10 h. ago Gas leak triggers evacuations from some homes in Old East Village

Old East Villagers had to leave their homes after an excavator hit a natural gas line, causing a “serious” gas leak Thursday morning, a London fire official says.

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3 d. ago Embraer Feels Sting of Geopolitics After Losing Deal to Airbus

The politics of aircraft sales were on full display last month when President Donald Trump, touring the Middle East, helped bring home the biggest widebody order in Boeing Co.’s history.

Politics

4 d. ago Homeless camp cleared from property where woman was killed in blaze

It wasn’t long before the homeless returned to an encampment in the backyard of an east London home after police and firefighters cleared the scene following a fatal blaze, neighbours say. A fire ripped through 1884 Avalon St., northwest of Clarke Road and Dundas Street, on April 17, killing resident Teresa Cartwright and causing $500,000 […]

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7 d. ago London house linked to record $2.7M fentanyl seizure listed for sale

An east London home has been listed for sale little more than a month after it was searched by police in an investigation that led to the city’s largest fentanyl seizure. London police launched a five-month investigation after receiving a tip from the public in November, leading investigators to search three homes in London, two […]

Economics

9 d. ago Squamish wildfire prompts evacuation alert in Brackendale area

The Dryden Creek wildfire is burning in the forest above several homes in the Skyridge area between Dowad Drive and Depot Road, east of Highway 99.

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2 w. ago Sold (Bought): East Van house showcases classic picket fence curb appeal

It took two days for this five-bedroom house just east of Main Street to be snapped up

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2 w. ago An entire Toronto neighbourhood is hosting an enormous garage sale this weekend

More than 100 houses in one Toronto neighbourhood are joining forces this weekend to put on the ultimate garage sale.Though 2024 may have marked the 25th anniversary for the annual Golden Triangle Giant Garage Sale, the Toronto community demarcated by the boundaries of O'Connor Drive, Pape Avenue and Donlands Avenue (as well as a few homes outside those boundaries) isn't pulling any punches for the event's 26th edition this weekend.Taking place on Saturday, June 7, over 100 homes spread across 13 streets in the east end neighbourhood are showing off the fruits of their spring cleaning for an epic, one-day garage sale.Expect everything from gently used sports equipment to new threads, decor, books, and all the weird and wonderful finds you'd expect from a garage sale. The added bonus is that if you don't find anything you like, you can rest assured that there's another sale going on just down the street.Some homes are even planning to sell food, like...

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2 w. ago Entire Toronto neighbourhood hosting enormous garage sale this weekend

More than 100 houses in one Toronto neighbourhood are joining forces this weekend to put on the ultimate garage sale.Though 2024 may have marked the 25th anniversary for the annual Golden Triangle Giant Garage Sale, the Toronto community demarcated by the boundaries of O'Connor Drive, Pape Avenue and Donlands Avenue (as well as a few homes outside those boundaries) isn't pulling any punches for the event's 26th edition this weekend.Taking place on Saturday, June 7, over 100 homes spread across 13 streets in the east end neighbourhood are showing off the fruits of their spring cleaning for an epic, one-day garage sale.Expect everything from gently used sports equipment to new threads, decor, books, and all the weird and wonderful finds you'd expect from a garage sale. The added bonus is that if you don't find anything you like, you can rest assured that there's another sale going on just down the street.Some homes are even planning to sell food, like...

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2 w. ago Shuttered Toronto Popeye's location about to be replaced by something so much better

A long-shuttered Popeyes location in Toronto is finally about to get a new lease on life as a widely adored local chain prepares to take over.It's been months since the generally tolerated, yet scarcely loved Popeyes location at 1955 Queen St. E. in the Beaches shut its doors after nearly a decade of keeping the neighbourhood and its many summertime visitors supplied with their fill of biscuits and fried chicken.It's just one among a slew of locations in the city to shut down in recent years, including restaurants in Liberty Village and in the Christie Pits area.And much like the chain's controversial location at Dupont and Christie — which is about to be replaced by Golden Horseshoe Barbecue, a new venture from pitmaster prodigy Andrew Golden and The Carbon Bar's Kris Hansen — 1955 Queen East is also getting taken over by an exciting hometown hero.Next week, Gus Tacos, arbiters of some of the best tacos in Toronto and r...

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3 w. ago Wildfire triggers evacuation order in B.C.’s Peace River region

DAWSON CREEK — The Peace River Regional District in northeastern British Columbia has issued an evacuation order for properties threatened by an out-of-control wildfire. The province’s emergency information service said Thursday afternoon that the Kiskatinaw River fire south of Dawson Creek, measuring about 1,100 hectares, poses a threat to human life. The evacuation order was […]

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