19 m. ago Joey Logano clinches final playoff spot in dramatic Charlotte finish

CONCORD, N.C. — Joey Logano, winner of two of the last three Cup Series championships, was never been part of the conversation of potential elimination from NASCAR playoffs. At least not until Sunday’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where the Team Penske driver found himself struggling most of the race and in a tense battle […]

Sport

78 m. ago Yankees endure a thoroughly savage day against Blue Jays’ ‘unique’ rookie starter

Prior to Sunday’s Game 2 of the ALDS, the Yankees had some recent experience facing a rookie starter with their season on the line. In a must-win wild card Game 3 against the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees were up against young left-hander Connelly Early. The kid was good early in shutting down the Yankees […]

Culture

1 hour ago China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

Economics

6 h. ago France’s new prime minister names a government that might not last long

PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister named a government Sunday, bringing back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire to serve at the defense ministry, where he’ll help oversee French military support for Ukraine and address threats to European security posed by Russia. Other key positions in the new cabinet, announced by President Emmanuel Macron […]

Politics

8 h. ago Conférence des gouverneurs: Québec et New York renforcent leur partenariat dans un climat de tensions commerciales

François Legault et la gouverneure de l’État de New York ont solidifié leur partenariat, dimanche, à Québec.

Society

13 h. ago Iran Signals Push to Address Nuclear Standoff Despite Sanctions

Iran’s foreign minister said the country is ready to resume efforts to resolve its nuclear standoff but called cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog “insufficient.”

Events

15 h. ago For Montreal's next mayor, labour relations could quickly take centre stage

The city's blue-collar workers have a strike mandate, as do bus drivers and métro operators. Other unions, like the one representing the city's white-collar non-professional workers, are entering into negotiations.

Other

15 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Friends’ holiday card never includes wife in the address

DEAR ABBY: Every year like clockwork, we receive a holiday card from friends, which the wife addresses only to my husband. It is always a jolly card filled with their family adventures and achievements for the year, and it invariably leaves me wondering why she thinks it’s OK to leave me off the envelope. My […]

Society

21 h. ago All these TTC subway stations were once the 'end of the line'

A trip along either of Toronto's two subway lines in the present day is plenty of time to catch up on work, consume an entire podcast, or maybe just sit and disassociate between the omnipresent obligations of everyday life. But this wasn't always the case, and, for previous generations, that "end of the line" announcement used to come a whole lot faster.Let's look back at some of the TTC subway stations that were once the last stops on their routes.Line 1 Yonge–University1954: Eglinton, Union Toronto's — and Canada's — first subway line opened Mar. 30, 1954, with an initial 7.4-kilometre route connecting Union Station in the south with Eglinton Station in the north. It was shiny and new, but it had a long way to go.1963: Eglinton, St. GeorgeThe Yonge Line became the Yonge-University Line in 1963 when the route was extended north from the original southern terminus of Union up to a new terminal station at St. George via Univer...

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22 h. ago Nick Robertson shines, Dennis Hildeby, James Reimer busy in Maple Leafs pre

Don’t tell those Maple Leafs hopefuls toiling Saturday in Detroit it was a meaningless game to wrap the exhibition schedule. Winger Nick Robertson flew out of the gate, created his own breakaway and though stopped, he scored short-handed and buzzed the net consistently, playing 200-foot hockey in a 6-5 overtime loss. The battle for the […]

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23 h. ago ‘EATING MACHINE’: Americans, Canadians unite in battling invasive carp

DUNNVILLE, Ont. — Finally, something to unite President Donald Trump, his Democratic opponents and the Canadians he’s threatening to annex: a ferociously hungry carp. Invasive carp, sometimes called Asian carp, were introduced in the United States in the 1970s. And they’ve never stopped spreading — and eating everything in their path — since. “They’re eating […]

Transport

26 h. ago Canada Post's latest offer 'major step backwards,' union says

The Crown Corporation's proposals Friday included compounded wage increases of 13.59 per cent over four years.

Politics

30 h. ago 'Lose situation': Premier Smith nudges union as Alberta teachers' strike nears

'We've said, 'call off the strike, let's get back to the table, we don't think were that far apart. Let's avoid a lose, lose, lose situation'

Other

31 h. ago Canada Post union says latest contract offer is a ‘major step backwards’

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is “making a mockery of the collective bargaining process” with its latest contract offers. In a statement released Friday, the union said it is disappointed with the latest offer, which it calls a “major step backwards.” “We waited 45 days for offers that are worse […]

Politics

32 h. ago ‘A good day is only getting hit three times’: CUPE education workers from across the province demand action at Queens Park as school violence soars across Ontario

TORONTO — On Saturday, hundreds of education workers from across Ontario rallied at Queens Park to demand the Ford government take immediate action to address the growing crisis of violence in schools. The Ontario government has cut billions from public education since 2018, creating a crisis in underfunding and understaffing at schools across the province. […]

Society

32 h. ago Donald Trump prévient le Hamas qu’il ne «tolérera aucun retard» dans l’application de son plan

Donald Trump a prévenu le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas qu’il ne «tolérerait aucun retard» dans l’application de son plan.

Other

33 h. ago Canada Post union says latest contract offer is step backwards

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is taking a major step backwards with its latest contract offers. In a statement released Friday, the union says it is disappointed with an offer that includes less than one it rejected in August. Canada Post tabled an offer Friday that included many terms from […]

Other

34 h. ago KINSELLA: The greatest threat we face in Canada comes from Islamic extremists

But the relentless refrain from Ottawa is that the bigger threat is from the far Right – not the Islamists

Economics

34 h. ago Sanae Takaichi, une «dame de fer» en voie de devenir la première femme à diriger le Japon

Cette nationaliste radicale a été élue cheffe du parti au pouvoir, samedi.

Politics

37 h. ago Germany’s Munich Airport reopens after second closure in less than 24 hours due to drones

MUNICH (AP) — Germany’s Munich Airport reopened Saturday morning after authorities shut it down the night before for the second time in less than 24 hours after two additional drone sightings, officials said. The closures are the latest after mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of European Union member countries. The airport, one of Germany’s […]

Events