25 h. ago You can get discounts to 82 different places in Ontario with your Presto card

If you already have a Presto card, you might not know that, besides getting you across the city, it can actually unlock some pretty impressive perks and discounts on attractions, restaurants, and events happening all across Ontario. While some Presto discounts are available year-round, others are available for a limited time only. To get your discount, all you have to do is use a special discount code at checkout for online purchases or show your physical Presto card or digital version in person. Here are just a few examples out of the 82 places you get a discount in Ontario just by flashing your Presto card this fall. Attractions Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) If you're looking for indoor attractions to visit as the weather cools up, you can visit the AGO and use the promo code AGOPRESTO online to get 15 per cent off an AGO Annual Pass. This offer is only valid until Oct. 31.Canadian Automotive Museum Located in Oshawa, this museum is ...

Transport

29 h. ago Calgary Wild FC play with purpose, fall to AFC Toronto as breast cancer awareness takes centre stage

Northern Super League squads suit up at McMahon Stadium in support of the Canadian Cancer Society to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Science

41 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Stats, studies back Poilievre's call for tighter bail laws

Whenever someone like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggests tightening up bail laws in Canada, someone else — a criminologist, prisoners’ rights advocate, Liberal cabinet minister — is quick to point out that crime fell 3.6 per cent across the country in 2024. For instance, last fall when Poilievre first suggested his “Jail, Not Bail” reforms […]

Events

42 h. ago Immigrant ordered deported in 2017 for ‘serious criminality’ is still in Canada

Ryan Fyfield, who used scissors to cut off an ankle monitor he was issued in the fall of 2023, has another detention review hearing slated for next week

Events

55 h. ago Metro Vancouver restaurants, bars keep pivoting as liquor strike continues

Some Metro Vancouver restaurants and bars have sent staff as far away as the Fraser Valley in search of specific products, in response to a public sector strike that has shut down the province's liquor distribution channels.

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57 h. ago 'Costs to society': Talks go down to wire as Oct. 6 Alberta teachers' strike looms

'There's a fallback wage that the seller will fall back to and there's a fallback that the employer will rise to. And if those are close enough, there's a deal'

Economics

59 h. ago Over a pint, Prince William tells Eugene Levy: ‘Change is on my agenda’

The Canadian comedian met the Prince of Wales while making the TV show The Reluctant Traveller, and found him 'fun to hang with'

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59 h. ago ‘Was getting drunk with Prince William on your bucket list?’ What the heir told Eugene Levy

The Canadian comedian met the Prince of Wales while making the TV show The Reluctant Traveller, and found him 'fun to hang with'

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61 h. ago Nova Scotia legislature wraps fall business after short eight

Premier Tim Houston says he doesn’t believe the government rushed through its agenda despite the short length of proceedings.

Economics

64 h. ago I took a trip back in time to ride vintage TTC streetcars and here's how it went

The Halton County Radial Railway (HCRR) allows the public to get up close and personal with the rich history of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and its generations of streetcars.Located near Guelph, Ont. HCRR is Ontario's first and largest museum, highlighting electric railways. Among the museum's main draws, visitors can board vintage transit vehicles and ride around a scenic, two-kilometre-long loop, or explore the barns full of classic streetcars and subway trains.Even if transit history is not your hyperfixation, the museum's rail circuit offers perhaps one of the best fall colour experiences in the province when the grounds transform into a wonderland of fall colours every autumn.Explore the Halton County Radial Railway in this photo gallery.

Transport

64 h. ago Black Creator Academy is Back – Leveling Up the Next Generation of Black Youth Creators

TrainingGround.AI Drops New Programming for Groundbreaking Program This Fall TORONTO — After a groundbreaking first year that helped to launch the careers of emerging Black creators, the Black Creator Academy announced today the opening of applications for its second cohort. The $250 billion creator economy is booming, but too many Black youth are being left […]

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64 h. ago The players, the drama and the strife: What to know as B.C. legislature readies for fall session

The governing NDP is in the middle of a fight with B.C.'s largest public-sector union as opposition parties are grappling with internal strife, new leaders and the fight for relevance.

Events

64 h. ago Creeping it real: Here are 13 fun and freaky things to do in Metro Vancouver this Halloween season

From haunted houses to tricks and treats, here are some Metro Vancouver spooktacular events to check out for Halloween 2025

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65 h. ago Four smart and sustainable ways to extend your backyard season

A bevy of outdoor products guaranteed to add warmth, safety and security to your outdoor space The end of summer is always bittersweet for those of us who have a backyard and enjoy being outside. September 21 marks the exact time from an astronomical standpoint the fall equinox occurs, when the Northern Hemisphere where we […]

Culture

65 h. ago Silicon Valley leader who navigated the internet’s boom and bust sees another wild ride with AI

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology’s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet’s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania. And now he is seeing potential signs of the cycle repeating with another transformative technology as […]

Politics

65 h. ago Fun stuff happening in town including DARK, EIFF and Red Ram

DARK: While advent calendars are already popping up in our feeds, it’s more properly time to start thinking about death and vampires and even things that don’t remind you of politics, for October has arrived! Numerous creepy experiential instalations are emerging from the grave around town, the most creative of these being DARK, back for […]

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67 h. ago Jamie Sarkonak: The police pleas for bail reform that fall on deaf Liberal ears

A Commons committee has heard out the familiar complaints of police. Now, it needs to hear from prosecutors

Society

69 h. ago How to see Gatineau Park's fall foliage without getting stuck in traffic

Fortunately, the National Capital Commission has been running free shuttle buses to Gatineau Park from Ottawa and Gatineau since May.

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3 d. ago Who decides if Rogers Centre roof opens for Toronto Blue Jays playoff games?

When the Toronto Blue Jays take to the field this Saturday for their first game of the playoffs, you can bet that it'll be quite the pop coming from the local crowd.It's been three years since the last time Toronto hosted a playoff game, and fans are eagerly anticipating how the American League East champions might fare this fall.But one of the biggest questions on everyone's minds is: will the game be played indoors or outdoors?The seven-day forecast from the Weather Network shows temperatures as high as 24°C on Saturday afternoon, which would conceivably be warm enough for an open roof for Toronto's first playoff game.But at the Rogers Centre, indoor playoff games have been the standard since its opening as the SkyDome way back in 1989. And while a fair-weather outdoor baseball game is one of the best ways to watch any sport, it's not usually the case come October in Toronto.The Jays have hosted just five outdoor playoff home games in their history: four in...

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3 d. ago The Home Front: Architecture takes centre stage in Coquitlam this fall

TriCity Pavilion welcomes the world’s largest design film festival

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