7 h. ago New B.C. border security concerns arise as U.S. cracks down on Quebec library

"This is a library that has existed for well over 100 years," Dr. Lori Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University told Global News.

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8 h. ago Accused took the wheel ‘minutes’ before fatal Ontario boat crash, court hears

A passenger onboard an ill-fated motorized pleasure craft said just minutes before a deadly crash in Toronto in 2022 the man accused in a current trial took the wheel.

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9 h. ago MANDEL: Friend of accused denies driving boat in deadly Lake Ontario crash

But the defence plans to confront him about his purged criminal record, which includes a dangerous operation of a vessel conviction

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10 h. ago 'Unforgettable moment': Lotts defend Canadian Mixed Doubles crown

The triumph came with er Lotts of emotion. After their successful last shot Friday in defence of their Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, there was plenty of the fuzzy feelings for the husband-and-wife duo of Colton and Kadriana Lott. Hugs Tears Overwhelming joy. “It was all the feels,” said Kadriana, not […]

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10 h. ago 'Unforgettable moment': Lotts defend Canadian mixed doubles curling crown

Manitoba's husband-and-wife duo peel off four straight playoff victories to claim national honour for second straight year

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10 h. ago Israeli spyware may have been used by Ontario police, report alleges

Researchers say they found 'possible links' between the Ontario Provincial Police and Paragon Solutions spyware, which has been used against civil society worldwide.

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10 h. ago Ford plans to table law to eliminate internal trade barriers, pushes Ring of Fire work

Ontario is promising legislation to tear down internal trade barriers as soon as the legislature returns and also looking to push its delayed work on the Ring of Fire.

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10 h. ago Kadriana, Colton Lott win 2nd straight Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

The husband and wife duo of Colton and Kadriana Lott became the first team to win the event in back-to-back years.

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10 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Man, 42, accused of fentanyl trafficking in Hamilton

A 42-year-old man faces more than a dozen charges after he was allegedly caught with drugs in Hamilton on Thursday. Hamilton Police say officers arrested a man on York Blvd. and, upon searching him, allegedly seized 13.5 grams of white cubed fentanyl, a working digital scale, a knife that opens with centrifugal force, a black baton, […]

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11 h. ago Premiers call for end to internal trade barriers ahead of meeting with Carney

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said 'we need a united Canada'

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11 h. ago Une foule monstre défie Erdoğan après l’arrestation du maire d’Istanbul

Ekrem Imamoglu a été auditionné pendant plusieurs heures vendredi et devrait être présenté samedi soir à un juge.

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11 h. ago Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate en route to Romania after weeks in U.S.

BUCHAREST, Romania — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were en route Friday from the U.S. to Romania, where they face charges of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Tates, who are dual U.S. and British citizens, were arrested in Romania in late 2022 and formally indicted last year […]

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11 h. ago Toronto takes steps to finally protect the city's oldest bar for good

One of the oldest pieces of Toronto history that we've still got left has, at long last, been given the designations it requires to remain a landmark of the city for a long time to come.The Wheatsheaf Tavern, opened all the way back in 1849, has always generally been considered the oldest bar in the city, although it was technically opened after The Black Bull, which debuted under a different original name — thus, some say, disqualifying it from the title — over a decade earlier (The Bull closed last year, anyhow).Aside from a brief scare when it shuttered in 2019, which turned out to be only temporarily and for the purpose of completing a stunning facelift, the Wheatsheaf has been pouring brews at King and Bathurst for nearly two centuries.Which is why the Toronto Preservation Board pushed through a motion to designate the property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act — a recommendation that just passed this week.A threads post about ...

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11 h. ago Rapper Yella Beezy charged with capital murder in shooting death of Mo3

HOUSTON — Dallas rapper Yella Beezy has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of fellow rapper Mo3 on a busy interstate in 2020, according to court records. Yella Beezy, 33, whose real name is Markies Conway, was indicted by a Dallas County grand jury on Tuesday on a charge of […]

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12 h. ago S&P/TSX composite down nearly 100 points, U.S. stock markets up

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down almost 100 points Friday, as industrials, base metals and telecom led the way lower, while U.S. markets were up, recovering losses from earlier in the day. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 91.75 points at 24,968.49. In New York, markets started the day in the red but […]

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12 h. ago Telesat Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call for March 27, 2025

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, has scheduled a conference call on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. EDT to discuss its financial results for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2024. The call […]

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12 h. ago Detectives recover diamond earrings 2 weeks after suspect swallowed them during arrest

ORLANDO, Fla. — Detectives have recovered four diamond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he gulped the Tiffany & Co. jewelry worth nearly $770,000 during his arrest on the side of a highway in the Florida Panhandle, authorities said Friday. The last of the four earrings stolen from the Tiffany store in Orlando […]

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12 h. ago ‘HOW COULD THEY LET THIS HAPPEN?’ Convicted killer accused of strangling wife dead during conjugal visit

A “devastated” family is demanding answers after a California small business owner was allegedly strangled to death by her mass murderer husband during a conjugal visit. Stephanie Dowells, 62, was at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, Calif., on Nov. 13, 2024, for an overnight visit with her 54-year-old husband David Brinson, the Amador County […]

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12 h. ago Edmonton Oilers will be without McDavid and Draisaitl for one week

"We want to be 100 per cent, we want to be healthy going into playoffs and we certainly don't want to be pushing these guys"

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12 h. ago What to do with Hudson's Bay gift cards and rewards during liquidation

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) will begin liquidation sales on Monday for most of its locations in Canada — so what does this mean for any outstanding gift cards or rewards?On Friday, Canada's oldest company received approval from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to run liquidation sales from March 24 to June 15.However, HBC has sought permission to keep six stores open while starting the liquidation of its remaining locations and e-commerce business.The Bay has not shared exactly how big the discounts will be, but if you're gearing up to take advantage of them, it may be helpful to know if any unused gift cards or your rewards will still be redeemable.The Bay gift cardsAccording to the latest court filings, the retailer will accept payments by debit, credit, cash and gift card during the liquidation process.However, Canadians who want to use their gift cards have a deadline of April 6 to use them before they are no longer accepted as a form of payment.Previous court...

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