12 h. ago Gym rats at Rogers Charity Classic? Fitness a major key to PGA Tour Champions success

For many players on the 50-and-over pro golf circuit, lifting weights is part of their daily dose of staying fit regardless of their age.

Politics

12 h. ago 'I feel like a bull': Miguel Angel Jiménez on making fitness key in PGA Tour Champions success

Gym rats pepper the field at Calgary-hosted Rogers Charity Classic

Sport

12 h. ago From hotels, to wine and candy: Canada spent $170K to bring back women who joined Islamic State

The Conservatives called for an investigation: ‘The Liberal government must answer for why they spent $170,000 on lavish costs to repatriate reported ISIS criminals‘

Economics

12 h. ago Alberta RCMP looking for Hank the horse after dispute between owner and stable owner

"I told her, you can't take my horse, you can take me to small claims court, but give me my horse. You can't steal my $30,000 horse for this $5,000 bill you've made up"

Other

13 h. ago Charges laid after motorcyclist clocked going 200 km/h while fleeing police traffic stop

Joshua Daniel Poirier, 33, has been charged with flight from a police officer, dangerous operation of a vehicle and driving while disqualified or prohibited

Sport

14 h. ago Un sexagénaire perd la vie après une collision frontale sur l’autoroute à Gatineau

Une collision frontale sur l’autoroute 50, à Gatineau, cause deux blessés, dont un qui lutte pour sa vie vendredi.

Events

14 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Man, woman charged with 44 offences in GTA human trafficking case

Two people are facing 44 combined charges in a human trafficking investigation in the Greater Toronto Area that began in June. It’s alleged that through a combination of deception, coercion and control, the accused trafficked 14-year-old and 17-year-old female victims and the money they earned was surrendered to and kept by the accused. It’s further […]

Events

14 h. ago L’humanité échoue dans la lutte contre le fléau du plastique. Qu’est

Le lobby des énergies fossiles a torpillé toute entente qui aurait permis de s’attaquer à cette crise environnementale.

Other

14 h. ago University of Toronto ranked among top 25 schools in the world

A prestigious academic ranking has named three universities in Canada among the top 100 in the world.ShanghaiRanking Consultancy released its 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) on Friday. This year, more than 2,500 institutions were considered for the annual list, including 28 universities in Canada.The ARWU, which began in 2003, examines several factors when ranking schools, including the number of Nobel Prizes, Fields medalists, highly cited researchers, and papers published in Nature or Science produced by the school.Additionally, it also looks at universities with a significant amount of papers indexed in the Science Citation Index-Expanded, Social Science Citation Index and the Web of Science.Each of those criteria is weighted, and schools are given a score out of 100. The best 1,000 schools of the 2,500 schools considered are published.The universities in Canada that made it on to the top 100 list are the University of To...

Society

15 h. ago Police watchdog clears Toronto cops involved in fatal shooting of teen

Ontario’s police watchdog says it has found no reasonable grounds to believe two Toronto Police officers committed a crime in the fatal shooting of a teenage boy during a traffic stop. The Special Investigations Unit says a Toronto police officer stopped a car with six people inside on Sheppard Ave. the night of April 20 […]

Events

15 h. ago Giada De Laurentiis ‘cried’ after Mario Batali credited her success to her ‘big boobs’

Giada De Laurentiis revealed what fellow former Food Network star Mario Batali really thought of her success in the industry. The celebrity chef was a guest on Samah Dada’s YouTube show On the Menu when she brought up the scandal-ridden Batali. “This is a person we’re not supposed to talk about, but we’re going to,” […]

Economics

15 h. ago In Calgary courts: Suspects in fatal shooting of Rocky View County employee to face a Calgary jury trial next spring

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Aug. 11 to 15, 2025

Events

16 h. ago Man critically injured after motorcycle collides with SUV in London

A witness said the motorcycle was traveling “way too fast and flying down” Brydges Street before colliding with the SUV coming from the opposite direction.

Sport

16 h. ago Canadian author Giles Blunt trades thrillers for chilling love story

Novelists who deliver a profound sense of place in their writings are worth their weight in gold. Take Giles Blunt, for example. His lauded John Cardinal thrillers were compelling studies in character about the personal and professional crises facing a dedicated northern Ontario cop as he struggled to navigate his way through a dangerously imperfect […]

Economics

16 h. ago Solar Shares Rise as Trump Hit to Tax Credits Softer Than Feared

Clean energy stocks soared after the Trump administration released new guidance on eligibility requirements for tax credits that weren’t as punitive as the industry had feared.

Economics

16 h. ago AGCO orders immediate suspension of North Bay’s Max Multi Mart’s lottery and alcohol licences in response to human trafficking charges

TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued an immediate Order of Suspension of the lottery retail registration and alcohol sales licence for Max Multi Mart, located at 610 Lakeshore Drive in North Bay, Ontario. This action follows criminal charges laid against Hiteshkumar Patel, the owner […]

Culture

16 h. ago Grocery giant reveals it's opening a new store in Toronto amid closure of two others

Whole Foods, the health-focused supermarket chain with somewhat of a cult following, has just confirmed the closure of two of its Toronto stores — but, alongside the less-positive news, the company has shared that it will be opening a new outpost in the city to make up for it.Staff at the Leaside and Yonge-Sheppard locations of the American purveyor of organic, good-for-you groceries and pre-made meals found out early on Friday morning that their workplaces were set to close later this month; on August 22, to be exact, a Whole Foods spokesperson confirmed to blogTO after our initial reporting on what were, earlier this morning, just rumours."Like any retail business, we regularly evaluate each of our stores and make decisions to position the company for long-term success," a company representative told us over email around 11 a.m."We are committed to supporting all impacted team members and making any transition as seamless as possible, and l...

Other

17 h. ago Un rapport américain critique la Loi sur les nouvelles en ligne du Canada

Dans un rapport sur les droits de la personne, le département d’État américain critique la liberté de presse au Canada.

Other

18 h. ago Conservatives call for inquiry into ‘appalling’ government spending on Canadian ISIS women

Liberals 'must answer for why they spent $170,000 on lavish costs to repatriate reported ISIS criminals,' the Tories said.

Politics

19 h. ago Fillette agressée dans un camp de soccer: «Ma petite fille a perdu son étincelle»

Un camp de jour de Prévost est vivement critiqué par une famille dont la fillette de 6 ans aurait été agressée sexuellement la semaine dernière.

Sport