71 m. ago Can ‘culture’ be a building block for the Flames, or is it just a buzzword?

The Flames have talked at length about ‘culture’ and ‘identity.’ Will those turn out to be defining characteristics of the 2024-25 campaign?

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72 m. ago Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes, Calgary native Cale Makar among Norris Trophy finalists

Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche and Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets are this year's NHL Norris trophy finalists.

Sport

1 hour ago Canada's Wonderland roller coaster known for rough ride is getting a big change

Just days remain before Canada's Wonderland opens for the year, but there are many big changes parkgoers should be aware of if attending the coaster haven during the early days 2025 season.Most are probably well aware of the impending opening of the park's new flagship record-breaking launch coaster, AlpenFury, set to open at a yet-to-be-announced date, but there are a few other rides that will be absent from the park's roster on opening day.Along with the yet-to-open AlpenFury and the recently-demolished Time Warp roller coaster, Canada's Wonderland will be without one of its original attractions for the initial weeks of the 2025 season.The Mighty Canadian Minebuster — one of the park's 1981 opening day attractions — will not be open to riders when the park opens for the season on May 8.The 44-year-old coaster holds the record of the longest single-track wooden coaster in Canada at over one kilometre in length, but it is also known for a particularly...

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2 h. ago Canucks’ Quinn Hughes closer to Norris Trophy repeat while Cale Makar, Zach Werenski also finalists

Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes is a finalist for this season’s Norris Trophy, the NHL announced Tuesday. Hughes won the league’s top defenceman award last season and is looking to become the first repeat winner since Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom claimed three in a row from 2005-06 through 2007-08. Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche and […]

Sport

2 h. ago London Knights playoff math: 1 more win = 3rd straight OHL finals berth

Landon Sim is tipping pucks and making enemies everywhere he goes in the OHL playoffs.

Sport

2 h. ago Coach Craig Berube has set the pace, Maple Leafs happy to pick it up

Follow the leader. Having a coach who has experienced just about everything there is to experience in the National Hockey League has been key for the Maple Leafs in their desire to go on a long playoff run. Craig Berube, winner of the Stanley Cup in St. Louis six years ago and with more than […]

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2 h. ago Toronto's High Park cherry blossoms are about to reach full bloom for 2025

The annual return of Toronto's vibrant sakura cherry blossoms has officially begun, with the first delicate white petals opening in High Park as of April 28, right on schedule.According to Toronto's go-to expert for cherry blossom updates, Steven Joniak — better known as Sakura Steve — this year's full bloom is expected to begin on May 1, followed by peak bloom (when 90 to 100 per cent of blossoms are open) from May 2 through May 9 in High Park.For over a decade, Sakura Steve has kept cherry blossom fans informed with updates on his site, Sakura in High Park. Since 2012, he's been Toronto's most trusted sakura tracker, even receiving special recognition from Matsunaga Takeshi, the Consul-General of Japan, for his dedication.As always, the weather will play a decisive role in just how long that peak will last, with the upcoming rain and thunderstorms potentially shortening that window. Visitors heading to the park right now will spot only a f...

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2 h. ago Canucks: Quinn Hughes a Norris Trophy finalist but can he win again?

The NHL announced Hughes, Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche and Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets as Norris finalists

Sport

2 h. ago Terry Newman: Mark Carney won on phoney values. They won’t fix Canada

Carney's success hinged on an actual, foolish, and unhumble Canadian value — our deep-seated belief that we are somehow better than Americans, partially due to their ambitious natures

Technology

3 h. ago Energy industry strikes hopeful tone after Liberal federal election win

CALGARY – The industry group representing Canada’s oil and gas service contractors has laid out its top priorities for the Liberal government in Ottawa, which held onto power in Monday’s federal election. The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors says both the Liberals and the Conservatives recognized the need to grow oil and gas development during […]

Politics

3 h. ago Harvest ETFs Announces Final April 2025 Cash Distribution for the Harvest Canadian T

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) announces the final April 2025 cash distribution for the following distribution for the Harvest Canadian T-Bill ETF for the month ending April 30, 2025. The distribution will be paid on or about May 9, 2025 to unitholders of record on April 30, 2025. Details regarding the final […]

Sport

3 h. ago Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Canadian company announced Tuesday that its U.S. subsidiary submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor, sparking outrage by bypassing a U.N. agency that regulates deep international waters. The Metals Company said that it was seeking two exploration licenses and a commercial recovery […]

Society

3 h. ago Overtime vibes or not, Maple Leafs look to close out Ottawa Senators any way they can

If ever a pre-game overtime aura has enveloped the Maple Leafs, it has been ahead of Game 5 against Ottawa on Tuesday night. Three straight games in this series have gone to an extra period and this date and circumstance certainlyis significant for Toronto. April 29, 1978, was Lanny McDonald’s memorable 2-1 OT series-clinching goal […]

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3 h. ago Experts say Canada is now on the brink of an economic recession

Canada is headed towards a recession this year, and now is the time for Canadians to prepare for a financial downturn, according to a Wells Fargo report.In its International Economic Outlook: April 2025 report, the company highlights its economic forecast, stating that economies exposed to tariffs are expected to underperform."In that sense, we now believe Canada’s economy will enter technical recession this year," states the report. It also predicts that the Bank of Canada will likely ease interest rates due to concerns about inflation.However, tariffs aren’t the only factor that will have a direct impact on Canada's economy — the indirect effects of sentiment and confidence are also expected to contribute to the recession.And an already weak loonie is also likely to get even weaker.Wells Fargo predicts that the Canadian dollar "will be a relative underperformer.” According to currency exchange company XE, as of April 29, th...

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4 h. ago Calgary Stampeders select Australian punter with first pick in CFL Global draft

The Calgary Stampeders selected Australian punter Fraser Masin with the first overall pick in Tuesday morning’s Canadian Football League global draft. Masin’s selection kicked off the day that features the 2025 CFL Global Draft early and the annual pick-em for Canadians — the 2025 CFL Draft — this afternoon (4 p.m., TSN). With four spots […]

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4 h. ago NCAA decision has potential to alter Canadian junior hockey and the pipelines that feed the NHL

Boston University sophomore Aiden Celebrini has no regrets over the decision he reached at 16 to maintain his college eligibility by skipping a chance to play for the Western Hockey League’s Saskatoon Blades. And it makes no difference that college hockey wasn’t on his radar growing up in North Vancouver and regularly attending WHL games […]

Sport

4 h. ago Doug Ford says he looks forward to working with Carney’s Liberals at ’crucial’ time

Ontario premier has urged new Liberal government to get infrastructure such as pipelines, highways and rail lines built

Transport

4 h. ago Pellerin: Underdog Bruce Fanjoy did the hard work democracy requires

The Liberal who defeated Pierre Poilievre showed that honest effort, not toxic politics, is what Canadian voters were craving.

Sport

5 h. ago These were the closest races in Toronto ridings during Canada's federal election

The 45th Canadian federal election is officially over, and Mark Carney has led the Liberal Party of Canada to a narrow victory. The Liberals have won 162 seats and are leading in six more as of Tuesday morning, just shy of the 172 seats required for a majority in the 343-seat House of Commons.The Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre, is set to remain in opposition with 140 seats and leads in four additional ridings as of Tuesday morning. Some seats throughout the province remain too close to call.The general election brought some significant changes to the House of Commons, with the emergence of a two-party contest between the Liberals and Conservatives, the collapse of NDP support, and many notable incumbent losses.Here's a look at the result from key battleground ridings in Toronto.Toronto—St. Paul'sLong held by the Liberals, this riding flipped to the Conservatives in a by-election last June, when Don Stewart won by just over 600 votes, becoming the...

Politics

5 h. ago Canada summons its ‘Inner Ninja’ and elects the highest charting musician MP ever

The song hit number five on Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and has racked up 5.4 million views on YouTube

Culture