6 h. ago Haunted Halloween event to take over abandoned Target location in Toronto

Toronto is about to get a brand-new Halloween attraction taking over an already chill-inducing venue: Cloverdale Mall's abandoned Target location.This fully immersive and nightmare-inducing playground, dubbed 13 Rooms, will let you step straight into over a dozen terrifying worlds, with no two rooms being quite the same. Rooms with themes like "Deadly Dolls," "Sinister Cinema," "Pumpkin Hollow," and more will offer a variety of frights for whatever kind of scare you're craving this fall. This attraction from the team behind the Screemers haunted house franchise is designed to be an immersive cinematic experience that will live perfectly on your social media feed, with spooky photo opportunities all around. And, like Screemers' other haunted house attractions, you'll want to pay very close attention to anything that may be lurking in the corners. Each space comes to life with dra...

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33 h. ago AI tech identifies Central Okanagan properties and hazardous material in their bins

Called 'Prairie Robotics', the system involves mounted cameras that capture images of material going into the recycling g trucks.

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35 h. ago Junior hockey league winds up in court after expansion Cloverdale team is shut down ahead of season opener

PJHL says new team doesn't meet their bylaw standards,, and it's all part of team owners squabbling all off-season about various points

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37 h. ago Central Library temporarily closed after 'contained' fire, police say

No members of public at risk

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40 h. ago Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in U.S. cities

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis with support from the mayor and Tennessee’s governor, making it his latest expansion of military forces into American cities that has tested the limits of presidential power and drawn sharp criticism from local leaders. Speaking on […]

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44 h. ago Russia cuts interest rate to 17% as strains show in wartime economy

Russia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate Friday by one percentage point to 17%, a step that could support the economy as growth slows and spending on the war against Ukraine increases the budget deficit. The bank had raised its key rate as high as 21% to combat inflation, but has begun to retreat […]

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48 h. ago Metalsource Mining Announces Transformational Acquisition that Delivers Silver Expansion and Gold Potential in a top U.S. Jurisdiction

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sept. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — METALSOURCE MINING INC. (the “Company” or “Metalsource”) (CSE: “MSM”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Goldstrike Minerals, LLC (“Goldstrike”), pursuant to which Goldstrike has agreed to grant an option (the “Option”) to the Company to […]

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48 h. ago Next week’s decision could be a leap of faith for Bank of Canada

Robert McLister: Rate cuts only make sense if central bankers genuinely believe inflation will glide back to target

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51 h. ago ECB Officials Diverge on Rates as Villeroy Says Cut Is Possible

European Central Bank officials offered diverging views on the next step for interest rates, highlighting the sense of uncertainty overshadowing euro-zone monetary policy at present.

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51 h. ago ECB Officials Diverge on Rates as Villeroy Says Cut Possible

European Central Bank officials offered diverging views on the next step for interest rates, highlighting the potential for disagreement over euro-zone monetary policy.

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53 h. ago Spain Wants to Save Rural Areas — and It’s Finding Creative Ways to Do it

Driving through Castilla y León in the northwest of Spain can create the impression of being alone in the world. The landscape is a continuous scroll of wheat fields, dry grasslands and expanses of yellow sunflowers punctuated by the occasional village; often no more than several run-down stone houses surrounding a church. With public transportation out of reach in these areas, and the distances between towns too great to walk, the only option is to travel by car.

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55 h. ago Israel’s strike on Qatar infuriates Arab leaders, which bodes ill for Trump’s priorities

DOHA, Qatar — Just a few months ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump to their palaces with camel parades and pomp. Now, those same leaders are united in anger after Israel’s strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar’s capital, Doha. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]

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57 h. ago Vernon store owner shocked after being targeted in unusual shoplifting incident

RCMP said they are investigating the shoplifting incident, but so far no arrests have been made.

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61 h. ago Liberal MPs reluctant to lower 2030 and 2035 climate targets

EDMONTON — Some Liberal MPs are reluctant to see their government lower its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, as Prime Minister Mark Carney stays quiet on whether Canada is still committed to meeting its climate goals. Carney and several of his ministers have created uncertainty in recent days by refusing to […]

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61 h. ago Beltline Business Improvement Area expansion aims to bring more people to the popular neighbourhood

After a unanimous vote by city council, more than 300 more businesses will be joining the BLOX umbrella.

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62 h. ago L’expansion du port de Montréal à Contrecœur continue de déranger

Le chantier fait partie des cinq premiers à être étudié par le nouveau bureau des grands projets d’Ottawa.

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62 h. ago Drought deepens in Eastern Canada as West sees some improvement: Monitor

Officials say a deepening drought in Central and Atlantic Canada is creating water supply issues and underlining concerns about crop conditions and wildfires. The latest national outlook shows large pockets of extreme drought have appeared across Atlantic Canada, with moderate to severe drought also showing up in Ontario and Quebec as of the end of […]

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65 h. ago America’s New EU Ambassador Vows to Fight Red Tape for US Companies

The US will defend American companies from digital and environmental regulations taking effect in the European Union that may unfairly target them, according to the new US ambassador to the EU.

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65 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Three women accused of distraction thefts targeting elderly victims

Three women have been arrested and charged after what Toronto Police said were a string of distraction thefts targeting elderly victims this summer. Police allege that, between July 2025 and September 2025, the trio operated as part of a criminal organization and worked together to commit a number of distraction thefts. They targeted the elderly […]

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67 h. ago Frontera Expands Autism Services in New Mexico with New FronteraCare for Underserved Communities

Frontera launches Diagnostics Program and expands FronteraCare clinics across the state, reducing wait times for families DENVER — Frontera, a pioneer in advancing health equity through AI-enabled autism care, today announced the expansion of its services in New Mexico and the launch of its FronteraCare. For years, autism care has been plagued by long waitlists, […]

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