2 h. ago Illinois man gets life after admitting to deadly shooting at parade

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The suburban Chicago man who admitted to fatally shooting seven people and wounding dozens of others during a 2022 Independence Day parade was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti handed down the sentence after emotional testimony from survivors and the relatives of […]

Events

4 h. ago Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend Osisko Shareholders Vote for All Proposed Items at the Upcoming Annual and Special Meeting

MONTRÉAL, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (the “Company” or “Osisko”) (OR: TSX & NYSE) is pleased to announce that leading independent proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”), have each recommended that Shareholders vote FOR all proposed resolutions at the upcoming Annual […]

Economics

5 h. ago City hall has a $60M budget surplus. You'll get some of that back: Mayor

London’s mayor is pledging to provide relief to taxpayers in the final year of his term as a new city hall report details a budget surplus of nearly $60 million. The staff report on the city’s 2024 year-end operating budget outlines a $58.8 million surplus on the property tax budget, and a $700,000 surplus on […]

Economics

9 h. ago Adam: The stakes are high, but the choices are clear in this election

No one can be too busy or disengaged to vote in this election.

Politics

10 h. ago Liberal Fergus, New Democrat Matecki share their visions for Hull

These two Outaouais candidates answered five questions from the Ottawa Citizen in advance of the April 28 federal election.

Other

16 h. ago ‘Untenable’ Downtown Eastside situation needs major changes, says outgoing VPD chief

The low-income neighbourhood is home to approximately three per cent of Vancouver’s population but is responsible for about one-third of the city’s violent crime.

Politics

19 h. ago VPD whistleblower alleges ‘Task Force Barrage’ arrest quotas

B.C.'s police watchdog says the Vancouver Police Board must look into an officer's allegation that arrest quotas have been issued as part of Mayor Ken Sim's "Task Force Barrage."

Other

21 h. ago Hudson’s Bay to liquidate all remaining stores, court filing says

A new court filing says Hudson’s Bay will start selling off all merchandise on Friday at the six stores previously spared from liquidation.  Adam Zalev, managing director of Hudson’s Bay’s financial adviser Reflect Advisors, says in an affidavit that Canada’s oldest company is making the move because there is a “low probability” that it will […]

Other

22 h. ago As tariffs from U.S. and China bite, Canadian agriculture needs help: CFIB

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on the federal government to do more to support the agricultural sector amid rising tariffs and trade tensions.

Society

22 h. ago Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams books fall Edmonton date at Rogers Place

It has been 45 years since CanRock hero Bryan Adams released his self-titled debut album, and at this point, he seems content to just roll with the punches across North America. The North American leg of the Roll With The Punches Tour, announced Wednesday, marks the hitmaker’s biggest outing in decades. The tour will visit […]

Other

23 h. ago Toronto's Union Station now surrounded by ugly concrete anti

Giant concrete blocks now surround Toronto's Union Station, the utilitarian product of a terrorist attack that shook the city seven years earlier.Pedestrians passing the city's primary transit hub have likely noticed these prominent anti-terror barriers in recent months, just the latest round of work at the perpetually under-construction Union Station.The new barriers will replace temporary concrete dividers that have surrounded the station for years.Jersey barriers were first installed around the hub in 2018 in the wake of the tragic Toronto van attack, where a man driven by "incel" ideology slammed a rented van into pedestrians along Yonge Street in North York, resulting in 11 deaths and 15 more people injured.While the barriers have indeed made it impossible for cars to be utilized as weapons in the high-traffic area along Front Street, the ad-hoc design and placement of these security measures did not exactly make them pleasant to look at.The barriers were...

Other

24 h. ago New York Democrats Push to Bring Back State Tax on Stock Sales

The threat of deep cuts in federal funding from the Trump administration is reigniting a push to bring back New York’s tax on stock sales.

Economics

24 h. ago Easter bunny Olivia Chow draws basket of mixed reaction on social media

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow dressed like the Easter bunny at a parade in the Beaches over the weekend and social media users shared their thoughts. “Happy Easter from the Beaches Easter Sunday Parade,” Chow wrote on her social media pages, posting photos of herself and her team. Donning her signature purple, Chow went the extra […]

Other

26 h. ago Bryan Adams to roll into Calgary on Sept. 26 for Roll with the Punches tour

Bryan Adams has added a Calgary date for his 2025 Roll with the Punches tour. Adams will play the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sept. 26 as part of one his biggest North American tours in years. The 40-date tour kicks off Sept. 11 in Kelowna, B.C. and will include stops in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and […]

Other

26 h. ago Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting to speak in court

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Survivors and relatives of people killed in a 2022 mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago were set to speak Wednesday at the sentencing hearing for the gunman, who chose not to attend. Robert E. Crimo III, 24, pleaded guilty last month to the shooting that left seven people […]

Events

31 h. ago World Economic Forum board backs launch of independent probe into founder Klaus Schwab

GENEVA (AP) — The World Economic Forum, which runs an annual gathering of elites in Davos, Switzerland, says its board has given its unanimous support for an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct by founder Klaus Schwab. The statement from the Geneva-based think tank and event organizer late on Tuesday came after a report published […]

Other

41 h. ago Ontario to boost rural, northern primary, emergency care in agreement with OMA

Ontario is introducing a new program to stabilize physician staffing in rural emergency departments and putting more money toward helping people in underserved communities get access to primary care. The new commitments come out of negotiations between the government and the Ontario Medical Association for a new physician services agreement. Those talks are ongoing for […]

Politics

43 h. ago A court in Ivory Coast removes a former Credit Suisse CEO from the presidential ballot

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A court in Ivory Coast ruled on Tuesday that Tidjane Thiam, a former CEO of Credit Suisse, is not eligible to run for president because of his dual Ivorian-French nationality, according to a lawyer representing him. Thiam won his party’s primary on Friday in an uncontested vote and was widely […]

Economics

44 h. ago Ontario to boost rural, northern primary and emergency care in agreement with OMA

The new commitments come out of negotiations between the government and the Ontario Medical Association for a new Physician Services Agreement.

Politics

44 h. ago Colwood, B.C. ‘very close’ to hiring 2 more doctors for city

A Vancouver Island city that's hiring doctors as municipal employees is "very close" to hiring two more, and its mayor believes it will eventually top its goal of hiring eight.

Science