88 m. ago SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. Announces Appointment of New Board Member

LADERA RANCH, Calif. — SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”) (NYSE: SMA), an internally managed real estate investment trust and a premier owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the United States and Canada, announced the appointment of Lora Gotcheva as an independent director of the Company, effective July 10, 2025. Ms. Gotcheva has more […]

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97 m. ago Boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez defends son arrested by US immigration agents

As a professional, Julio Cesar Chavez fought 115 times in the ring. Now, the former world champion said he was ready to fight outside of it to defend his same-name son, who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents at his Los Angeles home for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application. The […]

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1 hour ago Australian woman convicted of triple murder after serving beef Wellington with poisonous mushrooms

The case turned on the question of whether Erin Patterson meticulously planned a triple murder or accidentally killed three people she loved

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2 h. ago “I actually freaked out”: Tenants raise alarm over building’s mouse infestation

Dozens of mouse sightings have been reported by tenants at Kenbur Gardens on St. Anne’s Road. Some tenants say the building's owner, Edison Properties, was too slow to respond.

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2 h. ago Boy, 14, identified as victim of fatal stabbing near McDonald’s in Beaches area

Abdoul Aziz Sarr, 14, of Toronto, was pronounced dead at hospital after Saturday attack

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2 h. ago Bee attack in southern France leaves 3 hospitalized, 24 injured

People walking in the south-central France town were stung over a period of 30 minutes on July 6. Police had to set up a security perimeter until the bees stopped their attack.

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2 h. ago Teen driver arrested, facing drug charge after Manitoba traffic stop, RCMP say

A 17-year-old from Crane River First Nation is facing a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking after he was arrested Saturday during a traffic stop.

Transport

2 h. ago Buyers now offering way less than asking price for homes in almost all of the GTA

One may wonder how much more doom and gloom the Toronto housing market can handle, as the negative statistics and outlooks keep piling up month after month.The city, having been immensely overvalued and undersupplied for so long, is in a bit of a state of shock now that the market has done a 180, with more homes now up for sale than ever, making for largest gap between supply and demand on record.Even if this is all good for would-be buyers who have been waiting for some semblance of affordability for years, the stagnation has only led to a modest drop in average prices lately, with most owners and developers unwilling or unable to bear the substantial loss of pricing to sell in this current landscape.Still, per the latest numbers from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), the cost of the standard residential property in the GTA slid 5.4 per cent in June compared to the same time last year — the most significant year-over-...

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2 h. ago Video shows rescue of woman clinging to tree after dodging fridges, RVs in Texas flood

She survived being dragged by the current over four dams and ended up 20 miles away from her campsite, where she was staying with family

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3 h. ago Calgary woman's slaying by previously convicted killer was first

Previously convicted killer Christopher Ward Dunlop left his Calgary home in the early hours of Feb. 16, 2023, with murder on his mind, a judge ruled Monday. In finding the Calgary man guilty of first-degree murder, Justice Colin Feasby not only ruled the death of sex-trade worker Judy Maerz was a planned and deliberate act, […]

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4 h. ago SIMMONS: Celebrating Larry Tanenbaum, the great Toronto sports owner who wasn’t really the owner

Outgoing chair of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday.

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4 h. ago Driver faces charges after woman, 10 vehicles allegedly hit by car in Scarborough

A 36-year-old Markham man faces six charges after he allegedly crashed into a pedestrian and several parked cars in Scarborough on Sunday night. Around 9:19 p.m., Toronto Police responded to a call in the Passmore Avenue and Middlefield Road area after it’s alleged a man driving a black Acura TLX westbound on Passmore Avenue hit […]

Transport

6 h. ago Australian woman convicted of triple murder after serving mushroom

Erin Patterson was also found guilty of attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson, her estranged husband's uncle, who survived the meal containing death cap mushrooms.

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7 h. ago Young relative of Kansas City Chiefs owner dies in Texas floods

Janie Hunt, a nine-year-old relative of Clark Hunt, died in the tragic flooding at Camp Mystic.

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7 h. ago Owner gutted by destruction of historic building in fire: 'It's gone now'

An historic St. Thomas building razed by fire Sunday – once home to the city’s former mayor – was almost completely renovated

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8 h. ago Lion attacks woman in Australian zoo, severely injuring her arm

MELBOURNE, Australia — A woman has sustained severe injuries to an arm when she was attacked by a lion at an Australian zoo. The Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland state said the 50-year-old woman was watching animal keepers working in the zoo’s carnivore precinct before opening hours Sunday morning when she was attacked. She was […]

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8 h. ago Woman killed, pilot critically injured in helicopter crash near Red Deer Regional Airport

Investigation has been turned over to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada

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9 h. ago Is a fatal budgeting flaw leaving you short? How to fix this

There are tips and tricks to make budgeting easier, even for those who are diligent about skipping takeout, paying off their credit cards each month, and saving for their children’s education

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9 h. ago Australian mushroom cook is convicted of triple murder after serving a fatal beef Wellington lunch

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian woman Erin Patterson was found guilty Monday of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. The jury in the Supreme Court trial in Victoria state returned a verdict after six days of deliberations, following a nine-week trial that gripped Australia. Patterson faces life […]

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9 h. ago Lion owners arrested after an attack on woman and her 2 children in Pakistan

LAHORE — The owners of a pet lion that escaped from a farmhouse and injured a woman and her two children have been arrested in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, authorities said Sunday. The arrest comes after dramatic video footage surfaced showing the lion leaping over a wall before attacking the victims in a […]

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