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CTV News - Toronto Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:00 AM
     The phrase 'once in a blue moon' is going to ring true as a super blue moon is set illuminate Toronto's night skies starting Monday. The super blue moon will be full for about three days, according to NASA, but what exactly is it?

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:53 AM
     The idea that Ukraine could turn the tables on Russia and burst onto the territory of its much bigger neighbour seemed unthinkable to most observers before last week. The shock operation has raised questions about the effectiveness of Russia's surveillance.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:20 AM
     Friday marked the one month countdown to Parliament resuming and voters going to the polls in a pair of byelections in Manitoba and Quebec. With the sun starting to set on the Canadian political summer, here's what you need to know about the key political happenings between now and when MPs return to Ottawa.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:04 AM
     As Jasper residents begin their return to the wildfire-ravaged town, many who've lived through similar experiences are reminded of the emotional turmoil they wrought.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:42 AM
     Politicians often recalibrate in the face of shifting public opinions and circumstances. Across two decades in elected offices, U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris is no exception.

Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:00 AM
     Medical experts are increasingly questioning the widespread use of tongue-tie surgery in infants, urging consideration of nonsurgical options due to concerns about over diagnosis.

Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:00 AM
     During a mini reshuffle brought on by a surprise resignation, Doug Ford added a new position to his already record-breaking cabinet.

Saturday, August 17, 2024 5:00 AM
     An animal rescue charity in Nova Scotia says changes to an online platform that runs raffles – now requiring ticket buyers to verify their location – is a 'kick in the stomach.'

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:00 AM
     It's easier to get an MRI for your cat than your kid in Ontario and that is wrong.

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:00 AM
     WATCH BELOW: As the Toronto Sun's YouTube channel approaches yet another subscriber milestone, Sun political columnist Brian Lilley expresses thanks to our subscribers. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:00 AM
     DEAR ABBY: Fifteen years ago, my partner and I moved to a new community, befriending a neighbour whose initial kindness and generosity impressed us greatly. When the neighbour learned I was unemployed, his influence enabled me to secure a position with his company. In a professional setting, however, the neighbour revealed a personality that was […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 17, 2024 2:00 AM
     Tim Dolighan

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 17, 2024 2:00 AM
     SUNshine Girl Marall loves spending time off with her friends and family. Nicknamed "Curly Locks," this 5-foot-7 Leo dreams of becoming an actor and driving a Lamborghini. (MICHAEL PEAKE/Toronto Sun)

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:00 AM
     DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — As mediators expressed optimism for an imminent cease-fire deal, violence raged on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli airstrike killed at least 18 people, all from the same family. The attack came days after the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza announced the death toll surpassed 40,000 in […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:00 AM
     WASHINGTON — The Swifties4Kamala group is on the march. Popstar Charlie XCX declared that "Kamala is brat." A Beyoncé song plays at the beginning of packed campaign rallies. The Democratic presidential nominee is already the first woman to serve as vice-president and second to head a major party presidential ticket. Harris and her campaign have […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 17, 2024 5:51 AM
     ROME (AP) — Madonna will fund an artistic project involving youths, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring the Pompeii archeological park Friday with its director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the American pop star met a group of teenagers involved in "Sogno di Volare," or "Dream of Flying." As part of the project […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 17, 2024 5:06 AM
     SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday as residents hunkered down. The wide category 1 storm was directly over the the wealthy territory at 6 a.m. Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 17, 2024 4:17 AM
     NABATIEH, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon early Saturday killed at least 10 Syrian nationals, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. The strike on Wadi al-Kfour in Nabatieh province is among the deadliest in Lebanon since the Hezbollah militant group and Israeli military started trading strikes on Oct. 8, a day after Hamas […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 17, 2024 3:39 AM
     CAIRO (AP) — The threat of polio is rising fast in the Gaza Strip, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak. One case has been confirmed, others are suspected and the virus was detected in wastewater in six […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 17, 2024 12:13 AM
     When a little boy burst into tears in her third-grade classroom last fall, Audrey Jost pulled him aside while the other kids were at recess. He said he was getting headaches and falling behind the other students, so Jost spoke with his parents about getting his eyes tested. A few days later the boy returned […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 17, 2024 12:13 AM
     CHICAGO (AP) — As the American city that has hosted more political conventions than any other, Chicago has pretty much seen it all. Presidential candidates have been made official in Chicago more than two dozen times since Abraham Lincoln in 1860, including the infamous 1968 convention, where police clashed with protesters, and Bill Clinton's 1996 […]

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     CP24.com Journalist. Follow |Contact. Updated Aug. 16, 2024 8:27 p.m. PDT. Published Aug. 16, 2024 5:17 p.m. PDT. Share. A car and a tractor-trailer ...

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     If you are going to the CNE or other outdoor events in Toronto this weekend, bring an umbrella as wet conditions are expected, ...

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     Text: Bryann Aguilar, CP24.com Journalist. @BryannAguilar. Published Friday, August 16, 2024 10:13PM EDT. A female pedestrian has been ...

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     Thousands of Toronto Hydro customers east of downtown without power. Toronto Hydro. A Toronto Hydro truck is shown in this file photo. (Chris Fox/CP24 ...

Ottawa Citizen Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:01 AM
     Our transit system should be seen as a vital part of our infrastructure, designed to serve more than federal employees.

Ottawa Citizen Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:00 AM
     It's time for Ottawa to start getting the same federal and provincial resources as Toronto and other cities do.

Ottawa Citizen Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:00 AM
     Saturday, Aug. 17: The Finnish capital and Medicine Hat, Alberta, could teach Ottawa a few things about helping the homeless, readers write. Have you say by writing to letters@ottawacitizen.com.

Ottawa Sun Saturday, August 17, 2024 5:00 AM
     Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Regina Leader-Post Saturday, August 17, 2024 12:06 AM
     Quarterback Trevor Harris threw for 355 yards and two touchdowns however Brett Lauther missed four of his seven field goal attempts

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:00 AM
     Cloudy with a 30-per-cent chance of showers in the afternoon.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 17, 2024 6:00 AM
     Grab a coffee and a bagel and soak up the best of this laid-back neighbourhood.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 17, 2024 5:00 AM
     Quebec's directive on language in the health care system is just another example of political pandering, says lawyer Eric Maldoff.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 17, 2024 5:00 AM
     At a time when the Quebec Liberal Party seeks to rebuild itself and unite the population, its proposal is more likely to divide.

Calgary Herald Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:00 AM
     It's been 16 months since Rogers Communications completed its blockbuster $26-billion acquisition of Calgary-based Shaw Communications — and more than three years since the agreement was first announced. Tony Staffieri, who took over as Rogers CEO in 2022, sat down with Herald columnist Chris Varcoe at the company's Barlow campus this week and discussed the […]

Calgary Herald Saturday, August 17, 2024 2:27 AM
     The Okotoks Dawgs came agonizingly close to winning their third straight Western Canadian Baseball League championship on Friday night. The good news for the Dawgs is they have another shot at extending their title run — this time on home field. But they'll have to put a nightmarish sequence — in which they blew a […]

Calgary Sun Saturday, August 17, 2024 7:00 AM
     Let us see shrinkflation A recent report confirms previous studies and what many shoppers have endured — perhaps unknowingly — for quite some time. The report identifies as much as 20% of products have been the subject of shrinkflation over the last five years. Naturally, getting less product for the same or even higher price […]

Vancouver Sun Saturday, August 17, 2024 12:02 AM
     The temporary "service adaptation" was necessary due to a physician staffing shortage, said Fraser Health