4 h. ago Busta Rhymes and Ricky Martin will make history at 2025 MTV VMAs. Here’s who is taking the stage

LOS ANGELES — This year’s MTV Video Music Awards is shaking things up, handing out two new awards to decorated artists in the rap and Latin music genres. Rapper Busta Rhymes will receive the first ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin will be honoured with the inaugural Latin Icon Award, […]

Culture

6 h. ago Ozempic approved in Canada to reduce kidney decline in people with diabetes

The patients taking the drug were also less likely to die from cardiovascular disease — another condition that affects many patients with diabetes.

Society

8 h. ago ‘HEALTHY AND HAPPY:’ Gladys Knight speaks out after husband accused of elder abuse

Soul icon Gladys Knight has spoken out on the heels of her son publicly accusing Knight’s husband of elder abuse. The Midnight Trail to Georgia hitmaker, 81, assured fans that she’s “healthy and happy” after her son, Shanga Hankerson, claimed that Knight’s hubby, William McDowell, who is 33 years younger than her, has been mentally […]

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16 h. ago Edmonton Oilers in trade talks for Boston Bruins 1st round winger? Hmm

This in from hockey writer and analyst Dominic Tiano of Dom.Hockey.com, a rumour that the Boston Bruins and Edmonton may be cooking up a deal involving Boston moving former first round draft pick winger Fabian Lysell to the Oilers. Said Court Lalonde of the Bruins Diehards podcast: “When the Boston Bruins used their first round […]

Economics

19 h. ago Man dies, another missing after canoe capsizes on Barrier Lake

'This incident is very tragic, and we feel for the family,' said Staff Sgt. Chad Fournier with Cochrane RCMP.

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20 h. ago Oilers notebook: Keith Acton fondly recalls 'resilient' Mark Kirton who died after fight with ALS

Former Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup winner and associate coach Keith Acton fondly remembers his friend and ex-NHL forward Mark Kirton, who fought the bravest of fights with ALS before dying Sunday in Ontario. “It’s so sad…he really dedicated himself in every way to generate resources to fight this for others, you know, coming down the […]

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21 h. ago Teens among 4 killed in northern Ontario crash involving ATV: OPP

Police in northern Ontario say four young people have died in a weekend collision involving an ATV and a commercial vehicle. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened at around 3:20 a.m. Saturday on Hwy. 11 near Moonbeam, north of Timmins. Police say a 16-year-old and two 18-year-olds from Moonbeam, as well as a 20-year-old […]

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22 h. ago 'The most wonderful place': Late actor Terence Stamp was a frequent Vancouver visitor

The late British actor filmed a number of movies in Vancouver, often staying at the Fairmont and connecting with B.C. astrologer Georgia Nicols.

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23 h. ago Canucks: Hockey world mourns death of Mark Kirton after long battle with ALS

Mark Kirton has died. He was 67. Wayne Gretzky had called Kirton "a hero to me." 

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24 h. ago Terence Stamp, ’60s icon and Superman villain General Zod, dies

A leading man and sometimes troubled villain, Stamp broke out of that typecasting to play a partying transgender woman in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

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26 h. ago Terence Stamp, U.K. actor who played General Zod in early Superman films, dies at 87

The London-born Stamp started his film career with 1962’s seafaring 'Billy Budd,' for which he earned Oscar and BAFTA award nominations.

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29 h. ago The man who saved Canada’s Conservatives from political irrelevance: Full Comment podcast

Before Pierre Poilievre, before Brian Mulroney, there was one leader who made the federal Conservatives an electoral force to be reckoned with. Before John Diefenbaker, Canada had begun to resemble a Liberal one-party state. Bob Plamondon, author of the new book “Freedom Fighter: John Diefenbaker’s Battle for Canadian Liberties and Independence,” talks with Brian Lilley […]

Politics

44 h. ago Agassiz woman, 74, dies in crash that snarled Highway 1 Sunday

Eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway in Chilliwack were closed through the afternoon after the fatal single-car crash

Events

44 h. ago Terence Stamp, la beauté ambiguë des Swinging Sixties, n’est plus

Le Britannique est décédé dimanche à 87 ans.

Other

47 h. ago Pakistan authorities defend flood response after 274 people killed

In one of the deadliest incidents, 24 people from one family died in the village of Qadar Nagar when floodwaters swept through their home on the eve of a wedding.

Events

49 h. ago Terence Stamp, Superman villain and ‘swinging sixties’ icon, dies aged 87: U.K. media

London (AFP) — British actor Terence Stamp, who perfected the role of the brooding villain and starred in “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”, has died aged 87, UK media cited his family announcing on Sunday. “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer that […]

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49 h. ago Fringe Review: Killed to Death brings the farce, and the nostalgia

There’s a lot of talent in the cast and especially '60s daytime mood music keyboardist, who I half expected to be the culprit in some way.

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53 h. ago Tristan Rogers, who played super spy Robert Scorpio on ’General Hospital,’ dead at 79

Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79. “The entire ‘General Hospital’ family is heartbroken to hear of Tristan Rogers’ passing,” said Frank Valentini, the show’s executive producer, in a statement. “Tristan […]

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67 h. ago Quebec senior dies in beach landslide in the Gaspé Peninsula region

The Town of New Richmond said in a Facebook post that Henderson Beach is closed until further notice while an investigation is underway.

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3 d. ago This Day in History, 1947: 'Bellicose and irrepressible' mayor Gerry McGeer dies in office

Someone once said the eloquent Gerry McGeer suffered from “inflammation of the vowels”.

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