5 h. ago Postmedia wins National Newspaper Awards, including Journalist of the Year

Halifax Chronicle Herald's Aaron Beswick won for local reporting as well as journalist of the year. Regina Leader-Post's Brandon Harder won for long feature

Society

6 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide: Report

She also accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault.

Events

7 h. ago Oregon agency won’t say if hackers stole data in cyberattack

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s environmental agency won’t say if a group of hackers stole data in a cyberattack that was first announced earlier this month. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Friday declined to confirm or deny reports that ransomware group Rhysida was behind the cyberattack and stole department data, including sensitive employee […]

Events

8 h. ago Massive gap in Metro Vancouver affordable housing, report finds

The region's housing needs report shows Metro Vancouver needs 11,400 new affordable rental homes each year.

Other

8 h. ago WARMINGTON: Canada doesn’t have to wait until 2040 for doomsday report to come true. It’s here

Everywhere you look there is mayhem, robberies, shootings, hunger and death more than 15 years before prediction of collapse of Canada

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9 h. ago Canada election race enters final days with leaders sticking to strengths

Mark Carney of the Liberals focused on U.S. tariff threats in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned on his anti-crime platform in Saskatoon.

Politics

9 h. ago Keith Gerein: Whoever wins the federal election, Canada needs a change in political discourse

Subtle though it was, I first began to notice the change about a dozen years ago, while working as a reporter at the Alberta legislature. New security features were added to the building to limit access, which may have been prudent but also made a visit more unwelcoming. Partisan press secretaries were hired to supersede […]

Politics

9 h. ago Conservative leader Poilievre makes only Calgary election appearance as campaign enters final lap

Around 3,000 federal Conservative supporters came to hear Poilievre speak at a hangar near the Calgary airport on Friday.

Politics

10 h. ago Trump, China trade conflicting statements on trade talks, raising confusion

Trump asserted in an interview and in exchanges with reporters Friday that tariff negotiations were underway with China, but Beijing denied any talks were taking place.

Economics

10 h. ago Ontario touts success of 24/7 construction, says Gardiner ahead of schedule

Last spring, the transportation minister floated the idea of 24-hour construction to speed up rehabilitation work on the Gardiner Expressway.

Other

11 h. ago Pace of rent increases slows, but housing costs still rising in Metro Vancouver

Nearly 40 per cent of Metro Vancouver households are renters, and the report said the 'trend toward renting continues'

Economics

11 h. ago Poilievre schedules rally in Carleton amid reports he could lose his seat

The Conservative leader has represented the rural Ottawa riding since 2004, but faces a determined push by Liberals to unseat him amid slumping polls.

Transport

11 h. ago NB Power says third party report found no significant errors in power bills

The residential customer assessment was completed by KPMG, a third-party auditing service. 

Culture

11 h. ago Epsilon Energy Ltd. Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

HOUSTON, April 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Epsilon Energy Ltd. (“Epsilon” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EPSN) today announced that it will issue its first quarter 2025 earnings release on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 after the market close and host a conference call to discuss its financial and operating results on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at […]

Culture

12 h. ago 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean rattles Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador’s Pacific coast shook the northern part of the country Friday, with some initial reports of some damages to houses. No injuries were reported. The earthquake was centred in the Pacific Ocean 13 miles (20.9 kilometres) northeast of the city of Esmeraldas, and it had a […]

Culture

12 h. ago Gardiner Expressway traffic chaos to end over a year ahead of schedule

Ongoing lane closures on the Gardiner Expressway have caused plenty of headaches for Toronto drivers over the past several months, but a new release from the Ontario government reveals a rare bit of good news.It's been a fraught few months for frequenters of the Gardiner Expressway as the major artery undergoes a massive rehabilitation project to ensure the expressway's longevity.Since Section 2 of the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan, intended to breathe new life into the decaying thoroughfare, kicked off in November 2023, drivers have been plagued with lane closures, reducing busy stretches to, at worst, two lanes in either direction for months on end.Despite the disruptions slowing down traffic, though, construction has only sped up, thanks to a $73 million investment from the Ontario government that has allowed for crews to work on the project 24 hours a day, seven days a week.The project had already been running impressively smoothly in N...

Other

13 h. ago Jordan Peterson says Trump’s threats screwed Poilievre, saved Liberals from ‘extinction’

Jordan Peterson opened up about the Liberals’ bounce back from near-“extinction,” and how Canada and U.S. President Donald Trump are “going to pay” if Mark Carney is elected prime minister. The Canadian psychologist appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience on Wednesday where talk quickly turned to Canadian politics. When Rogan asks if Carney is going […]

Other

13 h. ago Jocelyn Peterman, Brett Gallant ready to rock mixed doubles world championship

It has been a hectic schedule for Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant. He has been super busy with Brier and world business, while she has been tending to the home and kid front on her own when he’s not around — with family support, of course, that has been so vital to their curling successes. […]

Sport

13 h. ago Vancouver man accused of attacking Toronto tourist out on bail — again

The Vancouver man who was out on bail when he allegedly battered a Toronto woman is already back on the streets. Postmedia News reports that, according to court records, Peterhans Jalo Nungu, who was arrested immediately after the nighttime attack on April 15, was given an interim release during a court appearance on Wednesday. Nungu […]

Society

13 h. ago Poilievre pledges to cancel Parliament’s ‘summer vacation’ to pass three key bills

'We are going to keep Parliament open all summer long to pass three laws to bring change,' said Poilievre

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