3 d. ago Why are fewer Canadians travelling to Florida for the Stanley Cup Final?

WATCH BELOW: Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Postmedia features writer, Steven Sandor from the Stanley Cup Final in Florida. Steven talks about why there are fewer Canadians heading to Sunrise for this year’s Stanley Cup Final, what the atmosphere in the state is like during the series and roller hockey culture in Miami.

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8 d. ago Father's Day funnies: Father's DayComics and cartoons celebrating dads on Father's Day June 15

This Sunday is a time for dads — it’s Father’s Day on June 15, 2025, which happens on the third Sunday of June each year in dozens of countries around the world. It’s not a stat holiday, but it is a day that many people mark by thanking fathers for all that they do. It’s […]

Culture

8 d. ago Father's Day funnies: Father's Day Comics and cartoons celebrating dads on Father's Day June 15

This Sunday is a time for dads — it’s Father’s Day on June 15, 2025, which happens on the third Sunday of June each year in dozens of countries around the world. It’s not a stat holiday, but it is a day that many people mark by thanking fathers for all that they do. It’s […]

Culture

9 d. ago Mackenzie Hughes in the hunt heading into final round at Canadian Open

CALEDON, Ont. — Mackenzie Hughes has dreamed of this moment. In fact, he’s already been in this moment. This time, he has to believe, will be different. For the second straight year, the Dundas, Ont. native heads to Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open with a chance to win his national Open. “I’ve dreamt from […]

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1 week ago Tyrese Haliburton is the new Mr. Clutch, while Canadians star in epic Game 1 of NBA Finals

What the Pacers star has done so far in the playoffs is nothing short of astounding.

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1 week ago Alberta Premier Smith says she’s invited Prime Minister Carney to Oilers game

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to watch an Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final game. Speaking to The Canadian Press in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Smith said she’s waiting to see if Carney will join her for Game 5, which could take place next weekend ahead of […]

Politics

1 week ago Canadian pride or hometown star? Local fans split on rooting for Brad Marchand

NHL fans in Brad Marchand's hometown are split on whether to root for his Florida Panthers or the Canadian team -- the Edmonton Oilers -- during this Stanley Cup final.

Sport

1 week ago Bodies of Canadian Judy Hagai and husband, Gadi, both murdered by Hamas, finally recovered from Gaza

'My beautiful parents have been released. We have certainty,' wrote daughter Iris on social media

Events

1 week ago Canadian stars ready to take NBA final by storm. It wasn’t always like this

For the second straight year, four Canadians will take the court when the NBA Finals tip off, but the CanCon this year is very different than a year ago.

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1 week ago GOLDSTEIN: Tax Freedom Day is Sunday, June 8, when Canadians finally start working for themselves: report

Tax Freedom Day — when Canadians stop working for the government in order to pay their taxes and start working for themselves — will arrive on Sunday, June 8 this year, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.  “If Canadians paid all their taxes up front, they would work the first 158 days of this […]

Economics

1 week ago Oilers vs Panthers: Why this could be the most important hockey finals for Canadians in years

More Canadians are backing the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup hockey finals because of 'the adversary in the White House'

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1 week ago The TTC is shutting down nearly 4km of subway for this entire weekend

A word of caution to anyone getting out to enjoy the first weekend of June in Toronto with events like Do West Fest and Taste of Lawrence: There is yet another full weekend transit closure on deck, which will inevitably make getting around the city a little more difficult.The TTC has alerted riders that a seven-stop, nearly 4 km-long stretch of the city's subway network is set to shutter for the duration of both Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, impacting a central part of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth.The closure will extend from Woodbine to Broadview stations, between which shuttle buses will operate in lieu of subways for the weekend.Though residents won't be able to board trains travelling between the affected stations (which include Broadview, Chester, Pape, Donlands, Greenwood, Coxwell and Woodbine), those looking to purchase or top up their Presto cards, and/or to connect with connecting streetcar and bus routes,...

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2 w. ago Shoppers are sharing eerie photos of last day at landmark Toronto Hudson's Bay store

The Hudson's Bay Company as we knew it is officially dead and gone after a monumental 355 years, marking a deeply sorrowful moment for Canadians everywhere.Sunday marked the final day for residents to shop at any of the department store's dozens of locations across Canada, all of which have now permanently shuttered after a few weeks of liquidation sales.While the chain had a hand in shaping our national identity with its decades of history and was ubiquitous in shopping malls and plazas nationwide — with upwards of 80 locations, even post-COVID — it proved no match for the economic downturn of the last few years, which has progressed to the point of recession.A high cost of living, lower consumer confidence and spending, shift to e-commerce and sudden death of the traditional shopping mall, especially in the Toronto area, were just some of the factors that forced the brand to file for creditor protection in March.The news ...

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2 w. ago U.S. court case sees Saks Global accuse lender of contributing to Bay’s demise

The court battle comes as Hudson's Bay and its Canadian Saks stores approach their final weekend of liquidation sales

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2 w. ago Two major Toronto highways will be shutting down this weekend

If you're planning to drive across Toronto this weekend, be sure to give yourself some extra time, because two major highway closures are expected to draw heavy traffic and thousands of cyclists.On Sunday, June 1, over 10,000 cyclists will take over the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) and Gardiner Expressway as part of the fourth annual Mattamy Homes Bike for Brain Health, an event that raises funds for Baycrest, Canada's global leader in dementia research and care.As part of the event, cyclists of all ages will be pedaling freely along some of Toronto's busiest highways completely free from traffic. Participants are set to tackle routes of 25K, 50K, or 75K, with even a 10K family-friendly option that ends in a kids' bike rally.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Mattamy Homes Bike for Brain Health (@bikeforbrainhealth)The bike ride raises funds and awareness in support of...

Politics

2 w. ago Harvest ETFs announces Final May 2025 Cash Distribution for the Harvest Canadian T

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) announces the final May 2025 cash distribution for the following distribution for the Harvest Canadian T-Bill ETF for the month ending May 31, 2025. The distribution will be paid on or about June 9, 2025 to unitholders of record on May 30, 2025. Details regarding the final […]

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2 w. ago Huge Toronto temperature swing this week will have you shivering then sweating

This week's weather forecast in Toronto includes an epic temperature swing that'll have the city shivering and sweating within 72 hours.You've got to love the way Toronto weather keeps you on your toes. From April snowstorms to biblical downpours that flood the entire city, there's always something weird and (occasionally) wonderful in store for the city.This week, it's coming in the form of an epic temperature swing that'll leave Toronto feeling like it jumped nearly 30 degrees within days, The Weather Network predicts.While Ontario's summer forecast is promising above-average temperatures for June through August, the month is actually kicking off on the chillier side with a high of 15 degrees Celsius in the afternoon of Sunday, June 1.Later that evening, temperatures will dip down to a low of 8 degrees, feeling like 7. From there, though, things start to kick into summer mode, with Monday boasting a daily high of 19, followed by a high of 22 (...

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2 w. ago Live updates: King Charles lays wreath at National War Memorial in final stop on Canadian tour

It's the first time a Canadian monarch has delivered the throne speech since Queen Elizabeth opened Parliament in 1977

Society

3 w. ago John Ivison: The election was a hotbed for disinformation. The next one will be worse

Information manipulation poses the single biggest threat to Canadian democracy, concluded commissioner Marie Josée Hogue, in her final report on foreign interference in federal elections, earlier this year. It probably came as no surprise to the commissioner that emerging technologies amplified the falsehoods during the recent general election. Generative AI has emerged as a new player in […]

Politics

3 w. ago Canadian teen Victoria Mboko reaches final round of French Open qualifying

Victoria Mboko advanced to the third round of French Open qualifying with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Kathinka von Deichmann on Thursday. The 18-year-old Canadian won 82 per cent of her first serves and converted six of seven break-point chances. Mboko overcame six double faults and fired the match’s only ace, while von Deichmann committed […]

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