Symposium & Awards from October 16 to 18, 2025, in Stratford, Ontario. The national gathering brings together community leaders, volunteers, […]

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45 h. ago Nouvelle crise politique en France: le premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu démissionne... 27 jours après sa nomination

Le premier ministre français Sébastien Lecornu a présenté lundi matin sa démission à Emmanuel Macron qui l'a acceptée.

Politics

46 h. ago Jilly Cooper, Britain’s queen of the ‘bonkbuster’ novel, dies at 88

London (AFP) — British author Jilly Cooper, known for her unapologetically raunchy romance novels, has died at the age of 88 following a fall, her agent and family said on Monday. A former journalist, Cooper penned the best-selling series of romantic novels known as The Rutshire Chronicles, which included “Rivals” recently adapted for television by […]

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52 h. ago VIDÉO | «Sur le plateau, je n’avais pas le stress que j’ai eu toute ma vie comme journaliste»: Jocelyne Cazin joue son premier rôle à vie dans «Indéfendable» dès lundi

En entrevue, l’ancienne journaliste dit avoir la piqûre pour le jeu et rêve maintenant de décrocher d’autres rôles.

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56 h. ago PHOTOS: Canadian National Pickleball League's best compete in London

Smash Pickleball on Wharncliffe Road South played host to the Canadian National Pickleball League Championship Weekend in London on Sunday. Eight teams consisting of three women and three men competed for a share of the $25,000 purse. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com

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