24 h. ago Tens of thousands march against Georgia’s government as local election snubbed by opposition held

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a municipal election boycotted by the main opposition blocs amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent. Tens of thousands rallied in the capital, Tbilisi, […]

Politics

24 h. ago Georgia’s police use water cannons to push back protesters trying to storm presidential palace

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a municipal election boycotted by the main opposition blocs amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent. Tens of thousands rallied in the capital, Tbilisi, […]

Events

28 h. ago Tens of thousands march in Barcelona to protest against Israel’s aid blockade in Gaza

Tens of thousands march in Barcelona as Spain, Italy, and Portugal hold mass protests condemning Israel’s aid blockade in Gaza and calling for stronger EU action.

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1 week ago Teacher accused of stinking up South Carolina school with fart spray

A teaching assistant has been arrested for allegedly spraying a South Carolina school with a substance that smells like poop, resulting in students getting sick and causing tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage. Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis, 32, of Florence, S.C., is suspected of showering the substance throughout West Florence High School between […]

Society

2 w. ago ‘There was chaos’: Milton, Ont., councillor files complaint with police over ‘illegal’ anti

A ‘Globalize the Intifada’ rally took place in downtown Milton on the afternoon of September 6, organized by Liberate Palestine Forty-Eight

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2 w. ago Calgary police used ‘reasonable’ force at 2023 protest that concussed teen: ASIRT

Officers who responded to an Israel-Palestine protest in Calgary have been cleared of wrongdoing after a teen was forced to the ground and concussed.

Events

2 w. ago Nobody is building homes in Ontario anymore as market tumbles

Ontario is has found itself in quite the confounding real estate situation, with officials issuing urgent calls for more new housing while a record number of homes sit up for sale each month, untouched.With home sales in such a lull, developers have acutely pulled back from building in the province, especially in Toronto, while pleading for government intervention in the form of less red tape, lower taxes and a cut to sky-high development charges that have, along with low levels of market activity, stalled tens of thousands of new units.According to a new snapshot from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Ontario continues to pull down the residential construction stats for the rest of the country, as it has been for months while other areas see some recovery.While the level of new housing starts has risen across Canada as of August (based on the six-month moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate), Ontario saw a dismal development turn...

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3 w. ago Here are the most and least expensive places in the GTA to buy a home right now

There are some major deals to be had for those wading into the Toronto real estate market these days — at least, when contrasted against the prices of just a few years ago — with the vast majority of the few homes switching hands now going for far under asking price.The newest reports from August 2025 show homes in the region are going for tens of thousands of dollars less than they were last year, with average prices ranging from $642,195 for a condo to $1.3 million for a standalone house — the latter especially, still nothing to scoff at, but a notable 7.5 per cent cheaper than this time last year.But regardless of how much GTA homes have depreciated in value and which areas are being the most drastically underbid, one may wonder what neighbourhoods have the cheapest properties overall in terms of dollar amount right now.Once again, local property platform Wahi has surveyed the market and has released a ...

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3 w. ago Nepal police open fire on protesters outside Parliament, killing 11

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Nepal's capital Monday to vent their anger against a decision by authorities to block most social media platforms.

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3 w. ago Protesters in Nepal surround parliament and clash with police as government blocks social media

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Nepal’s capital Monday to vent their anger against a decision by authorities to block most social media platforms including Facebook, X and YouTube, saying that the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight. Protesters pushed through barbed wires […]

Politics

last month Ontario region expects to generate $9.8M from speed enforcement cameras in 2025

The Waterloo Region says it has handed out tens of thousands of tickets since launching its new automated speed camera program in February.

Economics