Apr 25, 00:00


Thursday, April 24, 2025 11:52 PM
     The Ottawa Senators are staring down their biggest test of the season, but captain Brady Tkachuk is ready for the challenge ahead.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 11:50 PM
     Simon Benoit wasn't sure how to react.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 10:59 PM
     Abbotsford-South Langley is a new riding, but the area has gone to the Conservatives or their predecessors for decades.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 10:10 PM
     The Maple Leafs are one victory away from another Battle of Ontario triumph — and a trip to the second round of the NHL playoffs.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:59 PM
     The Vancouver Police Board says a "full report" into a complaint about political motivations and arrest quotas for a crackdown on Downtown Eastside crime will be delivered in June.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:49 PM
     Sam Dickinson of the London Knights has been named the Max Kaminsky Trophy winner for 2025.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:41 PM
     After 14 years with the organization, including seven at the helm, Brown's departure marks the beginning of a critical transition for health care in the region.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:21 PM
     While they raise the $18,000 for irrigation, the mercury is rising, so the volunteers are banding together to clean up the pens and feed the animals.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:15 PM
     His mother, Nungu Magdalene, told Global News that her son was in a "mentally ill condition" on Sunday and they called the police to help take him to the hospital.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:07 PM
     Two weeks ago, a Global News investigation found that Richmond had spent an estimated $445,000 on restaurant gift cards over three years.

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:57 PM
     The Maple Leafs are one victory away from another Battle of Ontario triumph — and a trip to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Simon Benoit scored at 1:19 of overtime as Toronto topped the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the teams' first-round series. Benoit blasted a […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:47 PM
     Mehakdeep Singh came to Canada as an international student and is now struggling to obtain permanent residency status. He played a key role in immigration reform protests in Brampton last year. Singh says immigration issues are missing from the federal campaign trail, but he is hopeful. "I have high hopes from the new government that it […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:32 PM
     Toronto City Council approved a motion Thursday that would see vehicles-for-hire take greater accountability to help customers and police in emergencies. The motion, brought forth by Coun. Mike Colle came in the wake of a mother's terrifying experience when an Uber left with her 5-year-old daughter still in the back seat. Julia Viscomi recounted her […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:21 PM
     A child is among five people taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Scarborough. Police say they were called to the McNicoll Avenue and Midland Avenue area just before 4:30 p.m. following a head-on crash. Paramedics tell CityNews two adults and a child were taken to a trauma centre with serious but non-life […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:51 PM
     A Brampton-based brick company has been fined over a quarter of a million dollars for two workplace incidents, one of which was fatal. Ontario's Ministry of Labour has fined Brampton Brick $225,000 after a worker was fatally injured at the company's manufacturing facility in Brampton in June 2023. According to a release from the Ministry, […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:05 PM
     The union representing workers at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay says its members are "ready and eager" to build new subway cars for Toronto after Premier Doug Ford's government urged the City of Toronto and the TTC to go with the manufacturer. In a social media post, provincial Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said his […]

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 11:00 PM
     "One thing I know about our team is they're not going to lie down. We're not going to go away, we're going to be ready to play," says coach Travis Green

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 10:11 PM
     The Senators' dream of making the playoffs has turned into one of their worst nightmares

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:33 PM
     And just like that, we were down 2-0. For seven years now, Sens fans have watched the playoffs from the outside, like some poor, grubby Dickensian Oliver Twists pleading for more. For some, seven years is a lifetime, or close to it — there are likely youngsters with Brady Tkachuk posters on their bedroom walls […]

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:52 PM
     After an eight-year dry spell, playoff hockey was back in the capital Thursday as the Senators faced the reviled Toronto Maple Leafs. And it was fan-tastic.  Ottawa Senators fans went all out to greet their team as the Sens returned to Ottawa for Game 3 of the Battle of Ontario. Here's how fans showed their […]

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:05 PM
     Coming from far and wide, Senators fans brought passion to the Battle of Ontario Regardless of the final score, Game 3 was always destined to be a smashing success for the Ottawa Senators and their fans. Thousands — mostly clad in red and black — packed the plaza outside the Canadian Tire Centre long before […]

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 6:35 PM
     With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public service is changing.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:09 PM
     More than 1,000 Ontario residents, mostly children, have now been infected with measles in what is the largest outbreak the province has experienced in decades. In its weekly update on measles, Public Health Ontario reported that the outbreak case count grew by 95 cases over the past week alone, bringing the total since it began […]

Windsor Star Thursday, April 24, 2025 6:05 PM
     A series of painful and controversial cuts have helped the University of Windsor reduce a monumental budget deficit by $33 million. UWindsor's 2025/2026 operating budget, released this week, forecasts a $9-million shortfall. At one point, the university was facing a projected $42-million deficit. "We're not out of the woods" said Gillian Heisz, the university's vice-president […]

The Province Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:50 PM
     The Vancouver Whitecaps are set to take on Inter Miami tonight at B.C. Place, in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal.

The Province Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:31 PM
     Canucks presdient Jim Rutherford admitted this week the practice rink search could take years yet.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:19 PM
     32 charges presented this week against Marty Glenn Schira allege he'd been secretly following seven people between August 2020 and March 21.

Regina Leader-Post Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:41 PM
     The Pat Canadians will now get set for a first-place showdown against Quebec's Chevaliers de Levis in the final round robin game on Friday.

Regina Leader-Post Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:56 PM
     "Saskatchewan deserves leadership that will stand up for our economy, defend our sovereignty and make sure our voice is heard in Ottawa."

Regina Leader-Post Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:53 PM
     "Our members are the heart of the health-care system but we are being overlooked and underpaid. We show up every day for our patients. Today, we showed up for each other."

Canada's National Observer Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:04 PM
     Look to a sea lion, ghosts in British Columbia or gay hook ups instead

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:17 PM
     Marco Carducci is back saving balls for Cavalry FC. Then there's the veteran goalkeeper's other gig — that is saving balls for Calgary's male population, as a voice and high-profile face for Oneball, a local charity focused on supporting the battle against testicular cancer through funding, research and awareness. One begets the other in his mission to […]

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:02 PM
     Liberal Leader Mark Carney under fire for not telling Canadians the whole story of his phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 7:39 PM
     During a call with analysts on Thursday, Dow CEO Jim Fitterling pointed to 'volatile macroeconomic conditions' affecting global demand for petrochemical products

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 6:54 PM
     Dr. Sheila Acharya testified she diagnosed Michael Adenyi with schizophrenia as well as depression

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 6:42 PM
     'The idea of separation is good in theory until . . . the rubber hits the road,' said Trevor Harrison, a retired political sociologist at the U of L. 'There's a lot of practicalities'

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:15 PM
     Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 22-25, 2025

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:26 PM
     Several groups on either side of the Canada-U.S. border came together over five years to get the engine delivered

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:11 PM
     Victims provided to police similar descriptions of attacker

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:05 PM
     Peterhans Jalo Nungu was on interim release for an earlier assault on a peace officer in Surrey at the time of the alleged April 15 attack in Vancouver

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:00 PM
     Opinion: Nothing is certain in an election. Not a seat, not a poll, not a vote. But what is certain is that voting is one of your superpowers.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:18 PM
     The new detention centre beds are for people in custody with severe mental illness, drug addiction and brain injury, said Premier Eby.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 7:35 PM
     Vaughn Palmer: Meanwhile, Alberta is actually doing it.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 7:12 PM
     The emergency measure is meant to provide access to private property to allow the village to complete a public safety study, says the province.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 7:00 PM
     Opinion: Overall, the public believes climate change is real and that we need to shift to alternative energy. But they also oppose carbon pricing and think we should consider building new pipelines

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 6:41 PM
     The intermittent closures are needed for drain pipe installation and run from April 24 to May 10 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:08 PM
     Chef Connor Sperling shares the story behind new Vancouver restaurant June's viral dish.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:18 PM
     Rajat Rajat, an Indian citizen who lives in California, was indicted alongside three other people.

Apr 24, 18:00


Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:51 PM
     Surrey schools are calling for increased provincial funding after running low on basic school supplies like paper.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:44 PM
     Dow Chemical has paused work on its $11.6-billion net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton due to economic and geopolitical volatility.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:30 PM
     Emily Murphy was Alberta's first female judge and one of a group of women known as the Famous Five.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:14 PM
     On Wednesday, fans flocked to the University of British Columbia where Inter Miami was training, some trying to push through hedges or climb trees in hopes of catching a glimpse.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:00 PM
     BodyBreak may be entering the political chat, but their latest video stays true to Hal and Joanne's trademark positivity.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:56 PM
     The concrete barricades which help direct traffic around the area were painted by Grade 9 art students from Hugh John MacDonald School.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:20 PM
     An Ontario court heard legal arguments Thursday in the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:13 PM
     The royal couple opened a memorial in NYC dedicated to children whose parents and loved ones believe their kids' interactions online led to their deaths.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:11 PM
     The lawyer representing the municipality argued that the man should be fined $14,000 and face jail time to ensure court orders for removal of the Nazi symbols are respected.

Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:03 PM
     A ruling out Thursday says the Quebec government's 2023 decision to increase out-of-province tuition by $3,000 — 33 per cent — was unreasonable and based on limited data.

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:21 PM
     A child is among five people taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Scarborough. Police say they were called to the McNicoll Avenue and Midland Avenue area just before 4:30 p.m. following a head-on crash. A total of five people were taken to the hospital, including a child who was transported via emergency […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:51 PM
     A Brampton-based brick company has been fined over a quarter of a million dollars for two workplace incidents, one of which was fatal. Ontario's Ministry of Labour has fined Brampton Brick $225,000 after a worker was fatally injured at the company's manufacturing facility in Brampton in June 2023. According to a release from the Ministry, […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:05 PM
     The union representing workers at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay says its members are "ready and eager" to build new subway cars for Toronto after Premier Doug Ford's government urged the City of Toronto and the TTC to go with the manufacturer. In a social media post, provincial Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said his […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:16 PM
     Jurors in the trial of two people accused of murder in the 2022 shooting death of a provincial police officer have begun their deliberations after hearing closing arguments in the case this week.  Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022 while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 1:32 PM
     An Oshawa man is facing several charges in connection to a human trafficking investigation in the area. Durham police were first informed about a female allegedly being trafficked in Oshawa in January of 2025. Members of the Human Trafficking Unit began an extensive investigation, leading to the identity of the suspect and the alleged victim. […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 1:13 PM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Even in the realm of Donald Trump's long-preferred style of punch-through-the-static communication, this was quite something. On Thursday morning, a post on his Truth Social account exhorted Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end military strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. "Vladimir, STOP!" Or, as the entire post went: "I am not […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 1:12 PM
     Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000.  In its report released Thursday, the agency said as of Wednesday, a total of 1,020 people have had measles since the province's outbreak began last October  The report said the ongoing rise in cases […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:48 PM
     A man from Etobicoke previously charged in the sexual assault of a youth last winter is facing similar offences in a new case involving a 13-year-old girl with whom he allegedly developed a relationship over several years. Masoud Abdulla, now 36, was arrested and charged by Halton Regional Police on Dec. 16, 2024, for allegedly […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:39 PM
     Fewer Canadians are considering buying an electric vehicle, marking the third year in a row interest has dropped despite lower EV prices, a survey from AutoTrader shows. Forty-two per cent of survey respondents say they're considering an EV as their next vehicle, down from 46 per cent last year. In 2022, 68 per cent said […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:38 PM
     LONDON — A London, Ont., court is hearing legal arguments today in the sex assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to an additional charge […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:31 PM
     Even as Hudson's Bay was granted court permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is requesting a halt to the sale of items that may belong to or be linked with First Nations people. A letter by assembly Grand Chief Kyra Wilson to the […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:28 PM
     A real estate lawyer has been charged with fraud after he allegedly failed to hand over more than half-a-million dollars to a client, York Regional Police investigators say. The investigation began in May 2024 after the alleged victim contacted authorities about a business transaction that took place in December 2023. "Over $500,000 was entrusted to […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:20 PM
     NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. automakers developing self-driving cars will be allowed more exemptions from certain federal safety rules for testing purposes to help them compete against Chinese rivals, the Transportation Department said Thursday. The department also said it will streamline crash reporting requirements involving self-driving features and will move toward national rules for the […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:08 PM
     BANGKOK (AP) — China on Thursday denied any suggestion that it was in active negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying that any notion of progress in the matter was as groundless as "trying to catch the wind." China's comments come after Trump said Tuesday that things were going "fine […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:07 PM
     SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's health condition has worsened following bowel surgery nearly two weeks ago, his doctors said Thursday. The medical team at the DF Star Hospital in Brasilia, where Bolsonaro continues to recover in intensive care, said the former president "experienced a clinical decline, elevated blood pressure and worsening […]

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:09 PM
     More than 1,000 Ontario residents, mostly children, have now been infected with measles in what is the largest outbreak the province has experienced in decades. In its weekly update on measles, Public Health Ontario reported that the outbreak case count grew by 95 cases over the past week alone, bringing the total since it began […]

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:58 PM
     Dr. Vera Etches is considering hybrid work and clearing out hospital storage to open space for patient care.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:00 PM
     Securing safer gun laws starts at the ballot box Monday.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:34 PM
     The settlement will give affected workers up to $875 each.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:22 PM
     Ottawa South candidates answer voter questions on housing, public service, crime and more ahead of the federal election.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:17 PM
     Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's long-held riding of Carleton has turned into a horse race in the final days of the election campaign.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:12 PM
     NCC officials tranquillized a young bear found in suburban Ottawa.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 11:51 AM
     Food insecurity has existed in Ottawa for at least 40 years and needs a permanent solution.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 24, 2025 11:00 AM
     The Gatineau restaurant draws on Quebec and Italian traditions to serve thoughtful pastas, sharp flavours and a short, seasonal menu.

Windsor Star Thursday, April 24, 2025 1:58 PM
     A shiny new waterfront attraction — the heart of which is 107 years old — is now open to the public and has been named after a former mayor "instrumental" to the riverfront's preservation. With hundreds gathered for the grand unveiling of Windsor's restored Streetcar No. 351 on Thursday, Mayor Drew Dilkens announced that the […]

Windsor Star Thursday, April 24, 2025 10:33 AM
     The text message went out to the boys on the team like a bat-signal to come to Michael McLeod's room.

Windsor Star Thursday, April 24, 2025 10:24 AM
     A Windsor man convicted of careless driving in a 2022 crash west of Chatham that killed two people received a jail sentence in provincial offences court Wednesday.

The Province Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:50 PM
     The Vancouver Whitecaps are set to take on Inter Miami tonight at B.C. Place, in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal.

The Province Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:31 PM
     Canucks presdient Jim Rutherford admitted this week the practice rink search could take years yet.

The Province Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:00 PM
     A temporary relief program permits B.C. wineries to purchase grapes and grape juice grown outside the province for a crafted-in-B.C. wine program.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:19 PM
     32 charges presented this week against Marty Glenn Schira allege he'd been secretly following seven people between August 2020 and March 21.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, April 24, 2025 10:40 AM
     A fight to limit the number of pets allowed in Saskatoon households has resulted in a loss for a woman hoping for change.

Regina Leader-Post Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:56 PM
     "Saskatchewan deserves leadership that will stand up for our economy, defend our sovereignty and make sure our voice is heard in Ottawa."

Regina Leader-Post Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:53 PM
     Hundreds of workers rallied at the legislative building this week as their union and the government ready to go back to the bargaining table.

Regina Leader-Post Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:50 PM
     No professional league has devised worse overtimes than the NFL.

Regina Leader-Post Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:25 PM
     The 2026 U Sports Curling Championships and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Curling Championships will be held at the Callie.

Regina Leader-Post Thursday, April 24, 2025 11:45 AM
     The name and age of the deceased were not provided by police.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:48 PM
     The Campbell River Chamber board suggests some rogue members are responsible for the perplexing last-minute cancellation of an all-candidates debate Tuesday evening.

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:26 PM
     Several groups on either side of the Canada-U.S. border came together over five years to get the engine delivered

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:11 PM
     Victims provided to police similar descriptions of attacker

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:54 PM
     Peter Guthrie, a former UCP MLA wrote a public letter criticizing the investigation into health-care contracts as too narrow

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:49 PM
     The annual celebration of pop culture genres began in 2005 as a comic book convention

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:00 PM
     Devon Cole sat down recently and drew up a game plan for her career. It's a testament to her focus, ambition and confidence that she would not only engage in such an activity but be willing to share it openly when asked for details by a journalist. Perhaps it's a way of spurring herself on. […]

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 1:59 PM
     The Calgary Wranglers will be getting some big help. Down 1-0 in their AHL playoff series with the Coachella Valley Firebirds after a marathon 4-3 triple-overtime loss on Tuesday night, the Wranglers got some good news when it was announced that the Calgary Flames had reassigned towering winger Adam Klapka. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound winger played […]

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 1:18 PM
     Rock League is the world's first professional curling league, featuring six mixed-gendered global franchises

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 1:13 PM
     Justice Mathieu St. Germain said he wants time to review the facts and set a sentencing decision for May 27

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:17 PM
     Measles outbreaks are occurring across Canada, but are highly preventable, says AHS

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:08 PM
     Could the Flames move up for Michael Misa? What does the future hold for Connor Zary? Postmedia's beat writers weigh in on that, and more

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:08 PM
     Chef Connor Sperling shares the story behind new Vancouver restaurant June's viral dish.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:18 PM
     Rajat Rajat, an Indian citizen who lives in California, was indicted alongside three other people.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:50 PM
     Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Thursday, April 24, 2025

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:43 PM
     With the 2025 federal election coming up on Monday, April 28, here are three former B.C. premiers sharing their opinion on who's best equipped to lead Canada.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:01 PM
     The park in the Pemberton area, also known as Pipi7íyekw, will be closed for three weeks, then day-use passes will be needed to visit

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:00 PM
     Opinion: We need New Democrats in Parliament now more than ever to keep fighting to make life better for Canadians by keeping the pressure on — no matter who wins

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:58 PM
     New C-shaped condominium in South Surrey features 63 homes

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:04 PM
     The fire burned for several hours and damaged three businesses on East Hastings Street.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:00 PM
     We put this hair-care system to the test to see if the hype was real — and the results have been amazing.

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:00 PM
     The Canadian Independent Booksellers Association is again celebrating the joys of the neighbourhood bookstore on April 26 with a day of contests, giveaways, and in-store events.