3 h. ago Haunted Halloween event to take over abandoned Target location in Toronto

Toronto is about to get a brand-new Halloween attraction taking over an already chill-inducing venue: Cloverdale Mall's abandoned Target location.This fully immersive and nightmare-inducing playground, dubbed 13 Rooms, will let you step straight into over a dozen terrifying worlds, with no two rooms being quite the same. Rooms with themes like "Deadly Dolls," "Sinister Cinema," "Pumpkin Hollow," and more will offer a variety of frights for whatever kind of scare you're craving this fall. This attraction from the team behind the Screemers haunted house franchise is designed to be an immersive cinematic experience that will live perfectly on your social media feed, with spooky photo opportunities all around. And, like Screemers' other haunted house attractions, you'll want to pay very close attention to anything that may be lurking in the corners. Each space comes to life with dra...

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10 h. ago F1 driver Max Verstappen makes Nurburgring debut in endurance racing

NURBURG, Germany — Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen made his debut at the Nurburgring Endurance Series on Saturday by finishing seventh in a field of 19 starters. Verstappen used a gap in the F1 calendar after winning the Italian Grand Prix last weekend to dabble in endurance sportscar racing by completing the four-hour race in […]

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11 h. ago B.C. climate news: Study finds emissions from world’s largest fossil fuel producers ramping up heat waves | B.C. orders some farmers to stop using water to protect chinook salmon

Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of Sept. 8 to Sept. 14, 2025.

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16 h. ago This Day in History: Great fire of 1898 destroys downtown New Westminster

At times, the fierce beating of the heat created air waves on the cathedral chimes, which caused them to emit a weird, sad sound, wrote one Vancouver newspaper

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16 h. ago ’There’s something strange in the pumpkin fields.’ Drought and heat frightening farmers

FREDERICTON — The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. “It’s sure been a spooky season,” said Greg MacKenzie, the owner of Mackenzie Produce in Stratford, P.E.I. He said his own farm has […]

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18 h. ago ‘A spooky season’: Drought and heat reducing pumpkin yield in Canadian farms

Drought and extreme heat are cutting into the size and supply of pumpkins that are usually carved into jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween or frozen and canned for food.

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23 h. ago ‘There’s something strange in the pumpkin fields.’ Drought & heat frightening farmers

FREDERICTON — The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. “It’s sure been a spooky season,” said Greg MacKenzie, the owner of Mackenzie Produce in Stratford, P.E.I. He said his own farm has […]

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27 h. ago Huge harvest market to take over Toronto park for two weekends this fall

Fall is officially slowly creeping in on us, and with that comes pumpkin spice lattes, cozy sweaters galore, and events in the city like the free Fall Harvest Market taking over Toronto's Queens Quay later this month.If an autumn-themed market is something you're looking forward to experiencing during the upcoming season, then mark your calendars and get ready to explore a specially curated vendor market, live music, delicious food, and more to celebrate the arrival of fall.Presented by Street Eats Market and the Waterfront BIA, festival highlights also include a pumpkin patch (cue aesthetic photo opps for your socials), a fire pit and s'mores zone to please your sweet tooth, and an apple bobbing competition (a seasonal staple).A complete list of things to do at the market is available on the event website.Part of the Water/Fall Festival — an attraction that presents art installations, entertainment, food markets, and more, over a span of two weekends in the c...

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32 h. ago 'Breaking boundaries': Calgary Wild FC's Sonia O'Neill on being a mom, social media star

Midfielder's life off the field fits in with the NSL club's inclusivity reach ahead of a Pride match Saturday at McMahon Stadium.

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40 h. ago Two 'dangerous and aggressive' bulls near Coaldale school, RCMP warns

Two “dangerous and aggressive,” bulls are nearby to schools in Coaldale, warns local RCMP. Coaldale RCMP say they are currently assisting farmers to round-up the animals just north of Highway 3, near 18th Avenue. They are issuing a safety warning for the area, especially for students who may be walking to school this morning. An […]

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40 h. ago Two 'dangerous and aggressive' bulls captured near Coaldale school after RCMP warning

Two “dangerous and aggressive,” bulls were nearby to schools in Coaldale, warned local RCMP this morning. The animals, which escaped during transport, were recaptured “thanks to the grit and rugged skills of the cowboys (and the dog),” Coaldale RCMP said. RCMP say they assisted farmers to round-up the animals just north of Highway 3, near […]

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50 h. ago Spain Wants to Save Rural Areas — and It’s Finding Creative Ways to Do it

Driving through Castilla y León in the northwest of Spain can create the impression of being alone in the world. The landscape is a continuous scroll of wheat fields, dry grasslands and expanses of yellow sunflowers punctuated by the occasional village; often no more than several run-down stone houses surrounding a church. With public transportation out of reach in these areas, and the distances between towns too great to walk, the only option is to travel by car.

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56 h. ago Domestic Metals Provides Project Update for Ongoing Field Level Exploration at the Smart Creek Project

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Domestic Metals Corp. (the “Company” or “Domestic”) – (TSXV: DMCU; OTCQB: DMCUF; FSE: 03E) provides an exploration update for field level activities at the Smart Creek Project located in western Montana (Figure 1). Fieldwork, including mapping, sampling and prospecting is underway at Smart Creek, with the […]

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58 h. ago Bakken Oil Output Shows Signs of Slowing as Pipeline Flows Slip

Oil output from the Bakken, the second-largest US shale field, is showing signs of a slowdown as flows on a key pipeline out of the region decline.

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58 h. ago Frequency Electronics, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

• Announces $20 million share repurchase authorization MITCHEL FIELD, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frequency Electronics, Inc. (“FEI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ-FEIM) is pleased to announce its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. Revenue for the first quarter ended July 31, 2025, was approximately $13.8 million, a decrease from […]

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59 h. ago Drought deepens in Eastern Canada as West sees some improvement: Monitor

Officials say a deepening drought in Central and Atlantic Canada is creating water supply issues and underlining concerns about crop conditions and wildfires. The latest national outlook shows large pockets of extreme drought have appeared across Atlantic Canada, with moderate to severe drought also showing up in Ontario and Quebec as of the end of […]

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59 h. ago Vulcan County farmers hit hard by hailstorm that left a scar visible from space

'I've seen all storms that damage the crop or whatever, but nothing that does that much damage to buildings and vehicles and crops at the same time'

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59 h. ago National teams demanding “immediate removal” of Field Hockey Canada CEO

Open letter from squads states that "our concerns have been dismissed, minimized, or ignored," by the national sport body so far

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60 h. ago Survey shows swimming is most popular physical activity among Canadian children

Swimming is the most popular organized sport or physical activity among Canadian children, according to a new survey. The Sports360 study was conducted by The Strategic Counsel and the field window was March and April 2025. It found that 73 per cent of Canadian youth between the ages of three and 17 are participating in […]

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65 h. ago Toronto hospital just outranked the most prestigious facilities in the world

A Toronto hospital was just recognized as the best in its field, beating out some of the top medical facilities worldwide.Among Newsweek and Statista's newly-released lists of the best specialized hospitals across the globe in various categories for 2026, T.O.'s own Hospital for Sick Children (a.k.a. SickKids) took the very top spot for pediatrics, coming above a whopping 249 other centres of its kind.Other Toronto hospitals with notably high placements within the top 25 were Sunnybrook (9th in obstetrics & gynecology, 25th in urology) and The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (9th in oncology).JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comAlso honoured for its research and care was UHN's Toronto General Hospital, which was ranked 15th in the field of cardiac surgery, 15th in gastroenterology, 21st in pulmonology, 23rd in endocrinology, and 24th in cardiology more generally, along with landing further down on some of the other lists (46th in urology, s...

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