6 h. ago Toronto's artificial peninsula set to keep growing for decades

Toronto's man-made peninsula, the Leslie Street Spit, is still growing, and will be for the next few decades to come as dredged material from the city's harbour continues to be deposited along its shoreline.Created in 1959 by the Toronto Harbour Commissioners (THC), now PortsToronto, for "port-related facilities," the Leslie Street Spit's expected use as an outer harbour port never panned out, yet the landform has expanded significantly through millions of cubic metres of concrete, earth fill, and dredged sand, and today supports Tommy Thompson Park.The artificial peninsula extends five kilometres into Lake Ontario and is over 500 hectares in size. The park is home to some of the largest existing natural habitats on the Toronto waterfront, and includes wildflower meadows, cottonwood forests, cobble beaches, and coastal marshes.Aerial view of the Leslie Street Spit in 1975. Photo: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).It's also become on...

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6 h. ago That time rock legend Jimi Hendrix was put on trial in Toronto

Toronto has seen its fair share of music stars roll through Pearson Airport over the decades, but no one has made an entrance quite like rock and roll legend Jimi Hendrix.Landing at Toronto International Airport (now Pearson) ahead of a sold-out 1969 show at Maple Leaf Gardens, Hendrix was stopped by customs for a suspicious substance found in his luggage.What followed was a surreal mix of courtroom drama, fan frenzy, and, despite the arrest, an unforgettable show from the legendary guitar god.The lead-upDetailed in the book Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight by John McDermott, it was on May 3, 1969, when Jimi Hendrix and the Experience came to Toronto from Detroit — where whispers of a drug bust surrounded them.Brushing off the suggestion of drug possession, the "Purple Haze" artist was pulled aside by security who suspected him of having "illicit substances" in his bag.After creating a mobile test lab, it was found that the substances in ...

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6 h. ago See how Toronto demolished and rebuilt a huge stretch of the Gardiner Expressway

The long-term rebuild of Toronto's Gardiner Expressway has faced its fair share of criticism for contributing to the city's traffic woes, but it's actually a heck of an impressive undertaking if you're able to look past the frustrating lane closures and incessant gridlock.A new time-lapse video has condensed the frenzied construction for the first two sections of the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan's latest phase, covering a stretch extending from Dufferin Street — a project the City recently announced would be completed far ahead of schedule.The video from local photographer Kotsy covers construction on the stretch of highway just north of Exhibition Place from 2024 to 2025, shortened into a digestible 3.5-minute watch time.Kotsy tells blogTO that the drone-captured views of the project were aligned using a couple of different methods. "The first captures (in the second half of the video) were done using save points, but I reali...

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6 h. ago L’intelligence artificielle au service de la conception de logiciels

L’IA ne fait plus qu’assister les ingénieurs dans leurs tâches : elle commence à penser avec eux.

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6 h. ago Consignaction: engouement pour les lieux de retour, malgré un développement suspendu par Québec

Même si le développement de nouveaux lieux de retour est sur pause, 17 sites ont ouvert leurs portes depuis janvier.

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6 h. ago Trois acteurs de l'ombre au Québec auxquels Mark Carney doit une fière chandelle

Ces trois stratèges Québécois ont aidé le premier ministre à gagner l’élection de lundi.

Transport

6 h. ago Djely Tapa: l’artiste québécoise qui gagne toujours aux prix Juno

L'artiste d'origine malienne a remporté pour la troisième fois le Juno du Meilleur album de musique du monde, le mois dernier.

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7 h. ago Review: Alberta Ballet shines with whimsy and charm in updated version of classic Don Quixote

Alberta Ballet artistic director Francesco Ventriglia promised that his 2025 season finale production of Don Quixote would be an “over-the-top rainbow of colours” world premiere, and the company certainly delivered on that for opening night. The Jubilee Auditorium was alive with Spanish dance, fine handmade costumes, bejewelled traditional tutus and waistcoats, and replete with some […]

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9 h. ago Man who kept angry crowd back from suspect at Lapu Lapu festival says it was right to do

At the end of the night, when the crowd started to dissipate, Dudley Green said he was walking between two food trucks when he saw a 'black blur' go speeding by.

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10 h. ago City of Calgary to charge for parking at Edworthy Park, paving plans concern residents

According to the City of Calgary, designs are currently being developed and construction is scheduled to begin 'the earliest' in spring 2026. 

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11 h. ago «Pompettes sur la caféine»: un euphorique salon du café va enivrer la métropole en fin de semaine

Le café artisanal coulera à flots pour des milliers de visiteurs pompettes à la caféine samedi et dimanche au centre-ville.

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12 h. ago Structure dangereuse: plusieurs personnes évacuées dans Saint

Plusieurs personnes ont dû être évacuées vendredi, en raison de la découverte d’un mur mitoyen en piteux état dans un immeuble de Québec.

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12 h. ago La Baie fait face à une opposition accrue des Autochtones à la vente aux enchères

Plusieurs regroupements autochtones demandent à la compagnie d’exclure les artefacts et les objets sacrés de la vente.

Politics

12 h. ago «Tragique accident» à Stuttgart, où une voiture a foncé dans la foule et fait un mort

Sept autres personnes ont été blessées dans ce centre-ville allemand.

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13 h. ago Quartier Molson: une contamination plus importante que prévu

Les travaux du futur Quartier Molson ont révélé un tel niveau de contamination que ses promoteurs espèrent maintenant obtenir de l’aide de Québec.

Economics

13 h. ago La plaignante témoigne au procès pour agression sexuelle de cinq hockeyeurs

D’ex-coéquipiers ont aussi été interrogés sur leurs souvenirs entourant cette soirée de juin 2018.

Sport

13 h. ago Conifex Announces First Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conifex Timber Inc. (“Conifex”) (TSX: CFF) announced today that it plans to release its first quarter 2025 results before market open on Monday, May 12, 2025. Conifex has scheduled a conference call at 8:00 AM Pacific time / 11:00 AM Eastern time on May 12, 2025, […]

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13 h. ago Mount Logan Capital Inc. Schedules Release of First Quarter 2025 Results

TORONTO, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mount Logan Capital Inc. (CBOE: MLC) (“Mount Logan” or the “Company”) will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 after market close on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The Company will host a conference call on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern […]

Economics

14 h. ago Des étudiants de McGill en fin d’année scolaire laissent (encore) une tonne de déchets dans les rues

Matelas, commodes, chaises, frigos: des étudiants de l’Université McGill pressés de partir pour l’été ont laissé une tonne de déchets derrière eux.

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15 h. ago Toronto FC kicks off busy May schedule without injured captain Jonathan Osorio

Toronto FC will be without captain Jonathan Osorio for at least a couple of weeks during a busy May schedule that could have a lot to say on whether the struggling MLS club can sort out its season. Osorio joined TFC’s list of walking wounded Wednesday when he suffered a partially dislocated shoulder, falling awkwardly […]

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