58 m. ago Caitlin Clark’s coach: WNBA superstar is ‘a pawn in other people’s narratives’

Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White weighed in on Clark's treatment in league's war of words with potential lockout looming.

Other

1 hour ago Brooks Koepka’s wife Jena Sims opens up about heartbreaking miscarriage

SI Swimsuit model shared the heartbreaking news that the couple had lost a pregnancy at 16 weeks earlier this year.

Culture

2 h. ago Syrian government declares ceasefire after clashes with Kurdish fighters

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Syria’s minister of defence announced a ceasefire Tuesday after overnight clashes between security forces and Kurdish fighters in neighbourhoods of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Murhaf Abu Qasra said in a statement that he had met with Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, in Damascus and […]

Events

3 h. ago Where to see the best scary movies in Vancouver this October

October has plenty of options, from a festival featuring the latest in indie thrills to special hosted screenings to a ’70s classic with live music accompaniment to a 13-hour blind movie marathon.

Transport

4 h. ago Reports: 3 injured, 5 missing in building collapse in central Madrid

MADRID (AP) — Spanish firefighters and emergencies services said that they were responding after a building in central Madrid partially collapsed on Tuesday. Spanish state broadcaster TVE reports that three people are injured and that firefighters are searching for another five missing people at the building, which was undergoing renovations. Emergency services have yet to […]

Other

4 h. ago Concordia University cancels downtown classes on Oct. 7 anniversary, citing safety concerns

The university's president says he has seen protests on campus over the last two years, but they've never been forced to enact such preventive measures.

Society

4 h. ago 'People see me as a human being, not a politician': Jennifer Rice raises more funds than any other current councillor

She has been the subject of controversy over the past four years, but says she's popular 'because I represent the people'

Politics

5 h. ago Motorists lift medical helicopter to rescue woman after crash injuring 3 on Sacramento highway

A medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento, critically injuring three people aboard, including a woman who was pinned underneath and was rescued with the help of motorists who lifted part of the aircraft, according to officials. The helicopter had taken a patient to a hospital and was on the way back to the […]

Events

8 h. ago Citizen journalist showed us ordinary people are in fact extraordinary | Letters to the Editor

Tuesday, Oct. 8: Readers discuss great journalism, bad traffic and Ottawa's broken transportation system

Other

9 h. ago ASUS ProArt and GoPro Join Forces to Streamline Creator Workflows with AI

By combining the ProArt creator-centric ecosystem and GoPro’s action-driven camera technology, this new partnership empowers users to effortlessly share their adventures KEY POINTS Seamless storytelling: ASUS ProArt creator-focused tools and GoPro’s leading capture technology simplify the storytelling process, from content capture to sharing First Windows app with GoPro Cloud integration and 360° video support: StoryCube […]

Culture

10 h. ago English Cricket Stars Participate in Funding Round for Indian Medical Tourism Firm

Cricket stars including England’s Test captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer were among participants in a $4.5 million seed funding round for a startup that helps people in the UK get medical treatment in India.

Economics

12 h. ago Here are all the ways Canadians can get money from the government this month

October is here, and that means Canadians will be getting more money from the federal government.Eligible individuals will receive a new slate of benefits and credit payments this month. This money from the government aims to alleviate your financial burden amid the cost-of-living crisis.Have big bills you'll need to pay next month? Now is a good time to take a look at which benefits you could be eligible for.Mark your calendars — here's when eligible Canadians can expect to receive money from the government in September.Canada Disability Benefit — Oct. 16This new government benefit aims to provide financial support to Canadians aged 18 to 64 who live with a disability.Applications opened in June. If you qualify, you'll begin receiving payments the month after your application is received and approved."You may receive back payments for up to 24 months from when we get your application, but not for any previous months of eligibility prior to June 202...

Politics

12 h. ago Some Ontario residents set to receive government payment this week

Monthly Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB) payments are scheduled to be distributed to Ontario residents this week.Eligible Ontario residents who are registered to receive the payment can expect to see the deposit in their bank account on Friday, Oct. 10.Are you eligible for the Ontario Trillium Benefit?The OTB is a tax-free combination of three payments: the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, the Northern Ontario Energy Credit, and the Ontario Sales Tax Credit.You must be eligible for at least one of the payments to receive it on a monthly basis.You could get a maximum of $1,283 for the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit if you're between 18 and 64 years old, $1,461 if you are 65 or older, $285 if you live on a reserve or in a public long-term care home, and $25 for the time you lived in a designated college, university, or private school residence in 2024, according to the province's website.The Northern Ontario Energy Credit is designed to assist ...

Politics

12 h. ago Impressive Toronto proposal might actually be a place people can afford to live

Declining housing prices have, thus far, failed to bring Toronto homes back to a level where the average resident can afford to purchase, but even people just scraping by might soon be able to call this striking new development home.CreateTO, an agency that manages the City's real estate assets, has applied to bring an impressive new complex to an underutilized site next to Fairbank Station on the still-unopened Eglinton Crosstown LRT.The new two-building complex from Montgomery Sisam Architects at 9 Shortt St. (no, that isn't a typo) aims to transform a City-owned parking lot with a 41-storey tower and a six-storey mid-rise.The August rezoning application comes roughly four years after the site was first identified as one of 39 potential affordable housing sites under City ownership in 2021 — part of a broader plan to leverage property assets and inject thousands of affordable rentals into the local housing market.CreateTO revealed the design for the project this summ...

Culture

12 h. ago A groovy new pizza place is replacing a neighbourhood favourite in Toronto

A Toronto restaurant that was a local favourite is about to be replaced by a trendy new pizza joint.Toronto is riddled with so-called "hidden gems:" those if-you-know-you-know spots good enough to contend with the most buzzworthy of institutions that, for whatever reason, go virtually undetected by people outside the neighbourhood.For Harbord Village residents, up until February of 2025, one such spot was Borden Street's Think It Cafe.A cozy, homey cafe that served up Italian paninis, baked goods from Amico Chef and coffee, Think It stood as a certified neighbourhood staple for seven years before a series of obstacles piled up high enough for the cafe to ultimately close its doors.There's good news on the horizon for the neighbourhood, though: a new venture is preparing to keep up the Italian tradition in Think It Cafe's former home at 196 Borden St., albeit with a different dish.    View this post on Instagram    &n...

Other

16 h. ago UN chief says women too often absent from peace talks 25 years after resolution

UNITED NATIONS — Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, the United Nations chief said Tuesday that far too often women remain absent. At the same time, sexual violence against women and girls is on the rise and 676 million women live within 50 […]

Other

16 h. ago EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was nation’s first in 12 years

A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on American soil in a dozen years, meteorologists said Monday. The June 20 twister near the town of Enderlin killed three people […]

Events

18 h. ago City hall forecasts $30M surplus, eyes funds for winter homeless response

Of that total, $23.6 million comes from the $1.4-billion property tax budget.

Economics

19 h. ago Albertans most likely to face choice between groceries and heating their homes: report

'When we are reducing basic necessities, there's really not a lot of runway left to go before there's a real crisis for a lot of people'

Other

19 h. ago Small business group warns of impact from Alberta teachers' strike

"When employees are forced to stay home to care for children during work hours, productivity drops, and in many cases, so do sales," stated Kayode Southwood, a CFIB policy analyst

Economics