12 h. ago 'What are we building for?': Aiming to boost development, Vancouver may delay amenity, infrastructure upgrades

Dan Fumano: City hall is trying new things to facilitate development in a challenging market. Some Vancouverites worry about what they see as a trend of the city giving too much away

Economics

5 d. ago New Jersey Transit train engineers OK tentative deal that ended strike which had halted NYC routes

New Jersey Transit’s train engineers have overwhelmingly approved a tentative deal that ended their three-day strike last month that halted service for some 100,000 daily riders, including routes to Newark airport and across the Hudson River to New York City. The agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced the results Tuesday. They […]

Transport

9 d. ago Saskatchewan Rattlers aim to break franchise attendance record against Bandits

Preparing to host the Vancouver Bandits, the Saskatchewan Rattlers will be aiming to break their single-game attendance record which sits at just over 3,200 fans.

Sport

9 d. ago Trump wants Supreme Court to allow for gutting of education department

The department oversees about 100,000 public and 34,000 private schools in the United States, though a majority of public school funding comes from state and local governments.

Culture

9 d. ago Speech from OPEC head to kick off Global Energy Show in Calgary

CALGARY — More than 30,000 people from 100 countries are expected to descend on the white-collar heart of Canada’s oilpatch next week for the Global Energy Show, which is to kick off with a keynote address from the head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC secretary-general Haitham al-Ghais is set to deliver […]

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1 week ago Search group warns against fake fundraisers exploiting two children missing in N.S.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia search and rescue organizations are warning the public about fundraisers claiming they’ll use donated cash to search for two missing children. Paul Service, director of Halifax Search and Rescue, said in an interview Thursday that one GoFundMe campaign attempted to raise $100,000 to fund a drone to search for four-year-old Jack […]

Events

1 week ago More than 2,200 died of opioids in Ontario last year, a drop from 2023

The mortality rate from opioid overdoses was 14.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024

Events

1 week ago 79 detained as more violence disrupts PSG’s Champions League celebrations

PARIS — French authorities detained an additional 79 people as violence continued to disrupt PSG’s celebrations of its historic Champions League title, the Paris police chief said on Monday. After more than 100,000 people welcomed the return of PSG players to the French capital following their 5-0 thrashing of Inter Milan in the Champions League […]

Sport

2 w. ago Augmentation de la taxe sur l’immatriculation: 100 000$ en billets gratuits du RTC remis aux citoyens

3609 résidents de Québec se sont procuré leurs laissez-passer gratuits du RTC pour compenser l’augmentation des frais d’immatriculation.

Economics

2 w. ago Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel lawsuit against BBC over claim he sanctioned killing

LONDON — Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams won his libel suit against the BBC on Friday over a claim that he authorized the killing of an informant inside the Irish republican movement. A jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled in Adams’ favour and awarded him 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages. Jurors deliberated […]

Events

2 w. ago Security top of mind at this weekend's Lilac Festival, says deputy police chief

The free yearly event is slated to bring more than 100,000 Calgarians down to 4th Street S.W. for the day-long celebration

Events

2 w. ago Toronto's new Ontario Line subway just took a massive leap forward

A key station on the 15.6-kilometre Ontario Line subway has advanced through an important milestone, bringing the nightmare of traffic and road closures at one of Toronto's busiest intersections a step closer to clearing.The provincial government announced the start of excavation work for the Ontario Line's Queen Station on Wednesday. The news comes a full two years after the Yonge and Queen intersection was closed down in May 2023, the start of an expected 4.5-year disruption anticipated to last until 2027.Queen Station on the Ontario Line will sit 40 metres below street level, situated beneath the existing TTC Queen Station on Line 1.Its excavation will involve the removal of more than 100,000 cubic metres of earth, carving out new platforms ahead of the tunnel boring machines that will soon begin their journey, etching the tunnelled downtown section of the line from Exhibition Place to the Don River.Queen Station is expected to be the busiest stop on the 15-stop...

Other

2 w. ago $100K worth of Crown Royal stolen from transport truck in Windsor: police

Windsor police are investigating the theft of $100,000 in Crown Royal whiskey after suspects stole a trailer from a fenced lot and later abandoned it without the liquor.

Sport

2 w. ago London builder offers huge mortgage break to homebuyers as sales lag

Grappling with a larger-than-usual inventory of unsold homes amid a market slowdown, a London developer is offering up to $100,000 in zero-interest loans to help first-time homebuyers snatch up some of its properties.

Events

2 w. ago CRA sitting on over 10 million uncashed cheques worth $1.7 billion

Could you be missing out on your own money? According to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the agency is still waiting for Canadians to claim millions of cheques.In an email statement, the CRA stated that it issues millions of payments to taxpayers every year, either refunds or benefits. However, it seems that not all Canadians end up getting their money."Over time, some payments remain uncashed for a variety of reasons, such as the recipient misplacing the cheque or moving without updating their address," stated an agency representative.As of March 31 this year, the CRA held around 10.2 million uncashed cheques, worth an astounding $1.7 million. Here's what Canadians had yet to claim as of March:10,036,240 cheques under $1,000  189,840 cheques $1,000 or more, but under $100,000  160 cheques $100,000 or moreHow can you find out if some of that money is yours?Unlike filing taxes, checking for unclaimed cash is far easier — you can check by signing in to y...

Economics

2 w. ago Posthaste: ‘The fear is real,’ says TD, predicting 100,000 jobs will be lost as Canada enters recession

Most economists say the downturn has already begun

Other

2 w. ago Letter May 26, 2025: ‘Yet another muck up for the Canadian military.’

YET ANOTHER MISFIRE Re: Stocks running low; Ranger rifles need rapid repairs, May 21 I don’t know about anyone else, but, when I spend a lot of money on something, I expect to get quality and what was promised. Yet here we are again wasting millions of dollars to replace equipment for the military and […]

Events

3 w. ago B.C. seeks to keep $100,000 seized during Richmond drug raid with overseas ties

Three Canadian suspects were arrested in 2022 following a three-year investigation.

Economics

3 w. ago Vancouver aiming to grow urban forest canopy — but don't expect the promised 100,000 new trees soon

Dan Fumano: Practical and budgetary considerations mean Vancouver seems unlikely to add 100,000 trees soon. But that doesn't mean progress is impossible

Other

3 w. ago Massive Bell internet outage hits tens of thousands across Ontario and Quebec

Tens of thousands of customers across the GTA and beyond struggled to start their work day on Wednesday morning thanks to a massive internet outage that seems to have extended across Southern Ontario and as far as at least Montreal and Quebec City.Starting shortly after 9 a.m., reports of home internet issues started pouring onto social media, with people across all corners of Toronto proper — and in neighbouring locales like Richmond Hill, London, Markham, and Mississauga — jumping onto X to share their frustrations and check the status of the situation.In Quebec too— Patrick Gélinas 🏴‍☠️ (@PatrickGlinas2) May 21, 2025Downdetector, a platform known for its timely and crowd-sourced information on such outages, showed a spike of more than 100,000 users potentially affected as of shortly before 10 a.m.Those who use providers that rely on Bell's fibre optic lines, like Virgin, are experiencing the same problems. And, it appears...

Technology