7 h. ago Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern discuss merger to create transcontinental railroad, AP source says

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. The merger discussions began during the first quarter of this year, according to a person familiar with the talks who isn’t authorized to discuss them publicly. […]

Transport

8 h. ago Felix Baumgartner, first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in paraglider crash

'Fearless Felix' stunned the world in 2012 when he jumped from a capsule hoisted more than 39 kilometres above Earth by a giant helium balloon

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8 h. ago Lawnmower sparks wildfire in Osoyoos that spread to nearby home

Osoyoos RCMP said the fire is on Radio Tower Road and early indications are that the fire started in the grass while a homeowner was mowing their lawn.

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8 h. ago Seizure of 70 kilos of cocaine in Osoyoos largest ever at the B.C. border crossing

Canada Border Services Agency officers searched a pickup truck on June 11 and found the bricks in the truck bed

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10 h. ago Calgary hosts the country's largest numismatic convention, includes ancient coins, paper

Get a history lesson through currency at the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA) convention

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10 h. ago Teen arrested in connection with paddleboarder’s killing in rural Maine

PORTLAND, Maine — Police in Maine said Thursday they have arrested a 17-year-old state resident in connection with the killing of a paddleboarder who went missing on a rural pond. The body of Sunshine Stewart, 48, of Tenants Harbor, was found this month on Crawford Pond in Union, about 80 miles (130 kilometres) north of […]

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10 h. ago Hunter crushed by horse in northeastern B.C. rescued in nightime parachute drop

The call for help came around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, when the horseback rider was injured about 185 kilometres east of Fort Nelson.

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12 h. ago Opening Eglinton Crosstown LRT by September will be ‘a reach,’ outgoing TTC boss says

At a Toronto Transit Commission meeting Thursday, outgoing interim CEO Greg Percy said it would be 'a reach' to open the new transit line by September.

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15 h. ago Toronto Pearson just ranked among world's best airports in a surprising category

Toronto Pearson Airport has officially earned a spot on a new global ranking of the world's most passenger-friendly airports, according to the 2025 World Consumer Airport Index released by the Consumer Choice Center. In its new edition, the Index builds on the 2024 European edition by adding 20 international entries. For the first time, the ranking is also split into two categories, namely the top 30 busiest airports (serving over 35 million passengers annually) and the top 20 smaller airports (35 million or fewer). Despite some notable incidents this year, Pearson Airport managed to secure #20 on the list of largest airports, tying with São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport with a score of 136.5 points.The rankings were based on a broad set of criteria assessing real-world passenger needs, including distance to city centre, availability of ride-hailing services, airline connectivity, terminal and gate layout, average delay times, and securit...

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17 h. ago Chevron Nears Oil Output Plateau in Permian, Adding Billions in Cash Flow

Chevron Corp. is on the cusp of reaching a production plateau in the largest US oil field, allowing it to reap billions of dollars of additional cash flow in the next few years.

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17 h. ago Best Egg Accelerates Release Cycles and Test Coverage with LambdaTest

Leading fintech platform enhances quality assurance and cross-browser testing with scalable, cloud-based automation San Francisco, CA, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LambdaTest, a GenAI-powered quality engineering platform, has announced that Best Egg, a fintech platform providing flexible solutions for people with limited access to credit, has significantly improved its release velocity and test reliability […]

Sport

20 h. ago Ontario comedian hoping to break record for world’s largest yard sale

A Belleville comedian is hoping to set the world record for most garage sales in one day this weekend. The money raised will support various local organizations.

Sport

20 h. ago Audun Groenvold, Olympic ski cross medallist, dies after lightning strike

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced Wednesday. He was 49. Groenvold won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. “It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Groenvold’s untimely passing,” the federation said. “The former […]

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21 h. ago Environment Canada heat warnings remain in effect from Ontario to Newfoundland

Daytime temperatures from Windsor, Ontario, to St. John’s, Newfoundland, are going to remain hot a little longer. Environment Canada has several heat warnings in effect this morning, along a 2,400-kilometre stretch of southeastern Canada. The warnings forecast daytime highs in some areas between 31 and 34 degrees Celsius — with a humidex of 37 to […]

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22 h. ago Philip Cross: Doug Ford seals his popularity with KISS — keep it simple, stupid

It's when he goes in for grandiose plans that voters know are unlikely to be delivered on that the premier gets into trouble politically

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22 h. ago What we know about unusual spike in asylum claims at this Quebec border crossing

The St-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing has seen a major increase in the number of asylum claimants in recent months. Most of them are from Haiti

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23 h. ago ‘Denied and obfuscated’: Ford government forced to release Eglinton LRT, Ontario Line emails

For two years, government lawyers argued the release of two emails about the Eglinton Crosstown LRT and the Ontario Line could harm the economy.

Politics

24 h. ago Indonesia to Continue Talks on Jets, Minerals After Tariffs Deal

Indonesia will keep talking with the US on sectoral tariffs, jet purchases and critical minerals after securing a 19% baseline tariff rate on exports to the world’s largest economy, a government adviser said Thursday.

Economics

29 h. ago Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches US$5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

The Martian meteorite became the most expensive meteorite ever sold at auction, but a juvenile dinosaur skeleton fetched more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy

Economics

31 h. ago Private Equity Veteran ShawKwei Is Shunning China Investments

ShawKwei & Partners, one of Hong Kong oldest private equity firms that three years ago decamped for rival Singapore, is staying away from China despite a more bullish sentiment growing toward the world’s second largest economy.

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