2 h. ago Germany Rejects EU’s €2 Trillion Budget Plan as Maneuvers Begin

Germany has rejected the European Commission’s €2 trillion ($2.3 trillion) budget proposal, hours after it was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels.

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12 h. ago Here are some of Toronto's most exciting new patios for summer 2025

Patio season is perhaps the best season of all in Toronto, and these new patios are some of the best places to spend it.Whether you're sitting down for a feast or simply grabbing an after-work cocktail with the crew, everything tastes better in the open air, and, luckily for us, Toronto's food scene is full of perfect patios for every occasion.From luxe spots with waterfront views to colourful spots that will transport you around the globe, here are 10 of the best new patios in Toronto you need to visit this summer:Queen's HarbourThe mother of all waterfront restaurants in Toronto has officially opened its doors at 245 Queens Quay W., and it's secured a spot among the city's ultimate destinations for dining and drinking al fresco.Taking over a once long-vacant 23,000 sq. ft. warehouse smack dab in the middle of the action on Queens Quay, the new restaurant serves a blend of Mediterranean and Asian-inspired cuisines from several distinct dining areas, including a back area that featu...

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13 h. ago Trump denies plan to fire Jerome Powell after floating the idea

The events marked the latest turn in the long-running saga between Trump and Powell

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16 h. ago Elevated Signals Launches New Planning & Scheduling Module to Drive Profitable, Scalable Production

A new way for manufacturers to model production, prevent stock-outs, and keep teams on the same page – without spreadsheet chaos VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Elevated Signals, the leading manufacturing operations software for regulated industries, has launched its new Planning & Scheduling module, giving fast-growing manufacturers a smarter way to plan, adjust, and optimize production. […]

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16 h. ago Simple Plan didn’t want to wait until they were ‘really old’ to make a documentary

TORONTO — The problem with so many rock documentaries is they too often come out as the artist winds down their career — at least that’s how pop-punk act Simple Plan see it. With their new career-spanning feature-length doc, which premiered this month on Prime Video, the Montreal pop-punk act says they didn’t want to […]

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17 h. ago Texada Island grizzly found dead, days before province planned to relocate it

The province said Tuesday it had been working on a plan to capture and move the grizzly from Texada to a remote area up the coast, far away from communities. 

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18 h. ago BBC breached editorial policy with Gaza doc narrated by son of Hamas official: internal review

All mentions in Arabic of the word 'Jew' were translated in the film as 'Israeli,' but this was not in breach of the guidelines

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19 h. ago Blood tests promise to detect cancer early. How well do they work?

For years, it has been one of the most tantalizing ideas in medicine: One day, a simple blood test will detect nascent cancers — allowing doctors to intervene when tumours may be easier to treat. A study published this month in Cancer Discovery found that three years before a handful of cancer patients were diagnosed, […]

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20 h. ago Toronto chef finds local inspiration for new French pizza venture

A Toronto restaurateur who made a name for himself with his French bistro is now pivoting to pizza, but French flavours won't be far away.When Ben Gundy, chef-owner at Taverne Tamblyn, decided to put an end to restaurant service at the Danforth East bistro in March of 2025, pizza wasn't necessarily at the top of his mind as a next move.At the time, amid mounting financial pressures and the already thin margins endemic to the restaurant industry, Ben's idea was to shift Taverne Tamblyn from a full-service restaurant to a prepared foods-centred business, where fans of the bistro's menu of French cuisine could pick up staples and eat them at home.He later began hosting a Friday night bistro series, where he'd serve up a rotating prix fixe menu out of the restaurant space weekly for those who simply could not live without Taverne Tamblyn in their lives. (We don't blame them.)While the business model overhaul was intended to provide financial relief, Ben quickly found that...

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21 h. ago Letters July 16, 2025: ‘Separation won’t happen at the hands of extremists.’

Separation would be well planned It’s pretty much a safe assumption that separating from the Dominion of Canada would be Alberta’s last resort. But, should this province indeed decide to separate and form a brand new nation on the global stage, it will be through a well-thought-out and organized plan to succeed and not orchestrated […]

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22 h. ago Pressure grows on Ford government for amendments to councillor removal plan

In the spring, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing reintroduced legislation first proposed in December to increase accountability and consequences for municipal councils.

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36 h. ago Family behind Toronto's iconic peameal bacon sandwich awarded Key to the City

Two members of the family that put Toronto on the map with a sandwich were just awarded the key to the city.The names Robert and Maurice Biancolin may not immediately stir recognition among every Toronto resident, but their business most certainly will.After their father took over St. Lawrence Market's Carousel Bakery in the late 1970s, the Biancolin family took the city's food scene by storm when they added one simple and quintessentially Toronto item to their menu: the Peameal Bacon Sandwich.Using, at the time, Peameal bacon (which, we'll have you know, was invented in Toronto) cured in-house by Maurice and Robert's father, the sandwich quickly became a staple for folks across the city, thanks to how quickly and affordably it can be made and, before too long, the Peameal Bacon Sandwich began attracting global attention.Of course, Carousel Bakery isn't the only business in Toronto — or in St. Lawrence Market, for that matter — that serves the sandwiches, ...

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38 h. ago Infrastructure: IMI CIB promotes dialogue in London on the UK’s €846 billion plan

Mauro Micillo, Chief of the IMI CIB Division at Intesa Sanpaolo LONDON, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division of Intesa Sanpaolo hosted the conference “Infrastructure and Growth Opportunities for Europe and the UK: Focus on the UK Infrastructure Strategy” in London, bringing together institutions, companies and investors to discuss […]

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40 h. ago Le gouvernement français présente son plan contre le «danger mortel» de la dette

François Bayrou a dévoilé son plan choc pour redresser les finances d'un pays soumis au «danger mortel» de «l'écrasement par la dette».

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40 h. ago Le gouvernement française présente son plan choc contre le «danger mortel» de la dette

Le premier ministre François Bayrou prévoit notamment de supprimer deux jours fériés.

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40 h. ago Le gouvernement français présente son plan choc contre le «danger mortel» de la dette

Le premier ministre François Bayrou prévoit notamment de supprimer deux jours fériés.

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40 h. ago Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder

Violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall

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40 h. ago Southern Wins Approval on Big Spending Plan as AI Demands New Power

Georgia regulators approved a plan that opens the door for Southern Co. to boost spending by as much as $15 billion to deliver a projected surge of electricity for data centers, new factories and electric vehicles.

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41 h. ago Rapport de la VG de Lévis: des lacunes sur la protection des renseignements personnels

La vérificatrice a aussi noté des risques sur le plan informatique, mais les résultats de cet audit demeurent confidentiels.

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42 h. ago Plan to fence off Nanaimo city hall to protect from overdose site disorder

Staff proposing the $412,000 fence cite "intimidation and harassment" of employees, particularly those working early or late, as well as damage to staff vehicles, fires near doorways and building perimeters, human waste, and a general deterioration of the site.

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