4 h. ago Dubai’s booming restaurant scene is feeling the heat of high costs and high failure rates

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — From suspended tables to underwater lounges, some 13,000 food and drink establishments in Dubai pull out all the stops to attract customers in one of the world’s most saturated dining markets. They cater to all tastes and budgets. Some spots ladle out inexpensive biryani while others offer dishes dusted […]

Economics

7 h. ago Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog ‘until certain conditions are met’

Iran has limited IAEA inspections in the past as a pressure tactic in negotiating with the West -- though Tehran now denies any immediate plans to resume talks with the U.S.

Science

9 h. ago Iran Strikes Set Back Nuke Program by Up to Two Years, US Says

US airstrikes on Iran set back the country’s nuclear program by one to two years, a Pentagon spokesman said, adding to uncertainty around the status of the country’s facilities after President Donald Trump said they’d been obliterated.

Other

10 h. ago Victoria Uber drivers given union status by B.C. Labour Relations Board

UCFW Canada has been supporting ride-hailing drivers over working conditions and other issues since 2022

Transport

10 h. ago Ayton to join James, Doncic on Lakers after Trail Blazers buy him out: AP sources

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Centre Deandre Ayton has agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal could not yet be announced between the Lakers and Ayton, the No. 1 […]

Other

11 h. ago Un juge américain suspend l’exclusion du droit d’asile des migrants entrés clandestinement

Donald Trump a érigé la lutte contre l’immigration clandestine en priorité absolue.

Society

12 h. ago Trump tours ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as protests erupt over detention facility

Trump is celebrating — and even joking about — the harsh conditions of the controversial immigration detention facility in Florida.

Events

12 h. ago Dundee Corporation Provides Update on Android Transaction Timing

TORONTO, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dundee Corporation (TSX: DC.A) (the “Corporation”) today provided an update regarding the previously announced sale of Android Industries. Since the signing of the binding Share Purchase Agreement, the parties have made meaningful progress in satisfying the required conditions precedent to closing. The majority of these conditions have been […]

Other

14 h. ago Québec révise ses critères de résidence permanente pour les immigrants économiques

Suspendu depuis l’automne dernier, le PSTQ est rouvert, après avoir été revu de fond en comble par le ministre Roberge.

Other

14 h. ago Nova Scotia Mountie facing another sexual assault charge: police watchdog

Nova Scotia's police oversight agency says an RCMP officer facing a series of sexual assault charges has again been charged with the same offence.

Events

16 h. ago President Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam that will let US goods into the country duty

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free. Vietnamese exports to the United States, by contrast, would face a 20% levy. On his Truth Social platform, Trump declared the pact “a Great Deal of Cooperation between our two Countries.” In […]

Economics

16 h. ago New hidden Mexican spot in Toronto is redefining backyard BBQ

A Mexican barbecue pop-up in Toronto is making sure no one drinks on an empty stomach as they take over the backyard of a popular local bar.It only took one collaboration between chefs Matt Bod and Mariel González to realize that they were a match made in food heaven, Matt says.The two first met in the summer of 2024 while Matt was running pop-ups with the Slowpoke Project and Mariel was cooking up traditional Mexican eats at Catrina's Kitchen in Scarborough. The more they worked together, the more they realized that their styles complemented each other perfectly."We both love bold flavours and Mexican food, and combining that with wood and charcoal cooking just brought it all together," Matt tells us.So, after a few successful collaborations, the two chefs decided to take the plunge and build something longer-term together. Thus, Cascabel BBQ was born.Through Cascabel, Mariel and Matt churn out charcoal-grilled Mexican barbecu...

Other

17 h. ago Worsening wildfire conditions in B.C. heighten concerns around province

The Nikaia Creek wildfire is approximately six hectares in size and is burning out of control on the west side of the Fraser River, across from the village of Lytton.

Events

17 h. ago Lytton First Nation expands evacuation alert due to Izman Creek wildfire

The Nikaia Creek wildfire is approximately six hectares in size and is burning out of control on the west side of the Fraser River, across from the village of Lytton.

Events

17 h. ago La libération conditionnelle à nouveau refusée pour l’un des assassins d’Isabelle Bolduc

L’un des deux meurtriers de la Sherbrookoise Isabelle Bolduc se voit de nouveau refuser une libération conditionnelle.

Other

18 h. ago Police watchdog clears OPP officer involved in 2024 fatal shooting in Kenora, Ont.

Ontario’s police watchdog says it has found no reasonable grounds to believe a provincial police officer committed a crime when he fatally shot a 57-year-old man at a Kenora, Ont., park last year. The Special Investigations Unit says OPP officers were at Anicinabe Park on the afternoon of June 25, 2024, when a man doused […]

Events

18 h. ago Almost 5 kilometres of TTC subway will be closed all weekend

Another TTC subway closure this weekend will grind a portion of Toronto to a halt.The transit agency plans to shut down an over 4.5-kilometre-long stretch of the Line 2 Bloor-Danforth subway for the entire weekend of Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6, 2025.Those planning to get out and enjoy the many events on tap for the weekend will have to contend with yet another closure affecting a lengthy portion the subway network, with this weekend's closure to stretch from between Kipling and Jane stations.All subway service will be suspended during this period, and passengers will instead be corralled onto shuttle buses to cover the gap in service.According to the TTC, this latest outage has been planned to accommodate ongoing signal work along Line 2. It will mark just one of a staggering 38 (partially overlapping) full-weekend closures planned for 2025 announced by the transit agency earlier this year.TTCAll subway stations on the affected stretch will remain open for cus...

Other

22 h. ago Iran will suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog, president orders

The order by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, however, included no timetables or details about what that suspension would entail.

Science

26 h. ago Iran’s president reportedly orders country to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president on Wednesday reportedly ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after American airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities. State media online reported the decision by President Masoud Pezeshkian. It follows a law passed by Iran’s parliament to suspend that cooperation. It […]

Science

34 h. ago Trump says Israel has agreed on terms of Gaza ceasefire, urges Hamas to accept

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. Trump announced the development as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House on Monday. The U.S. leader has […]

Events