70 m. ago Mike Coates: Free trade is dead. The coming election will be about who can navigate this change

There is no turning back the clock on U.S. trade policy. Canada needs a leader who can adapt

Politics

7 h. ago There's a massive butter tart festival coming to Ontario this spring

Midland Ontario's butter tart festival is officially returning for its 12th year this spring for an entire day that's dedicated to showcasing and munching on the buttery, Canadian sweet treat. Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival will be back this June as vendors from across the province travel to Midland in hopes of being awarded the festival's top title of the best butter tart. Over 200 vendors will be onsite, selling everything from butter tarts (of course) to handmade items. The variety of butter tarts you'll find include plain, raisin, walnut, maple, bacon, coconut, PB&J, s'mores, cheesecake, pumpkin, and much more. The inaugural Butter Tart Festival back in June 2013 sold out of 10,000 butter tarts by 11 a.m., and the number of treats available for sale has steadily increased every year. In 2024, the festival saw 300,000 butter tarts sold by its vendors, and attendance has already increased to approximately 60,000 visitors just for the one...

Culture

9 h. ago Senators fall short of Original Six sweep in dramatic loss to Montreal Canadiens

The Senators had a chance to be the first team since the 1980 New York Islanders to beat all the Original Six teams in a calendar month

Events

9 h. ago Downfall of The Bay leaves Vancouver’s downtown retail sector in question

The iconic retailer is expected to begin liquidating its 80 stores soon, after entering creditor protection earlier this month.

Other

11 h. ago B.C. geoduck clam exports facing devastation from Chinese tariffs on massive molluscs

VANCOUVER — Diversification has become a mantra for Canadian exporters in the new age of tariffs, but for harvesters of British Columbia’s geoduck clams, that’s a high hurdle, said BC Seafood Alliance executive director Christina Burridge. She said China buys 95 per cent of exports of the massive, meaty molluscs, which can weigh a couple […]

Economics

12 h. ago Woman charged with murder in death of Super Bowl reporter found in his hotel room

A woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a television reporter last month while he was on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in New Orleans, authorities said Tuesday. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter and anchor for Telemundo based in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead Feb. 5 in his hotel […]

Events

13 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre Conservatives were unprepared for Trump/Carney ground shift, but it's not too late to get serious

When Justin Trudeau was leader of the Liberal Party, and Donald Trump was just the obnoxious president Canadians were glad was not their country’s leader, the Conservative Party’s strategy seemed masterful: Do and say as little as possible until an election is called. Leave the Libs alone to self-destruct. But now that Mark Carney has […]

Events

13 h. ago Alberta school support workers to return to classrooms as massive strike winds down

Thousands of education support staff around Alberta are set to return to their posts in the coming days as a months-long strike winds down, union officials said Tuesday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said tentative contracts with the Parkland School Division and the Calgary Board of Education were reached pending ratification from members. Over […]

Society

13 h. ago Trump Agencies’ Plan for Fired Workers Faces Judicial Pushback

The Trump administration’s placement of thousands of federal workers on leave drew mixed reactions this week from judges who had ordered those employees back in their jobs after they were initially fired.

Events

14 h. ago School support workers to return to classrooms as massive strike winds down

Thousands of striking education support workers in Alberta could be back on the job later this week, if they vote in favour of tentative contract settlements.

Society

14 h. ago Thousands of Alberta school support workers could soon return to classrooms: union

Thousands of striking education support workers in Alberta could be back on the job later this week, if they vote in favour of tentative contract settlements.

Society

14 h. ago Braid: Shake off the rust, Liberals. Give the real Canada a try

Facing the Trump storm, Carney seems onside with expanding energy production, finding new markets, and even building pipelines

Other

15 h. ago Police charge two men, hunt for two more after violent armed robbery

A restaurant diner was hit with a gun and robbed by armed bandits after the victim left the eatery to go to his car, according to Toronto Police. After leaving the restaurant — in the Steeles Ave.-Weston Rd. area — around 3 a.m. on March 2, three masked thugs with firearms approached the diner. A […]

Events

15 h. ago Howard Levitt: So you want to quit your job? Take a close look at the fine print

Next time you leave a job or handle a resignation, remember: one poorly handled resignation can cause months of litigation

Other

16 h. ago 2 years after fatal fire which left 7 dead, Montreal tightens rules on short

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

Events

17 h. ago One person dead after single vehicle rollover on Deerfoot Trail

EMS confirmed that the accident occurred at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. No one was taken to the hospital. 

Events

18 h. ago White House shuts down ‘petrified’ French politician’s call to return Statute of Liberty

'Absolutely not,' said Karoline Leavitt. 'They should be very grateful,' she added as U.S. is the reason France isn't 'speaking German'

Politics

19 h. ago Parents of a U.S. student who vanished in the Dominican Republic ask that she be declared dead

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort town of Punta Cana have asked authorities to declare her legally dead. In a letter to Dominican police dated Monday, Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki state that after an extensive search, local authorities believe […]

Events

21 h. ago Lighthouse Guild Announces Thomas Panek as New President & CEO

New York, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lighthouse Guild, the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to providing exceptional services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired, is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Panek as its new President and CEO, effective April 2025. He succeeds Dr. Calvin W. Roberts, who has led the organization […]

Other

22 h. ago B.C. is killing its consumer carbon tax: What does that mean for you?

Killing part of the 17-year-old tax will save residents money at the gas pump and home heating bill but it's going to leave a big hole in the B.C. government's budget

Economics