15 h. ago Massive wine festival celebrating Canada lands in Toronto this summer

A brand-new wine festival exclusively celebrating Canadian wineries is coming to Toronto this summer, with unlimited samples and local eats.While countries like Italy, France and even New Zealand tend to hog the spotlight on the world wine stage, Canada just so happens to be home to some great wineries of its own, and it's only fair that they get their time to shine, too.Enter Elbows Up Coast-to-Coast Wine Fair, which is taking over Fort York this July for one whole day spent saluting the country's best grape growers.Co-opting the hockey phrase made popular by Canadian comedy legend Mike Myers as a response to tariff threats from below the border, the brand-new wine festival was born out of the desire to uplift boozy beverages cultivated on home turf.At the inaugural installment of the festival, you can expect to explore over 25 different wineries based everywhere from B.C.'s Okanagan Valley to Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley and in between.Geary Avenue favourite Para...

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17 h. ago A baby toothbrush sold at Dollarama is being recalled over ‘defect’

The Oracare Baby Brush is being recalled due to a manufacturing defect that can cause it to break into two pieces posing a choking hazard.

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19 h. ago Jagmeet Singh and Drake's tense new beef has fans bewildered

With all of the economic and other stresses facing Canadians right now, it's no wonder that so many are turning to an unexpected altercation between arguably our most famous celebrity and a once-popular politician for a little levity and entertainment this week.Even if Drake has had a bit of a fall from grace amid his ongoing feud with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, he still stands as one of the most recognized exports from Toronto and Canada as a whole, serving as a walking advertisement for his hometown as he makes regular references to the city in his music.So, Lamar stopping in the 6ix on his latest tour while the two are so at odds could be seen as a bit of a slap in the face — and, Drake seems to think that the same can be said for anyone who attended one of his Compton-born adversary's shows, which took place at the Rogers Centre this past Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13.Among those atten...

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23 h. ago Eight killed, hundreds injured by Iranian ballistic missiles

'Since 1948, I can’t recall a war as vital, important and crucial as the one we are facing now,' Likud lawmaker Boaz Bismuth tells JNS.

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39 h. ago Ottawa to explore new waste management technologies as Trail landfill reaches capacity

City of Ottawa staff said the Trail Waste Facility Landfill is forecast to reach capacity between 2034-2035 based on current waste disposal rates. 

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45 h. ago 2 killed and 32 injured after bridge collapses at tourist destination in western India

NEW DELHI — At least two people died and 32 others were injured after an iron bridge over a river collapsed on Sunday at a popular tourist destination in India’s western Maharashtra state, the state’s top elected official said. At least six people were hospitalized in critical condition, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wrote on the […]

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2 d. ago Unfinished business: Is four times the charm in summiting Mount Allan?

Three times I have tried and three times I have failed. I have unfinished business with one mountain. As an average hiker, I wanted to summit Mount Allan via Centennial Ridge for the bragging rights to say “I did it.” Built during Canada’s centennial, the trail would go up the southeast ridge of Mount Allan […]

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3 d. ago Cougars in B.C.: What to know about sightings, safety tips and what to do if you encounter one

Two recent cougar sightings led B.C. Parks to temporarily close a popular trail in Garibaldi Provincial Park.

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3 d. ago Ms. Rachel and Olivia Munn: The ‘violent’ threats and drama, explained

Olivia Munn sparked backlash from Ms. Rachel fans after she said she doesn't let her children watch the popular YouTuber's videos.

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3 d. ago Recall: Ikea recalls kitchen tool across Canada due to metal pieces

Ikea is recalling one of its popular kitchen tools due to concerns over small metal pieces that could detach and post an ingestion hazard.

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3 d. ago Metrolinx won't reveal cost to rename Toronto LRT station before it even opens

The public was fuming last year when the Province suddenly shuttered the Ontario Science Centre and announced its future relocation to the Ontario Place redevelopment, and now, more evidence that the attraction ever existed in Flemingdon Park is being erased.While we will likely never know all the details behind the decision, what we do know is how unnecessary the whole ordeal seems to be, with experts saying the attraction's Flemington Park building was fine to continue operating, contrary to Ford's assertion that it had structural deficiencies. (The allegedly problematic roof, in fact, has withstood rain storms and record snowfall since the closure.)It will also come at a huge cost to taxpayers: nearly $1.5 billion over 50 years — more than the estimate to maintain the existing facility included in the Province's own business...

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3 d. ago Popular hiking trail to Garibaldi Lake closed, campsite evacuated, after hikers stalked by cougars

"It was terrifying," says experienced B.C. hiker and Whistler local Ashley Thompson.

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3 d. ago Hiker recalls 'terrifying' ordeal being stalked by cougars on popular Garibaldi trail

"It was terrifying," says experienced B.C. hiker and Whistler local Ashley Thompson.

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3 d. ago Air India’s sole survivor recalls crash: ‘I saw people dying in front of my eyes’

'When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran,' survivor Viswash Kumar Ramesh said after escaping the crash.

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4 d. ago Massive Google Cloud outage disrupts popular internet services

NEW YORK — Popular online services across the globe were disrupted Thursday due to ongoing issues at Google Cloud. Tens of thousands of users of Spotify, Discord and other platforms began noticing issues with their services early in the afternoon, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages. Outage reports for music streamer Spotify in particular, peaked […]

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4 d. ago Écrasement du Boeing 787 d’Air India: «J’étais terrifié», témoigne le seul survivant

Une personne a survécu à l'écrasement du 787 d'Air India à destination de Londres, qui s'est écrasé jeudi avec 242 passagers et membres d'équipage.

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4 d. ago ‘Just survive’: Soccer star Jordyn Huitema tells story of hiding in bathroom during home invasion

"His flashlight was shining, and I could see it going under the door. I knew he was right beside me, and I was just hoping that he didn’t touch the door," Huitema recalled.

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4 d. ago Toronto is getting direct flights to a European capital after an 11

A direct flight between Toronto and a Northern European capital is resuming after an 11-year pause.Finnair announced on Wednesday that it will resume its long-scrapped direct flight between Helsinki, Finland and Toronto starting next year, after over a decade.The route is set to officially return on May 4, 2026, and will operate with three flights a week during the busy tourist season for both cities, until August 29, 2026.Finnair last operated this flight in fall 2015, and by the time the route resumes next May, it will have been 11 years since the carrier flew a Helsinki-Toronto route.Flights will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, and total flight times from Helsinki to Toronto will span approximately 8 hours and 45 minutes.Mistervlad/Shutterstock"We are excited to grow our North American network and bring Canada back as a destination. Toronto is a popular travel destination and offers, especially our European customers, great connect...

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4 d. ago VERSES® “Digital Brain” Featured in WIRED and Popular Mechanics

New AXIOM model captures mainstream headlines and industry acclaim VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VERSES AI Inc. (CBOE: VERS; OTCQB: VRSSF) (“VERSES” or the “Company”) a cognitive computing company specializing in next-generation agentic software systems today announced important third-party recognition of its digital-brain architecture, AXIOM, following features in WIRED and Popular […]

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5 d. ago 'McDavid ain't doing anything right now': Iconic U.S. sports host rips Oilers superstar

They don’t get bigger in the United States when it comes to sports commentary than ESPN’s iconic Stephen A. Smith. Smith, a former U.S. college basketball player, is a man known for eloquence and outrageousness in his takes, and one so popular he’s come to transcend the little world of sports with some political commentators […]

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