94 m. ago California orders parole board to investigate if Menendez brothers would pose risk if freed

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez said Wednesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents. The board will undertake […]

Economics

97 m. ago Canadian job seekers open up about struggle to find work in current market

With 12 years under her belt working in corporate events management, 33-year-old Aiman has applied to hundreds of jobs in Canada and has yet to secure one.The Toronto resident was laid off in December 2023, right before Christmas, and has been seriously looking for employment since last January.She applied to a total of about 300 jobs in 2024 — around 10 a week — to no avail. "I feel like I'm hitting a wall," she told us over the phone. "I'm trying not to panic about it."With the new year in full swing, Aiman is trying to remain optimistic about her job prospects, an outlook not shared by most Canadians.According to a recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of employment agency Express Employment Professionals, almost half of people looking for jobs in Canada believe there will be fewer employment opportunities in their field in 2025 compared to a year ago.This is a significant increase from 2024's survey, when only 31 per cent of job seekers expec...

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2 h. ago Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and brother Matthew talk hockey with Travis and Jason Kelce

The Tkachuk brothers joined a couple of famous brothers on the New Heights Podcast on Wednesday with NFLers Jason and Travis Kelce

Sport

2 h. ago Town in Ontario decides to stop flying U.S. flags at its buildings amid tariff talk

West Lincoln, Ontario may be a town of just 15,000 or so people, but the tiny Niagara Region municipality has put itself on the map this week by taking a symbolic stand against U.S. President Donald Trump's recent hostility toward Canada.A Monday night vote by local council — in which all members sided unanimously — determined that the border area town will no longer display American flags at institutions like its community centre, where the star spangled banner has hung alongside the Canadian flag for a number of years now."I feel disrespected by our American neighbours. It kind of strikes a nerve that here we are in our country, in our facility, proudly displaying their flag," one councillor, William Reilly, said when the idea to get rid of the flag was first proposed last week."We have an American flag that seems to be fixed in our community centre and we don't even have an Ontario provincial flag that's up even one day...  I don't think it has ear...

Economics

2 h. ago ‘World’s sexiest footballer’ hints at future in modelling after lingerie shoot

'I always feel confident in front of the camera. That's why I really enjoy modeling.'

Sport

6 h. ago KEV Group Enters Next Phase with Five Arrows Following Successful Serent Capital Partnership

AUSTIN, Texas & SAN FRANCISCO — Serent Capital, a leading growth-focused private equity firm, announced today that KEV Group, a leading North American provider of school activity fee management software, is entering a new phase of strategic growth with the support of Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, as Serent successfully […]

Economics

6 h. ago FTX’s US$950 million bankruptcy fees among costliest since Lehman Brothers

The high cost of FTX’s bankruptcy is coming amid a steady increase in the cost of legal and other professional services

Economics

23 h. ago CRIME SCENE: 2 men charged with kidnapping, Mississauga victim bound

Two men Barrie-area men face charges after a Mississauga man was found bound by his hands and feet. Peel Regional Police said officers received a call last Saturday at about 8 p.m. for a disturbance in the Blackwood Mews-Golden Locust Dr. area of Mississauga. When officers arrived, a 27-year-old man from Mississauga was found bound […]

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23 h. ago Canadian consumer confidence hits lowest level since 2023 amid tariff fears

OTTAWA — Fears of a trade dispute with the United States have pushed consumer confidence in Canada to its lowest level in more than a year, according to a new report. The Conference Board of Canada said Monday that its Index of Consumer Confidence, a broad measure of how Canadians are feeling about the economy, […]

Economics

24 h. ago New restaurant coming from people behind trendy Toronto pasta spot

There's soon to be a brand-new spot for heartwarming (and belly-filling) southern Italian fare in Toronto, and it's the love child between the folks behind some trendy local businesses.As someone whose daily protein regularly occupies the single-digits, easily dwarfed by that of carbohydrates, anything attatched to Jess Maiorano, who you may recognize better by her Dundas West restaurant, Pasta Forever, immediately piques my interest.Ever since Jess started her pasta-based business when work for many chefs dried up back in 2020, she's made a splash around the city with a variety of pop-ups, collaborations and a brick-and-mortar on Dundas West, and now she's gearing up to open a new place in one of the city's most stylish neighbourhoods this year.It's going to be called Zia's Place and, Jess tells me, "the inspiration behind it, is that feeling when you go to your zia's [...] for a Sunday lunch," referring to the Italian word for aunt, "maybe you eat too much food...

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24 h. ago New restaurant coming from people behind trendy Toronto restaurants

There's soon to be a brand-new spot for heartwarming (and belly-filling) southern Italian fare in Toronto, and it's the love child between the folks behind some trendy local businesses.As someone whose daily protein regularly occupies the single-digits, easily dwarfed by that of carbohydrates, anything attatched to Jess Maiorano, who you may recognize better by her Dundas West restaurant, Pasta Forever, immediately piques my interest.Ever since Jess started her pasta-based business when work for many chefs dried up back in 2020, she's made a splash around the city with a variety of pop-ups, collaborations and a brick-and-mortar on Dundas West, and now she's gearing up to open a new place in one of the city's most stylish neighbourhoods this year.It's going to be called Zia's Place and, Jess tells me, "the inspiration behind it, is that feeling when you go to your zia's [...] for a Sunday lunch," referring to the Italian word for aunt, "maybe you eat too much food...

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24 h. ago Eagles coach Nick Sirianni pushes back against proposal to ban the tush push

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni pushed back against the Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban the tush push. “I’ve seen some of the stuff that it’s an automatic play,” Sirianni said Tuesday at the NFL’s scouting combine. “I almost feel a little insulted because we work so hard at that play. The amount of things that […]

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25 h. ago Canadian consumer confidence hits lowest level since 2023 on U.S. tariff fears

OTTAWA — Fears of a trade dispute with the United States have pushed consumer confidence in Canada to its lowest level in more than a year, according to a new report. The Conference Board of Canada said Monday that its Index of Consumer Confidence, a broad measure of how Canadians are feeling about the economy, […]

Economics

25 h. ago Charge against notorious Bacon brother stayed in Fort Nelson shooting

"The prosecutor concluded the charge approval standard was longer met." — Damienne Darby, of the B.C. Prosecution Service

Events

25 h. ago Here's how much you really need to earn per year to afford a home in Toronto right now

Even if houses in and around Toronto are no longer flying off the market like they used to — the case is quite the contrary, actually — the city's real estate continues to grow ever less affordable.Sales are in a protracted slump and new listings are surging, making hard to sense even a hint of the old urgency the region's market has hitherto been known for.But still, prices are proving surprisingly indifferent to what's actually happening on the ground, with simply the idea that there is perennial demand serving as enough to keep the city's property as eternally overvalued as ever.(To be fair, if you bought a slice of the GTA market for a whopping $1,334,544 two years ago — the average price for a home of any type at the time — how would you feel about having to let it go for much less?)A new report on housing affordability across Canada shows how things worsened for buyers in nearly every city in&n...

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26 h. ago Howard Levitt: Meta plans to fire 5% of underperforming employees. Is this the return of Rank and Yank?

Given the risks, why do employers like Meta feel the need to publicly justify terminations?

Events

26 h. ago Toronto event will let you test new board games under development

Ready to roll the dice? There's an event coming to Toronto this week that lets you test drive new board games that are under development.Are you the consummate Monopoly champion of your friend group? Has everyone in your life begun to refuse your invitations for a game of Risk because you've already mastered the art of strategy? It may be time to try out a new game. And by new, I mean never-before-played.Enter Toronto's Board Game Designer Nights, where game enthusiasts can have the chance to try out new games that are in development and offer their feedback to the creators.Whether you bring your crew along or come solo to connect with fellow board game lovers, the event is a great way to put your game face on while also trying something new.Organized by Changeling Gaming, a group of 'board game sommeliers,' and experienced gamers, the events are not only an opportunity for board game lovers to spice up their regular rotation, but for the games' creators to get feedback from the peo...

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28 h. ago A woman died midway through a flight. A couple had to sit next to the body

'I don't really know how I feel and would like to speak to somebody to make sure I'm all right,' Mitchell Ring said after the incident.

Events

29 h. ago Keith Gerein: How much should Edmontonians care about Gretzky's silence on Trump?

For Edmontonians, it’s fair to feel disappointed with Wayne Gretzky's silence at a time of threats to Canada, but it shouldn't matter

Transport

35 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Loss and heartbreak have been family’s reality of late

DEAR ABBY: Over the last few years, my family has faced a lot of loss, especially my mother. In the span of three years, she has lost her parents, my father and my brother. We had a little joy with my son being born. He brought a lot of happiness when everybody was heartbroken. Right […]

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