2 h. ago ’Small decline’ in Ontario measles outbreak with 89 new cases reported

Ontario is reporting 89 new measles cases over the last week, bringing the province’s case count to 661 since an outbreak began in the fall. That’s compared to just over 100 new cases last week and 120 the week before. Dr. Sarah Wilson, a public health physician at Public Health Ontario, said numbers “look to […]

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5 h. ago RCMP arrest Cuban national trying to enter Canada by running across border bridge

The RCMP said officers arrested a Cuban national attempting to enter Canada from the United States by running across the Fort Erie International Railway Bridge that connects Ontario to New York. The Mounties said their Niagara-on-the-Lake border integrity unit officers, with help from Ontario Provincial Police, arrested the individual last month under the Immigration and […]

Society

6 h. ago ‘Good for her’: Ford says he allowed cabinet minister to endorse Poilievre

On Wednesday, Mulroney — who is president of the treasury board in Ford's Ontario government — introduced Poilievre at an event in Toronto and endorsed him.

Politics

6 h. ago Braid: Smith's tariff victory cry alarms Conservatives as Ontario car sector gets pounded

Smith’s Alberta-first language alarms many federal Conservatives who are desperately trying to get Leader Pierre Poilievre elected

Economics

6 h. ago 'Uncertain, unheard, and unrepresented': Staff survey highlights discontent within AHS

Employees at Alberta Health Services (AHS) are increasingly feeling disregarded, ignored, and disengaged from their jobs, according to the results of the agency’s 2024 staff survey. The survey was open to just under 89,000 employees and volunteers in November. A summary report was prepared for Dec. 6 of last year, and was acquired by Postmedia […]

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7 h. ago Officer who shot and killed Indigenous man in N.B. did not commit crime: watchdog

New Brunswick's police watchdog says an RCMP officer did not commit a criminal offence when they shot and killed an Indigenous man in Elsipogtog First Nation last year.

Events

7 h. ago Ontario man accused of killing girlfriend pleads guilty to murder on eve of trial

A Toronto man accused of killing his on-and-off again girlfriend has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on the eve of his trial.

Events

7 h. ago Impaired driving charges laid in deadly crash east of Edmonton: RCMP

"Many people's lives are impacted by impaired driving. It needs to be taken seriously and there is no place for it in society"

Events

8 h. ago Citigroup Announces $3.5 Billion Redemption of 3.106% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Notes Due 2026

NEW YORK — Citigroup Inc. is announcing the redemption, in whole, constituting $3,500,000,000 of its 3.106% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Notes due 2026 (the “notes”) (ISIN: US172967MQ12). The redemption date for the notes is April 8, 2025 (the “redemption date”). The cash redemption price for the notes payable on the redemption date will equal […]

Economics

8 h. ago Trivest Announces Launch of Sentinel Dock & Door Solutions and Expansion Through Strategic Acquisitions

MIAMI — Trivest Partners (“Trivest” or the “Firm”) is pleased to announce the formation of Sentinel Dock & Door Solutions (“Sentinel” or “Company”), a premier network of commercial dock and door service providers across Canada. Sentinel brings together three leading regional service providers under a unified platform poised for continued growth. In conjunction with the […]

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8 h. ago $1.2M lost across Canada in complex, fake Amazon job investment scam

Positioned as completing Amazon orders, Edmonton police said the fake role required victims to log into an internet platform called 'Sharegain' to invest money and complete tasks.

Economics

9 h. ago Randall Denley: Other provinces are demanding election goodies. Ontario should, too

Ford should be pressing all party leaders for commitments in areas where Ontario will need federal help. There is no shortage of issues

Politics

9 h. ago Winnipeg not the only Manitoba city inundated with retail theft, as Brandon cracks down

Brandon, Man., police chief Tyler Bates says local police have been working on the problem -- with over 50 arrests made and $10,000 in property recovered in a recent crackdown.

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9 h. ago Two beloved neighbourhood institutions in Toronto to be replaced with new tenants

Two long-standing local businesses in a Toronto neighbourhood are about to get taken over by some exciting tenants.It's never easy to see cherished local businesses — especially those that have been fixtures for years — close down, and even less so to see someone else move in; especially when it all too frequently ends up being the fifth cannabis dispensary in a 2-kilometre radius, or a new location of a chain no one really asked for.In the case of Leslieville, though, it just so happens that two beloved businesses that have closed their doors in the past year or so have both been scooped up by new tenants, and they're both small, local businesses.As a one-time east side resident for many years, when Reliable Fish and Chips shut down after nearly 100 years, I was absolutely shattered. Did I eat there frequently? No, but something about the loss of such a lengthy history really struck me deep.Months after the closure was officially announced, though, some deeply exciting ...

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9 h. ago Cuban national arrested after attempting run across Ontario bridge: RCMP

A Cuban national was arrested in mid-March after attempting to enter Canada illegally by running across the Fort Erie International Railway Bridge from the United States.

Society

10 h. ago Ford says closed Ontario Stellantis plant must get ‘up and running’ soon

On Wednesday evening, Stellantis confirmed it would introduce a temporary shutdown of its auto assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., between April 7 and April 21.

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10 h. ago Lavazza Group CEO Antonio Baravalle Presents the Exclusive Preview of Tablì, a Breakthrough Within Single

2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS: CONFIRMED THE GROWTH STRATEGY, IN SPITE OF 2025 COMPLEX MACROECONOMIC SCENARIO Revenues of EUR 3.35 billion (up 9.1% vs 2023) EBITDA of EUR 312 million (up 18.6% vs 2023) Net Profit EUR 82 million (up 20.6% vs 2023) TURIN, Italy — The Board of Directors of Lavazza Group has approved the Consolidated […]

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10 h. ago Ontario Premier Doug Ford to visit areas without electricity since ice storm

Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that he plans to visit some areas affected by prolonged power outages since a powerful ice storm hit central and northern Ontario over the weekend. More than 190,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark midday Thursday, a Hydro One outage map showed, after the storm caused severe damage […]

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11 h. ago Canada hits back with tariffs on U.S. vehicles as auto sector reels

Shuttering of Windsor plant brings reality of tariff war home

Economics

11 h. ago Trump ordered to pay legal bill of UK firm he sued over Russia dossier

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Thursday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump to pay more than 625,000 pounds ($820,000) in legal costs to a company he unsuccessfully sued over a dossier alleging he took part in sex acts in Russia. Trump filed a claim in 2022 against Orbis Business Intelligence, a consulting firm founded […]

Economics