3 h. ago Impressive Toronto proposal might actually be a place people can afford to live

Declining housing prices have, thus far, failed to bring Toronto homes back to a level where the average resident can afford to purchase, but even people just scraping by might soon be able to call this striking new development home.CreateTO, an agency that manages the City's real estate assets, has applied to bring an impressive new complex to an underutilized site next to Fairbank Station on the still-unopened Eglinton Crosstown LRT.The new two-building complex from Montgomery Sisam Architects at 9 Shortt St. (no, that isn't a typo) aims to transform a City-owned parking lot with a 41-storey tower and a six-storey mid-rise.The August rezoning application comes roughly four years after the site was first identified as one of 39 potential affordable housing sites under City ownership in 2021 — part of a broader plan to leverage property assets and inject thousands of affordable rentals into the local housing market.CreateTO revealed the design for the project this summ...

Culture

3 h. ago The woman poised to be Japan’s first female prime minister faces challenges

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s embattled governing party has a new leader: former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative who is poised to become the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, immediately needs to seek ways for her long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party to stay in power and regain public support by delivering measures […]

Politics

5 h. ago Snell shines as Dodgers bullpen holds off Phillies’ rally for Game 2 NLDS win

PHILADELPHIA — Blake Snell stuck out nine over six shutout innings of one-hit ball for the Dodgers before relievers Alex Vesia and Roki Sasaki thwarted Philadelphia’s ninth-inning rally, sending Los Angeles to a 4-3 victory over the Phillies in Game 2 of their NL Division Series on Monday night. Shohei Ohtani delivered an RBI single […]

Other

6 h. ago Lightning’s Sabourin suspended for 4 games, Moser for 2 after preseason chaos

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The NHL has suspended Tampa Bay forward Scott Sabourin four games and defenseman J.J. Moser for two games for their actions in the Lightning’s preseason finale against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Additionally, the Lightning organization was fined $100,000 and Lightning coach Jon Cooper was fined $25,000, the NHL said […]

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6 h. ago Burning questions for the Maple Leafs on the eve of the 2025

We have some burning questions regarding your favourite hockey team, the Maple Leafs, on the eve of the 2025-26 regular season. A home game against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night gets the ball rolling (puck sliding?) for Toronto, which will have eight games at Scotiabank Arena and just three on the road in the […]

Events

7 h. ago John Rustad faces further challenges within his own caucus as fall session begins

The B.C. Conservative leader is facing questions about whether there could be a vote on his leadership from within caucus, which could happen as soon as Monday night

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9 h. ago Senators make rookie defenceman Carter Yakemchuk the club's final cut

Carter Yakemchuk will start his professional career in the American Hockey League. The Ottawa Senators’ top prospect, selected No. 7 overall in the 2024 National Hockey League draft, was the final cut on Monday as the club submitted its Opening Night roster by the 5 p.m. deadline with the team’s first regular-season game Thursday at […]

Sport

10 h. ago Trudeau airport losing 4,500 parking spots this month as part of redevelopment plan

A new 6,300-spot facility is scheduled for completion in 2031.

Politics

13 h. ago How Canada’s HQ exodus affects our quality of life and the economy

Imperial Oil's plan is dramatic, but it's not alone

Other

15 h. ago 60% of Canadian pet owners plan to dress up pets for Halloween

Trick or treat! A new Rover.com survey finds that 60% of Canadian pet parents plan to dress up their pets this year for Halloween, with  46% saying they will wear a matching or complementary costume. When it comes to the animals, 66% of pet parents plan to dress up their dog, while 44% plan to […]

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15 h. ago Rainy, windy weekend leading into fall for southern Manitoba

Southern Manitoba got hammered with stormy weather this weekend, thanks to a strong Colorado low that brought heavy rain and high winds on Saturday night and into Sunday.

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16 h. ago Tim Hortons explains why it raised coffee prices for the first time in three years

Customers across Canada have been shocked to find that the prices of their Tim Hortons coffee have jumped up recently.The rising prices of, well, everything, lately, are a reality that the majority of Canadians have come to accept in the tumultuous years since the COVID-19 pandemic upended industries across the globe.It's simply not surprising anymore to find that your go-to snack or dinner ingredients have gotten more expensive overnight (while, all too often, the contents have dwindled).In spite of this — or, perhaps, because of it — folks find small comforts in those things that seem to stay, perpetually, the same.For the past three years, the price of a coffee at Tim Hortons has been one such thing, but no more: the quintessentially Canadian cafe chain has increased the prices on its coffee.It's a move that the chain calls "more than reasonable" in a statement made to blogTO."Our approach to pricing in our restaurants does not reflect any ...

Economics

17 h. ago Plan to Reflect Sunlight to Power Solar Panels at Night Upsets Astronomers

Reflect Orbital aims to launch its first of a planned 4,000 satellites into orbit next year. Scientists worry that it would be “ruinous” for research.

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17 h. ago The many deceptions of the Liberals’ gun ‘buyback’: Full Comment podcast

The public safety minister admitted his government’s sweeping plan to confiscate thousands of previously legal gun models with a “buyback” is badly flawed. But as Ian Runkle, a lawyer specializing in firearms law, tells Brian Lilley, it’s far more troubling than that. Ottawa plans to recreate a form of the hated gun registry that it […]

Events

18 h. ago Newborn baby left at doorstep of Longueuil, Que, home, police investigating

Police in Longueuil, Que., are looking for someone who allegedly left a newborn baby at the doorstep of a home late Sunday night.

Economics

18 h. ago Police investigate hate crime after mosque set on fire in English coastal town

LONDON (AP) — Police were investigating Monday what they called a hate crime after a mosque was set on fire in an English coastal town. The fire on Saturday night came two days after two men were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day of the Jewish year, […]

Events

18 h. ago MAX Power Partners With PRmediaNow to Expand Global Reach and Accelerate Natural Hydrogen Leadership

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; FRANKFURT: 89N) (“MAX Power” or the “Company”) has entered into a one-year strategic communications agreement with PRmediaNow, Inc. to strengthen its global media presence as the Company advances its vision to become a world leader in Natural Hydrogen. Highlights […]

Politics

18 h. ago Montreal weather: You thought last night's moon was super? Just wait

Sunday night's moon put in a valiant effort to light up the neighbourhood, but that was only a preview of Monday's Harvest supermoon.

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19 h. ago Big Papi rips reeling Yanks: ‘This Blue Jays lineup ain’t playin’ around’

It’s not just Blue Jays bats bashing hard on the reeling New York Yankees, who left Toronto Sunday night having to wonder what just hit them. With a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series as action shifts back to the Bronx on Wednesday. The New York Post’s banner back page headline […]

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20 h. ago One taken to hospital after crash at city's eastern edge: London Fire

One person suffered serious injuries and three others were treated at the scene by paramedics after a two-vehicle crash at an east-end intersection on Sunday night, London Fire Department officials say. It was shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday when fire officials announced on social media that they’d been called to a crash at Veterans Memorial […]

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