10 h. ago Edmonton piano teacher faces more sexual assault charges: EPS

An Edmonton piano teacher who was already facing sexual assault charges involving a 10-year-old girl last year is facing more sex assault charges involving another child. Last year, Cassius Alleyne, 60, was charged with sexual assault and sexual interference after a report of a 10-year-old girl having been assaulted on several occasions, police said in […]

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11 h. ago Late season game minus Jake McCabe will test Leaf playoff prep

Consider the next game or two a full-on fire drill for the Maple Leafs. How prepared are they to unexpectedly lose one of their best defencemen, should it happen in a playoff series and not in a regular season mishap? They play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night without Jake McCabe, who will miss […]

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11 h. ago Les droits de douane, une mesure aimée par les Américains qui a rarement été payante

Bien avant la nouvelle salve de Donald Trump, les États-Unis ont déjà régulièrement imposé des droits de douane élevés dans leur histoire.

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11 h. ago Less red tape, more trades workers and doctors for all on campaign day 14

Pierre Poilievre is promising a “two-for-one” law that would also compel the government to cut two regulations for every one put in place

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14 h. ago CHARLEBOIS: Food patriotism has a price – and most Canadians say they’ll pay It

When trade tensions rise, the true test in the produce aisle not in Parliament

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15 h. ago Carney, Poilievre focus on trades and red tape as Singh tackles health care

Federal party leaders are starting the second full weekend of the federal election campaign at opposite ends of the country, with stops in B.C., Atlantic Canada and Ontario.

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16 h. ago Canadian wine can provide some comfort in these unsettled times

Here are three wines from long-time producers you can count on

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16 h. ago GAME DAY: Blue Jackets are a thorn in the side of Maple Leafs this year

WHEN: Saturday, 7 p.m. TV: Sportsnet/CBC RADIO: TSN 1050 ODDS Toronto +130 Columbus -155 THE BUZZ Leading into this, lots of action at the top and bottom of the Eastern Conference food chain. The Leafs need the two points to pad their first-place lead before next week’s games in Florida and Tampa Bay, while the […]

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19 h. ago On the Brink: Ontario retirees forced to cut family traditions over food costs

This is the latest installment of a Global News series called ‘On the Brink,’ which profiles people who are struggling with the rising cost of living.

Economics

24 h. ago Toronto Mexican restaurant chain quietly shuts down original location

A Toronto-based Mexican restaurant chain has quietly shuttered one of its busy downtown locations without notice.It's been well over a decade since La Carnita first began whipping Toronto Mexican food fanatics into a tizzy with their elevated(-ish) takes on street food staples like elotes, tacos and churros — and, boy, did the fervor ever stick around.Undoubtedly aided in the mid-2010s by co-founder Andrew Richmond's then-viral (or whatever the 2015 version of viral was) ice cream chain, Sweet Jesus, whose locations all either shared a space with or neighbored La Carnita locations, the Mexican joint was unstoppable for years.Sweet Jesus has since closed down all of its downtown Toronto locations (though a few are still open in the GTA and elsewhere in Ontario), but La Carnita, for its part, has held strong.Unfortunately for lovers of tacos, tequila, and all those other treats you've come to expect from the chain, their ranks have fallen by one, as La Carnita's original locatio...

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24 h. ago Brews News: Will Mill Street lose it's 'cool' brewed in London?

When does a fabled craft beer become too big to be cool? Maybe when it rolls off the same line as the best-selling beers on the continent.

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24 h. ago Experts, wood exporters try to tally trees lost during Ontario ice storm

Researchers say Southern Ontario can't afford to lose more trees, but work can be done to mitigate the effects -- which include an increased risk of flooding - in urban areas.

Economics

27 h. ago B.C. government takes heat as credit ratings downgraded again over deficit and debt

In downgrading the province, two credit rating agencies pointed to B.C.'s ballooning debt and multi-billion dollar deficits forecast annually into the near future. 

Economics

27 h. ago Calls for transparency after charges stayed in Chinatown senior assault

There are calls for transparency after charges against a man accused of a violent attack on a senior in Vancouver’s Chinatown were stayed with little public explanation.

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27 h. ago Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Trump is charged with violating his release

NEW YORK — A convicted New York drug dealer whose 10-year federal prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump is back in custody after he was accused of several crimes, including assaulting a toddler. Jonathan Braun was charged Friday with violating the terms of his supervised release and ordered detained in Brooklyn federal court, […]

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28 h. ago Vancouver cuts school meal program funding, raising concerns about student hunger

The federal government recently pledged $39.4 million over three years to expand school food programs across more than 1,000 B.C. schools.

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28 h. ago Construction of Boyle Street’s new King Thunderbird support centre halfway done

Boyle Street is preparing to help around 7,000 people a year, whether it's for mental health and addiction, housing referrals, ID and financial aid or other supports.

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29 h. ago B.C.'s lack of a plan to trim deficit spooks ratings agencies

S&P and Moody’s faulted the NDP for piling up deficits and debt with no end in sight

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29 h. ago Center for Disease Analysis Foundation Awards Third Round of Grants for the CDAF Relink Program

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Building on the progress of the first two rounds, the Center for Disease Analysis Foundation (CDAF) Relink program is pleased to announce seven hundred and eighty-two thousand dollars in funding for its third round of grantees. The following six organizations are beneficiaries: Organization Organization Type State Bluestone Health Association Inc. Healthcare Institution […]

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30 h. ago Draisaitl out 'short term' as Edmonton Oilers brace for L.A. Kings

No Leon Draisaitl. No Connor McDavid. No Mattias Ekholm. No Stuart Skinner. That’s not a great way to be heading into Los Angeles for the biggest game of the regular season so far, but that’s the cold, harsh reality of the Edmonton Oilers situation right now. The race for second place in the Pacific Division […]

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