3 h. ago Fairfax Sells Interest in Eurolife Life Insurance Operations to Eurobank

TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that it has entered into a term sheet with Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings S.A. (“Eurobank”) pursuant to which Eurobank or an affiliate thereof will acquire from certain affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (collectively, “Fairfax”) the 80% equity […]

Economics

5 h. ago Ontario forest comes to life with stunning light installation on mountaintop trail

An Ontario mountaintop forest is hosting an immersive nighttime experience of art, light, and sound.AGORA: Path of Light is a new outdoor attraction at Blue Mountain offering a three-kilometre-long circuit trail in the resort's Explore Park, which allows visitors to interact with a series of installations inspired by the five elements: air, space, earth, water, and fire.The trail offers five distinct displays sprawled across the expanse — one for each element — and combines nature and storytelling into one attraction. Named The North Wind, The Hearth, The Flame, The Spark, and the Armonina Installation, each offers a unique experiential adventure that will light up your social media feed after dark.At The North Wind, visitors activate lights by whispering or howling into the sky, while at The Hearth, you can speak to the fire about your reflections from the trail, prompting it to illuminate in response to your words.  ...

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5 h. ago Dazzling immersive light show to transform majestic old Toronto building

A historic Toronto landmark is set to be transformed by an immersive light and sound show, making its Canadian debut in November.Eonarium's popular exhibition, Enlightenment, will take over Knox Presbyterian Church on Spadina Ave. next month, arriving in the city after touring multiple European cities, including Florence, Geneva, Munich, and Madrid.Enlightenment combines advanced projection techniques and music to illuminate the church's interior architecture, turning it into a large-scale light installation. Visitors can walk through spaces filled with shifting colours, patterns, and sounds, creating a multi-sensory environment blending elements of classical music and nature.The installation isn't all visual. Each sequence is choreographed to specific music, intended to evoke feelings rather than simply put on a spectacle. The lightscape plays to the tunes of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, ...

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10 h. ago Ontario man charged in connection to child luring case: Peel police

Peel Regional Police said a 49-year-old man from Brampton, Ont., was arrested in connection with an alleged online child-luring investigation.

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13 h. ago FIGHT NIGHT: Bedtime squabbles worse for relationships than daytime disputes

Arguments near bedtime can mess with couples' sleep cycles, increase stress hormones: Study

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15 h. ago Learning lessons from Canada’s wildfire season, Manitoba evacuations

WINNIPEG — Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year’s wildfire season and the unprecedented challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people across wide swaths of the country. The Canadian Red Cross registered 52,000 people across the Prairies, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, making it the agency’s largest domestic operation in […]

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16 h. ago ‘Tron: Ares’ wins North America box office, but disappoints at $33.5M

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) — “Tron: Ares,” the latest installment in the Disney sci-fi franchise, debuted atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday, but analysts said its $33.5 million haul was disappointing given its huge budget. “The movie was tracking well, but interest stalled during the last 10 days and the […]

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18 h. ago Global BC Favourite Family Recipe: Trip’s unbaked oatmeal cookies

In this installment of Favourite Family Recipe, we learn how to make Trip's unbaked oatmeal cookies so you can give the oven a rest on this one!

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21 h. ago 'Fulfilling a dream': Edmonton man training to compete in para

"I've always taken the road less travelled. I've been doing that my whole life. I felt this was a way for me to put people with disabilities on the map. Lets go blaze a trail."

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21 h. ago Make it four straight wins for the suddenly hot London Knights

The London Knights are officially on a roll. The defending Memorial Cup champs rode a Cohen Bidgood overtime tally for their fourth straight victory in a 5-4 win over the Sarnia Sting before 9,061 Saturday at Canada Life Place. Three of those four triumphs have gone beyond regulation. One of the best descriptions of Bidgood […]

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23 h. ago Expos documentary on Netflix is a whodunnit about the team's demise

Who Killed the Montreal Expos? trots out the usual suspects, Jeffrey Loria, David Samson, Claude Brochu and Lucien Bouchard.

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23 h. ago Expos documentary on Netflix is a whodunit about the team's demise

Who Killed the Montreal Expos? trots out the usual suspects: Jeffrey Loria, David Samson, Claude Brochu and Lucien Bouchard.

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23 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Fiance proves again and again that he’s no prince charming

DEAR ABBY: I am a 60-year-old divorcee. I am currently dating a Danish man and have been for a year. He asked me to marry him several months ago, and I said yes. He wants me and my daughter to move to Denmark. My daughter is 21 and high-functioning autistic, but she still needs me […]

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28 h. ago This Toronto couple is the team behind one of the city's hottest new supper clubs

Toronto couple Uzma Ahmed and Ali Amarshi have been running one of Toronto's hottest supper clubs for the past year, all while juggling full-time jobs.When you're really passionate about something, you can always find the time to do it.That's the sentiment that Ali Amarshi, one-half of the team behind Rakabi, a South Asian supper club that's making waves on the Toronto food scene, tells me allows him to balance running the venture with his full-time job as a tech product designer.His partner (both in business and in life), Uzma Ahmed, works in the mental health field as a social worker and psychotherapist. Together, in whatever spare time they're able to scrounge up, they run Rakabi, a supper club and event pop-up they created as a means of exploring and sharing their South Asian roots with the city, and what better way to do so than through food?    View this post on Instagram          &n...

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29 h. ago Stunning $5 million Toronto house was inspired by rice terraces carved into mountains

Architecture often draws inspiration from nature, but this Toronto home took its cue from an unexpected muse: the traditional rice terraces carved into mountainsides of Southeast Asia.Designed by the award-winning team at Studio Pyramid, 2 Tarlton Rd. rectilinear design steps naturally down the slope of the land, creating a seamless connection between the structure and its surroundings."From the facade, it looks like a square building. However, from the south side, you see a series of rectangular shapes," explains co-realtor Paul Maranger.The front entrance. The home's marble exterior is a work of art in itself — laser-cut and then hand-chiselled — giving the facade a texture and depth that feels sculptural rather than purely functional.A bedroom. "Studio Pyramid is always forging new ideas," adds co-realtor Christian Vermast. "This one is a true expression of form meeting function."The family room. And that...

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31 h. ago Son arrested in connection with mother’s homicide in Simcoe: OPP

SIMCOE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve arrested one person in a homicide investigation in Simcoe and continue to search for a missing person as part of the investigation. Police say officers were first called to a home on Head Street South on Oct. 5 where they found a deceased 71-year-old woman. Officers say […]

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34 h. ago TAIT: Giving thanks for a lifelong companion and lessons learned

There’s a certain moment every October when Canada exhales. The wind shifts, the light softens, and the trees — those old chroniclers of summer — take on their annual splendour. Golds, reds, and browns blend together like a Sunday country hymn sung in harmony. The air itself seems older — even, perhaps, wiser — touched […]

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34 h. ago With captain Lowry out, Scheifele showing leadership for Jets

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele proved once again how leaders make the difference in close games. The Jets assistant captain scored two goals to lead Winnipeg to a comeback 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings before 14,204 fans at Canada Life Centre on Saturday afternoon. The game before, linemate Kyle Connor scored three goals in […]

Politics

39 h. ago Brian Minter: Late fall vegetable gardens can deliver a great bounty

Late July plantings of root crops, like carrots, beets, turnips and parsnips, can result in a remarkable amount of produce

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41 h. ago Young people are hesitant to enter politics, says former Liberal cabinet minister

OTTAWA — Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a career in public life, he’s surprised if two or three of them raise a hand. Marchi, who served as minister for international trade from 1997 to 1999 and later as ambassador to […]

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