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CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:15 PM
     A Toronto resident who travelled to Vienna to see Taylor Swift is "heartbroken" that the Eras Tour concerts in the Austrian capital were cancelled but says she understands the decision.

CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:45 PM
     A lawsuit has been launched against WestJet over a 'cap' the airline has put in place on how much it will pay passengers if they need meals and hotel stays, which a passenger rights group says is illegal.

CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:21 PM
     An EF-1 tornado touched down in Fort Erie, Ont. earlier this week, researchers confirmed Wednesday.

CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:02 PM
     Toronto police say an officer was struck by a motorcyclist in a hit-and-run on Lake Shore Boulevard West Wednesday evening.

CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:21 PM
     Anthony Santander's two homers and Jackson Holliday's monster two-run shot in the seventh inning pushed the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-3 comeback win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.

CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:05 PM
     Cast members from 'The Umbrella Academy' are sharing their love for Toronto as the show prepares to wrap up its fourth and final season.

CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:22 PM
     Toronto police say two people are facing charges after an alleged assault in North York led to the seizure of a firearm, ammunition and $15,000 in cash.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:23 PM
     The Canadian government says it decided to pull its diplomats' children and their guardians out of Israel, amid fears over an expanded Mideast war.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:35 PM
     One of the U.K.'s senior cabinet ministers insists the country is safe despite the Canadian government cautioning travel to the U.K. due to ongoing far-right violent riots.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:22 PM
     Flair Airlines was ordered to compensate two passengers after a B.C. tribunal found there was no evidence a bird strike actually caused a flight cancellation.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:31 PM
     Calgary will return to Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions later this month as city crews begin repair work on 16 new sites on a feeder main affected by a major break two months ago.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:17 PM
     Hours after Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro blamed his team's disappointing year on the bullpen, his relievers frittered away another outing.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:45 PM
     A B.C. family wants restitution after a large dog attacked and killed their own small dog at Stanley Park on Monday. The owner of the large dog fled the scene.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:27 PM
     The witness said she and her boyfriend Matthew Navas-Rivas escaped a Vancouver attack in a taxi amid a hail of bullets, one of which killed an innocent 15-year-old boy. 

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:26 PM
     Chilko Lake sockeye are expected to be the biggest run of fish on the Fraser River this summer, but their spawning grounds are above the area of a landslide near Williams Lake.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:20 PM
     Units in a new rental building in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood were expected to be affordable but some say they are quite the opposite.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:17 PM
     Spirit was found in rough condition on a logging road last month and relinquished into the care of the BC SPCA. The mare has since birthed a healthy filly, named Journey.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:11 PM
     Business owners say a supportive housing building in the Terrace Heights area near Capilano Mall is causing disorder, but Boyle Street says complaints stem from city policy.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:00 PM
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:53 PM
     A man has been issued a hefty fine by the Oliver Fire Department he lit a camp fire, despite an imposed ban, and the fire got away from him.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:26 PM
     Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said the police plan unveiled Wednesday to deal with the Pandora Avenue encampment would form one component of a broader community safety plan.

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:41 PM
     OTTAWA — After an independent review, Justice Minister Arif Virani announced Wednesday that Birju Dattani has agreed not to begin his appointment as chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission on Thursday as planned. Virani launched the investigation after Canadian Jewish organizations raised concerns about allegations surrounding Dattani's past activities. Dattani, the first Muslim […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:26 PM
     KATHMANDU, Nepal — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal's capital, authorities said. The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said Krishna Prasad Humagai, the government administrator of Nuwakot district. Police and army rescuers reached the […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:25 PM
     TORONTO — Leylah Fernandez handled a curveball in advancing to the second round of the National Bank Open. The Laval, Que., product defeated Japan's Nao Hibino 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 to move on at Canada's national tennis championship Wednesday. Fernandez, the tournament's 15th seed, was originally supposed to face China's Zhang Shuai, but the 63rd-ranked player […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:16 PM
     The Blue Jays' greatest area of deficiency once again bit the team at the absolute worst time. Even head honcho Mark Shapiro pointed to the sore spot hours before the team's game Wednesday against the visiting Baltimore Orioles when he cited the bullpen as the biggest culprit, among other areas, for the team's disappointing season. […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:45 PM
     WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden was hired by a Romanian businessman accused of corruption who was trying to "influence U.S. government policy" during Joe Biden's term as vice president, prosecutors said in court papers Wednesday. Special counsel David Weiss said Hunter Biden's business associate will testify at the upcoming federal tax trial of the president's son […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:40 PM
     A section of the Entertainment District has been reopened after a suspected gas leak. FIRE: (UPDATE)Queen St W & Peter St8:38pm– surrounding buildings will be evacuated due to a possible gas leak– stay out of the area#GO1726976^se — Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) August 8, 2024 Toronto Police said on social media that Peter St. had […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:39 PM
     JUNEAU, Alaska — Residents in Alaska's capital cleared out waterlogged homes Wednesday after a lake dammed by the picturesque Mendenhall Glacier gave way, causing the worst flooding in the city yet from what has become a yearly phenomenon. At least 100 homes and some businesses were damaged by rapidly rising floodwaters that crested early Tuesday, […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:22 PM
     OTTAWA — The Canadian government says it decided to pull its diplomats' children and their guardians out of Israel, amid fears over an expanded Mideast war. Global Affairs Canada says it has approved the temporary relocation of the children and their guardians to a safe third country. Embassy staff are expected to remain in Israel. […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:57 PM
     Police are on the hunt for a motorcyclist after an officer was struck near the CNE grounds. Toronto Police said on social media that an officer was struck by a motorcycle just after 7 p.m. in the Lake Shore Blvd. W.-New Brunswick Way area. They said the driver allegedly fled the scene. The officer suffered […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:53 PM
     MONTREAL — It has been a difficult National Bank Open for Canadian men as both Felix Auger-Aliassime, Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov were eliminated from the men's singles tournament at IGA Stadium on Wednesday. After placing fourth in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Auger-Aliassime was upset in the opening round of the Montreal NBO at […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:39 PM
     PHOENIX (AP) — Visiting Phoenix amid triple-digit temperatures, the U.S. government's top health official acknowledged on Wednesday that a federal program that helps low-income people pay their utility bills needs to focus more on cooling homes in the summer instead of overwhelmingly on wintertime heating. "What we're beginning to see is the prominence of extreme […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:38 PM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi's influence can be seen all across the Democratic Party shakeup that in a few short, agonizing weeks has reengineered the 2024 presidential ticket and the race for the White House. It was Pelosi who publicly encouraged President Joe Biden to make a decision about his reelection campaign when he had […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:11 PM
     TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dropped early Thursday morning trading after declines on Wall Street, as the gyrations that recently slammed global markets haunted investors. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell as much as 2.4% in early morning trading, to 34,264.75. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.6% to 7,652.70. South Korea's Kospi dropped 1.8% to 2,523.52. Hong […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:02 PM
     Earth's string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El Nino climate pattern ebbed, the European climate agency Copernicus announced Wednesday. But July 2024 's average heat just missed surpassing the July of a year ago, and scientists said the end of […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:45 PM
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance have been hammering Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the violence that erupted after George Floyd's murder, Trump told the governor at the time that he fully agreed with how Walz handled it. "What they did in Minneapolis was incredible. […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:37 PM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was hired by a Romanian businessman accused of corruption who was trying to "influence U.S. government policy" during Joe Biden's term as vice president, prosecutors said in court papers Wednesday. Special counsel David Weiss' team said Hunter Biden's business associate will testify at the upcoming federal tax trial of the […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:36 PM
     Toronto emergency crews were called to a building on Richmond Street West near Peter Street just before 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday.

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:17 PM
     OTTAWA — The Canadian government says it decided to pull its diplomats' children and their guardians out of Israel, amid fears over an expanded Mideast war. Global Affairs Canada says it has approved the temporary relocation of the children and their guardians to a safe third country. Embassy staff are expected to remain in Israel. […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:29 PM
     ESQUIMALT, B.C. — National Defence Minister Bill Blair says British Columbia's CFB Esquimalt will be the site of a new 480-room military housing project. The minister was at the Victoria-area naval base to announce a $10.1-million contract for design work for the project, estimated to total about $165 million. Blair says the new, modern highrise […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:25 PM
     OTTAWA — After an independent review, Justice Minister Arif Virani announced Wednesday that Birju Dattani has agreed not to begin his appointment as chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission on Thursday as planned. Virani launched the investigation after Canadian Jewish organizations raised concerns about allegations surrounding Dattani's past activities. Dattani, the first Muslim […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:24 PM
     A Toronto Police Service social media post said the incident happened near New Brunswick Way and Lake Shore Boulevard West Wednesday evening.

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:23 PM
     DENVER (AP) — An employee of former Colorado clerk Tina Peters who says she was present when her boss allowed an outsider posing as a county employee to breach her voting system's computer testified Wednesday that Peters was shocked when images from the computer appeared online. In the summer of 2021, former elections manager Sandra […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:49 PM
     ROCKY VIEW, Alta. — Mounties say the rural roadside shooting that left one worker wounded and a second person dead was not targeted. RCMP Staff Sgt. Mark Wielgosz made the statement in an investigation update, but declined to say how police came to that conclusion. Wielgosz also said police are seeking the public's assistance for […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:37 PM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Martin's next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he'd portray. With Maya Rudolph's wildly popular impression of Kamala Harris on "Saturday Night Live," fans clamored to see who the late-night comedy show would pick to play Harris' new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. With similar […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:34 PM
     ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale of a weed-killing pesticide that harms the development of unborn babies. Officials took the rare step because the pesticide DCPA, or Dacthal, could cause irreversible damage to fetuses, including impaired brain […]

G-Alt cp24.com Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:48 PM
     The city of Toronto held a meeting to address a rise in gun violence among youth; two companies are facing bylaw charges after a 24-year-old ...

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     Elliot Page and Emmy Raver-Lampman speak with CP24 Wednesday August 7, 2024 ahead of the final season of 'The Umbrella Academy.' Page said it's ...

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     CP24.com Journalist. Follow |Contact. Published Aug. 7, 2024 1:04 p.m. PDT. Share. Four men from Toronto are each facing several firearms-related ...

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     CP24.com Journalist. Follow |Contact. Published Aug. 7, 2024 11:19 a.m. PDT. Share. The roommate of a man who died after being found unconscious at a ...

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Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:41 PM
     An investigation determined the man had attempted to jump down to Highway 174 after spotting an Ottawa police cruiser driving towards him.

Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:15 PM
     The documents were taken by police in a search connected to a reopened criminal investigation into an explosion and fire that killed six workers in January 2022.

Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:40 PM
     This year's event took place Wednesday without the late Lynda Kitchikeesic, who founded Flotilla for Friendship in 2000.

Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:17 PM
     "I think we're getting close to being really, really good. I think that we've been working our tails off to get there."

The Province Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:20 PM
     Brock Boeser is coming off the best season of his career and he could be an unrestricted free agent next summer. Does a big payday loom?

The Province Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:25 PM
     The Lions, who are without injured star quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., are looking for their first win in three games

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:01 PM
     U.S. mega-firm offers $20M upfront and projects another $150 million for Saskatoon over 25 years.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:42 PM
     Mohamed Abdula Ali, 37, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the May 19, 2022 shooting death of Brandon Baxandall, 29.

National Observer Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:07 PM
     The Conservatives say they have no connection to a rash of conspicuously similar social-media posts that flooded the X platform following a Pierre Poilievre event in northern Ontario last week.

Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:40 PM
     Gainey's invocation of the federal law sets up a potential clash between Ottawa and Quebec over linguistic matters that the Trudeau government has long sought to avoid.

Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:03 PM
     His father told the Journal de Montréal that his son's organs were donated.

Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:52 PM
     The pioneering philanthropist, who died Tuesday at 91, was a "loving woman who wanted to make a difference and had that sheer drive" to inspire others, said a colleague.

Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:30 PM
     American qualifier Brandon Nakashima defeated Shapovalov 6-4, 7-5 in a match that took one hour 38 minutes to complete.

Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:30 PM
     His father "risked his own life to save me and my sister's."

Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:12 PM
     Longueuil police say officers pulled the woman from a pool in Boucherville Wednesday afternoon.

Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:09 PM
     'There's only so much the population can take before there's full-on revolt,' says Coun. Dan McLean, of the latest chapter in the city of Calgary water pipe screwup

Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:59 PM
     GRETCHEN REYNOLDS The Washington Post SAINT-DENIS, France — A long dry spell for U.S. artistic swimming ended with a splash Wednesday night, when the Americans took the silver medal at the Paris Olympics, finishing behind a dominant Chinese team and just ahead of Spain. The U.S. team — with Calgary's Jaime Czarkowski as a centrepiece […]

Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:44 PM
     Calgary has a full lineup of free, family-friendly festivals this weekend. And with the weather looking sunny and not too hot, what are you waiting for? From boat races to pet pageants, this weekend's lineup has everything covered. Calgary Dragon Boat Festival A little more than a month until the fun starts! The Calgary Dragon […]

Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:25 PM
     Tommy Stevens knows his role with the Calgary Stampeders. Tuck and run for a yard or two or three. Tuck and run to move the chains. Tuck and run for a touchdown. "I just do what I'm coached to do," said Stevens, with a big grin. Pretty straightforward stuff, that is. No passing involved for […]

Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:48 PM
     Six people being treated after two-vehicle collision around 12:20 p.m.

Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:57 PM
     We can expect more cosy chats from Gondek about how to use our toilets and take a shower. It's not what a mayor would prefer to talk about

Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:12 PM
     For hail damage not covered by insurance, there are few government programs residents can rely on

Calgary Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:00 PM
     With the picturesque town of Jasper badly damaged by fire, Albertans and Canadians across the country are wondering how such destruction was allowed to happen. Much of the public debate assumes that the disaster, in some way, was human-caused or aggravated by governmental negligence or incompetence. Some argue that government policies to suppress natural wildfires, […]

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:07 PM
     The American aviation giant has agreed to spend a total of $61 million in the province, including $13 million on Indigenous-owned COTA Aviation, based in Parksville

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:23 PM
     Vaughn Palmer: Housing Hub plan meant to subsidize developers to deliver units at affordable rents and prices falls short, gets rebranded

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8:06 PM
     About 20 people ended up sleeping on mats in the Crofton House gym Tuesday night, but were asked to leave Wednesday morning after the school lost electricity

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:25 PM
     The Mount Pleasant apartment has been empty since July 27, 2023, when an initial fire ripped through it, displacing 70 residents

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:00 PM
     Re: Short-term rental stock lacks 'bang for your buck' Statistics Canada reports that in 2021, the percentage of short-term rentals that could have been long-term housing accounted for only 0.45 per cent in Metro Vancouver and 0.8 per cent in the City of Vancouver. Although the highest percentage in the country, the conclusion reached by […]

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:57 PM
     The B.C. Wildfire Service says the 6.7 square-kilometre Hullcar Mountain fire is one of nine wildfires of note in the province

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:52 PM
     A Langley family says their Maltipoo, Sky, was suddenly attacked by a larger, unleashed dog, whose owner then fled with the animal

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:24 PM
     Even before the Kits Pool doors opened Wednesday for the first time in 11 months, the regulars lined up outside.