CTV News - Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 7:15 AM A man shot near Woodbine Beach on Thursday night has died in hospital, Toronto police say. |
CTV News - Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 5:59 AM Toronto is in for some wet weather Friday with as much as 30 millimetres of rain expected to fall in the city today. |
CTV News - Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 9:42 AM Halton police are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted while walking on a trail in Milton last weekend. |
CTV News - Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 7:56 AM Hamilton police are investigating after two people were found dead in an apartment on Thursday. |
CTV News - Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 8:43 AM The province's police watchdog is investigating after a man was seriously injured during an interaction with Toronto police on Saturday. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, August 9, 2024 6:33 AM Remnants of tropical storm Debby merging with another low pressure system over the Great Lakes could bring up to 100 millimetres of rain to parts of Eastern Canada on Friday. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, August 9, 2024 9:34 AM Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin has been belatedly awarded an Olympic silver medal in a ceremony at the Paris Games. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, August 9, 2024 6:54 AM Canada's economy unexpectedly shed a net 2,800 jobs in July, as gains in full-time work were offset by part-time job losses, while the unemployment rate remained at 30-month high of 6.4%, data showed on Friday. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, August 9, 2024 9:51 AM U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady at the tail end of a wild, whipsaw week for Wall Street. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1 per cent in early trading Friday, coming off its best day since 2022. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, August 9, 2024 8:12 AM Rapper Travis Scott was arrested at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Friday. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, August 9, 2024 9:28 AM Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government's response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible 'megaquake' off the country's southern coast. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, August 9, 2024 8:43 AM The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall Friday for a coconut product due to possible salmonella contamination. |
Friday, August 9, 2024 8:34 AM Economists reacting to July's job figures say there's little in the labour force data to dissuade the Bank of Canada from further cuts to the benchmark interest rate. |
Friday, August 9, 2024 8:00 AM Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said an 18-year-old was taken into custody Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect. |
Friday, August 9, 2024 7:53 AM Environment Canada issued a swath of warnings for the two provinces with upwards of 100 millimetres of rain expected in some areas. |
Friday, August 9, 2024 7:39 AM Toronto Police say a man has died after being shot in the city's Beaches neighbourhood on Thursday night. |
Friday, August 9, 2024 7:36 AM Canada's Katie Vincent and Sloan MacKenzie have claimed Olympic bronze in the women's doubles 500-metre sprint canoe final. |
Friday, August 9, 2024 6:40 AM Bell Canada made more than $64 million in gross revenues from calls made by inmates at Ontario jails — at "exorbitant" rates, lawyers allege in a lawsuit. |
Friday, August 9, 2024 6:12 AM In September 2021, a man taking an Uber home in Brampton was involved in a collision and was killed. The trial for the man accused of causing that crash has begun. |
Friday, August 9, 2024 6:00 AM The Greenbelt Council is supposed to meet 10 times per year but hasn't convened a session since December 2022, despite the Greenbelt scandal that engulfed the Ford government. |
Friday, August 9, 2024 4:00 AM This week on Simply Delicious, Susan Hay and executive chef Massimo Capra, owner of Capra's Kitchen, prepare a beautiful raspberry and lemon tiramisu. |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:52 AM Canadians worried about personal safety, property damage If you're like most Canadians, you're concerned about your personal and family safety when it comes to severe weather and the potential property damage severe weather can cause. According to First Onsite Property Restoration's annual Weather and Property Survey conducted in association with Angus Reid Forum, 79 per cent […] |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:44 AM TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. reported a loss in its most recent quarter compared with a profit a year ago as theatre attendance fell, but CEO Ellis Jacob says the end of the second quarter was a turning point. Jacob says the industry faced challenges in the first half of the year due to the prolonged […] |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:43 AM When competition for residential properties becomes too intense, demand for condos will ramp up, says report If you own a condo that you'd like to sell, you already know the struggle to find committed buyers is real. You're not alone. In May, the Greater Toronto Area saw a record high 8,183 condo units on the […] |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:41 AM No injuries were reported |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:34 AM Building municipal infrastructure requires a new funding model The country's rapid population growth along with myriad other issues like high interest rates, exorbitant taxes, fees and levies, and bureaucratic red tape are putting builders and developers under tremendous pressure to find ways to construct housing people can still afford. Add to the fact that the […] |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:20 AM ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A bus traveling between cities in Turkey swerved off a highway and slammed into an overpass pillar Friday, killing nine people on board and injuring at least 26 others, the provincial governor said. The crash occurred near the town of Polatli, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the capital, Ankara, Gov. […] |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:15 AM Latest units at this oceanside retreat push the envelope in decor and design Urbanites often feel the need to escape the pressures of city-life away from the maddening crowds and the chronic traffic. While there is no shortage of natural areas in Ontario where you can decompress and enjoy a simpler life, the draw to […] |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:05 AM Provide an upscale vibe without breaking the bank It's staggering to observe just how differently the property market is performing, as compared to three or four years back when COVID-19 was at its most potent. Back then, many speculators reckoned the market would tank as the pandemic's ugly grip tightened. But of course that wasn't […] |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 8:55 AM OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says students are facing a particularly challenging summer job market, while recent immigrants are disproportionately affected by the weakening labour conditions. The federal agency's July labour force survey says the jobless rate held steady at 6.4 per cent last month as the economy shed a modest 2,800 jobs. As the Bank […] |
Toronto Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 8:42 AM NEW YORK (AP) — Three deans at Columbia University have resigned after exchanging disparaging texts during a campus discussion about Jewish life and anti-Semitism, the school confirmed Thursday. The resignations come a month after Columbia said it had removed the administrators from their positions and would keep them on leave indefinitely. University President Minouche Shafik […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 9:49 AM The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity. Faster development is one thing Congress and the administration agree on. President Joe Biden signed legislation in July to modernize the licensing of new reactor technologies so they can be built faster. Republican and […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 9:45 AM CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday that flood conditions in Sudan have hindered the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing hunger and famine, including to a camp in North Darfur for those who have fled ongoing fighting. In a statement, the agency said at least 11,000 people […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 9:22 AM OAKVILLE, Ont. — Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. says it has signed a deal to sell its renewable energy business to a subsidiary of LS Power for up to US$2.5 billion. Under the deal, which does not include Algonquin's hydro business, LS Power will pay US$2.28 billion in cash at closing and up to US$220 […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 9:19 AM Canada's Hannah Taylor is one win away from an improbable Olympic bronze medal. The Summerside, P.E.I., wrestler beat Luisa Elizabeth Valverde Melendres of Ecuador 13-0 in a repechage on Friday to qualify for a bronze-medal bout in the women's 57-kilogram division. Taylor will take on American Helen Maroulis in a bronze-medal fight on Friday afternoon. […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 9:15 AM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers players, coaches and staff members were unharmed after their Delta Airlines flight veered off the taxiway and got stuck in the mud while making its way to the gate at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Friday morning. The team was returning from a 17-3 preseason loss at New England on […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 9:03 AM TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government's response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible "megaquake" off the country's southern coast. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first ever "megaquake advisory" on Thursday warning of a possible future major […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 8:36 AM In today's The Big Story podcast, we've all done it. Life is hard, the week is long and rather than force yourself to be out and about on a Friday night, you just need to unwind. All by yourself. Maybe do a little online shopping or pamper yourself however you please … so you turn […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 8:32 AM Hamilton police officers say emergency crews found the two bodies at an Ottawa Street apartment Thursday afternoon. |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 8:31 AM NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty years on from the release of his debut album, the career making "Get Lifted," John Legend is entering uncharted territory. On Aug. 30, the R&B-pop singer will release his first-ever children's album titled "My Favorite Dream," via Republic Records: Kids & Family. Produced by the chamber pop polymath Sufjan Stevens, […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 8:17 AM ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — It's a baby — gorilla. The Detroit Zoo in suburban Detroit said the birth Thursday was the first in its 96-year history. "Bandia had a very smooth pregnancy, which is so important for a first-time mom," said Tami Brightrall, the zoo's associate curator of mammals. The baby gorilla doesn't have […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 8:06 AM KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukraine army's surprise charge into Russia this week was a stunning maneuver that caught the Kremlin's forces unawares. The strategic goal of Ukraine's biggest cross-border incursion in almost 900 days of the war remains unclear, but it counters Russia's unrelenting effort in recent months to punch through Ukrainian defenses at […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 8:03 AM WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish diplomats on Friday appealed for the release of seven citizens who were detained in Nigeria in what Warsaw believes was a misunderstanding amid protests taking place in the West African country. Six Polish students and a lecturer from Warsaw University, who were taking part in a program to study the […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 8:00 AM TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. reported a loss in its most recent quarter compared with a profit a year ago as theatre attendance fell, but CEO Ellis Jacob says the end of the second quarter was a turning point. Jacob says the industry faced challenges in the first half of the year due to the prolonged […] |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 7:58 AM Ontario government officials haven't provided a public, in-depth update on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT since December. |
CityNews Toronto Friday, August 9, 2024 7:23 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates haven't been this attractive in more than a year, good news for homeowners eager to refinance. Many homeowners have already jumped at the opportunity to lower their monthly payment, spurring a surge in mortgage refinancing applications. And that was before the average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this […] |
G-Alt cp24.com Friday, August 9, 2024 6:13 AM Codi Wilson, CP24.com Journalist. @CodiWilson. Published Friday, August 9, 2024 5:55AM EDT. Weather radar. CP24's weather radar shows a system that is ... |
G-Alt cp24.com Friday, August 9, 2024 5:57 AM A man suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot near Woodbine Beach Thursday night, Toronto police said. |
Ottawa Citizen Friday, August 9, 2024 6:00 AM The 26 Ottawans at the Paris Olympics are part of a thriving community of competitive and recreational athletes. |
Ottawa Citizen Friday, August 9, 2024 4:00 AM "I'm happy when I get in the water." |
Windsor Star Friday, August 9, 2024 9:42 AM At the end of the judge's lengthy decision, the disgraced former mayor of Woodstock appeared to be in shock. |
Windsor Star Friday, August 9, 2024 8:50 AM A psychiatric and psychological assessment has been ordered for a 13-year-old boy charged with first-degree murder in the death of another child. |
Windsor Star Friday, August 9, 2024 8:36 AM After undergoing a multimillion-dollar facelift that brings a major-league feel to its popular local ball diamond, the Town of Tecumseh is set to unveil its new Bert Lacasse Ball Park this weekend. Baseball fans and the public are invited to the historic park on Sunday to tour the new facilities and watch an alumni match, […] |
Windsor Star Friday, August 9, 2024 8:28 AM Pickleball players rejoice — LaSalle is converting two of its four tennis courts on Front Road into six new pickleball courts. Work has begun to repaint the surface to accommodate players of the popular racket sport. Councillors agreed to the change during a recent meeting and following a request from the LaSalle Pickleball Association for […] |
Windsor Star Friday, August 9, 2024 8:20 AM As the death toll from the opioid crisis continues to mount, a coalition of more than 50 organizations is urging the Ontario government to provide emergency funding to reopen supervised consumption sites, including Windsor's SafePoint. As a provincial review continues with no end in sight, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition has written a second letter […] |
Windsor Star Friday, August 9, 2024 7:00 AM By: Bill Schiller It began in the 1950s in a decrepit army barracks on Huron Church Road and was called The Drama Hut. Its founders, led by Cornelius "Con" Crowley at what was then Assumption University, had nothing in the way of funds. But they had dreams — big dreams. They wanted students to learn […] |
Ottawa Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 5:00 AM Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, August 9, 2024 8:00 AM Take in the last days of the Ex, a Ukrainian treasure hunt, an art exhibition, the art in the park festival and local history activities. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, August 9, 2024 8:00 AM A survey of small businesses in Saskatchewan details concerns and what they would like to hear from parties ahead of October's provincial election. |
Regina Leader-Post Friday, August 9, 2024 9:00 AM As Regina Folk Festival fans wait for the summer staple to return in full next year, the organization has planned a "special marquee concert" featuring five artists on Aug. 10. |
Regina Leader-Post Friday, August 9, 2024 8:00 AM Patrick Lee Warnecke says he learned from the court case he fought after being charged in relation to his unlicensed dispensary Best Buds Society. |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 8:45 AM Plans to help migrating salmon make it up British Columbia's Chilcotin River to spawning grounds are in the works after a massive landslide breach created barrier challenges, but officials will wait to see if the water carves a new route for the fish, says Nathan Cullen, the provincial water, land and resource stewardship minister. |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 8:42 AM Remnants of tropical storm Debby merging with another low pressure system over the Great Lakes could bring up to 100 millimetres of rain to parts of Eastern Canada on Friday. |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 8:39 AM Residents of Jasper, Alta., who lost their homes in last month's wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada, followed modern rules dictating what they can and can't construct. |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 5:10 AM Thanks to Bill C-59, corporate claims about the good their businesses do for the climate now may be reviewed. But what about governments? Do they greenwash, too? |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 5:10 AM The oil and gas giant's profits reached US$14 billion, angering climate advocates as the corporation continues to grow its fossil fuel business while pulling back on low-carbon alternatives. |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 5:10 AM Poilievre may be foolish, but he isn't a fool. He'll shun the media until he hears a question that allows him to frame discussions as he'd please |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 5:10 AM Following years of advocacy and struggle, Indigenous nations downstream of the oilsands have received funding to understand the diseases they argue are a direct cause of the fossil fuel industry. |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 5:10 AM An invoice obtained through a federal Access to Information request allows Canada's National Observer to reveal a report commissioned by the RCMP, spying on activists' online activities |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 5:10 AM A group of Indigenous communities in Alaska are calling for a stop to a "reckless" mining plan across the Canadian border that they say will threaten their water, food supply and way of life. |
National Observer Friday, August 9, 2024 2:04 AM Also the strongest Indigenous dictum of the year and two more films |
Montreal Gazette Friday, August 9, 2024 9:48 AM The engineering services company used to be known as SNC-Lavalin. |
Montreal Gazette Friday, August 9, 2024 9:48 AM The deal will see Montreal will send Toronto up to US$1.3 million in general allocation money. |
Montreal Gazette Friday, August 9, 2024 8:21 AM Environment Canada has warned that flash floods and water pooling could occur on Montreal area thoroughfares. |
Montreal Gazette Friday, August 9, 2024 8:00 AM An open letter from the Quebec government claims that absolutely no linguistic conditions in health care are imposed before providing service in English to anyone who requests it. We examined the claims. |
Montreal Gazette Friday, August 9, 2024 7:45 AM The 16-year-old's wounds are not life threatening, police said. |
Montreal Gazette Friday, August 9, 2024 7:41 AM The 13-year-old's family and investigators are concerned for her health and safety. |
Montreal Gazette Friday, August 9, 2024 6:00 AM Quebec doesn't need a long list of language rules in hospitals. Let doctors and nurses do their jobs. |
Montreal Gazette Friday, August 9, 2024 6:00 AM "You say setting fires is a solution used since childhood to release your feelings of anger and of frustration," the Parole Board wrote. |
Montreal Gazette Friday, August 9, 2024 5:00 AM "The government of Quebec's intention has never been to restrict access to health care for English speakers in Quebec." |
Calgary Herald Friday, August 9, 2024 9:49 AM Every business, whether a one-person company or a large conglomerate, needs to step back and review how their business affects their family, all Albertans, Canadians and the world. I remember my university professors stating that business growth was paramount – if you're not increasing sales, you are falling back. I now feel that growth is […] |
Calgary Herald Friday, August 9, 2024 9:34 AM Long before becoming a bestselling author, Kathy Reichs would drive her children crazy when watching a crime series on television. The forensic anthropologist felt the need to point out the scientific mistakes the writers were making, of which there were many. "My kids wouldn't watch shows with me," says Reichs. "When I would make comments […] |
Calgary Herald Friday, August 9, 2024 9:23 AM As the Green Line careens toward disaster, city council congratulates itself on salvaging its ill-conceived project by shortening the route (for the fifth time) for an even higher price tag. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion. When former Mayor Nenshi promoted this legacy project in 2016, he promised a Green Line connecting […] |
Calgary Herald Friday, August 9, 2024 9:00 AM Just over halfway through Calgary electro soul-funk band Tendavillage's third album, the Tenda Dimension, the act offers a haunting instrumental. Even for a genre-hopping outfit such as Tendavillage, it's decidedly against type. The meditative three-minute composition is made up of cinematic, slow-moving drones and choral flourishes. It's called The Grandfather Tree, named after a 300-year-old […] |
Calgary Herald Friday, August 9, 2024 8:35 AM Those rebuilding after the Jasper wildfire must contend with Parks Canada leases, the town's land use policy and parks building regulations |
Calgary Herald Friday, August 9, 2024 7:00 AM 'The machine, the corporation wants to silence you. Get in line or else," says Coun. Dan McLean says of the attitude at Calgary city hall |
Calgary Herald Friday, August 9, 2024 7:00 AM Today in history: Gretzky traded, Sharon Tate murdered, and a second atomic bomb is dropped on Japan On this date, Aug. 9, in history: In 1535, French explorer Jacques Cartier discovered the Mingan Islands, between Anticosti Island and the Quebec mainland. In 1840, royal assent was given to an act which empowered the Canadian government to sell off public land set aside for the use of the church, with the proceeds going […] |
Calgary Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 7:01 AM GOLD METTLE I just recently learned that Canada's Golden Girl shares my birthday. Summer McIntosh will be 18 on Aug. 18. A 'Golden Birthday' for Canada's sweetheart just weeks after her Olympic success in Paris. Personally, I'm in my 'golden' years, which is about as close to gold as I will ever get. (Save for […] |
Vancouver Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:41 AM Fisheries and Oceans Canada says a provincial court judge handed down the fine in May to Brent Belveal, who pleaded guilty to offences under the Fisheries Act. |
Vancouver Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:00 AM Strata owners in two towers say a faulty sprinkler system is causing water damage and are suing insurers and builders |
Vancouver Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:00 AM A Vancouver big band is a sellout hit playing music from Oscar-winning Japanese Studio Ghibli anime films |
Vancouver Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:00 AM As fruit growers try to find a way to salvage this season's harvest, businesses are bracing for the impact of B.C. Tree Fruits closure |
Vancouver Sun Friday, August 9, 2024 9:00 AM Partner and six children filed a notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court alleging wrongful death of Chris Amyotte, 42, two years ago on Downtown Eastside when police attempted to subdue him |