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CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:27 AM Rexdale school to reopen after shooting that left 1 man dead, 4 others wounded       North Albion Collegiate Institute will reopen to students and staff on Tuesday morning following a shooting outside the school on Sunday night that left one man dead and four others wounded, the Toronto District School Board confirms.

CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:07 AM Registration for city's summer programs starts today       Registration opens today for the City of Toronto's summer recreation programs.

CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:16 AM 'Harder than anything': Ontario family's mortgage payments to increase by more than $2,000       An Ontario mother said her mortgage payments are about to practically double – translating to more than $2,000 extra per month if interest rates don't dip on Wednesday – and it's 'harder than anything' she's ever faced.

CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:17 AM University of Toronto graduation ceremonies continue amid protest on campus       More convocation ceremonies are scheduled for today at the University of Toronto after the first graduation event proceeded without interruption amid an ongoing pro-Palestinian protest on campus.

CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:00 AM Fixed or variable? Advice from more than 50 brokers for Canadians whose mortgages are up for renewal       Over the next year-and-a-half, 44 per cent of all mortgages will be up for renewal in Canada. To help guide consumers through these uncertain financial times, CTV News reached out to more than 50 mortgage brokers across Canada with a list of questions. Their answers provide professional guidance for individuals and families searching for clarity and sound advice.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:00 AM Fixed or variable? Advice from more than 50 brokers for Canadians whose mortgages are up for renewal       Over the next year-and-a-half, 44 per cent of all mortgages will be up for renewal in Canada. To help guide consumers through these uncertain financial times, CTV News reached out to more than 50 mortgage brokers across Canada with a list of questions. Their answers provide professional guidance for individuals and families searching for clarity and sound advice.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:36 AM Bread, milk, apples: Federal NDP wants price cap for grocery store staples       The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:20 AM Mourners can now speak to an AI version of the dead. But will that help with grief?       A 61-year-old startup entrepreneur teamed up with his friend in the U.S., Robert LoCascio, CEO of the AI-powered legacy platform Eternos. Within two months, they built "a comprehensive, interactive AI version" of Michael Bommer -- the company's first client.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:56 AM North Korea's trash balloons deepen tensions with the South. Here's what's happening between rivals       Animosities between North and South Korea are rising sharply again over an unusual cause: The North's rubbish-carrying balloons.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:46 AM India election: Modi's coalition leads in early count but opposition is stiffer than expected       Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition led in a majority of seats Tuesday in India's general election, according to early figures, but faced a stronger challenge from the opposition than expected after it pushed back against the leader's mixed economic record and polarizing politics.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 8:00 AM Duo behind Beck's Broth saluted with health food award       Beckie Prime (left) and Domenique Mastronardi won an award for their beverage, Beck's Broth. The drink is sold in about 100 retails in Canada, including Guelph's Market Fresh.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:51 AM Texts from 'Randy' raise questions about minister's role at company while in office, Boissonnault denies       In 2022, someone named 'Randy' allegedly texted cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault's former business partner about a PPE deal. Boissonnault denies it was him.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:40 AM NDP wants price cap on grocery staples if costs don't come down       For months, the Liberals have been trying to get big grocers in Canada to sign a code of conduct that they say will bring down food prices for everyone.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:29 AM University of Toronto graduation ceremonies continue amid protest on campus       More convocation ceremonies are scheduled for today at the University of Toronto after the first graduation event proceeded without interruption amid ongoing protests on campus.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:02 AM Hospital foundation in Guelph launches spring fundraising campaign       Members of the community in Guelph and Wellington County may receive a letter from the foundation in the coming days.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 4:00 AM A rate cut is in the cards. Here's what might hold the Bank of Canada back       The Bank of Canada is gearing up for a hotly anticipated interest rate decision on Wednesday. While data suggests a cut is in the cards, some economists have their doubts.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 4:00 AM A man's 'wild experience' of going from fan to caddie at PGA's Canadian Open       Ontarian Paul Emerson's fairy-tale encounter with a pro golfer at the Hamilton Golf and Country Sunday saw him go to work as an amateur caddie on a PGA stop.

Toronto Sun Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:00 AM DEAR ABBY: Angry daughter retaliates as mother halts the gravy train       DEAR ABBY: Over the course of 12 years, my husband and I have gifted more than $400,000 in down-payment money to our adult daughter and her husband. Both are now in their mid-40s. I gave them most of this money behind my husband's back. Recently, my daughter has been pressing me for more money, saying, […]

Toronto Sun Tuesday, June 4, 2024 2:00 AM Steve Nease cartoon, June 4, 2024       Steve Nease

Toronto Sun Tuesday, June 4, 2024 2:00 AM SUNshine Girl Rowena       SUNshine Girl Rowena has a passion for high-end fashion. She is in the business of event planning and organizing beauty and bikini pageants. Rowena is a proud Filipino-Canadian who originally posed for us in 2017. (JACK BOLAND/Toronto Sun)

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:54 AM Book Review: 'When the Sea Came Alive' expands understanding of D-Day invasion       Writing about the Allied invasion of Normandy, Garrett M. Graff is treading onto familiar history with his latest book. From books by historian Stephen Ambrose to films like Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan," there's ample works chronicling t he June 6, 1944, landing during World War II that ultimately led to the downfall of Nazi […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:46 AM Keith Urban, Doja Cat, Big Sean, Gwen Stefani and more to perform at iHeartRadio Music Festival       NEW YORK (AP) — Big Sean, Camila Cabello, Doja Cat, Hozier, Keith Urban, Gwen Stefani, New Kids on the Block and Paramore are among the performers this fall at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, which will be broadcast live. The lineup for the two-day event, which will take place Sept. 20-21 at […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:39 AM Syria says no dialogue with Turkey before Ankara announces plans to withdraw its troops       DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's foreign minister said Tuesday that any dialogue between Syria and Turkey should follow Ankara's announcement that it will withdraw its troops from all Syrian territories it controls. Faisal Mekdad's comments during a joint news conference with Iran's acting foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, came after Turkey threatened in recent days […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:15 AM What kind of fines do industrial polluters face in Canada?       In today's The Big Story podcast, there are some large companies in Canada that have a history of breaking environmental laws. It might be a genuine accident, it might be sloppiness in the haste to complete work, or corners cut in an attempt to save money.  The penalty for this pollution is almost always monetary, […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:12 AM Editorial Roundup: Illinois       Chicago Tribune. June 2, 2024. Editorial: A balanced state budget. But hardly Springfield Democrats' finest hour. Next year's budget looks rougher, and "easy" money grabs were used this year Here's the good news: Illinois lawmakers under Gov. J.B. Pritzker passed a balanced budget for the sixth straight year, protecting the state's credit rating and continuing […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:39 AM Elon Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy       The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such. The move makes official a policy already in place when the platform was known as Twitter, before billionaire Elon Musk purchased it in 2022. In a recent update on its website, […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:37 AM North Korea's trash balloons deepen tensions with the South. Here's what's happening between rivals       SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Animosities between North and South Korea are rising sharply again over an unusual cause: The North's rubbish-carrying balloons. In the past week, North Korea floated hundreds of huge balloons dumping manure, cigarette butts, scraps of cloth, waste batteries and even reportedly dirty diapers across South Korea. In response, South Korea […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:33 AM Spanish court summons the prime minister's wife for questioning in a corruption probe       MADRID (AP) — A Spanish investigative judge has summoned the wife of Spain's prime minister to give testimony as part of a probe into allegations that she used her position to influence business deals, a Madrid-based court said Tuesday. Begoña Gómez, the spouse of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, is to appear at court on July […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:11 AM A military training plane crashes in central Turkey, killing its 2 pilots       ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A military plane crashed during training on Tuesday, killing its two pilots on board, Turkey's defense ministry announced. The SF-260D training plane crashed into an agricultural field in central Turkey, after taking off from a Air Force base near the city of Kayseri. The defense ministry said the cause of the […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:07 AM Toronto, GTA to be doused by tons of rain this week and into weekend       Though the first official day of summer is still a few weeks away, it's not how many in Toronto and southern Ontario wanted to usher in the month of June. The city and the surrounding GTA are forecasted to be hit with an abundance of rain this week, starting with persistent showers and a likely […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:58 AM Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts, spewing red lava, thick ash and dark clouds into the sky       JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's Mount Ibu spewed red lava and thick grey ash clouds that towered 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the sky during a two-minute eruption Tuesday morning. The eruption spewed thick ash toward the volcano's west and northwest sides, said Muhammad Wafid, chief of Indonesia's Geology Agency. A timelapse video distributed by […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:36 AM Toronto restaurant bans actor Zachary Quinto for reportedly yelling at staff, making host cry       It doesn't appear that American actor Zachary Quinto will be dining at one Toronto restaurant in the foreseeable future. On June 2, Manita, located in the Ossington Avenue and Queen Street West area near Trinity Bellwoods, took to Instagram to reveal an experience staff had with the Star Trek actor, calling him "an amazing Spock […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:33 AM Body of a 5th victim is recovered from a submerged car after flooding in Germany       BERLIN (AP) — A woman's body has been recovered from a car that sank into floodwater in Bavaria, police said Tuesday, bringing the confirmed death toll in flooding across southern Germany to five. Persistent heavy rain led to widespread flooding over the weekend. While the situation has now eased in southwestern Germany, water levels remained […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:06 AM U of T graduation ceremonies continue amid protest on campus       More convocation ceremonies are scheduled for today at the University of Toronto after the first graduation event proceeded without interruption amid an ongoing pro-Palestinian protest on campus.  Dozens of fresh graduates crossed the stage at Convocation Hall to receive their diplomas on Monday, with several holding up Palestinian flags or wearing scarves bearing the word […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, June 4, 2024 4:36 AM US defense secretary meets Cambodia's top officials to push for stronger ties with China's ally       PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China's closest ally in Southeast Asia. Austin met his Cambodian counterpart, Tea Seiha, and Prime Minister Hun Manet during a one-day visit to Phnom Penh, Cambodia's Defense Ministry said in a statement. It […]

G-Alt cp24.com Monday, June 3, 2024 10:53 PM Man killed in Toronto police-involved shooting was 'threatening motorists': SIU | CTV News       Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says that a man fatally shot by a Toronto police officer on Monday afternoon was in the roadway ...

G-Alt cp24.com Monday, June 3, 2024 10:26 PM Police searching for male suspect after 2 women injured in Hamilton armed robbery - CP24       Police have identified and are working to locate one of two men allegedly involved in a violent armed robbery that injured two women in Hamilton.

Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:00 AM Winston: Public servants shouldn't pout about partial return-to-office       I fully understand why many people prefer working from home. But as a former government employee, I never forgot it was a privilege, not a right.

Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:30 AM Today's letters: Canada's military should help with wildfires       Tuesday, June 4: Those not deployed overseas should actively hone their emergency skills, says one reader. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, June 4, 2024 4:00 AM Deachman: Lowertown's crisis of violence is the entire city's problem       It's not just up to Ottawa police. City officials and all councillors need to get serious about the problems facing Lowertown and the ByWard Market.

Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, June 4, 2024 4:00 AM Anaplasmosis: the lesser-known tick-borne disease on the rise in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario       Anaplasmosis can cause fever, headache, muscle aches, chills and severe respiratory illness, among other symptoms. If not treated, it can be life-threatening.

Windsor Star Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:00 AM Reader letter: Thanks, Windsor, for recognizing significance of Boer War memorial       Thank you to reporter Doug Schmidt for the May 10 Windsor Star article on the restoration of the Boer War Memorial in Jackson Park, and to Gene Lotz for his new book, edited by Herb Colling. I'm not certain if most people in Windsor are aware of the significance of that monument because of the […]

Ottawa Sun Tuesday, June 4, 2024 4:00 AM YOU SAID IT: Polls mean nothing right now       Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:00 AM Pass or flunk? Saskatchewan scores lowest grade in clean-energy report card       Canada's clean energy transition is underway, but provinces — including Saskatchewan — that hold much of the power to instigate change aren't all pulling their weight, according to a new report. To highlight "leaders and laggards," the think tank Clean Energy Canada graded each province after examining four areas: clean energy, clean buildings, clean transportation, […]

National Observer Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:10 AM As energy costs rise, provinces urgently seek solutions       A new report from Nova Scotia — the province with the highest percentage of people experiencing energy poverty in Canada — suggests urgent solutions to help those struggling to pay their energy bills, while measures in Ontario have made them more affordable for some.

National Observer Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:10 AM Entrepreneur hopes to harness homegrown power       Nova Scotia's Dan Roscoe started as a renewables investor, but now he's at the head of a local company with plans for localized energy generation that he sees as key to the energy transition.

National Observer Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:10 AM Canada should plan for the best in free trade review       There are good reasons for Canada to seek changes to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement would make the trade deal more worker- and climate-focused.

National Observer Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:10 AM Concerns arise as sales of SUVs hit record high in 2023       Half of all new cars are now SUVs, and even though approximately 20 per cent of them are hybrid or electric vehicles, rising emissions from the vehicles have been cited for causing as much as a fifth of the increase in global carbon dioxide emissions.

National Observer Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:10 AM Mining skills shortage looms as Ontario gears up for EV boom       Ontario's mining industry risks a shortfall of over 3,500 skilled green-collar workers by 2040, unless it jump-starts education and training for the new generation of technicians needed as Canada's critical minerals-hungry electric vehicle sector gears up this decade

National Observer Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:10 AM Recyclables fill Ontario dumps like nowhere else in Canada       Even though a recent Abacus poll confirmed that more than 80 per cent of Ontarians want to see an expanded deposit-return program for non-alcoholic beverage containers in the province, an estimated 1.7 billion containers are still ending up in landfills, incinerators or as litter. Advocates want to change that.

Montreal Gazette Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:39 AM Montreal weather: Seek shade, drink lots of water as temperatures climb       Morning and evening temperatures provide respite from the heat.

Montreal Gazette Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:51 AM ComediHa! announces acquisition of some Just For Laughs assets       The cost of the transaction was not announced, but ComediHa! says it wants to become "a major actor in comedy."

Montreal Gazette Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:00 AM Targeted by CAQ, English boards urge anglophones to register for fall election       The province's nine English boards are holding an "elections mobilization" conference on Tuesday evening.

Montreal Gazette Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:00 AM Martha Wainwright and friends are staging a benefit concert for Centennial Academy       Students will accompany the musicians in a concert Friday at Le National featuring Martha and Rufus Wainwright, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Ariane Moffatt and Jordan Officer, with Petit hosting.

Montreal Gazette Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:00 AM After years of 'just surviving,' some Montrealers are learning what it's like to have a home again       Mike McGillis is among the residents of the new Maison Benoît Labre transitional home. It's the small things that stand out for him.

Calgary Herald Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:00 AM Unforgettable photos of the Hindenburg disaster and fatal fire       On May 20, 1936, the world was awed by the Hindenburg. The German dirigible successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the United States in 78 hours and 27 minutes, one of 17 trans-Atlantic flights this flagship of the Zeppelin fleet made in its first year of operation. Slightly less than one year later, […]

Calgary Herald Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:00 AM Bell: Gondek still in the ditch with Calgarians, spinning her wheels       The level of disapproval, disdain and, in some cases, disgust is just not going away

Calgary Sun Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:01 AM Letters for June 4, 2024: 'Kudos to the great staff who keep our healthcare system running.'       Healthcare workers rock! Just like to say thank you to all the people who helped me at the Rockyview Hospital, especially and specifically UNIT 84. Keep up the good work and the excellent care of patients. Darryl Teskey (We are always happy to share thanks. Way to go, Unit 84!) Pick up the pace If […]