2 h. ago No surprises as Canadiens make final cuts ahead of season opener in Toronto

Oliver Kapanen earns the one vacant forward spot and Joe Veleno makes the team as Habs get ready to play Wednesday in Toronto.

Sport

2 h. ago France’s new prime minister names a government that might not last long

PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister named a government Sunday, bringing back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire to serve at the defense ministry, where he’ll help oversee French military support for Ukraine and address threats to European security posed by Russia. Other key positions in the new cabinet, announced by President Emmanuel Macron […]

Politics

4 h. ago It is now illegal for Quebec retailers to sell goods with an intentionally limited lifespan

The provisions were passed by Quebec in 2023 as part of an act to protect consumers against the deliberate shortening of the lifespan of a product.

Economics

9 h. ago Alberta closer to fulfilling $70M, 2022 contract with Turkish drug manufacturer

The government's ministry of Hospital and Surgical Health Services deferred comment to AHS which said it is still assessing possibilities for fulfilling the contract alongside importer MHCare

Economics

11 h. ago Chris Selley: Speech bans are not the path to truth and reconciliation

Truth is a defence against 'hate speech', whether activists like it or not

Economics

30 h. ago Max Scherzer, Chris Bassitt left off Blue Jays ALDS roster, roof open for Game1

With Game 1 of their American League Division Series mere hours away, the Blue Jays have announced that their 26-man roster will be without three of the team’s biggest names. While none of the absentees are a surprise, the fact that the team will be without starting pitchers Max Scherzer (who has struggled lately), Chris […]

Other

33 h. ago ‘Have you considered selling more oil?’ The imagined thoughts of Danielle Smith’s proposed pipeline

‘Would you believe that no other land possessing this miracle liquid has entertained the possibility of leaving their oil where it lies?’

Economics

33 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

38 h. ago Three takeaways: Has Matvei Gridin earned a spot on Flames roster?

Would the Calgary Flames cut their pre-season goal-scoring leader? Matvei Gridin has made this a very difficult decision.

Culture

44 h. ago 2025 count reveals sharp rise in homelessness in Okanagan, Shuswap

”In many communities it’s compounded by the toxic drug crisis, by residual impact of the pandemic,” said Housing Minister Christine Boyle.

Other

44 h. ago Alberta First Nation residents fight drug, alcohol abuse with push for dry community

After attending too many funerals for young people, some residents of Kehewin First Nation have crafted legislation banning drugs and alcohol in the Alberta community.

Events

46 h. ago Elk hunter airlifted to Kelowna hospital after grizzly attack

Injured outdoorsman in southeastern B.C. gets helicoptered out after incident with sow and her cubs, the second grizzly attack in a week.

Events

47 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, capping a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and ended in a forceful reckoning for one of the most popular figures in hip-hop. Combs, 55, was also […]

Events

48 h. ago Five questions Yankees must answer to topple Blue Jays in ALDS

New York and Toronto had identical records, but the difference was the Jays' home superiority that earned a bye and home field in the ALDS.

Other

49 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

49 h. ago Tyrese Gibson booked into Georgia jail and released on bond following cruelty to animal charge

Tyrese Gibson was booked into a Georgia jail early Friday, a week after he failed to turn himself in following an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police said. Gibson was released the same day on a $20,000 bond, Fulton County Police Captain Nicole Dwyer said. He has still not turned his four Cane Corso […]

Economics

49 h. ago Maxwell House coffee changes its name ‘to meet the needs of today’s consumer’

Rebranding to Maxwell Apartment aims to reflect living standards nowadays

Other

50 h. ago U.S. strike kills 4 on vessel accused of carrying drugs: Hegseth

It’s the fourth deadly strike in the Caribbean and the latest since President Donald Trump told U.S. lawmakers he was treating drug traffickers as unlawful combatants.

Events

50 h. ago Loblaw closing No Name discount grocery stores in Ontario after just a year

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is slowly winding down its ultra-discount No Name grocery store program, with two of the three pilot locations in Ontario now closed or slated to shut down just over a year after they first opened. The stores were originally launched in September 2024 and gave shoppers access to even lower prices than the company's existing discount chains, like No Frills. The concept aimed to reduce operating costs through shorter store hours, a smaller assortment of products, limited marketing, no refrigeration, and fewer weekly deliveries. At the time, the company said that the stores would help customers save up to 20 per cent on everyday essentials; however, it looks like the concept didn't exactly land with consumers, as its reduced operating costs meant shoppers would have to shop elsewhere for refrigerated items like dairy or fresh meat products. The bare-bones stores carried just 1,300 products, compared to the 7,000 items typically carried in sm...

Other

51 h. ago Mullen Group Ltd. 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

OKOTOKS, Alberta, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: MTL) Mullen Group Ltd. (“Mullen Group” and/or the “Corporation“) intends to release its 2025 Third Quarter earnings results on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. ET, and has scheduled a conference call and webcast as follows: Date: October 22, 2025     Time: 10:00 a.m. ET   […]

Culture