61 m. ago Wife of Ontario man arrested in Dominican Republic says he’s ‘100 per cent innocent’

TORONTO — Jane Wilcox thought it was a simple mix-up when customs officers pulled her husband aside at the Punta Cana airport as they were heading back to Toronto. The couple had just spent a week at a resort in the Dominican Republic with two friends and were on their way home on March 7 […]

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62 m. ago 'We're ready': What Canada has to do to defend title at World Women’s Curling Championship

Rachel Homan and her rink intend on turning negatives into positives when they take to the playoff ice of the 2025 LGT World Women’s Curling Championship. Why fret anyways when they know they’ve got it in them to make the weekend ahead their own in a bid to defend their title won last winter? Even […]

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81 m. ago Kobe Bryant once got stopped by Canadian border security when facing Toronto Raptors

A seemingly evergreen conversation around the Toronto Raptors opened up again this week.Former Raptors forward Thad Young spoke up on the Out The Mud podcast about how he found it "tough" to live in Toronto, citing reasons such as having to frequently go through airport customs as one of the challenges of playing for the Raptors.And then speaking today on FanDuelTV's Run It Back show, former Raptors player Lou Williams shared his own experiences of travelling with the team, including a story about the late Kobe Bryant having an issue with one of the security rules at Toronto's Pearson Airport."Kobe did have a moment. He did not want to take his shoes off at customs, that is true," Williams said.Williams' co-host Chandler Parsons also shared that a teammate of his once was unable to travel into Canada due to his legal troubles, though he didn't expand further on specifics.Kobe Bryant didn't want to take off his shoes going through customs ...

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92 m. ago This Doesn’t Look Like London, Say Flyers Stuck in Goose Bay

Sanjay and Cloe Sethi were dozing in their seats aboard an Air Canada flight to London early Friday when they were woken up by an unusual announcement over the loudspeaker.

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2 h. ago Woman drowned her dog in airport bathroom after being denied boarding, police say

ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman drowned her dog in a Florida airport bathroom and then boarded her international flight after she was prevented from bringing the white miniature schnauzer with her because of a paperwork issue, authorities said. Alison Agatha Lawrence was arrested in Lake County on Wednesday on a charge of aggravated animal abuse, a […]

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2 h. ago Heathrow to Resume Some Flights After Blackout Closes Airport

London’s Heathrow airport said it’s slowly coming back from an unprecedented daylong blackout that brought travel to a standstill for hundreds of thousands of passengers at Europe’s busiest airport.

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2 h. ago Menendez brothers’ family accuses DA of ‘personal bias’ in bid for release

The family of Erik and Lyle Menendez are rejecting claims by D.A. Nathan Hochman that the brothers hadn't taken responsibility for the killing of their parents.

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2 h. ago Heathrow Comes Back From Blackout, Sees Full Service on Saturday

London’s Heathrow airport said it’s slowly coming back from an unprecedented daylong blackout that brought travel to a standstill for hundreds of thousands of passengers at Europe’s busiest airport.

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2 h. ago Several Canadian flights cancelled after London fire caused power outage at Heathrow

TORONTO — Several arriving and departing flights between cities across Canada and London’s Heathrow Airport were cancelled after an overnight fire caused a power outage and forced the British airport to close Friday, with further flight disruptions expected to last for days. As of early Friday, Toronto’s Pearson airport listed at least five scheduled arriving […]

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3 h. ago Actor Wings Hauser, father of ‘Yellowstone’s’ Cole Hauser, dead at 78

Wings Hauser, the father to Yellowstone star Cole Hauser, has died at the age of 78. Hauser’s wife Cali Lili Hauser announced the news on social media calling her husband a “movie icon.” “Wings Hauser took flight in the arms of his film and music partner, Cali Lili Hauser, at their studio this weekend,” his […]

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5 h. ago A look at some of history’s worst air travel disruptions after a fire shut Heathrow

LONDON (AP) — A fire that closed London’s Heathrow Airport has sparked one of the most serious disruptions to air travel in years. More than 1,300 flights were canceled and hundreds of thousands of journeys were disrupted following the blaze at an electrical substation, whose cause is under investigation. Here is a look at some […]

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5 h. ago Air Canada cancels flights after Heathrow fire shuts down London airport

Air Canada had to turn six flights around in the air, while a seventh was cancelled while still on the ground

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5 h. ago Heathrow Airport fire causes air traffic havoc, but flights are resuming

The fifth-busiest airport in the world said it would be closed until midnight Friday after a fire broke out in an electricity substation

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5 h. ago How many flights were diverted to Canadian airports after chaos in Heathrow?

Power outage due to a fire caused one of the world's busiest airports to close in London

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5 h. ago Several Canadian flights cancelled after London fire causes power outage at Heathrow

TORONTO — Several arriving and departing flights between cities across Canada and London’s Heathrow Airport have been cancelled after an overnight fire caused a power outage and forced the British airport to close for the day. As of early Friday, Toronto’s Pearson airport listed at least five scheduled arriving flights from Heathrow as cancelled, as […]

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6 h. ago Laughter Takes Center Stage: Yuk Yuk’s Uptown Waterloo Brings World

WATERLOO, Ontario — Opening April 4th, 2025 – Get ready to laugh until it hurts! Yuk Yuk’s, Canada’s premier stand-up comedy club, is making waves in Uptown Waterloo with an exciting lineup of top-tier comedians, unforgettable performances, and an electric atmosphere that comedy lovers won’t want to miss. Located in the heart of Uptown Waterloo […]

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6 h. ago On Verge of Oil Boom, Namibia Swears in First Female President

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s first female president as the southwest African nation prepares for an anticipated oil and gas boom.

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7 h. ago Trump promised an American boom, but now says it may take months

Trump said in a February that it will take “six months to a year” for the economy to become his

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7 h. ago Fire shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, more than 1K flights affected

At least 1,350 flights to and from Heathrow were affected, flight tracking service FlightRadar 24 said, and the impact was likely to last several days.

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7 h. ago Heathrow Airport fire: What we know, and how Canadian flights are hit

At least 1,350 flights to and from Heathrow were affected, flight tracking service FlightRadar 24 said, and the impact was likely to last several days.

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