81 m. ago Toronto bakery wins big at Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival

One of Toronto's favourite bakeries just earned another feather in its cap by taking the top prize at Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival.The Stanley Cup finals might be stealing the show for sports fans in Canada right now, but for foodies, another battle was being fought over the weekend: for the title of Ontario's best butter tart.Held annually in Midland, Ont., Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival (which is both the event's official name and an appropriate superlative), bakeries from all across the province flock to the small town in hopes of being recognized for their gooey, sugary confections.The enthusiasm about the festival, which just so happens to be one of the largest butter tart festivals in the entire world, is appropriate, considering the quintessentially Canadian treats were first invented in Barrie, just a short 45-minute drive from Midland, in 1900.Now in its 22nd year, the 2025 edition of the festival welcomed over 200 vendors and upwards of 100,...

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1 hour ago No impact to Toronto’s green standard under new Ontario law, city staff say

A newly released report from city staff says Toronto still has the authority to mandate new buildings meet certain climate and sustainability targets, despite concerns those powers could be undercut by a recent Ontario law. The report set to go before the city’s executive committee today says there’s “no impact” to the city’s ability to […]

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2 h. ago Update on International Arbitration Against The Venezuelan Government

PEMBROKE, Bermuda — Gold Reserve Ltd. (TSX.V: GRZ) (OTCQX: GDRZF) (“Gold Reserve” or the “Company”) announces that on June 13, 2025 the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) confirmed that the Tribunal for the arbitration initiated by GR Mining (Barbados) Inc., a subsidiary of Gold Reserve, against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela shall […]

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2 h. ago No impact to Toronto’s green standard under new Ontario law, city staff says

A newly released report from city staff says Toronto still has the authority to mandate new buildings meet certain climate and sustainability targets.

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2 h. ago Gardiner Expressway, DVP partially closed after alleged carjacking, police pursuit

Toronto Police say the Gardiner Expressway and DVP are partially closed on Tuesday morning after an alleged carjacking and police pursuit.

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2 h. ago DVP reopens, eastbound Gardiner Expressway closed after alleged carjacking, police pursuit

The eastbound Gardiner Expressway is still closed on Tuesday morning after an alleged carjacking and police pursuit that saw one suspect jump from the expressway.

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4 h. ago AXL Launches Venture Studio with $15M to Build 50 AI Companies, Fuelling Canada’s Global Leadership in AI Research

TORONTO — Today, AXL, a new Canadian venture studio transforming world-class AI research into high-growth companies, has launched with a plan to build 50 AI-powered companies over the next five years to fuel Canada’s research-to-commercialization pipeline. This is enabled by an oversubscribed first closing of its venture fund of $15 million CAD. With this, AXL […]

Economics

4 h. ago LILLEY: Olivia Chow has to go but John Tory shouldn’t replace her

There is a long list of reasons that John Tory shouldn't be Toronto's mayor again and it all goes back to his track record.

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5 h. ago China’s Oil Demand Will Peak Earlier Than Expected, IEA Says

China’s oil demand will stop growing earlier than expected, reinforcing the outlook for a global peak and prolonged supply surplus this decade, the International Energy Agency said.

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9 h. ago Amazfit Expands Active 2 Lineup with the New Active 2 Square — All the Same Features, Now in a Sleek Square Design

MILPITAS, Calif. — Amazfit, a leading global smart wearable brand owned by Zepp Health (NYSE: ZEPP), a health technology company, today announced the launch of the square version of the Amazfit Active 2, a new addition to its fitness smartwatch line that offers the same powerful features and premium experience as the recently launched round […]

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9 h. ago Huge 5.5km stretch of TTC subway will close for this entire weekend

A significant stretch of the TTC subway network will be out of commission for the entire weekend of June 21 to June 22, 2025.The TTC has announced that it plans to suspend subway service on Line 1 Yonge-University between St. Clair West and St. Andrew stations for the duration of the coming weekend.Subway passengers looking to make the most of the first weekend of summer 2025 will have to make do with shuttle buses throughout the outage — and you'll want to plan accordingly.The upcoming outage is just the latest in a series of full weekend outages and early closures that the transit agency attributes to ongoing track work on the system.The TTC announced at the start of the year that the subway network would be subject to an astounding 38 overlapping full-weekend closures in 2025 alone. "While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the end of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete state-of-good-repair work,&qu...

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9 h. ago Le Canada doit condamner la dangereuse escalade entre Israël et l’Iran

Le silence d’Ottawa face à cette violation du droit international contraste brutalement avec notre héritage.

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10 h. ago Carlton Precious Announces Additional Tranche of Private Placement

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICESOR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carlton Precious Inc. (TSX-V: CPI | OTCQB: NBRFF) (“Carlton” or the “Company“) announces that, further to its press releases of May 12, 2025, May 23, 2025, June 9, 2025 and June 12, 2025, […]

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12 h. ago PWHL Vancouver inks forward Hannah Miller as free agency opens

Miller, 29, played two seasons in Toronto, scoring 10 goals and adding 14 assists in 29 regular-season games during the 2024-25 campaign

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12 h. ago Man and woman arrested for downtown robbery, extortion, third person sought

A Montreal woman and a Toronto man face charges tied to a downtown robbery and extortion probe while a third suspect is outstanding. Toronto Police said officers responded on June 11 at 4:30 p.m. to an assault in progress in the Adelaide and Peter Sts. area. Police alleged that the victim contacted a woman using […]

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13 h. ago Doctor who supplied ketamine to Perry, called him ‘moron’ will plead guilty

LOS ANGELES — A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They said the plea carries […]

Science

15 h. ago Brookfield Global Infrastructure Securities Income Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Global Infrastructure Securities Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: BGI.UN) today announced a distribution of C$0.15 per unit for the quarter ending June 30, 2025. The distribution will be paid on or before July 15, 2025 to holders of record on June 30, 2025. Eligible holders of the […]

Economics

15 h. ago Lauren Kyle McDavid shares superstitions, how she’ll be watching Game 6

EDMONTON — Lauren Kyle McDavid plans to stand by the fireplace in her downtown Edmonton bar while watching Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. It’s the same spot where she watched her husband — Edmonton Oilers captain and superstar Connor McDavid — stickhandle a puck into a net in Game 5. “It’s a feeling […]

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15 h. ago Canadian biz doubled AI use in last year but ‘we could be moving faster,’ says expert

A Statistics Canada report released Monday shows the number of Canadian businesses using AI has doubled to 12.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 6.1% at the same time last year. And while that is promising news, Toronto-based AI expert Peter Palarchio, whose NAV43 company advises Canadian and American companies on how to […]

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15 h. ago Beaverton Foods Wins Big at the Worldwide Mustard Competition

Beaverton Foods Mustards Take Home Four Gold and Two Bronze Medals in Different Categories in International Competition BEAVERTON, Ore., June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beaverton Foods, a leader in premium condiments for nearly a century, has come away with six awards in the Worldwide Mustard Competition. Four of their mustards won gold in their […]

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