2 h. ago Wacky offerings at this year’s CNE sure to pique appetites of curious foodies

Psssssttt!  Do you know where somebody can get a Maki Sushi Corn Dog, a Kreamchi Korean Dumpling, deep fried frozen watermelon — and wash it down with buttered Root Beer? Well, of course, all will be on offer starting this Friday, as the Princes’ Gates swing wide open to usher in the 146th edition of […]

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3 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Cops identify victim of fatal East York stabbing

17-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder after arrest made at scene

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3 h. ago New York man charged with cyberstalking a family member of killed UnitedHealthcare CEO

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man has been charged with cyberstalking a family member of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly leaving threatening voicemails that expressed glee about Thompson’s killing within hours of the fatal shooting, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Shane Daley, 40, is accused of placing multiple calls to Thompson’s family member after […]

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4 h. ago City of Chestermere purchases rec centre lands from county for $8.2 million

The rec centre serves residents of Chestermere, which now boasts a population of roughly 30,000 people, in addition to users from nearby communities and hamlets

Economics

5 h. ago Rory McIlroy ‘shot down’ suggestion of Ryder Cup playing captain role

Masters champion Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he rejected the suggestion he could serve as playing captain at a Ryder Cup “sometime soon,” saying he thinks combining roles is too onerous. “I’ve ben asked to do that, and I’ve turned it down,” the Northern Ireland star said as he spoke to reporters prior to the US […]

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7 h. ago Twins owners opt to halt the sale and keep the club in the family, adding new investors instead

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are no longer for sale, executive chair Joe Pohlad announced Wednesday on behalf of his family. After exploring a variety of options since publicizing the sale 10 months ago, the Pohlad family will remain the principal owner of the club and add new investors instead. Carl Pohlad, a banking […]

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7 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

8 h. ago Anger after Toronto film festival pulls invite for October 7 documentary, citing legal concerns, other ‘known risks’

The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, directed by Canada's Barry Avrich, tells of a retired Israeli general who saved his son's family during the October 7 attacks

Culture

8 h. ago Man shot dead by Ontario police near Turkey Point marina, watchdog investigating

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed by police on Tuesday near the Turkey Point marina. Ontario's police watchdog is investigating.

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11 h. ago London cop cleared after teen bit by police dog, punched during arrest

Ontario’s police watchdog has found no grounds to criminally charge a London officer after a 17-year-old fleeing an east-end traffic stop was bitten by a police dog and struck in the face during his arrest.

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11 h. ago OPP arrest neighbour after family dog shot in Peterborough County

Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested and charged a 67-year-old man after his neighbours’ dog was shot in Peterborough County. Police say they were called to the scene Sunday morning after the dog owners said their pet had been missing for about a week. OPP say the family heard gunshots around the time the […]

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11 h. ago Police arrest neighbour after family dog shot in Ontario’s Peterborough County

Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested and charged a 67-year-old man after his neighbours' dog was shot in Peterborough County.

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11 h. ago Police arrest neighbour after family dog shot and killed in Ontario

Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested and charged a 67-year-old man after his neighbours' dog was shot in Peterborough County.

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21 h. ago Toronto's newest seafood spot is a joint venture from some iconic local restaurant owners

One Toronto neighbourhood is about to get a new go-to seafood restaurant, and it's coming courtesy of a local culinary dream team.If you find yourself faced with some serious seafood cravings this month, set your sights on Summerhill. There, sometime around mid-August, you'll discover Seahorse, a new seafood restaurant by a team that can only be described as Toronto's culinary Avengers.Individually, though, they're known as Richard Renaud (Piano Piano, Speducci Mercatto), Simon Bower (Lucien, Mercer Street Grill), and 11-time oyster-shucking champion Eamon Clark, who also just so happens to be a member of the Rodney's Oyster House family. We mean that literally — the titular Rodney is his father.Bower told us that, when it came to assembling the group, so to speak, the key players were a no-brainer. It also helps that both Renaud and Clark are longtime friends of Bower's."I met Richard about six or seven year...

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21 h. ago Former Toronto Maple Leafs manager opens up about some of the team's past dramas

It turns out that Kyle Dubas still has plenty of things to say about the Toronto Maple Leafs.The former Leafs general manager was a guest on an episode of the Cam and Strick podcast with NHL insider Andy Strickland and former NHLer Cam Janssen released on Tuesday.One of the key talking points of the interview was former Leafs star Mitch Marner, who left the organization in a sign-and-trade deal with the Vegas Golden Knights earlier this summer.Dubas was asked if he thinks that Marner will benefit from a fresh start on a new team."I think that's the easy narrative, perhaps. Awesome person, wonderful player, just started his own family. I hope it works out well for everybody. I hope that it can galvanize the team, and I hope that Mitch plays well in Vegas," Dubas said."I think we'll look back on it [in] a number of years and have a better view of it. But I'll cheer for him and cheer for the rest of those guys [on the Leafs] to f...

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24 h. ago U.S. offers $5M reward for arrest of powerful Haitian gang leader known as ‘Barbecue’

Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier, is a former elite police officer who was fired and created the ‘G9 Family,’ an alliance of gangs blamed for dozens of killings

Politics

24 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

24 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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26 h. ago Medway Valley trail plan faces halt amid northwest London neighbour ire

The move to halt any work on the trail will require final approval by city council at its next scheduled meeting, Aug. 26.

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28 h. ago Owner of London home where man shot charged in 2021 gun, drug bust

The owner of a London home where a man was shot Monday was charged in a 2021 bust that netted cocaine, a flamethrower and other weapons

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