8 h. ago Big changes may be on the way for one of Toronto's top seasonal events

One of Toronto's most prominent seasonal events, which is regularly ranked one of the best of its kind in the world and draws nearly a million people to the city's most historic neighbourhood each year, may look a whole lot different in 2025.Any local looking to get into the holiday spirit come wintertime knows to hit up the Distillery Winter Village, which takes over the district's cobblestone streets with festive food and drink, charming vendor stalls reminiscent of a European holiday market, a monumental Christmas tree, and all sorts of activations and photo ops.While it has always taken place around the end of December, the event has greatly expanded both in scope and length in recent years, going from just 10 days in its inaugural iteration to more than seven weeks —  running seven days a week — by 2024.Despite the event in many ways putting the unique pocket of the city on t...

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12 h. ago Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission

Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. In 2022, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google, saying the search giant collected millions of biometric identifiers, including voiceprints and records of face geometry, through its products and services like Google Photos, […]

Economics

15 h. ago 'I guess it was inevitable': Visual storytellers bemoan loss of SAIT's photojournalism major

A SAIT spokesperson said the decision aligns with current industry trends and student demand

Politics

16 h. ago Habemus domum! Leo XIV’s ‘immaculately rehabbed’ childhood home being sold

The small brick home in Dolton, just outside Chicago, had been listed at $199,000 but the owner is considering raising the price

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17 h. ago Dans la cathédrale de Chicago, la «très belle surprise» d’un pape venu de sa banlieue

Paula Hambrick n’aurait «jamais cru voir un pape venu des États-Unis, encore moins de Chicago», raconte une fidèle

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17 h. ago ‘DA POPE!’ Leo XIV’s Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and tongue-in-cheek references have piled up deeper than Chicago’s pizza and more loaded than its hot dog, seemingly irresistible to comics and commoners […]

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18 h. ago People in Ontario are obsessing over the burgers at this new food truck

Toronto residents tend to fall into the trap of fancying ourselves the centre of the culinary world in Ontario (and that's not entirely without reason), but one new food truck has people trekking outside of the city for their larger-than-life bites.Quickly after launching in May of 2024, customers began referring to Andrew and Tara Schroeder's food truck, Mason Jar Food Co. as a 'classy food truck' and, while they hadn't specifically set out to create that, they admit that it does perfectly describe the business.Located in Haliburton County, the food truck, which serves up elevated takes on food truck staples, is the culmination of years of experience in the hospitality industry, both together and individually, for husband-and-wife team Tara and Andrew, who tell me they had dreamt of creating their own culinary venture long before opening the truck."In our travels, we would often point out how well a food truck could do at the&n...

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18 h. ago Mamma's back! Silvia Venturini Fendi sounds off on the Baguette update

A '90s icon gets a soft makeover this spring

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22 h. ago Pope Leo XIV brings hope to Chicago sports fans as Cubs, White Sox duel for his favour

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Elected on Thursday, Robert Prevost is the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary, who took the name Leo XIV, also […]

Sport

24 h. ago In 1st mass as pope, Leo XIV hopes Catholic Church can be beacon of light

Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago but spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, said a few words in English before continuing his homily in fluent Italian.

Culture

25 h. ago Pope Leo XIV’s brother says he felt ‘disbelief’ over sibling named pontiff

The brother of Pope Leo XIV says he felt a sense of intense pride over the Chicago-born missionary becoming the first pope born in the U.S.

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32 h. ago [PHOTOS] Vente précipitée de Lion Électrique en banlieue de Chicago

Le fabricant québécois Lion Électrique, au bord du gouffre, écoulera jeudi prochain les équipements de son usine américaine en banlieue de Chicago.

Society

32 h. ago [PHOTOS] Attentat de la gare de Montréal: le terroriste visait le Vatican!

Le 3 septembre 1984, une bombe explose à gare Centrale de Montréal, faisant trois morts parmi la foule de touristes en transit dans la métropole.

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38 h. ago Firm Capital Property Trust Announces Closing of Previously Announced Sale of Its 50% Interest in a 159,470 Square Foot Industrial Building Located in Montreal for $27.9 Million

TORONTO, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Firm Capital Property Trust (“FCPT” or the “Trust”) (TSX : FCD.UN) is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced sale within its Montreal Industrial Portfolio Joint Venture (“Montreal Industrial JV”) of a 100% interest in a single tenant, 159,470 square foot industrial facility for gross […]

Economics

39 h. ago BioSyent Schedules First Quarter Earnings Release for May 15, 2025

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSyent Inc. (“BioSyent”, “the Company”, TSX Venture: RX) will be reporting its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 on Thursday, May 15, 2025 after market hours. A presentation on the Company’s first quarter 2025 results by René Goehrum, BioSyent President and CEO, will […]

Culture

41 h. ago Les Rangers se sont jetés sur Sullivan comme un lion sur sa proie

Le club newyorkais a présenté son nouvel entraîneur-chef aux médias.

Transport

41 h. ago Before being named Pope Leo XIV, he was Cardinal Robert Prevost. Who is he?

Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023.

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43 h. ago What we know about the first American Pope, Robert Francis Prevost

The 69-year-old from Chicago will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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43 h. ago Trump congratulates Robert Francis Prevost, first American Pope in history

'What a great honour for our country,' Trump said in a social media post. The 69-year-old from Chicago will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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56 h. ago Beloved Toronto coffee shop opens new location after over 20 years in business

A Toronto cafe that's been a neighbourhood stalwart for over 20 years is finally expanding, opening a brand new location in the city.Every neighbourhood has its institutions; those spots that have been there as long as you can remember and that you can't imagine ever closing down. Growing up in the Beaches, for me, that was The Goof (legal name: Garden Gate), but for Mimico, Birds and Beans Cafe fits the bill.Opening its doors in 2004, the cafe has been supplying the community with fair-trade, bird-friendly coffee and eco-friendly goods for the past 21 years out of their charming cafe just off Mimico Square.If you rarely venture deep into the west end of the city, you could go your whole life without knowing it was there, but you'd be worse off for it: the coffee is excellent, and the cafe itself looks and feels like something straight out of Gilmore Girls.As of last month, even more people in the city are getting the chance to experience the magic of Bird...

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