4 h. ago Israel rejects reports Greta Thunberg and others in Hamas flotilla being mistreated in custody

Israel's Foreign Ministry said Swedish activist and 'other detainees refused to expedite their deportation and insisted on prolonging their stay in custody'

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5 h. ago Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month

VICTORIA — Engineer Jashan Bains is the first to spot a black dorsal fin cutting through the water. “Whale, one o’clock,” he says. It’s a September morning on board the Hecate Sentinel, a 20-metre long skimming vessel, one of eight ships the Western Canada Marine Response Corp. maintains in Sidney, B.C., and one of eight […]

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16 h. ago Patrice Brisebois replaces Réjean Houle as president of Canadiens' alumni

Houle, 75, will remain on the board of alumni association and will continue to act as a team ambassador.

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27 h. ago Canada Post union says latest contract offer is step backwards

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is taking a major step backwards with its latest contract offers. In a statement released Friday, the union says it is disappointed with an offer that includes less than one it rejected in August. Canada Post tabled an offer Friday that included many terms from […]

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28 h. ago Czech Billionaire on Track for Victory in Parliamentary Vote

Czech billionaire Andrej Babis was on track for victory in the country’s parliamentary election after pledging to undo four years of austerity and curb military aid to Ukraine.

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51 h. ago Canada Post presents new offers to union in bid to end postal strike

The offers take away a previously-offered signing bonus and proposes efforts to reduce both the company's workforce and number of post offices that are 'off limits' from closure.

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52 h. ago European Parliament Seeks Faster Phaseout of Russian Oil and Gas

The European Parliament is considering accelerating a phaseout of Russian oil and gas imports in a bid to sever ties definitively with the region’s former top energy supplier.

Economics

52 h. ago Toronto real estate prices plummeting and here's what the average home costs now

Toronto's turbulent real estate market has been accelerating nose-first into the ground for months, and while home sales in the region are actually showing signs of a rebound in the second half of the year, there is still a long road ahead to recovery.However, despite the doom and gloom, the latest monthly figures from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) offer some hope for buyers and sellers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).September home sales in the GTA spiked year-over-year, with declines in average home prices and increased flexibility in negotiations, as sellers are accepting offers well below the asking price, helping to lure cost-conscious buyers out of hibernation. This is thanks in part to the runaway supply of unsold units.A few factors are driving the 5,592 home sales reported by TRREB in September –  a noticeable 8.5 per cent bump over the same month last year. One factor cited by TRREB President Elechia Barry-Sproule is the recent Bank o...

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53 h. ago I took a trip back in time to ride vintage TTC streetcars and here's how it went

The Halton County Radial Railway (HCRR) allows the public to get up close and personal with the rich history of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and its generations of streetcars.Located near Guelph, Ont. HCRR is Ontario's first and largest museum, highlighting electric railways. Among the museum's main draws, visitors can board vintage transit vehicles and ride around a scenic, two-kilometre-long loop, or explore the barns full of classic streetcars and subway trains.Even if transit history is not your hyperfixation, the museum's rail circuit offers perhaps one of the best fall colour experiences in the province when the grounds transform into a wonderland of fall colours every autumn.Explore the Halton County Radial Railway in this photo gallery.

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53 h. ago B.C. Supreme Court halts landlord’s 'unreasonable' bid to evict longtime senior tenants

Court rules RTB arbitrator failed to test the landlord’s claims, overlooked conflicting evidence, and did not check whether the landlord had not considered other options besides eviction

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57 h. ago Hainan Leverages Hong Kong Routes World Conference to Expand International “Air Bridges”

SANYA, China — On September 24, 2025, the Sanya Tourism Board and Sanya Phoenix International Airport took part in Routes World 2025 in Hong Kong. Hosted by Informa Markets, the conference brought together over 250 airlines from more than 115 countries and 2,500 industry representatives to explore global aviation development and support the recovery of […]

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69 h. ago Diversified Royalty Corp. Announces October 2025 Cash Dividend

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diversified Royalty Corp. (TSX: DIV and DIV.DB.A) (the “Corporation” or “DIV”) is pleased to announce that its board of directors has approved a cash dividend of $0.02292 per common share for the period of October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, which is equal to $0.275 per […]

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2 d. ago Drug trafficker killed at Laval Starbucks had a 'bleak' parole

Charalambos Theologou automatically qualified for a statutory release in 2013 after serving two-thirds of a prison term for a long series of crimes. The release was revoked a year later.

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3 d. ago U.S. billionaire to hold live press conference about ostrich cull at B.C. farm

Billionaire U.S. philanthropist and animal rights advocate John Catsimatidis and Katie Pasitney, daughter of the co-owner and spokesperson will be speaking.

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3 d. ago Opinion: The CFL’s dangerous flirtation with Americanization

At a time when Canadians have been calling for “elbows up” against the threat of American absorption, the president and board of governors of the Canadian Football League have announced changes to the game that will effectively make it scarcely distinguishable from its NFL counterpart. Many have applauded the changes as bold, but bold doesn’t […]

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3 d. ago Colts cornerback Xavien Howard abruptly retires, ending comeback after 4 games

Cornerback Xavien Howard is ending his comeback bid after only four games with the Indianapolis Colts. Team officials announced after practice Wednesday that the 32-year-old, two-time league interceptions champion had been placed on the reserve/retired list. The move comes three days after he gave up seven receptions on 10 passes for 112 yards and one […]

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3 d. ago Ukraine Billionaire’s Struggling Steel Firm Eyes Bond Extensions

Metinvest B.V. is considering extending maturity of its bond due next year as Russia’s war continues to put a strain on the Ukrainian steel and mining firm.

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3 d. ago PepsiCo’s new challenge: Making its chips and sodas colorful without artificial dyes

VALHALLA, New York (AP) — Pepsi has a new challenge: keeping products like Gatorade and Cheetos vivid and colorful without the artificial dyes that U.S. consumers are increasingly rejecting. PepsiCo, which also makes Doritos, Cap’n Crunch cereal, Funyuns and Mountain Dew, announced in April that it would accelerate a planned shift to using natural colors […]

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3 d. ago Buyout Bets for $34 Billion Czech Utility Face Election Test

Investors are snapping up shares in the Czech Republic’s biggest power utility, betting a potential win for the billionaire challenger in this week’s election will unlock a lucrative government stock buyout.

Politics

3 d. ago South Star Provides Updates on Changes to Management and Board and Provides Operational Update

– NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR THROUGH U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES – VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — South Star Battery Metals Corp. (“South Star” or the “Company”) (TSXV: STS) (OTCQB: STSBF), is pleased to provide an update to the recent changes in management and to the Board of Directors at […]

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