96 m. ago Police investigating October death of infant in northern Ontario

OPP is investigating the October death of an infant in Burpee Township after forensic tests. The case involves the coroner's office; details remain limited.

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8 h. ago Egyptian Inflation Little Changed With More Rate Cuts on Horizon

Egyptian inflation slightly accelerated for a second month, an anticipated quickening driven by a cut in fuel subsidies that’s unlikely to put the brakes on a long-awaited monetary-easing cycle.

Economics

10 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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10 h. ago Le philanthrope Claude Chagnon ou le privilège de pouvoir changer la donne

Il préside le conseil d’administration de l'importante Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon. 

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15 h. ago Rennie lays off 31 employees, cites uncertain real estate market and 'structural' change

Condo-marketing mogul Bob Rennie's company said it needed to reduce its head office from 123 to 92 people in a time of uncertainty

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15 h. ago Teen charged with mischief over graffiti in Arnprior and McNab

A 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged with three counts of mischief in connection with graffiti incidents in the Arnprior and McNab-Braeside area, Ontario Provincial Police reported Friday. The youth was then released from custody and scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on June 5, the OPP added. Police […]

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16 h. ago B.C.'s 911 system needs major changes, emergency care expert says

B.C.'s ambulance service ‘far below’ international standards for auditing its performance, an inquest heard

Politics

16 h. ago Une cinquantaine de constats d'infraction: «Tolérance zéro» pour ceux qui ne veulent pas payer pour prendre le métro à Longueuil

La police veut mettre un frein aux usagers du métro de Longueuil qui passent les tourniquets sans payer, tant le phénomène est persistant.

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17 h. ago MANDEL: Oshawa thoracic surgeon loses licence over creepy crime in Beach

What a crime against the cancer patients he could have saved. But due to his sick acts, Oshawa thoracic surgeon Dr. Armen Parajian has been rightly stripped of his licence to practise medicine. For two years, a man behind the wheel of a white Jeep terrified residents in the Beach, with Toronto Police issuing repeated […]

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18 h. ago ‘Policing in Nunavik is broken’: Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting

The shooting by the Nunavik Police Service is the second officer-involved death in the northern region since November.

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18 h. ago Vital Battery Metals Announces Effective Date of Name Change to Aventis Energy Inc.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Battery Metals Inc. (“Vital” or the “Company”) (CSE: VBAM | OTC: VBAMF | FRA: C0O), announces that effective Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the Company’s name will change to “Aventis Energy Inc.”. The Company’s common shares will begin trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on May 13, 2025 under the new […]

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18 h. ago Rising unemployment a ‘harsh reality’ of the trade war, experts say

Canada's job market continues to show weakness amid the trade war and companies are slowly shedding jobs to reduce the financial impacts of tariff policies.

Economics

19 h. ago Pedestrian fatally hit by two vehicles that fled the scene: Toronto police

Police say an unidentified pedestrian was walking in the northbound lanes of Birchmount Road, north of Anaconda Avenue, when the incident occurred

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19 h. ago Mexico sues Google for labeling Gulf of Mexico as ’Gulf of America’

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sued tech giant Google over its labelling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, a change made by U.S. President Donald Trump via executive order, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday. Sheinbaum did not provide details of the lawsuit during her daily press briefing, but said […]

Technology

19 h. ago Un juge américain ordonne la libération d’une étudiante turque arrêtée par la police de l’immigration

Un juge fédéral américain a ordonné vendredi la libération immédiate d’une étudiante turque arrêtée en mars par la police de l’immigration.

Society

19 h. ago Allégations criminelles en matière de trafic de stupéfiants: trois policiers de Roussillon suspendus

Visés par de graves allégations criminelles, trois policiers de la Rive-Sud de Montréal ont été suspendus indéfiniment au cours des dernières heures.

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20 h. ago After 29 fatal collisions last year, council agrees to fund $1 million more for traffic

Committee said it will ask for an addition $6.5 million next year to improve traffic calming and safety

Economics

20 h. ago B.C. crime briefs: Second man charged in Surrey shooting | Kelowna cops seize weapons and drugs

Here are some crime stories from around B.C. for Friday, May 9, 2025.

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20 h. ago UFC 315 à Montréal: ça va durer plus de 13 secondes entre Aiemann Zahabi et José Aldo

Le Québécois Aiemann Zahabi et son adversaire José Aldo ont dû changer de catégorie de poids pour leur combat de samedi au Centre Bell.

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20 h. ago Albertans protest federal disability benefit clawback and call for accessibility legislation

'AISH is not going to change, but we could have had more money in our bank account,' advocate says

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