3 h. ago By knocking on 22,000 doors, this Conservative paramedic is trying to turn an Ottawa suburb blue

'I hate talking about numbers,' Greg Kung says, when asked how many doors he has knocked

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7 h. ago Destroyed Ontario ghost town was almost a historic catastrophe

Once a quaint French Ontarian farming village nestled along the South Nation River, Lemieux, Ontario, is now nothing more than a distant memory.Formerly located just an hour's drive east of Ottawa, the town's origins can be traced back to the mid-1850s, when it began as a service centre for the local lumber industry before transitioning into a farming hamlet.Though the community appeared stable on the surface, it was built on sensitive marine silts and clays, known as Leda clay, which were laid down during the Champlain Sea roughly 10,000 years ago.The 1993 Lemeiux landslide. Photo: South Nation Conservation Authority.On May 4, 1971, a landslide in Saint-Jean-Vianney, Quebec, which was caused by the same type of soil, resulted in the deaths of 31 people and the destruction of 40 homes.In the aftermath, the Geological Survey of Canada began soil testing in similar regions, including areas along the South Nation River. Tests confirmed that Lemieux, which at the time was compri...

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10 h. ago Blue Jays making it count as win over M’s moves them four games over .500 for first time since 2023

It was during a mid-March conversation in the heart of the grind portion of spring training that Blue Jays manager John Schneider articulated what he expected from his team in 2025. “What we’ve been stressing is that it’s nine against one,” Schneider said that day in Dunedin, Fla. “So what is your role on a […]

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13 h. ago Injured Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer gets second cortisone shot in thumb

If at first you don’t succeed … take another shot. That’s the approach Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer has taken with the nagging thumb injury that limited him to just eight appearances last season with Texas and to just one start so far with the Jays. Any potential return to the roster is still a […]

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13 h. ago Ottawa Senators ready to write a new chapter against Toronto Maple Leafs

"We've got some demons to conquer there, so hopefully the guys can get it done," says Sens legend Chris Neil

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14 h. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Treliving shrugs off Stolarz’s lack of playoff experience

Anthony Stolarz has just one Stanley Cup playoff game on his resume. The man who signed Stolarz to a two-year contract last summer in free agency, Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving, could not care less. “I know everybody talks about lack of playoff experience and what’s the old line, ‘Experience is really important, unless […]

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14 h. ago New Pornographers drummer dropped from Vancouver band after child porn charges

Joseph Seiders, the 44-year-old U.S. drummer for Vancouver indie-rock band New Pornographers for more than a decade, has been fired by the group after being arrested for alleged possession of child pornography. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a April 7 press release that officers from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to […]

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16 h. ago Star sprinter Andre De Grasse looking forward to seeing AFC Toronto opener

TORONTO — Andre De Grasse will be watching with pride when AFC Toronto takes the field for the first time Saturday at BMO Field. The star sprinter, part of the Northern Super League team’s ownership group, is flying in from Florida where he has been training to take in the match against Montreal Roses FC […]

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16 h. ago Toronto FC’s search for its first win of season continues on Saturday

The hunt for Toronto FC’s first win of the season continues Saturday at Real Salt Lake with coach Robin Fraser hoping his team finally gets rewarded for its recent improved play. “When the season starts — I think I feel this way every season I’ve ever coached — you can’t wait to get the first […]

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16 h. ago Why does Apple TV like to annoy Blue Jays fans on Friday nights?

Pumped for a big weekend of Toronto sports viewing? The Battle of Ontario on Sunday will be the highlight, of course, as the Maple Leafs get their long-anticipated playoffs under way. And then there are the pleasantly surprising 11-8 Blue Jays, who start a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night at the […]

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17 h. ago Records of Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination released on Trump’s order

10,000 pages released, including pictures of handwritten notes by the gunman

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17 h. ago Maple Leafs ‘ready to write a new chapter’ GM Brad Treliving says

Brad Treliving wasn’t about to throw any fuel onto the playoff fire. The Maple Leafs general manager held court on Good Friday, the only member of the organization who talked to media after the club had an optional skate at the Ford Performance Centre. The Leafs will get down to serious business on Saturday with […]

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19 h. ago Popular Jamaican restaurant hit with 11 infractions from Toronto health inspectors

Scotthill Caribbean Cuisine remains open to the public

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19 h. ago U.S. citizen held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in America

MIAMI — A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. The man was released after his case received widespread coverage. Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez, 20, was […]

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19 h. ago Spirits of ’67 shadow playoffs, but these Maple Leafs in the here and now

Mention 1967 around Toronto’s older sports populace and few would associate the date with Canada’s centennial or the Beatles’- inspired Summer of Love. More likely they’ll equate it to the start of nuclear winter where the absence of the Stanley Cup is now an NHL record 57 years and counting for the Maple Leafs. When the Panthers paraded it […]

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20 h. ago Driver who repeatedly ran red lights dies in fiery Toronto crash: police

Vehicle slammed into a hydro pole after running two red lights and clipping another vehicle

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20 h. ago BMW driver dead after running two red lights, crashing into hydro pole: Toronto cops

No information about the driver was provided by police

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21 h. ago 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy are released

WASHINGTON — Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, continuing the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump.  The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration posted roughly 229 files containing the pages to its public website. Many files related to the senator’s […]

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21 h. ago 10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination are released, on Trump’s order

WASHINGTON  — Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, continuing the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump.  Kennedy was fatally shot on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after giving his victory speech for winning California’s […]

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21 h. ago Trump’s Feud With Harvard Imperils Critical Research Into ALS

David Walt received a presidential medal in January for inventions that have enabled genetic screening for in vitro fertilization, better disease diagnosis and improved crop resistance. His latest work involved early detection of Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS, with the goal of developing new drugs to manage the debilitating loss of muscle control from that condition.

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