1 hour ago Food bank run out of 'schoolyard portable' due for upgrade after city zoning approval

The Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard will soon take up the ground floor a six-storey mixed-use building in Beacon Hill South.

Society

4 h. ago Elevating Road Safety and Autonomous Driving: LeddarTech to Demonstrate Innovative Solutions at Three Key European Events

QUEBEC CITY, Canada, Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech® Holdings Inc. (“LeddarTech”) (Nasdaq: LDTC), an automotive software company that provides patented disruptive AI-based low-level sensor fusion and perception software technology, LeddarVision™, for ADAS, AD and parking applications, is set to bring its transformative solutions to Europe. LeddarTech will participate in three key industry events […]

Economics

7 h. ago MLS fines Messi for placing hand on New York City FC assistant coach’s neck

NEW YORK — Major League Soccer fined Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi an undisclosed amount on Tuesday for placing his hand on a New York City FC assistant coach’s neck. The incident happened during Saturday’s 2-2 draw. Messi was exiting the pitch following the full-time whistle after receiving a yellow card for a verbal exchange […]

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8 h. ago City eyes $7B in economic output from proposed logistics hub on Calgary's eastern edge

City lawmakers said the deal is a timely one, given the need to boost interprovincial trade just as the cloud of a trade war with the U.S. hovers

Economics

9 h. ago City of Edmonton lays out staggered plan for 2025 bridge construction

Three bridges carrying traffic in and out of Edmonton's downtown core are set to undergo construction at different points in 2025. The city says it has a plan to reduce congestion.

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9 h. ago City council moves towards removing photo radar revenues from police budget

'Police should be funded on the basis of need, not on traffic fines,' said Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp

Events

9 h. ago Vancouver's ABC won't stop meeting in private, despite integrity officer's findings

Vancouver's governing party made the comment after the city integrity officer found such meetings breach policy

Events

10 h. ago US Oil Steadies in the $60s as Dour Economic Sentiment Weighs

Oil in New York steadied after sinking back into the $60s-a-barrel range as a souring economic outlook threatened prospects for energy demand and spurred investors to shun risk assets including crude.

Economics

10 h. ago Un sondage Ipsos place les libéraux devant les conservateurs

C’est la première fois depuis 2021 que le PLC obtient plus d’appuis que le PCC.

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11 h. ago Grass fire burning west of Calgary forces traffic to be diverted

Firefighters from the Cochrane area scrambled to fight a rapidly spreading grass fire after it broke out just west of the Calgary-area city on Tuesday afternoon.

Events

11 h. ago Air travel advocates in uproar after CTA proposes fines against passengers

'The government is not serving the public interest here whatsoever,' Gábor Lukács with Air Passenger Rights told Global News.

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11 h. ago Jonathan Lekkerimäki returns to Abbotsford and top of Canuck prospect rankings

Even with missed time, the Swedish winger's stats hold up well when you place them against players picked in his vicinity in the 2022 NHL Draft

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11 h. ago Un sondage Ipsos donne la première place aux libéraux, une première depuis 2021

Un autre sondage confirme la remontée inédite du Parti libéral du Canada (PLC) dans les intentions de vote aux dépens de tous les autres partis.

Politics

12 h. ago Suspects sought after botched armed robbery of Vaughan jewelry store

At least four suspects are wanted after an attempted armed robbery of a jewelry store in Vaughan on Monday night. York Regional Police were called at 9:15 p.m. for a report of an attempted robbery at a store in the Zenway Blvd.-Hwy. 427 area. Police said the victim was exiting the store after closing when […]

Events

12 h. ago SmartStop Self Storage Launches Unique Art Contest to Celebrate Cities Across North America

LADERA RANCH, Calif. — SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop” or the “Company“), is thrilled to announce an exciting art contest inviting artists from across North America to create unique, city- or region-themed designs. SmartStop will select 15 winners whose artwork best represents one of 15 designated cities or regions in the U.S. and Canada. […]

Culture

12 h. ago Edmonton adopts new public behaviour rule book banning spitting, drug use, panhandling near roads

Edmonton has a new rule book for public behaviour after getting the green light at city hall. City council unanimously approved the new Public Spaces Bylaw Tuesday morning meant to set clear expectations for behaviours that are and are not allowed in public in Edmonton. This includes bans on spitting, using drugs, panhandling by or […]

Transport

13 h. ago New restaurant coming from people behind trendy Toronto pasta spot

There's soon to be a brand-new spot for heartwarming (and belly-filling) southern Italian fare in Toronto, and it's the love child between the folks behind some trendy local businesses.As someone whose daily protein regularly occupies the single-digits, easily dwarfed by that of carbohydrates, anything attatched to Jess Maiorano, who you may recognize better by her Dundas West restaurant, Pasta Forever, immediately piques my interest.Ever since Jess started her pasta-based business when work for many chefs dried up back in 2020, she's made a splash around the city with a variety of pop-ups, collaborations and a brick-and-mortar on Dundas West, and now she's gearing up to open a new place in one of the city's most stylish neighbourhoods this year.It's going to be called Zia's Place and, Jess tells me, "the inspiration behind it, is that feeling when you go to your zia's [...] for a Sunday lunch," referring to the Italian word for aunt, "maybe you eat too much food...

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13 h. ago Eagles coach Nick Sirianni pushes back against proposal to ban the tush push

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni pushed back against the Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban the tush push. “I’ve seen some of the stuff that it’s an automatic play,” Sirianni said Tuesday at the NFL’s scouting combine. “I almost feel a little insulted because we work so hard at that play. The amount of things that […]

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13 h. ago Xenon to Present at the 45th Annual TD Cowen Healthcare Conference

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BOSTON, Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: XENE), a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering life-changing therapeutics for patients in need, today announced that the company will present at the 45th Annual TD Cowen Healthcare Conference taking place in Boston, MA from March 3-5, […]

Culture

14 h. ago Mayor joins London Public Library board after city council rookie's ouster

Mayor Josh Morgan was appointed on Tuesday to the board overseeing the city-funded London Public Library, filling a spot left open after a meeting-missing city council rookie was turfed.

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