2 d. ago Man, 21, and boy, 16, charged after Bowmanville carjacking leads to home invasion

A 21-year-old man and 16-year-old boy were arrested in North York after a carjacking in Bowmanville escalated to a violent home invasion. Durham Regional Police said officers responded Wednesday at approximately 9:15 p.m. to a home invasion in the area of Maple Grove and Nash Rds. When cops arrived to the residence, the victim reported […]

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6 d. ago Toronto gym is home to the new and trending HYROX workout competition

Resilience Fitness in Toronto has a question for you: Have you heard of HYROX, the world's fastest-growing fitness race?With close to 15,000 racers expected to compete in Toronto this fall, chances are you will be hearing it soon!Blending 8 kilometres of running broken up by 8 functional workouts — think burpees, sled pushes, and more — HYROX pushes athletes to their mental and physical limit. With an electric environment complete with a live DJ, HYROX fever is set to take Toronto by storm this October! The GTA's HYROX training gymBut don't take my word for it.Leading the charge on the Toronto HYROX lifestyle are Andrew Gillis and Josh Greenbaum, co-owners of Resilience Fitness, a local gym that specializes in HYROX training classes and full-scale race simulations.Resilience Fitness DurhamGillis and Greenbaum have been lifelong practitioners of hybrid fitness, and once they saw HYROX, they knew it was the competitive piece n...

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7 d. ago Amazon, Walmart pledge to stop selling biker support gear amid backlash

The two largest online retailers in Canada have agreed to stop selling Hells Angels support gear after coming under fire for carrying merchandise promoting the world’s largest outlaw motorcycle club. The decision by Walmart and Amazon comes after a man wearing biker support gear was assaulted – leading to criminal charges against an alleged member […]

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8 d. ago Probe of man trying to film up woman's skirt leads to voyeurism charge

St. Thomas police have made an arrest after identifying a man they say was using his cell phone to film up a woman’s skirt in a store

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1 week ago Alberta Court of Appeal grants McCain appeal of AUC decision on renewable power plan for Coaldale plant

Five wind turbines and a solar array proposed to produce 40 megawatts of power for potato processing plant expansion

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1 week ago Optiva Inc. Extends Forbearance Period with Noteholders to Continue Negotiations with Noteholders and Third Parties regarding a Potential Transaction

TORONTO, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Further to its news release on July 18, 2025, Optiva Inc. (TSX: OPT) (“Optiva” or the “Company“), a leader in powering the telecom industry with cloud-native billing, charging and revenue management software on private and public clouds, today announced that it has entered into an amended support agreement […]

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2 w. ago Yet another popular Toronto street festival suddenly cancelled at last minute

The 2025 Little Jamaica Festival in Toronto has been cancelled for this year, another tradition suddenly cut short amid the recent wave of cancellations affecting the city.However, if you've been following this dismal trend of summer festival cancellations, maybe the latest news doesn't take you entirely by surprise. The Little Jamaica BIA took to Instagram, stating, "We regret to inform you that the Little Jamaica Festival 2025 will not be taking place this year, August 30 - August 31, 2025."The BIA goes on to explain the reason behind this tough choice and acknowledges its followers' sentiment in the wake of this last-minute announcement."Unfortunately, due to funding and permit challenges, we are unable to move forward as planned. We know how much this festival means to our community, and this was not an easy decision."     View this post on Instagram  &n...

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3 w. ago Once 'leading the charge' on renewables, Alberta now seeing 'wave' of cancellations: report

Alberta's renewables industry saw investment surge in the early 2020s, but will it continue into the latter half of the decade?

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3 w. ago Skyrocketing number of people in Ontario are defaulting on housing and other bills

Ontario is once again leading the charge for consumer debt in Canada, with a growing number of residents failing to pay off their mortgages, credit cards and other bills. And the problem is, as you might have expected, worst in and around the exorbitant hub of Toronto.A new report from Equifax Canada shows that the number of people in the province who have defaulted on their required monthly credit payments for 90 days or more has shot up by 29.8 basis points during the last few months (compared to the same time last year), which is 15.2 points higher than the national average.In the GTA specifically, meanwhile, this figure surged by a whopping 39.1 basis points — something the firm attributes to the region being among those "most heavily impacted by high cost of living, economic uncertainty, and exposure to the auto and steel sectors."Equifax CanadaAs it stands now, the average person in...

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