18 m. ago Ottawa spending $25M to help companies build EV chargers, buy lower

OTTAWA — The federal government announced $25 million in funding Wednesday for companies to build more than 850 electric vehicle chargers, mostly in Quebec. The money will also help companies finance the purchases of natural gas-powered transport and recycling trucks to help companies lower emissions. According to the government nearly a quarter of Canada’s total […]

Economics

20 m. ago London police officer faces five professional misconduct charges

The 47-year-old officer has been suspended with pay since London police charged him in December 2023 with seven criminal offences.

Events

58 m. ago Glass House Brands Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Results surpassed expectations across key metrics including biomass production, revenue, gross profit, and Adjusted EBITDA Wholesale biomass production was 230,748 pounds, up 54% year-over-year Cost of production was $91 per pound, a substantial improvement compared to $148 per pound in Q2 2024 Second quarter 2025 revenue was $59.9 million, exceeding guidance and up 11% year-over-year Gross […]

Culture

76 m. ago Appeals court lets the White House suspend or end billions in foreign aid

WASHINGTON — A divided panel of appeals court judges ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can suspend or terminate billions of dollars of congressionally appropriated funding for foreign aid. Two of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that grant recipients challenging the freeze did not meet […]

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4 h. ago Voyeurism charges laid against man who housed women he met at church

Brad Dewar is the secretary of Victory Churches International

Culture

5 h. ago B.C. crime news: Mission Mounties search for wanted woman | Woman charged with impaired driving in fatal Okanagan crash

Vanessa Lameiras, 30, faces three charges, including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of impaired operation causing death

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5 h. ago B.C. crime news: Murder charge laid in Coquitlam homicide  | Mission RCMP search for wanted woman | Okanagan woman charged with impaired driving

Vanessa Lameiras, 30, faces three charges, including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of impaired operation causing death

Events

5 h. ago Nouvelle charge des médecins de famille contre le projet de loi sur leur rémunération

Accusé de «dénigrer» les omnipraticiens, le gouvernement Legault continue de défendre la pertinence de son approche.

Transport

6 h. ago ‘Prolific shoplifter’ linked to rash of incidents: Winnipeg police

A Winnipeg man police have described as a 'prolific shoplifter' is in custody facing 28 charges in connection with more than $27,000 in stolen property over a two-month period.

Events

6 h. ago London cop cleared after teen bit by police dog, punched during arrest

Ontario’s police watchdog has found no grounds to criminally charge a London officer after a 17-year-old fleeing an east-end traffic stop was bitten by a police dog and struck in the face during his arrest.

Events

7 h. ago OPP arrest neighbour after family dog shot in Peterborough County

Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested and charged a 67-year-old man after his neighbours’ dog was shot in Peterborough County. Police say they were called to the scene Sunday morning after the dog owners said their pet had been missing for about a week. OPP say the family heard gunshots around the time the […]

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7 h. ago Police arrest neighbour after family dog shot in Ontario’s Peterborough County

Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested and charged a 67-year-old man after his neighbours' dog was shot in Peterborough County.

Events

7 h. ago Police arrest neighbour after family dog shot and killed in Ontario

Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested and charged a 67-year-old man after his neighbours' dog was shot in Peterborough County.

Events

8 h. ago Boxing champ Gervonta Davis sees domestic violence charges dropped

A misdemeanour battery charge was discharged on Tuesday when the woman declined to prosecute Davis

Events

8 h. ago Venus Williams gets new Barbie as part of Inspiring Women collection

The 45-year-old also had a doll released in May 2024

Culture

8 h. ago Ontario just shy of direct care meeting target for LTC residents

While the government met its interim targets, it did not reach the third-year or final targets, amid staffing challenges

Transport

10 h. ago Ontario just shy of meeting target of four hours direct care for LTC residents

While the government met its interim targets in the following two years, starting at three hours of direct care, it did not reach the third-year or final targets.

Transport

12 h. ago Developer’s proposed route change for Hwy. 413 would have further delayed project

A confidential government briefing outlines a major alteration to the highway's current route in Caledon to avoid two properties that are currently slated for housing development.

Sport

17 h. ago Toronto's newest seafood spot is a joint venture from some iconic local restaurant owners

One Toronto neighbourhood is about to get a new go-to seafood restaurant, and it's coming courtesy of a local culinary dream team.If you find yourself faced with some serious seafood cravings this month, set your sights on Summerhill. There, sometime around mid-August, you'll discover Seahorse, a new seafood restaurant by a team that can only be described as Toronto's culinary Avengers.Individually, though, they're known as Richard Renaud (Piano Piano, Speducci Mercatto), Simon Bower (Lucien, Mercer Street Grill), and 11-time oyster-shucking champion Eamon Clark, who also just so happens to be a member of the Rodney's Oyster House family. We mean that literally — the titular Rodney is his father.Bower told us that, when it came to assembling the group, so to speak, the key players were a no-brainer. It also helps that both Renaud and Clark are longtime friends of Bower's."I met Richard about six or seven year...

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18 h. ago Australians Fall Behind on Power Bills as Cost Pressures Persist

More Australian households are falling behind on their power bills, according to one of the nation’s biggest energy retailers, highlighting lingering cost-of-living pressures in the economy.

Economics