4 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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4 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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6 h. ago Alberta education support workers continue to work during teachers’ strike

Thousands of support workers at Alberta schools continue to clock in each day during an Alberta teachers' strike. There's work to go around, but it's still an uncertain road ahead.

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7 h. ago Calgary municipal election: Candidate plans on public safety, infrastructure | Advance vote begins

Continuing coverage of the 2025 Calgary municipal election campaign

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8 h. ago Gallagher manslaughter trial continues for 2nd day at Court of King’s Bench

In day two of the final criminal trial stemming from the death of a Saskatoon mother, jury hears a detailed confession on what is believed to have happened the night she died.

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10 h. ago Alberta, B.C. premiers butt heads over Danielle Smith’s pipeline dreams

The premiers of Alberta and British Columbia continue to trade shots over Danielle Smith's call for construction of a pipeline to the northern B.C. coast.

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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 Stock market rally takes a pause as gold prices top US$4,000 per ounce

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index finished in negative territory, while U.S. markets also fell as gold prices reached new highs. Kevin Burkett, portfolio manager at Victoria-based Burkett Asset Management, said Tuesday’s trading session marked a “quiet day.” The S&P/TSX composite index was down 180.16 points at 30,351.72. Despite Tuesday’s pullback, the S&P/TSX composite has […]

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11 h. ago Paramedics, bar staff, victim’s cousin testify at trial in Halifax Alehouse death

The trial for a former bar security officer charged with manslaughter continued Tuesday, with testimony from paramedics, bar staff, and a cousin of the victim.

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11 h. ago Central Alberta man who killed intruder at oil and gas site sentenced to 10 years in prison

In the early morning hours of June 20, 2022, Dustin Lemay-Storms grabbed a rifle and a headlamp and stepped out of his trailer. He headed toward an oilfield lease site where moments before a bright blue flash had lit up the sky. As Lemay-Storms approached the site, he saw the outline of a pickup truck. […]

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11 h. ago reAlpha Completes Full Integration of Naamche Into Core Operations, Advancing “One reAlpha” Strategy

DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — reAlpha Tech Corp. (Nasdaq: AIRE) (“reAlpha” or the “Company”), an AI-powered real estate technology company, today announced the full integration of Naamche, its previously acquired subsidiary, into the reAlpha brand and operating model. The integration reflects reAlpha’s ‘One reAlpha’ strategy, aligning its global talent, product portfolio, and […]

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14 h. ago Classes cancelled at Conestoga college campus amid support workers’ strike

An Ontario college says all on-campus classes and activities are cancelled today as striking support staff continue to hold rallies at several colleges across the province. Conestoga College says its Doon campus in Kitchener, Ont., is closed to all vehicle traffic and in-person classes and activities are suspended. The college says that’s because of “large-scale” […]

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14 h. ago Oscar nominee fundraises for ‘urgent medical care’ as ‘health continues to struggle’

Oscar-nominated actress Sally Kirkland needs “urgent medical care” and her friends say she needs help paying for it. The Golden Globe winner’s pals — Paige Dylan, Coty Galloway and Mel England — set up a GoFundMe campaign last year when the actress broke two bones and developed two “life-threatening” infections that required treatment. “It has […]

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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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15 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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16 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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16 h. ago Canada’s tanking trade points to ‘bleak’ outlook for exports as Trump keeps lobbing tariff bombs

Exports fell for the first time in three months as tariffs continue to hurt the movement of goods to the U.S.

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16 h. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Kids camps, programs planned for students | Lockout notice issued to teachers | Businesses affected

Continuing coverage of the Alberta teachers' strike

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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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18 h. ago Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as conflict in Gaza grinds on

A divided Israel marks two years since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7 2023, which sparked a conflict in Gaza that continues amid renewed peace talks.

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