78 m. ago Legault taking crushing byelection loss to the PQ with ‘humility’

Legault's CAQ finished fourth in the Arthabaska riding with seven per cent of the vote — down from the 52 per cent the party collected last election.

Politics

3 h. ago Caroline Elliott: B.C. Supreme Court takes an axe to private property rights

Native rights are constitutionally guaranteed; property rights are not. When courts recognize Aboriginal title, it's easy to see who will win

Transport

3 h. ago Notorious Gangster gives trainer Josie Carroll another shot at King’s Plate notoriety

Josie Carroll has an excellent chance to win her fourth King’s Plate at Woodbine on Saturday. Notorious Gangster has proven to be near the top of the three-year-old rankings and definitely could join Edenwold, Inglorious and Mighty Heart on the veteran trainer’s Plate honour roll. He showed his class with a win in the Queenston […]

Transport

3 h. ago Oklahoma City Thunder’s Lu Dort to have NBA title parade in Montreal next week

The Larry O’Brien Trophy will be in Montreal next week. Lu Dort, who won an NBA championship in June with the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will have a two-day celebration in his home city. On Aug. 20, Dort will be accepting a special invitation from Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante to City […]

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4 h. ago LambdaTest Unveils the Fourth Edition of the Testµ (‘TestMu’) Conference in 2025

The largest virtual event for quality and engineering professionals returns with a focus on innovation, AI, and future-ready testing strategies SAN FRANCISCO — LambdaTest, a leading GenAI-native quality engineering platform, is excited to unveil the 4th edition of its flagship Testµ (‘TestMu’) Conference, taking place virtually from August 19–21, 2025. This year’s event is set […]

Culture

7 h. ago Amazfit Partners With Female Elite Trail Runners Ruth Croft and Rosa Lara Feliu to Drive Innovation in Sports Watches

MILPITAS, Calif. — Amazfit, a leading global smart wearables brand owned by Zepp Health (NYSE: ZEPP), today announced a landmark partnership with Ruth Croft, one of the most accomplished trail and ultra runners in the world. The brand also welcomes Rosa Lara Feliu, a fast-rising Spanish mountain runner, to its growing global performance team. Croft […]

Sport

8 h. ago Russia Offers Classes for Handling Drone Hits at Energy Sites

Russia is launching new security seminars on how to handle emergencies, including drone strikes, at its energy facilities after Ukraine attacked key oil refineries in recent weeks.

Events

14 h. ago NTT DATA Partners with Google Cloud to Accelerate Agentic AI Adoption and Cloud Modernization for Enterprises Globally

Co-innovation will focus on industry-specific agentic AI and cloud-native modernization Companies will drive differentiated full-stack capabilities and sovereign cloud leadership NTT DATA creates global Google Cloud Business Group to scale capabilities and delivery Strategic investments in global sales and go-to-market will help ensure seamless adoption TOKYO & LONDON — NTT DATA, a global leader in […]

Culture

20 h. ago Pete Alonso breaks Darryl Strawberry’s Mets franchise home run record

NEW YORK — New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso hit his 253rd career homer on Tuesday night, breaking the franchise record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years. The 30-year-old Alonso drove a 95.1-m.p.h. fastball from Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider just over the wall in right-centre for a two-run shot in the third inning. […]

Sport

20 h. ago B.C. man survives 2 weeks in wilderness by drinking pond water: ‘A horror movie’

On July 28, Andrew Barber, who recently moved from Ontario, went out near his Williams Lake home to look for his dog, Nico, who had not been seen for three weeks.

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20 h. ago B.C. Conservatives push for secondary Okanagan route amid Highway 97 closures

'When Highway 97 shuts down, there is an impact — and it hurts our citizens,' said Dan Albas, Conservative MP for Okanagan Lake West-South Kelowna.

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23 h. ago Fourth man charged after 44 people found in truck by U.S. border

The 44 migrants were mostly Haitian, and included a pregnant woman and children as young as four. Despite the poor conditions they were found in, they were not seriously hurt.

Transport

24 h. ago B.C. couple moves from Fairmont to Calgary to get access to chemotherapy

If they didn't move, the couple would have had to drive more than six hours to Kelowna to receive the same treatment

Other

25 h. ago Ontario's unemployment levels keep surging higher and Toronto is among the worst

As much as we all want to hope for economic recovery in Ontario, joblessness in the province and across Canada is only getting worse, especially in major hubs like Toronto.Even in the wake of recent changes to the nation's immigration program — which many have criticized for causing a too-rapid and unmanageable population surge post-COVID — the proportion of residents who are out of work continues to grow, with fierce competition for even entry-level jobs.In July, Ontario saw another worrying uptick in its unemployment rate, which rose 0.1 per cent month-over-month and 1.2 per cent year-over-year to a painful 7.9 per cent, according to a new Labour Force Survey from StatCan.This makes us the fourth-worst province or territory for job seekers after Newfoundland & Labrador (10.5 per cent), Nunavut (9.9 per cent), and P.E.I. (8.8 per cent).StatCanCanada's national average sits at 6.9 per cent — stable from June, but ...

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25 h. ago Ontario's unemployment levels keep surging higher and Toronto's is among the worst

As much as we all want to hope for economic recovery in Ontario, joblessness in the province and across Canada is only getting worse, especially in major hubs like Toronto.Even in the wake of recent changes to the nation's immigration program — which many have criticized for causing a too-rapid and unmanageable population surge post-COVID — the proportion of residents who are out of work continues to grow, with fierce competition for even entry-level jobs.In July, Ontario saw another worrying uptick in its unemployment rate, which rose 0.1 per cent month-over-month and 1.2 per cent year-over-year to a painful 7.9 per cent, according to a new Labour Force Survey from StatCan.This makes us the fourth-worst province or territory for job seekers after Newfoundland & Labrador (10.5 per cent), Nunavut (9.9 per cent), and P.E.I. (8.8 per cent).StatCanCanada's national average sits at 6.9 per cent — stable from June, but ...

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25 h. ago Evacuations ordered around Halifax business park as wildfire nears

Flames around Susie Lake Crescent could be seen from as far away as west-end Halifax, with smoke travelling all the way into West Bedford.

Events

27 h. ago Cenovus said to be in talks with Indigenous groups for MEG Energy bid

First Nations and Metis communities include Chipewyan Prairie First Nation and Heart Lake First Nation

Other

28 h. ago Tacos from this Toronto restaurant were just ranked best in the city

Tacos from a Mexican restaurant in Toronto were just voted the best in the entire city, so here's everything you need to know about them.Another annual Toronto TacoFest has come and gone, leaving a tortilla crumb trail of carnage in its wake. While taco lovers across the city are nursing their birria-induced food comas, one taco joint in the city is busy celebrating its newly minted title as the creator of the best taco in Toronto.According to the scores of attendees at the food festival, at least.From Friday, Aug. 8 to Sunday, Aug. 11, dozens of local Mexican restaurants joined forces with food fanatics in the thousands to spend a weekend consuming as many tacos (among other things) as their bodies would allow.On the last day of the festival, the pièce de résistance came in the form of a golden taco trophy awarded to the local taqueria that won the majority of votes from attendees.This year, it went to Kensington Market force Birria C...

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28 h. ago Houseworks: Fabric structures provide economical and durable outdoor storage 

Need to store a tractor, four-wheel or other outdoor country gear? Perhaps your boat, RV or snowmobiles needs an off-season home? How about a spacious workshop? Something generically called fabric structures are worth considering. They’re made by a handful of companies, it’s a mature technology that’s been around since the early 1990s, and I’m putting […]

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30 h. ago SignWell Completes Fourth Consecutive SOC 2 Type II Certification

Secure e-signature platform continues to deliver audit-ready compliance for all customers PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SignWell, the e-signature platform trusted by over 65,000 businesses, has completed its fourth consecutive SOC 2 Type II audit—reinforcing its commitment to enterprise-grade security, privacy, and system reliability. While many providers either skip certification or stop […]

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