1 hour ago Springer returns from Blue Jays injured list, will be available against Rangers

TORONTO — George Springer is back. The veteran player was reinstated from the seven-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday morning. Springer will be available to play in Toronto’s matinee against the Texas Rangers. The 35-year-old outfielder/designated hitter hasn’t played since July 28 after he was concussed by a fastball thrown by […]

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4 h. ago B.C. legislator enraged by American state senator’s ‘nonsense’ pitch to join U.S.

A B.C. MLA says he was "enraged" after a U.S. senator pitched western Canada joining the U.S., calling it an attack on Canadian values and a rejection of national identity.

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8 h. ago Skipping the U.S. and taking a vacation to East Coast this year? It will cost you.

FREDERICTON — In September 2024, Natasha Beitman Brener and her husband decided to take a three-week vacation to Canada’s East Coast. Beitman Brener, a lawyer in Kingston, Ont., spent about six months planning the trip, looking at various options to stay in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. “We are young, we don’t […]

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15 h. ago Maine state senator’s pitch for western provinces to join U.S. is ‘nonsense,’ says ‘enraged’ B.C. MLA

B.C. Conservative Brennan Day said the most shocking part was the letter's attack on institutions, like the Charter of Rights, parliamentary government and monarchism

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17 h. ago B.C. legislator shocked by American senator’s ’nonsense’ pitch to join U.S.

Conservative MLA says Canada has problems but they aren't solved by "surrendering our identity."

Sport

21 h. ago Former mayor facing sentencing for sex assaults given time to find lawyer

Trevor Birtch was granted an adjournment of his sentencing hearing for convictions stemming from his second sexual assault trial

Events

21 h. ago Alberta Premier says policy to stop disclosing government expense receipts could be reversed

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the UCP will consider reversing a policy change limiting disclosure of expenses that her government has come under fire for making.

Politics

21 h. ago Harley le microcochon pourra rester chez lui, car il n’est pas un animal de ferme

Harley le microcochon pourra rester chez lui en toute légitimité puisqu’il n’est pas considéré comme un animal de ferme, a tranché la Cour supérieure

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22 h. ago University of Toronto ranked among top 25 schools in the world

A prestigious academic ranking has named three universities in Canada among the top 100 in the world.ShanghaiRanking Consultancy released its 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) on Friday. This year, more than 2,500 institutions were considered for the annual list, including 28 universities in Canada.The ARWU, which began in 2003, examines several factors when ranking schools, including the number of Nobel Prizes, Fields medalists, highly cited researchers, and papers published in Nature or Science produced by the school.Additionally, it also looks at universities with a significant amount of papers indexed in the Science Citation Index-Expanded, Social Science Citation Index and the Web of Science.Each of those criteria is weighted, and schools are given a score out of 100. The best 1,000 schools of the 2,500 schools considered are published.The universities in Canada that made it on to the top 100 list are the University of To...

Society

23 h. ago Canada has most measles cases in North America: health group

The regional agency within the World Health Organization, which covers North and South America, says there has been an exponential rise in measles this year.

Science

23 h. ago Proposed class action filed against Amazon for breaching privacy of Alexa users

Lawsuit from Charney Lawyers alleges Alexa products have collected more personal data from Canadian users than Amazon has disclosed

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24 h. ago Spirit Halloween already opening stores in Ontario in the middle of summer

It might only be mid-August, but it seems Halloween fanatics in Ontario are already gearing up for the spooky season. Although the autumn holiday is still 77 days away, American retailer Spirit Halloween has prematurely begun opening stores across the province, which, depending on where you fall on the Halloween-loving spectrum, could be considered either exciting or early to a fault. As expected, the early rollout already sparked elation (and an equal amount of confusion), with costume planning apparently well underway for a large portion of shoppers.     View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Spirit Halloween (@spirithalloween)As of Aug. 15, locations now open include Spirit Halloween on King Street and in North York, Erin Mills, Bramalea City, Stoney Creek, Upper James, and Niagara Falls.More stores are expected to open later this month in areas like St Clair A...

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24 h. ago Toronto Blue Jays star Daulton Varsho talks about his future with the team and the city

Toronto Blue Jays Daulton Varsho opened up this week about his potential long-term future in the city.Varsho, who joined the team in a trade from the Arizona Diamondbacks after the 2022 season, spoke on an episode of the 6ix Inning Stretch podcast released Wednesday with former Blue Jays player Whit Merrifield and Toronto sports reporter Lindsay Dunn.One of the topics broached was Varsho's future in Toronto. He is currently on a one-year deal, with one more year of arbitration eligibility after this one and the opportunity to hit free agency for the first time in his career in 2027."There are a lot of different things that go into it," Varsho told the hosts. "You want to think about your family and what's best for them, and where I want to be, and obviously Toronto is a great place to play. They treat the families really well."Varsho has been swinging for the fences this season, as 12 of his 29 hits have been homers, in just 33 ga...

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24 h. ago Canada has most measles cases on the continent: Pan American Health Organization

TORONTO — The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action is needed to address low vaccination rates. The regional agency within the World Health Organization, which covers North and South America, says there has been an exponential rise in measles this year. As […]

Science

25 h. ago Alberta Indigenous loan agency pushes back against report it would help finance joint bid for MEG Energy

Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corp. says it's not in 'the business of participating in mergers and acquisitions'

Economics

27 h. ago Problème avec l’Agence du revenu du Canada: son dossier débloque après l’intervention du Journal

L’Agence du revenu du Canada a corrigé son erreur dans le dossier d’une contribuable peu après l'intervention du Journal.

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27 h. ago African Rainbow Minerals Limited to Acquire Shares of Surge Copper Corp.

TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — African Rainbow Minerals Limited (JSE: ARI) (A2X: ARI) (“ARM”) announces that it has signed a subscription agreement agreeing to purchase 25,781,715 common shares (“Common Shares”) of Surge Copper Corp. (“Surge”) at a price of C$0.175 per Common Share for total consideration of approximately C$4,511,800.13 (the “Subscription Agreement”) pursuant […]

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27 h. ago Fewer firms report U.S. tariff hit as manufacturing sales edge up in June

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales edged up June and a smaller share of firms reported an impact from U.S. tariffs. The agency said Friday that manufacturing sales in June rose 0.3 per cent to $68.5 billion, breaking a streak of four consecutive monthly declines. Petroleum and coal sales increased 11.8 per cent to […]

Economics

28 h. ago Statistics Canada accidentally publishes manufacturing data early

Not the first time the data agency has made such an error

Economics

30 h. ago 180 Degree Capital Corp. and Mount Logan Capital Inc. Provide Update on Proposed Business Combination

As of August 14, 2025, in excess of 57% of the outstanding shares of 180 Degree Capital have been voted FOR the proposed Business Combination, and in excess of 50% of the outstanding shares of 180 Degree Capital have been voted FOR all other proposals scheduled to be considered at the August 22, 2025 special shareholder meeting As […]

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