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CTV News - Toronto Monday, March 4, 2024 11:41 PM 2 dead following UP Express train collision, service suspended as Toronto police investigate       A man and woman have died following a collision involving an UP Express train on Monday evening in the city's west end, say paramedics.

CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:04 AM B.C., Ontario mortgage-holders increasingly missed payments in Q4, Equifax says       Equifax Canada says consumers in Ontario and British Columbia increasingly missed payments on mortgages and credit cards in the fourth quarter of 2023.

CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:23 AM Woman in hospital after crash involving streetcar in city's east end       One woman was taken to hospital in serious condition after a collision involving a streetcar in the city's east end, paramedics say.

CTV News - Toronto Monday, March 4, 2024 11:48 PM Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani clinches seat in Ontario riding       Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani celebrated his victory in the Ontario riding of Durham by thanking his allies and pouncing on his "Liberal elite" rivals, who he says are making life harder and more expensive for the working class.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:00 AM 'We worked hard': After 50 years in Montreal, couple's clothing shop to close       After half a century in business in Montreal's Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, a longtime business run by a couple who immigrated to Montreal from India has decided to call it quits.

Toronto Sun Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:00 AM Report card ranks Ontario elementary schools on reading, writing and math        The Fraser Institute's annual report card on the academic performance of almost 4,000 elementary schools in Ontario released Tuesday finds six of the 13 with the highest rating of "10"  are in Toronto. The rankings include public, Catholic and private schools and are based on nine academic indicators, all derived from the results of province-wide […]

Toronto Sun Tuesday, March 5, 2024 2:00 AM SUNshine Girl Marissa       SUNshine Girl Marissa is a model and an aspiring actress. She loves fashion and Bollywood. She studied nursing to be a medical esthetician and has worked as a naturopath. These photos were taken in June 2018. (Jack Boland/Postmedia Network)

Toronto Sun Tuesday, March 5, 2024 2:00 AM Sue Dewar cartoon, March 5, 2024

Toronto Sun Monday, March 4, 2024 11:42 PM Tavares line, Domi trio at opposite ends for Maple Leafs       Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe is getting good, trustworthy hockey out of the John Tavares line.  The Max Domi line, not so much. Calle Jarnkrok, in two games since returning from a broken knuckle, has been a solidifying addition to the Tavares trio, and that line scored the only Toronto goal in a 4-1 loss […]

Toronto Sun Monday, March 4, 2024 11:14 PM Single-engine plane crashes along Tennessee highway, killing those aboard and closing lanes       NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Police in Nashville say that multiple people have died after a small plane crashed Monday night near an interstate highway, shutting down multiple lanes. The single-engine plane crashed in a grassy median just off Interstate 40 near a Costco store in the western part of the city, the Metro Nashville Police Department […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:39 AM Aston Villa reports loss of more than $150M. Club says it is operating within EPL financial rules       BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa insisted the club is operating within the financial rules of the English Premier League despite reporting a loss of 119.6 million pounds ($151 million) in its latest accounts on Tuesday. Those accounts are up to May 31 last year, covering a period when the team finished seventh in the […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:30 AM Turkey detains 7 more people for allegedly selling information to Israel's spy agency       ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police on Tuesday detained seven more people suspected of selling information to the Israeli spy agency Mossad, authorities said, the latest in a wave of such arrests in Turkey. The suspects were taken into custody during simultaneous raids in Istanbul, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on the social media platform […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:29 AM 2 killed in midair plane collision above Nairobi National Park, Kenya police say       NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two planes collided midair above the Nairobi National Park, sending the smaller plane crashing in the park and killing two people, police said Tuesday. The bigger plane, a Dash 8 operated by Safarilink Aviation airline with 44 on board, including five crew members, was heading to the coastal resort town of […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:23 AM A Polish soldier was killed and another injured in a vehicular accident at an army camp       WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A military tracked vehicle ran over two Polish soldiers, killing one and seriously injuring the other, at an army test range in northwestern Poland, officials said. The accident took place Tuesday at the Land Forces Training Center in Drawsko Pomorskie, said Maj. Tomasz Zygmunt from the military police. The injured soldier […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:07 AM Regulator proposes capping credit card late fees at $8, latest in Biden campaign against 'junk fees'       NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called "junk fees" and a move that regulators say will save Americans up to $10 billion a year. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:00 AM Toronto home sales up in February from last year as consumers eye rate cuts: TRREB       TORONTO — Greater Toronto home sales and listings were up in February from last year, but adjusted sales were down from a month earlier, the region's real estate board said Tuesday. Sales were up 17.9 per cent in February from last year to 5,607, or up 12.3 per cent when leap day is factored in, […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:51 AM UN warns of climate change impact on farms and rural households run by women in poor countries       ROME (AP) — Women who run farms and rural households in poor countries suffer more from climate change and are discriminated against as they try to adapt to other sources of income in times of crises, the United Nations warned Tuesday. A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization, "The Unjust Climate," found that […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:15 AM The Latest | At least 17 killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza       An Israeli airstrike killed at least 17 people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said, adding that a total of 97 people had died in the last 24 hours. First responders with the Civil Defense circulated footage of rescuers pulling dead and wounded people from the rubble of a […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:15 AM In the news today: Conservatives win Ontario byelection, measles cases in Montreal       Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Conservatives clinch Ontario riding Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani celebrated his victory in the Ontario riding of Durham by thanking his allies and pouncing on his "Liberal elite" rivals, who he says […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:00 AM Who owes the biggest penalties to B.C.'s securities watchdog?       The British Columbia Securities Commission has levied about $430 million in unpaid fines and disgorgement orders for breaches of the province's Securities Act. Here are some of those who have the largest unpaid amounts: MICHAEL LATHIGEE AND EARLE PASQUILL: $51.7 million The commission says Lathigee and Pasquill committed fraud while controlling a group of companies […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:00 AM B.C.'s securities watchdog fined rule breakers $430M. Why can't it make them pay?       VANCOUVER — Ronald McHaffie said he had big plans to build a ski resort near Hope, 150 km east of Vancouver, ahead of the 2010 Olympics.  He cut an unlikely figure, with a Grizzly Adams beard and no history of resort development. Yet the Bigfoot Ski Resort's website was full of promises — world-class skiing, […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:00 AM B.C., Ontario mortgage-holders increasingly missed payments in Q4, Equifax says       TORONTO — Equifax Canada says consumers in Ontario and British Columbia increasingly missed payments on mortgages and credit cards in the fourth quarter of 2023. In Ontario, the mortgage delinquency rate was up 135.2 per cent compared with a year earlier, while B.C.'s rate rose by 62.2 per cent. The agency says financially stressed homeowners […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:00 AM Montreal's Vincent René-Lortie almost quit filmmaking. Now he's going to the Oscars       Before receiving an Oscar nod for his debut narrative short film, Vincent René-Lortie was ready to quit filmmaking. "It was a hard time for me. We just got out of the pandemic, and I wasn't making any money," says the Montreal-born director on a video call from Los Angeles. "I was really having some serious […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:00 AM Eugene Levy returns to his roots in the new season of 'The Reluctant Traveler'       PASADENA, Calif. — Eugene Levy admits it takes a lot to get him out of the house.  "There isn't one place I'm dying to get to," the "Schitt's Creek" star and "SCTV" alumnus told TV critics gathered in Pasadena, Calif., last month.  Suggest a jaunt to the Philippines or India, for example, and Levy believes […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, March 5, 2024 3:56 AM Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones       KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv's forces continue to take aim at targets deep behind the war's front line. Russian authorities did not confirm the claim. The Ukrainian military intelligence agency said a special operations unit destroyed the […]

G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:24 AM Woman in hospital after crash involving streetcar in city's east end - CTV News Toronto       One woman is in hospital after a crash involving a TTC bus near Kingston Road and Dundas Street, paramedics say. (Mike Nguyen/ CP24).

G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, March 5, 2024 2:09 AM Hamilton says it is dealing with a ransomware attack, no idea when IT systems will be restored       ... cp24.com/news/cybersecurity-incident-in-hamilton-under-investigation-1.6784445/">FULL STORY: Cybersecurity incident in Hamilton under ...

G-Alt cp24.com Monday, March 4, 2024 11:46 PM 2 dead following UP Express train collision, service suspended as Toronto police investigate       A Toronto police spokesperson told CP24.com that it is "still early on in the investigation to determine how/why it happened." The investigation ...

Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:00 AM Chesterville bull rider heading to Texas for the women's world championship       Gibson took up bull riding last spring after a male friend in Chesterville who formerly rode bulls suggested that the extreme sport might lift her out of her funk.

Windsor Star Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:13 AM Colorado takes on Detroit following MacKinnon's 2-goal showing       Detroit Red Wings (33-22-6, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (38-20-5, third in the Central Division) Denver; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Detroit Red Wings after Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals in the Avalanche's 5-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks. Colorado has a 24-6-0 record at home […]

Ottawa Sun Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:00 AM YOU SAID IT: No Wilson-Rayboulds       Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:00 AM Phil Tank: Tax relief tempting with Saskatoon's $10-million surplus       Saskatoon finished last year with a surplus of nearly $10 million and council must balance prudence and popularity in spending it.

Regina Leader-Post Monday, March 4, 2024 11:56 PM Brier Day 4: Saskatchewan's McEwen suffers first loss on Monday against Nova Scotia       After a 3-0 start, Team Saskatchewan was upset by Nova Scotia on Day of the Brier on Monday

National Observer Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:10 AM Greener snowmaking helping ski resorts weather climate crisis       As a warming world creates an existential threat to the ski industry, resorts are reducing how much energy they need to make it snow.

National Observer Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:10 AM Zero Carbon: Hope, fear or farce?       Donald Trump's petro-masculinity is certainly getting political oxygen from Conservative leaders in Canada.

National Observer Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:10 AM The green side of former prime minister Brian Mulroney       He would have deserved to be honoured as the "Greenest PM" for only half of what was accomplished.

National Observer Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:10 AM Toronto mulls ending Enbridge's free pass       As the Ontario government finds itself knee-deep in gas controversies, the City of Toronto is considering ending fossil fuel subsidies worth up to $200 million annually.

National Observer Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:10 AM Calls mount for crackdown on false fossil fuel ads       Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are calling on the government to address misleading LNG ad campaigns that put B.C. climate change efforts at risk and suggest the fossil fuel is a solution to global warming.

National Observer Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:10 AM Indigenous organization levels complaint against Canadian mining company       As the world's largest mining conference unfolds in Toronto, a Canadian company is facing a complaint about a proposed copper mine in Ecuador.

National Observer Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:10 AM 'The best regulations money can buy'       Toxicologist Linda Birnbaum describes the pushback from industry and politicians that started to stall or prevent regulation against dangerous chemicals in Episode 3 of The Poison Detectives.

National Observer Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:10 AM B.C.'s fire prevention budget will quickly go up in flames       Over the last 10 years, the average annual wildfire fighting bill has been $498 million, more than twice the amount laid out in the government's budget.

Calgary Herald Tuesday, March 5, 2024 1:45 AM Pospisil ejected for hit on Dunn that leaves Kraken fuming       The Seattle Kraken were livid. And Martin Pospisil may very well have to answer to the NHL's disciplinary committee. Late in Monday night's game at the Saddledome, the Calgary Flames rookie drove Kraken defenceman Vince Dunn headfirst into the boards. It was from behind and immediately earned Pospisil a trip to the box for a […]

Calgary Herald Tuesday, March 5, 2024 1:05 AM Flames comeback bid comes up short in loss to Kraken       The thing about third-period comebacks is they're great when they happen. When they don't, though, they mostly just serve as reminders that you generally don't want to fall behind in the first place. And on Monday night against the Seattle Kraken, the Flames started slow – extremely slow – and then threw everything they have […]

Vancouver Sun Monday, March 4, 2024 11:53 PM Feral pigs feared in B.C. after wildfires destroy fencing       Wild pigs already causing huge problems in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Vancouver Sun Monday, March 4, 2024 11:00 PM Arts Club Theatre Company announces 2024/2025 season       Action, music and even a Cambodian rock band play the Arts Club this coming season