20 m. ago Ontario police face questions over timelines in assault investigation of 8

Residents packed a tense town hall in Quadville where police defended early claims of an animal attack and the shift to criminal charges against a 17-year-old local boy

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4 h. ago Police face questions in Quadeville after attack on Ontario child

OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson told reporters that police were compelled to warn the public about a possible animal attack in the early stages of the investigation.

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6 h. ago Half of Canadians would volunteer to fight if war breaks out, and fewer young people, poll finds

For years, the Canadian Armed Forces has been dealing with a recruitment crisis and public pride in the military has taken a hit

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11 h. ago Labour Fails to Boost UK Living Standards After One Year on Job

UK living standards are no higher than when Labour swept to power a year ago, highlighting the problems piling up for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he struggles to contain the rise of Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party.

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13 h. ago People in Ontario getting sick of tipping 'just because someone did their job'

Though people in Ontario will always have differing opinions on how much you should tip, the landscape has changed drastically since the lower pay for hospitality workers was nixed in favour of one standard minimum wage across industries provincewide in 2022, effectively removing the reason for tipping in the first place.As the rising cost of living continues to squeeze wallets across the country, the topic of tipping has become more controversial, with many criticizing skyrocketing tipping prompts across not just bars and restaurants, but cafes, fast food chains, some stores and even online retailers.(This writer has even been prompted to tip for a car battery replacement from CAA, with a 20 per cent tipping suggestion on an over $400 service that took the contractor about 15 minutes to complete.)There is a fair proportion of people who seem to want the practice — which is unique to the U.S. and Canada, and rare pretty much everywhere else in the...

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13 h. ago Huge subway bridge moves closer to forever changing iconic skyline view

Your TTC commute may soon feature a soaring flight through Toronto's lush Don Valley, as work progresses on an enormous new subway bridge that will eventually carry the forthcoming Ontario Line high above the valley floor.Toronto is not exactly a city known for bridges, though the city will be gaining many new elevated river and road crossings as part of the new 15.6-kilometre transit route linking the upcoming Eglinton Crosstown LRT in the north with Exhibition Place in the south.Two major bridges spanning the Don River and Don Valley Parkway will stand out among the Ontario Line's elevated crossings, including the Don Valley Crossing bridge, which will stand as the first such high-level valley crossing built in roughly a century.What are they building?Under construction since last year, this balanced cantilever bridge will stand 38 metres above the valley floor at its highest point with a balanced cantilever design, becoming the first high-level crossing of the Don Valley construc...

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13 h. ago The complete history of the famous fake mountain at Canada's Wonderland

The hulking artificial mountain at the heart of Canada's Wonderland hasn't always been bristling with coasters, growing from humble origins as a park centrepiece on opening day in 1981 into the ride-laden massif that exists today. Standing over 45 metres above Wonderland's International Street (but looking considerably taller thanks to the magic of forced perspective), Wonder Mountain has always served as the park's visual icon, and various attempts have been made over the decades to incorporate coasters into Wonderland's central magnet — for better or worse.Here's the complete history of the famous fake mountain that serves as a backdrop for countless Ontario childhood memories.Ontario could have had its own Eiffel TowerCanada's Wonderland was built to similar specifications as sister parks Kings Island and Kings Dominion. However, the park's original owner, Taft Broadcasting Company, wanted to give the new attraction a uniquely Canadian theme. Instead of ...

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13 h. ago New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?

Millions of people receive a federal tax deduction for the interest they pay on home loans. Under President Donald Trump’s new tax-cut law, many people for the first time also could claim a tax deduction for interest on their vehicle loans. The new tax break will be available even to people who don’t itemize deductions. […]

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13 h. ago Memorial for fatal Kelowna crane collapse unveiled on anniversary

The Rise Memorial Garden has opened to the public four years after a crane collapse in the city's downtown core killed five people.

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16 h. ago Police host town hall in Quadeville, Ont., after attack on eight

Nearly 100 people filled a community centre in Quadeville, Ont., Saturday to question police about a disturbing attack on a young girl that investigators believed was caused by an animal — until they arrested a teenager in the case. Residents of the rural community wanted to know why Ontario Provincial Police had sent out an […]

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16 h. ago ‘TRAUMATIC TIME’: OPP face questions in Quadeville after attack on girl

QUADEVILLE — Residents of a tiny rural community in eastern Ontario pressed police on Saturday for answers about a disturbing attack on a young girl that investigators believed was caused by an animal — until they arrested a teenager in the case. Nearly 100 people filled a small community centre in Quadeville, about 170 kilometres […]

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22 h. ago Bring On The Bay event brings in $160k to help children with disabilities

This is the 18th year of Bring On The Bay, an event to help raise money for Easter Seals Ontario.

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24 h. ago CHAUDHRI: Meta employment contract scrutinized in Ontario court

Bigger companies have bigger blind spots that are routinely laid bare in court

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27 h. ago Russian drone, cruise missile and bomb attacks kill at least 6 in Ukraine

At least six people were killed overnight and on Saturday as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than three-year-old war. Two people died and 14 were wounded when Russian […]

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28 h. ago Hiking: Sharing grasslands experience with cattle and calves

Most people do not get an opportunity to walk in a grazing pasture with cattle and calves. It could be intimidating, as well as being an experience to learn how to share nature’s landscape. Not too many know that Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, besides being an incredible park, is a working cattle ranch. Situated between […]

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28 h. ago Police to host town hall in Quadeville after attack on Ontario child

The town hall comes weeks after police said they suspected the girl's injuries came from an animal and warned families to keep children indoors and under close supervision.

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33 h. ago Old photo of Ontario children used in phony fundraiser for Texas flood victims

Julie Cole told Global News that a friend had contacted her on social media to say that an old photo of her six children was being used in an attempt to collect ill-gotten gains.

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37 h. ago Quaint little Ontario town boasts charming main street and picturesque waterfall

Small towns are a significant part of Ontario's charm, especially quaint gems like Fenelon Falls, a village that feels a world away from big-city life, just waiting to be explored. It's the place of small-town dreams, and nowhere like you've visited before. Fenelon Falls can be described as a varied mix of all things you'd like to find in a town like this, full of unique restaurants, shops and cottages to rent along the water. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of around 2,500 people and is mainly known as a tourist town — mostly active in the peak summer cottagegoer season, but you can find trails offering beautiful fall colours in the autumn too. But the best part of this place is right in the middle of all the action: part of its namesake is inspired by a waterfall that runs through the heart of the town. Though nowhere near the stature of major waterfalls elsewhere in the province, Fenelon Falls can...

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37 h. ago This viral Toronto singer is making waves and was even noticed by SZA

Toronto-born singer Christina Smith thinks of her breakthrough in the classical music industry as a "happy accident.""My mom would play a lot of classical music in the house, so it kind of became part of our daily life," she tells blogTO. "We'd be on the bus, and she used to think I was screaming until she realized there were actually matching pitches with some of the songs that we've heard on the radio. And that's when she realized that I gravitated towards classical music."Smith said singing classical music immediately felt "natural" to her.Smith, a Toronto-based Caribbean-Canadian making waves as an opera performer, moved back to Kingston, Jamaica, when she was 11. Upon realizing her talents, she recalls people asking her to sing genres like gospel, but she says she couldn't "belt to save my life." That's when she worked with a vocal teacher who gave her the chance to sing opera and other genres of classical music, confirming her mother's suspicions: hitt...

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37 h. ago Toronto club is helping people rebuild their social lives after kids move out

Do you ever reminisce on the luxury of hogging the TV when your roommate is gone for the weekend? Do you live for those lazy, weekend days when you get the condo all to yourself?That's the life for so many twenty-somethings in Toronto. But not so much so for many Toronto parents, who wake up, feed their kids, make lunches and pick them up from school — amongst other things. Until one day, the constant scramble of that reality comes to a halt when the kids move out. Then what?When Leaside mom Charlene Wood first found herself with an empty home after her youngest child went to university, that first taste of solitude in years might have sounded like a dream to some.It meant no noise, no extra responsibilities, and the best of all: all that spare time back to yourself. That transition didn't evoke those feelings in Wood, though. Instead, it left her feeling the effects that many empty-nesters experience after their last child lea...

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