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CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:39 PM
     The president of CUPE Ontario is under fire from some of the union's Jewish members for reposting a social media post on Facebook.
CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:04 PM
     A child riding a bike has been injured after being struck by a car in Brampton Wednesday night.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:18 PM
     Former Conservative MP and cabinet minister Chuck Strahl has died at the age of 67.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:11 PM
     A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn't like her attitude.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:59 PM
     Gena Rowlands, the acclaimed American actress, three-time Emmy winner and dual Oscar nominee for her vivid portrayals of strong, troubled women in the crime drama 'Gloria' and ;A Woman Under the Influence,' has died at the age of 94.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:16 PM
     Two French military jets collided in mid-air over the country's east on Wednesday, killing two military personnel and leaving a sole survivor, French officials said.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:39 PM
     The president of CUPE Ontario is under fire from some of the union's Jewish members for reposting a social media post on Facebook.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 10:51 PM
     A northern Manitoba First Nation is being evacuated as a nearby wildfire threatens to edge closer to the community because of wind.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:34 PM
     The plaintiffs' daughters were best friends and both purchased drugs diverted from the government's program that they believed was safe.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:28 PM
     Ridge Meadows RCMP found Kristoffer Rich Ong, 42, while responding to a report of a sudden death in the 12300 block of 224 Street on the afternoon of June 8.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:11 PM
     Global News has obtained the latest internal communication from Vancouver city staff outlining progress so far in work to eliminate the park board.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:00 PM
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:40 PM
     A former leadership rival to BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is joining John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives to run in Kelowna in the fall election.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:12 PM
     A historic first season is over for the Saskatoon Berries, winding up playoffs one win shy of the WCBL Championship Series after a Game 3 loss to the Moose Jaw Miller Express.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:53 PM
     Brent Patterson estimates roughly 50 of his fellow tenants have been dealing with the infestation since November of 2023. At that time, some tenants asked the government for help.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:50 PM
     On Wednesday, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District ended its evacuation alerts for the Hullcar Mountain wildfire near Armstrong, B.C.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:44 PM
     The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says pubs, restaurants and cafés in Vancouver seeking a sidewalk patio permit face fees of up to $1,451, and a four-week wait.
Toronto Sun Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:53 AM
     Even as red-hot newcomer Will Wagner sat on the bench with a lefty starting for the hometown Angels, the Blue Jays had their hitting shoes on in earning just their third series sweep of the season following a 9-2 win on Wednesday night. In two previous games, both resulting in Toronto wins, the lefty Wagner […]
Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 10:02 PM
     Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and later charmed audiences in her son's tear-jerker The Notebook, has died. She was 94. Rowlands' death was confirmed Wednesday by representatives […]
Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:43 PM
     ROME — The Vatican on Wednesday expelled the founder of an influential Peruvian religious movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after more than a decade of downplaying allegations of sexual and psychological abuse and financial corruption. The decree from the Vatican's office for religious orders came after Pope Francis last year ordered a high-level investigation into […]
Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:30 PM
     NEW YORK — Does signing up for Disney's popular streaming service mean you have agreed to never sue the entertainment giant over anything forever? That is what Disney argues in a wrongful-death lawsuit involving a 42-year-old New York doctor whose family claims had a fatal allergic reaction after eating at an Irish pub in Disney […]
Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:53 PM
     BUNIBONIBEE CREE NATION, Man. — A northern Manitoba First Nation is being evacuated as a nearby wildfire threatens to edge closer to the community because of wind. The Canadian Red Cross says it is supporting the evacuation of Bunibonibee Cree Nation, formerly known as Oxford House. The wildfire is estimated to be 10 km south […]
Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:45 PM
     LANGLEY, B.C. — A report from British Columbia's worker safety agency says the potential dangers of a burning cedar tree were identified but not acted upon before it fell, killing a young wildland firefighter and injuring two others last summer. WorkSafeBC's 21-page incident investigation report highlighted ineffective hazard management, inadequate supervision, training and orientation of […]
Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:44 PM
     During a period of unprecedented affordability challenges, there's nothing more important than the responsible financial stewardship of city resources and your tax dollars. In an era of mayor Chow's record-breaking tax increases — nearly 10% last year, with promises of significant hikes to come, it's even more imperative that City Hall is demonstrating value for […]
Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:36 PM
     SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media posts, notably to track how misinformation spreads on the company's platforms. Wednesday's shutdown, which Meta announced earlier this year, has been protested by researchers and nonprofits. In May, […]
Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:25 PM
     The New England Patriots have traded four-time Pro Bowl edge-rusher Matthew Judon to the Atlanta Falcons for a third-round draft pick, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the teams haven't announced the trade. Judon had 28 sacks in his first two […]
Toronto Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:16 PM
     MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Scottie Scheffler goes into the PGA Tour's postseason as the No. 1 seed and it's not even close. Winning the FedEx Cup and its $25-million bonus still feels far away. The FedEx Cup playoffs begin Thursday at the St. Jude Championship for the top 70 from the season standings. The leading 50 […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:49 AM
     ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — With its reindeer sleigh rides, camel racing and stunning landscapes with room to roam, Mongolia is hoping to woo visitors who are truly looking to get away from it all. Like most countries, its tourism industry was devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has launched a "Welcome to MonGOlia" campaign […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:37 AM
     SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was "vexatious, misleading and bullying." Last weekend, the sport of breaking made its Olympic debut. One of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian b-girl known as Raygun — […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:35 AM
     ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for talks that focused on the conflict in Gaza, Erdogan's office said, ahead of a planned address to parliament Thursday. Erdogan's office said late Wednesday that the two discussed "the massacres committed by Israel in Palestinian territories" and "the steps that need […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:11 AM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she had so much trouble breathing she was rushed to the emergency […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:57 AM
     KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a U.N. agency said Thursday. Afghanistan is the only country in the world with bans on female secondary and higher education. The Taliban, who took power in 2021, barred education for girls above sixth grade because they said […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:54 AM
     NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed concern over the unrest that led to a change of government in neighboring Bangladesh and the attacks on Hindus and other minorities there. Modi addressed his nation from New Delhi's 17th-century Mughal-era Red Fort on its 78th Independence Day and assured Bangladesh that […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:42 AM
     BEIJING (AP) — A continued property crisis and weak consumption dragged on China's economic recovery in July, according to data released Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics. Unemployment rose for the first time since February, clocking in at 5.2%, compared to 5% in June. Industrial production also rose more slowly than the previous month, […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:29 AM
     KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's stunning incursion into Russia's Kursk border region was a bold gamble for the country's military commanders, who committed their limited resources to a risky assault on a nuclear-armed enemy with no assurance of success. After the first signs of progress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy broke his silence and spelled out […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:23 AM
     QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Insurgents in an overnight attack threw a grenade at people sitting in front of a hotel in the restive southwest Pakistan and killed at least one person while wounding 10 more, police and hospital officials said Thursday. The attack was the third in as many days in Quetta, the capital of […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:09 AM
     BANGKOK (AP) — Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released Thursday shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal with them. It seems logical that the countries in and around the Pacific Ring of Fire, vulnerable to earthquakes, typhoons, storm surges and other dangers, […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:09 AM
     BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club Thursday for his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week's Democratic National Convention. Trump will meet the press as he steps up his criticism of Vice […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:09 AM
     PIERSON, Fla. (AP) — Linda Beigel Schulman smiled as she watched 25 young campers from Fort Lauderdale and Miami spend an afternoon frolicking in a rural Florida spring. The scene brought back memories of her murdered son, Scott Beigel, who loved attending summer camp. That's why Beigel Schulman raises money in his name so they […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:08 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Resources are pouring into the few truly competitive congressional races expected to help determine the balance of power in Washington next year. Democrats need to flip just four seats to take back control of the House, while Republicans hope to expand their majority and make it easier to get priorities over the […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:07 AM
     TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis' "parental rights" campaign didn't win him the Republican presidential nomination, but he's still waging that fight on another front: Florida's schools, where the movement could have an impact on public education long after he leaves office. Though the seats are officially nonpartisan, DeSantis has endorsed 23 school board […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:07 AM
     MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Flerentin "Flex" Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, "you do the same thing every day," said Jean-Baptiste, who was absent 30 days his first year. "That gets very frustrating." Then his principal did something nearly unheard of: She […]
G-Alt cp24.com Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:31 AM
     Filip Ziaja, 38, last communicated with his family and his employer, Leap Tools, on July 12, his sister-in-law Erika Campos told CP24.com.
G-Alt cp24.com Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:36 PM
     My boyfriend thought it would be romantic to whisk me away for a weekend getaway. It was lovely until he realized I packed more snacks than ...
G-Alt cp24.com Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:22 PM
     Jarvis CI student Elina Tabrizi was the TDSB's top student this year, with an average of 99.8 per cent. Speaking with CP24 Wednesday morning, Tabrizi ...
G-Alt cp24.com Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:13 PM
     ... CP24 Wednesday at a media preview day. Brown said the next phase of the Hotel X development on the site will shrink the usable space for the CNE ...
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:19 PM
     The west Quebec municipality was hit hard by torrential downpours from the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby last Friday.
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:20 PM
     A comprehensive list of routes on "long-term cancellation" won't be posted until next week.
The Province Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:23 PM
     Taiwan scored five runs in the third inning, added three more in the fifth and no-hit the Whalley Little League team from Surrey
The Province Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:20 PM
     The Lions have had two MOP calibre quarterbacks before, and those situations didn't end well. But this time they aren't going to let that happen again
Regina Leader-Post Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:12 PM
     "We've known for some time the project was going to be over cost," said Mayor Sandra Masters.
Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:06 PM
     Lassiter had 37 starts in 45 games since he was acquired in April 2023.
Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:00 PM
     Funding abstinence-based programs is important, but we cannot afford to narrow our focus with a societal problem of this magnitude.
Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:23 PM
     Léger also served as a scout for the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers.
Montreal Gazette Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:00 PM
     Analyses have concluded that the spill originated in a storm sewer located on Tricentenaire Blvd.
Calgary Herald Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:25 AM
     Roughly an hour into Jen Markowitz's documentary Summer Qamp, there is a scene where a group of teens lie under the stars in the Kananaskis talking about their ideal world. When asked what it would be, a camper named Ren suggests "it would be gay." "It would be full of queers and we would have […]
Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:11 PM
     Calgary's annual GlobalFest cultural and fireworks festival celebrates Calgary's multicultural communities with pavilions, performances, food, children's programming and fireworks. This year's music-backed pyro show will feature artists from Spain, Brazil, Mexico and USA, plus a Canadian-produced finale. The show kicks off Thursday with the finale scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24. Here is a look at […]
Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:32 PM
     The Okotoks Dawgs will be chasing their third consecutive Western Canadian Baseball League title in the championship series this week. The Dawgs are taking on the Moose Jaw Miller Express in a best-of-three showdown, with Game 1 on Thursday (7:05 p.m.) at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks. It's a rematch of the 2022 championship series that […]
Calgary Herald Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:19 PM
     The Calgary Humane Society is alerting the public about a severe animal-abuse case that could pose a risk to humans. Peace officers with the organization found a dead kitten, between six and eight weeks old, zip-tied to a fence in the southwest community of Kingsland on Monday. The kitten was found with injuries on the […]
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:00 PM
     Nicholas Read: No provincial government, including B.C., has made it illegal for landlords to refuse renters with pets except Ontario in 2006
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:33 PM
     The U.S. location won out over Metro Vancouver, where the original comedy classic was filmed in 1995
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:07 PM
     Slocan mayor surveys damage done by Komonko Creek blaze, while evacuation order for Chilcotin River landslide area downgraded to alert
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:05 PM
     Three people and two dogs on the pleasure craft were thrown into the water by the cargo ship's bow wave. The dogs were never found.
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:49 PM
     Strahl was first elected in 1993 and represented the B.C. riding of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon until his retirement in 2011.
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:05 PM
     The project was originally slated to be completed by 2026
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:00 PM
     Re: Lyles shows playing through COVID becoming new reality for Olympians  I was quite discouraged by the article in Saturday's paper in which officials suggested that competing in the Olympics with COVID is now routine, and no different from competing with a common cold. Nothing could be further from the truth. With COVID, there is […]
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:47 PM
     Homicide investigators say Kristoffer Rich Ong, 42, was found dead in the 12300-block of 224th Street on June 8
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:39 PM
     Nineteen-year-old Devyn Gale was killed when a burning tree struck her during firefighting operations northeast of Revelstoke last July.
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:03 PM
     After a stellar career as a DJ, Burge transitioned in the mid-1990s