9 h. ago Toronto traffic jam forces Hurricanes to walk to Maple Leafs game

For the second time this season, Toronto traffic forced an NHL team to walk to Scotiabank Arena instead of taking a bus from the hotel. The Carolina Hurricanes shared a short clip to social media Saturday afternoon showing players walking toward the Skywalk path near the CN Tower in downtown Toronto to get to the […]

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30 h. ago Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, police, cleared of ‘baseless’ DUI allegation

Global News has learned that the Vancouver police became aware of social media posts from developer and ex-political commentator Alex Tsakumis in late 2023.

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32 h. ago Ontario Liberals suspend Oshawa candidate over social media post

Ontario’s Liberals have suspended their candidate in Oshawa over an inflammatory social media post. The suspension for Viresh Bansal comes after several Liberal candidates called on leader Bonnie Crombie to dump him. Bansal posted a response in 2023 to an NDP statement on the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar after Prime Minister Justin […]

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41 h. ago Lady Gaga to perform free concert on Rio’s Copacabana beach in May

SAO PAULO — Lady Gaga has confirmed that she will perform a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3. “I’ve been dying to come perform for you for years and was heartbroken when I had to cancel years ago because I was hospitalized,” Gaga said Friday on social media. In 2017, […]

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43 h. ago Trudeau has words for Trump after Canada's 4 Nations championship win over U.S.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was ready following Team Canada's OT win over the United States.Following Connor McDavid's electrifying golden goal to secure Canada the 4 Nations championship, Trudeau took to social media with a subtle jab at U.S. President Donald Trump."You can't take our country — and you can't take our game," Trudeau wrote.You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 21, 2025This comes after a relentless series of statements made by Trump referring to Canada as the 51st American state. This strange statement was first made by the 78-year-old president back in December and was initially played off by many as a joke. As he continued to say it, however, it started rubbing some Canadians the wrong way.Notably, he has referred to Trudeau as the "governor" of Canada rather than the prime minister. Trump repeated the statement Thursday in a post...

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53 h. ago Wayne Gretzky as Team Canada’s honorary captain doesn’t score with everyone

The Great One serving as Team Canada’s honorary captain made for some great debate on Thursday night.  Wayne Gretzky’s on-ice appearance at TD Garden in Boston during the pre-game ceremony for the Canada-U.S. final at the 4 Nations Face-Off was trending on social media.  The NHL’s all-time scoring leader’s accolades have never been in question. […]

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56 h. ago Waterloo cops issue cheeky wanted poster calling Wiarton Willie a ‘fraud’

Social media stunt follows wintry wallop that dumped about half-metre of snow on GTA, Waterloo Region

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60 h. ago Liberals want to nearly double CBC funding, as an investment in ‘national security’

St-Onge argued that Canadians need a remedy to combat the misinformation on social media

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61 h. ago Elon Musk calls for ending NASA’s space station program early

(Bloomberg) — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recommended hastening the end of the International Space Station on his social media site X, arguing that the orbiting laboratory should be taken out of orbit within two years instead of the current five-year target. “The decision is up to the President, but my recommendation is as soon as […]

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62 h. ago NBA team trolls Drake after rapper spikes DeMar DeRozan Raptors jersey during concert

Raptors “Global Ambassador” showed his distaste for former star in a clip that went viral on social media

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66 h. ago Ethan Hawke says casting actors based on Instagram followers is ‘crazy’

Actor's daughter recently claimed that social media is playing a part in who gets movie roles

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66 h. ago Cosplayer Fear Fiction finds the right looks for Vancouver Fan Expo

From One Piece to Nana and many other anime classics, this local cosplayer has a thousand faces — and even more social media followers

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66 h. ago Winnipeg cops investigate Wednesday afternoon shooting in North End

Police said they're aware of a video circulating on social media connected to this incident, and they continue to investigate Thursday.

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3 d. ago Patrick Mahomes Sr. admits Bourbon Street scuffle with John Rocker was staged

You can’t believe everything you see on social media, it seems. Especially when it involves two pseudo-celebrities and it takes place at night on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Yes, apparently the heated exchange that occurred between Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker during Super Bowl week was, in fact, staged. Mahomes Sr., the father […]

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4 d. ago Canada rejects Trump’s suggestion that Russia should rejoin G7, and so does Moscow

'What is currently referred to as the G7 is an outdated structure,' Moscow's ambassador to Canada wrote on social media.

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4 d. ago ‘I will make you famous’: Retailer turns to social media to track down shoplifters

A B.C. small business owner says she no longer reports crimes to the police and is relying solely on social media to hold criminals accountable. And she says it works.

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4 d. ago Russian ambassador says Moscow not rejoining G7 after Trump pitches idea

OTTAWA — Canada disagrees with U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Russia rejoin the G7 — but Moscow says the idea is a non-starter anyway. “Russia has no interest in revisiting past formats,” Moscow’s Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov wrote on social media. “What is currently referred to as the G7 is an outdated structure, […]

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4 d. ago Toronto now accepting requests for snow removal at your home address

Need snow removal at your Toronto home after this past weekend's historic snowstorm which blanketed parts of Toronto with upwards of 23 centimetres of snow? You'll be pleased to hear that the City is now accepting requests for snow clearing at residential addresses. In a post to its social media accounts on Tuesday, the City of Toronto announced that it's accepting 311 requests for snow clearing at homes. The announcement comes as crews and contractors continue to work 24/7 to clear snow from roads and sidewalks after 16 to 23 centimetres of snow fell across the city over the weekend. This massive dump of snow was in addition to the 15 to 20 centimetres of snow accumulated from Wednesday's snowstorm. If you see an area that needs plowing, you can report it on the City's website, after which a crew member will follow up. Snow clearing requests cover driveways blocked by plowed snowbanks, sidewalks, intersections, and city walkways. To be eligib...

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4 d. ago Videos show terrifying new angles of Delta plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport

The Delta plane crash that rocked Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday has made headlines around the globe, with shocking footage from bystanders, security, and passengers continuing to emerge over the last 21 hours.Clips shared widely across social media have revealed various different perspectives of the catastrophic incident, which happened to Delta Air Lines flight 4819 (operated by Endeavor Air) around 2:30 p.m. amid extremely high winds.The plane, a model CRJ-900 inbound from Minneapolis, somehow ended up bursting into flames, losing a wing and flipping completely upside down, which made for some astonishing and terrifying visuals on what was the Family Day holiday in Ontario.Video shows passengers evacuating Delta plane after crash at Toronto airport https://t.co/J6MxpSqjJp— blogTO (@blogTO) February 17, 2025Videos from the sceneA video from one person who was aboard the jet accompanied many early reports of the em...

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4 d. ago Death of South Korean actor at 24 sparks discussion about social media culture

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the country’s celebrities are treated in the public arena and on social media, which critics say can foster a culture of harassment. The 24-year-old, who began her career as a […]

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