2 h. ago Edmonton police need video after arson damages Crestwood building under construction

Edmonton police are seeking video after an arson caused “extensive damage” to a building in the Crestwood neighbourhood earlier this week. On Wednesday around 8 a.m., police said they received a call from Edmonton Fire Rescue Services about an under-construction building on fire near 141 Street and 98 Avenue. Investigators determined the fire was “deliberately […]

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6 h. ago Singh considered stepping down in 2023 after being told of threat to his life

Singh made the revelation to reporters in a campaign stop in London, Ont. as he is fighting for his political life ahead of Monday's final vote.

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7 h. ago Saskatchewan Rush make return to NLL playoffs in quarterfinal tilt hosting Swarm

For the first time since 2019, the Saskatchewan Rush are in the NLL post-season. They host the Georgia Swarm on Saturday in a single-elimination quarterfinal.

Sport

9 h. ago Motorcyclist dies after crashing into Edmonton community league: police

A 45-year-old man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding struck the Calder Community League in Edmonton, police said Saturday. On Friday at 11:30 p.m., officers said they responded to a report about a 2012 Yamaha Cruiser motorcycle that “collided with the side of” a building near 128 Avenue and 120 Street. The motorcycle was […]

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10 h. ago Man dead after Calgary brawl, involving three possible stabbings, multiple foot chases and road closures

A man is dead following a brawl that occurred outside a Calgary bar early Saturday morning and led to three possible stabbings, multiple foot chases involving the canine unit and street closures. Calgary police were called to the 700 block of 10 Avenue S.W. at approximately 1:55 a.m. after receiving reports of what they described […]

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11 h. ago Israeli airstrike kills 10 people as mediators try to restart a ceasefire

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike flattened a three-story home in Gaza City on Saturday, killing 10 people — half of them children — as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire. Israeli strikes killed at least 49 people in the past 24 hours, according to health officials. The dead in the […]

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11 h. ago THE LATEST: Leaders have packed itineraries, Liberals maintain slim lead

Follow the Toronto Sun’s live coverage of Canada’s 45th general election and tariff-related news, with contributions from Brian Lilley, Bryan Passifiume, Lorrie Goldstein and columnists Joe Warmington and Warren Kinsella, as well as contributions from the Sun’s editors and reporters covering the election ahead of the April 28 vote. Plus, you can find all of […]

Politics

12 h. ago Russia says it has fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukraine says it is still fighting there.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — All Ukrainian troops have been forced from parts of Russia’s Kursk region, which Moscow lost control of last year to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russia’s top general said in a Kremlin meeting Saturday. Ukrainian officials denied the claim. Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff for Russia’s Armed Forces, gave Russian […]

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12 h. ago Probe ongoing after body pulled from Thames River near downtown

A body was pulled from the Thames River in the area of Horton Street at Ridout Street on Saturday morning, police said. The London Fire Department was called to Thames Park just after 6 a.m. following reports of an individual in the water just south of downtown, police said. The body was removed from the […]

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12 h. ago Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears

OTTAWA — Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, first holding a media availability in King City before visiting a small business in Newmarket, holding a meet and […]

Politics

12 h. ago Party leaders campaign in Ontario, B.C. battlegrounds as election day nears

OTTAWA — Party leaders blitzed key ridings in southern Ontario and British Columbia on Saturday with the final vote in the federal election now just two days away. Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his tour through battleground ridings in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Windsor, Ont., a city where U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]

Politics

14 h. ago Best Walks: No. 58 takes you on a ramble high above the city

Lori Beattie knows a thing or two about walking. She’s travelled every path and trail listed in her new updated book, Calgary’s Best Walks. She explained why she loves to explore this city on foot in a Weekend Life column on March 29, and now we’re encouraging you to follow in her footsteps. Over the […]

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15 h. ago A massive explosion and fire strikes Iranian port and injures at least 281 people

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The number of injured from an explosion Saturday at a port in southern Iran jumped to 281, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. IRNA quoted Mojtaba Khaledi, the spokesman of Iran’s National Emergency Organization, as giving the figure. The blast happened at the Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a […]

Events

15 h. ago A massive explosion and fire strikes Iranian port and injures at least 516 people

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran, injuring at least 516 people, state television reported. The blast happened at the Shahid Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a major facility for container shipments for the Islamic Republic that handles some 80 million tons (72.5 million […]

Events

22 h. ago Brews news: Plenty of version of Glorious and Free to sample

One city, two beers and a toast to Canada.

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22 h. ago Toronto's newest viral sandwich shop keeps selling out hours before closing time

There's a new sandwich shop on the block in Toronto, and the city is already going crazy for it.Lambo's, Vilda's, La Salumeria: Toronto is crazy for a good sandwich, and lucky for those of us that live here, there's no shortage of shops and restaurants in the city that crank out really, really great ones.Lucky for aspiring sandwich artists, the city has made a habit of raising its favourite sandwich shops to legend status when they feel it's deserved, so starting one, however risky, poses serious potential.That's a lesson that Pitmaster and Executive Chef Alex Rad, of Smoque N' Bones fame, is learning with his latest venture, Alfie's Sandwiches+Market.The doors of the Baldwin Village sandwich shop and market opened just a hair over two weeks ago, and, to put it lightly, people in Toronto are utterly obsessed.You don't have to take my word for it, though; instead, refer to the Instagram stories they post nearly every day, within hours of openi...

Economics

22 h. ago New Toronto collective wants you to party like it's 1999 with phone

There's a new event collective and apparel brand in Toronto that's trying to teach the city's partygoers how to connect by hosting phone-free parties.What was it like to party before the internet? It's a question that I, being of the tender age of 25 and only reaching appropriate party age long after my iPhone had already become effectively welded to my right hand, have contemplated often.No Instagram stories to be posted, no aspiring suitors asking for your Snapchat — just pure, present fun. Imagine that.Drenched in Gen Z idiosyncrasy as I may appear in making such a confession, I'm not alone.Toronto brothers Mich and Max Ward, alongside their best friend Christian Williamson, found themselves contemplating a similar question when they made the "somewhat rash decision" to leave their phones in the car for an entire weekend on a father-son fishing trip."It felt like we were kids again — fully present, laughing and connect...

Culture

22 h. ago Toronto event helps those who have lost their mother face Mother's Day

This Mother's Day, Amanda Katz is inviting the city's motherless masses to unite. The founder of Motherless Day, she's created a pity party for those navigating Mother's Day through the veil of loss."I lost my mom to mental health in 2017, back when I was 21," explains Katz. "As with any loss, the tough days come and go. … But one thing that anyone without a mom feels is that Mother's Day sucks."Those flower bouquets and gifts-for-mom ideas that are in every window, that typically are met with such a wave of joy, instead for us they're a reminder of what and who is missing."In 2023, "after spending six years navigating that day along with my sister," Katz decided to flip the Mother's Day script. "I figured, why not reframe the day? Why not create the chance and the space to celebrate and commemorate the moms who would have still wanted us to celebrate, surrounded by those people who get it?&quo...

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24 h. ago Postmedia wins National Newspaper Awards, including Journalist of the Year

Halifax Chronicle Herald's Aaron Beswick won for local reporting as well as journalist of the year. Regina Leader-Post's Brandon Harder won for long feature

Society

24 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide: Report

She also accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault.

Events