3 h. ago Canada was just crowned one of the top countries in the world

Canada has been highly rated by travellers from around the world in a new ranking.Condé Nast Traveler revealed its 2025 Readers' Choice Awards on Tuesday. The travel magazine received a staggering 757,109 votes in its 38th annual Readers' Choice Awards survey, dubbing winners in categories such as best cities and best resorts in the world.CN Traveler also asked its readers to rank their favourite countries around the world, and Canada made the top 10.The True North took 10th place out of a total of 20, with a score of 90.94."Travellers today are craving what's real; experiences that build compassion, spark belonging, and remind us of what we share," said Gloria Loree, chief marketing officer at Destination Canada, in a statement about the ranking."For Americans, Canada offers exactly that. It's a place that welcomes you in, leaves a lasting mark, and sends you home seeing the world and one another a little differently.&q...

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3 h. ago T&T Supermarket to open its latest location in a Toronto mall

A long-standing Loblaws location inside a Toronto mall is due to close its doors this month, but it won't be long before another supermarket giant swoops in to replace it. The Loblaws store inside RioCan Empress at 5095 Yonge St. is preparing to shut down at the end of October, staff confirmed to blogTO via phone call last week. The grocery store, which sat below one of the longest freestanding escalators in North America for decades, will officially close on Saturday, Oct. 25. However, another Loblaw Companies-owned supermarket chain will soon take over the massive retail space. According to a building permit filed with the City, a request to renovate the retail space to accommodate a new T&T Supermarket was accepted back in July. The Vancouver-based Canadian Asian supermarket chain was acquired by Loblaw back in July 2009, and has drastically increased its footprint in Toronto over the past few years, with locations at College and Spadina...

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3 h. ago Some Canadians will get a sizeable payout from the government this week

Canadians who are eligible for the Advanced Canada Workers Benefit (ACWB) can expect to receive payments this week.According to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), ACWB payments are issued in three automatic installments throughout the year. The ACWB is an advanced payment of the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB), a refundable tax credit that eligible individuals can claim on their tax return.The benefit is meant to help individuals and families who are working and earning a lower income. Canadians who are eligible for the CWB on their tax return will receive advanced payments of up to 50 per cent of the CWB through the ACWB. Since the next payment date falls on a weekend, on Sunday, Oct. 12, eligible Canadians will receive their money on the last business day of the week, which is Friday, Oct. 10.You're eligible if you meet the following criteria:You're over 19 years old on Dec. 31, or live with a spouse or common-law partner or your child,You're a resident ...

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6 h. ago District of Lake Country recommends residents of 2 RV parks find new homes

The District of Lake Country declined an interview, but said that the decision was made due to safety concerns on the properties after a number of fires.

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6 h. ago Edgewood farm’s veterinarian authorized to check on sick ostrich, no testing permitted

The farm had been pushing for broader testing, including blood samples, in hopes of proving the rest of the herd is healthy.

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8 h. ago Letter of the day: Jane Goodall's work and inspiration will live on

The Fauna Foundation, Canada’s only chimpanzee sanctuary, has carried her mission forward — a reminder that her message is alive locally.

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10 h. ago Week 19 for Calgary Stampeders: Another top test ahead for suddenly struggling CFL side

Coach Dickenson hopes charges respond with 'something to build on' from last game's late rally bid

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10 h. ago New Fortress’ Puerto Rico Gas Deliveries at Risk Amid Dispute

A judge in Puerto Rico ordered New Fortress Energy Inc. to stop using the tugboats it hired to make deliveries to its San Juan Bay terminal — forcing some power plants to turn to more expensive and dirtier diesel.

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10 h. ago Georgia boy, 2, mauled to death by Rottweilers at daycare while owner napped

A two-year-old boy was killed by two large dogs at a Georgia daycare after the toddler was left unattended as the owner took a nap. Police officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to reports of a dog attack at a residence in Valdosta, Ga., on Saturday afternoon. First responders arrived to find the deceased child, the […]

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11 h. ago Marineland says its remaining belugas shouldn’t be sent to N.S. sanctuary

Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson denied Marineland's request last week for a permit to ship Canada’s last captive whales to buyers at an aquarium in China.

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11 h. ago Marineland says its belugas shouldn’t go to Nova Scotia’s Whale Sanctuary Project

Shuttered Niagara Falls theme park is trying to sell whales to avoid bankruptcy.

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11 h. ago Un conducteur soupçonné de conduite en état d’ébriété défonce la façade d’une résidence à Lévis

Des accusations de conduite avec les facultés affaiblies pourraient être déposées.

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12 h. ago Bébé abandonné à Longueuil: une vidéo diffusée pour retrouver la personne ayant déposé le bébé devant la porte d’une résidence

La police a diffusé mardi midi une vidéo de caméra de surveillance montrant la personne qui aurait abandonné un bébé naissant à Longueuil.

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14 h. ago Travellers just ranked these Toronto hotels among the best in Canada

A handful of Toronto hotels were just ranked among the best accommodation options available in the entire country, according to those who would know best: consumers.The city's 1 Hotel at 550 Wellington St. W., St. Regis Hotel at Adelaide and Bay, iconic Queen West haunt The Drake Hotel, and historic Fairmont Royal York have just been recognized by Condé Nast Traveler, the esteemed U.K. magazine known for highlighting the best of the best in the travel industry.Each year, the outlet administers a series of Readers' Choice Awards honouring the top vacation hotspots, resorts, hotels, cruises, spas, airports and more, as selected by CN Traveler's subscribers.And, frequent flyers from the world over who read the mag have voted the aforementioned four hotels as some of the best places to stay in all of Canada.With a score of an impressive 92 out of a potential 100, 1 Hotel took the ninth spot, flanked by two Mon...

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14 h. ago Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberals risk a permanent deficit dressed up as nation building

Splitting budget into operating and capital will only confuse the true level of debt

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15 h. ago Okanagan pig sanctuary building new sick bay for hooved residents

Forty-one pigs call the Summerland sanctuary home, which is a labour of love for founder Faith Affleck and the volunteers who care for the unwanted and abandoned pigs.

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15 h. ago Nova Scotia offers emergency financial support for Lake George wildfire evacuees

The province says 353 properties have been evacuated due to the wildfire in Kings County. Funding will be given to those with proof of residency within the evacuation zone area.

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17 h. ago Alberta Pipeline Plan Sparks Fear and Hope Among Canada’s Indigenous Groups

Alberta’s pitch to build a new crude oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific coast has divided the region’s Indigenous communities, where there are memories of a similar project that was fought and eventually canceled.

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17 h. ago ‘Swatting’ calls to Nova Scotia home have RCMP warning of danger of fake reports

RCMP were called to a residence in Cambridge, N.S., for a report of gunshots. An hour later, they were called back for an illegal burn. Both calls, they say, were false.

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18 h. ago Breathtaking Toronto proposal swapped for boring design in monumental bait

A stunning proposal to redevelop a key stretch of Toronto's waterfront has been quietly swapped out for the same old boring blandness, and don't act like you're so surprised right now.Rising from the ashes of Google parent company Alphabet's aborted vision for a wired-up smart city of the future, a bold plan to redevelop what has become known as the Quayside lands drummed up newfound excitement in 2023.Zoning for the first phase of the enormous new residential complex was approved in mid-2024, granting height envelopes for a block-long timber mid-rise and a trio of towers rising as high as 70 storeys.But, like the ambitious plan that came before, the 2023 iteration of Quayside has been quietly whittled down to a much lesser vision now before Toronto city planners.The 2023 vision for the Quayside site prior to the 2025 design revisions.An updated application for the Quayside community, filed at the tail end of September, has shed much of what made the project spe...

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