7 h. ago Le Pakistan frappe l'Inde en riposte à des missiles indiens contre Islamabad

Le Pakistan a frappé samedi l'Inde après que New Delhi eut tiré des missiles sur des bases aériennes pakistanaises.

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8 h. ago Big changes may be on the way for one of Toronto's top seasonal events

One of Toronto's most prominent seasonal events, which is regularly ranked one of the best of its kind in the world and draws nearly a million people to the city's most historic neighbourhood each year, may look a whole lot different in 2025.Any local looking to get into the holiday spirit come wintertime knows to hit up the Distillery Winter Village, which takes over the district's cobblestone streets with festive food and drink, charming vendor stalls reminiscent of a European holiday market, a monumental Christmas tree, and all sorts of activations and photo ops.While it has always taken place around the end of December, the event has greatly expanded both in scope and length in recent years, going from just 10 days in its inaugural iteration to more than seven weeks —  running seven days a week — by 2024.Despite the event in many ways putting the unique pocket of the city on t...

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10 h. ago Le Pakistan accuse l’Inde d’avoir tiré des missiles aux portes d’Islamabad

La confrontation armée entre les deux pays a déjà causé la mort d’une cinquantaine de morts civils de chaque côté.

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11 h. ago Les pays du G7 appellent à «une désescalade immédiate» entre l'Inde et le Pakistan

Les pays du G7 appellent à «une désescalade immédiate» entre l'Inde et le Pakistan.

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11 h. ago 'Wow, big break for VGK': NHL fails to suspend Nicolas Roy for nasty crosscheck of Oilers forward

This in from NHL Player Safety, their decision not to suspend but only fine Nicolas Roy of the Vegas Golden Knights for his slash to the face of Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic. NHL Player Safety said, “Vegas’ Nicolas Roy has been fined $7,812.50, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for cross-checking Edmonton’s Trent Frederic. […]

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13 h. ago Newark, N.J. mayor arrested at immigration detention centre he has been protesting

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week, a federal prosecutor said. Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave Delaney Hall, […]

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14 h. ago Ottawa Senators centre Tim Stutzle to play for Germany at worlds after all

He'll miss the first two games of the IIHF tournament in Sweden and Denmark, but is expected to play Tuesday.

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15 h. ago Evacuation broadens in Sturgeon County fire, province steps in

With a widening evacuation order and firefighters working around the clock to battle the province’s single “fire of note” in Sturgeon County, Alberta Wildfire moved in to manage the out-of-control blaze. Evacuations widened in rural Sturgeon County northeast of Edmonton on Friday after a sprinkling of rain failed to quell a stubborn week-old blaze that […]

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15 h. ago Gates accuses Musk of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ with DOGE cuts

The feud between billionaires Bill Gates and Elon Musk ramped up this week, with Gates accusing Musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” through massive cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development, one of the first targets of Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service under the Trump administration. In an interview with the Financial Times on […]

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16 h. ago Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez advance at Italian Open while Shapovalov, Mboko eliminated

Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu are through to the third round of the WTA 1000 Italian Open tennis tournament with wins on Friday. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., easily advanced in the women’s draw, downing Croatian Antonia Ruzic 6-4, 6-0 in a second-round match. Fernandez, the 24th seed, was five-of-eight on break points in the […]

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16 h. ago New Jersey mayor arrested while protesting ICE detention centre

Newark mayor Ras Baraka has been protesting the opening of the facility throughout this week, saying its operators did not get proper permits.

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17 h. ago Air Canada lowers financial forecast as U.S. bookings fall sharply amid trade war

MONTREAL — Air Canada lowered its financial forecast for the year as travellers continue to shy away from trips to the United States amid cross-border tensions, pushing the country’s largest airline to hunt for demand elsewhere. The company’s transborder bookings have dropped at least 13 per cent — “in the low teens” — for the […]

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17 h. ago Allégations criminelles en matière de trafic de stupéfiants: trois policiers de Roussillon suspendus

Visés par de graves allégations criminelles, trois policiers de la Rive-Sud de Montréal ont été suspendus indéfiniment au cours des dernières heures.

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18 h. ago FIFA confirms Women’s World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when US is expected to host

The Women’s World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when the United States is expected to host the tournament, FIFA confirmed Friday. FIFA has wanted to expand the women’s tournament from 32 teams to match the men’s World Cup which has 48 teams for the first time next year, when the U.S. will […]

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19 h. ago Minnesota Frost lose key player due to suspension for Game 2 against Toronto Sceptres

The Minnesota Frost are going to be down a key piece of its roster later on Friday when its best-of-five semifinal with the Toronto Sceptres continues. Britta Curl-Salemme, a rookie forward with Minnesota and one of its two goal scorers in a Game 1 loss, has been suspended by the league for one game for […]

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20 h. ago India suspends IPL cricket tournament for a week amid military tensions with Pakistan

India’s biggest domestic cricket tournament was suspended for one week on Friday following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan. The Indian Premier League, which features top players from around the world and attracts hundreds of millions of TV viewers, was halted with immediate effect, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said. “Further updates […]

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21 h. ago Le Pakistan et l’Inde se renvoient la responsabilité de leur pire confrontation depuis des décennies

New Delhi dénonce des frappes nocturnes d’Islamabad, qui dit avoir abattu de nouveaux drones indiens.

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21 h. ago Kim Jong Un supervised missile tests simulating nuclear strikes: North Korea

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have escalated in recent months as North Korean leader Kim continues to accelerate the development of his nuclear and missile program.

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22 h. ago Jury selection for sex trafficking trial of Sean ’Diddy’ Combs pushed to next week

NEW YORK — The final stage of jury selection for the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was postponed until early next week, right before opening arguments begin, a federal judge decided on Friday. Prosecutors allege that Combs, 55, used his fame and power at the top of the hip-hop […]

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23 h. ago Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire amid high tensions

At least five civilians were killed in Kashmir overnight in a military standoff that erupted after an attack on tourists in the India-controlled part of the region

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