CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:44 AM The Ontario government is moving to close safe consumption sites for drug users near schools and prohibit any new ones from being built near schools as well. |
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:15 AM It could be worth grabbing a light sweater before heading out the door this morning. |
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:29 AM Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate fell to 2.5 per cent last month, down from 2.7 per cent in June, as price pressures across the economy continued to fade. |
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:00 AM Many of us pay our bills using online banking because it's simple, fast and usually problem free, but if you make a mistake and pay the wrong amount, it can sometimes be difficult to get your money back. |
CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:40 AM The minimum income needed to buy a home in Canada lowered in July, according to a new report that cites dropping mortgage rates and lowering average home prices. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:29 AM Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate fell to 2.5 per cent last month, down from 2.7 per cent in June, as price pressures across the economy continued to fade. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:40 AM The minimum income needed to buy a home in Canada lowered in July, according to a new report that cites dropping mortgage rates and lowering average home prices. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:35 AM Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, believed trapped some 50 metres (164 feet) underwater in the hull of a superyacht that sank in a storm off Sicily. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:00 AM Many of us pay our bills using online banking because it's simple, fast and usually problem free, but if you make a mistake and pay the wrong amount, it can sometimes be difficult to get your money back. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:44 AM The Ontario government is moving to close safe consumption sites for drug users near schools and prohibit any new ones from being built near schools as well. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:24 AM A suspect who police said confessed to killing 42 women and was being detained over the discovery of dismembered bodies in Kenya's capital has escaped from police custody, officials said Tuesday. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:38 AM Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, one of six people missing from a sunken yacht off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that had tarnished his legacy as an icon of British ingenuity. Here's what we know about him. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:43 AM The Edmonton Oilers have declined to match the St. Louis Blues' offer sheets for defenceman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:35 AM Five months after a homicide at a Selkirk Avenue home, Winnipeg police say they've identified a second suspect. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:34 AM July consumer price index data from Statistics Canada will be the central bank's last look at the latest inflation trends before its upcoming rate decision slated for Sept. 4. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:15 AM Dan Vandal, the minister of northern affairs, has issued a brief one-sentence statement that says there are many Manitobans better suited to represent the province. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:12 AM The change to Calgary's default residential zoning took effect on Aug. 6, which allows for more housing types like duplexes and rowhouses on a single property. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:09 AM Pest control companies in Calgary are receiving more calls about wasps at residential properties. As the end of summer draws closer, it's common to see a surge in wasp activity. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:06 AM The head of the Alberta Teachers' Association says the rollout of new policies banning cellphone use in classrooms starting this fall has some teachers confused. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:59 AM The demands of protecting parliamentarians and other public figures are placing 'significant strain' on RCMP personnel, warns an internal briefing note. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:36 AM Joe Biden insisted he did not harbour any ill will about the impending end of his tenure — despite reports to the contrary — and called on the party to unite around Harris. |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:30 AM Initial estimates put the total insured damage caused by flash flooding in Toronto and other parts of southern Ontario in July at more than $940 million. |
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:46 AM Nearly 70 per cent of Canadian small businesses say they've experienced disruptions in some form, including taking a financial hit, from construction projects within the last five years, a new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says. The most frequent disruptions that local construction causes are heavy traffic in the area, dust, debris […] |
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:39 AM Hamilton Police have arrested two men from Britain in an alleged roofing repair scam targeting seniors and vulnerable people. On Wednesday, Aug. 14, police responded to a fraud report from a homeowner in the area of Barton St. and Kenilworth Ave. The victim was approached by the two accused, who said there was a problem […] |
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:23 AM Toronto Police have made three arrests made in a drug trafficking investigation. On Friday, Aug. 16, police executed a search warrant in the King St. and Dowling Ave. area. Police say a Star model F .22 calibre handgun, a firearm suppressor, a firearm magazine with ammunition, and a large quantity of cocaine was found inside […] |
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Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:29 AM PORTICELLO, Sicily — Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank in a storm off Sicily, including a British tech magnate recently acquitted of fraud charges, his lawyer and a key defense witness at trial. The resting place of the luxury sailboat, off Porticello, is […] |
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:15 AM NEW DELHI — India's top court on Tuesday set up a national task force of doctors who will make recommendations on safety of healthcare workers at their workplaces, days after the rape and killing of a trainee doctor that sparked outrage and nationwide protests. Doctors and medics across India have been holding protests, candlelight marches […] |
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:05 AM BERLIN — A German court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp during the Second World War. The Federal Court of Justice upheld the conviction […] |
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:59 AM KYIV, Ukraine — Russian authorities struggled Tuesday to put out a massive fire in the southern Rostov region for a third consecutive day after an oil depot was hit by Ukrainian drones as Ukrainian forces push into Russia's Kursk region. The fire at the depot in the town of Proletarsk burned across an area of […] |
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:49 AM NAIROBI, Kenya — A suspect who police said confessed to killing 42 women and was being detained over the discovery of dismembered bodies in Kenya's capital has escaped from police custody, officials said Tuesday. Mohamed Amin, the head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha escaped along with 12 other inmates of […] |
Toronto Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:43 AM JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, as U.S. and Arab mediators tried to advance an agreement to halt the fighting and release scores of other militant-held captives. The military said its forces recovered the […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:58 AM Ontario's government is expected to announce some restrictions on supervised drug consumption sites, including a ban on the sites within 200 metres of schools and childcare centres. The new provincial restrictions will include addiction recovery supports with new treatment hubs. Ontario's Health Minister Sylvia Jones is expected to make the announcement at a press conference […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:43 AM PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts were searching Tuesday for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was slammed by a powerful storm and swiftly sank off Sicily. The sleek yacht, named the […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:46 AM A 17-year-old girl was among three arrested in a firearm investigation that saw Toronto Police Service (TPS) officers locate an assault-style rifle during a traffic stop in Regent Park. Authorities were in the area of Sackville Street and Dundas Street East just before 4:30 p.m. on August 18 when officers attempted to pull over the […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:14 AM In today's The Big Story podcast, a UN envoy said last week that the temporary foreign worker program was a breeding ground for just those conditions. And that's amid a rapid recent expansion of the program, which used to focus heavily on agriculture but now funnels workers into the service and construction industries and the […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:13 AM Nearly 70 per cent of Canadian small businesses say they've experienced disruptions in some form, including taking a financial hit, from construction projects within the last five years, a new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says. The most frequent disruptions that local construction causes are heavy traffic in the area, dust, debris […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:35 AM The Toronto Police Service (TPS) will launch a campaign to raise awareness of automobile theft later this morning. TPS chief Myron Demkiw will join Toronto Crime Stoppers at 11 a.m. to kick off the initiative. In a news release, TPS said Crime Stoppers will announce "an enhanced reward" for information that will lead to the […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:33 AM Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak Tuesday on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, turning the party's attention toward Vice President Kamala Harris and her faceoff against Republican Donald Trump. The Harris campaign said Tuesday it will spotlight "trusted messengers" from key battleground states over the […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:54 AM Canada's ambassador to the United States says she's telling Americans about the important relationship between the neighbours as Democrats develop their foreign policy and build unity behind Vice-President Kamala Harris at the party's national convention. Kirsten Hillman is at the convention in Chicago and says she is talking with Democrats about how Canada makes the […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:32 AM Mississauga's mayor says the city has begun investing in stormwater infrastructure to better protect the community from weather challenges following a weekend of torrential rainfall and localized flooding. Mississauga was among the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) cities most impacted on Saturday, Aug. 17, when the stormy weather disrupted traffic and closed some local parks and trails. […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:10 AM Shortly after the trade deadline had passed, John Schneider huddled up what remained of the Toronto Blue Jays' core group for a talk. The gathering, the manager explained afterwards, was meant to answer questions from his players and to reinforce to them that the club wasn't "totally rebuilding" and intended to be competitive again in 2025. What Chris Bassitt took […] |
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, August 20, 2024 4:58 AM OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 2.5 per cent last month, matching economists' forecasts and solidifying expectations for another interest rate cut in September. Tuesday's consumer price index report says prices for travel tours, passenger vehicles and electricity helped drive the headline figure lower. Meanwhile, shelter costs are still the main driver of […] |
G-Alt cp24.com Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:59 AM Statistics Canada is set to publish its July consumer price index report today. Economists polled by Reuters expect the report to show inflation ... |
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:20 AM Canada should protect Canadians who are not dying and help them to live well. |
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:00 AM Tuesday, Aug. 20: Two prime thoroughfares and the downtown's core each suffer from distinct ills, readers write. Have your say by writing letters@ottawacitizen.com. |
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 20, 2024 4:00 AM Over 60 members of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) signed an online petition calling for the review. |
Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, August 20, 2024 4:00 AM Social-media ridicule prompted National Defence to issue an apology for the confusion and a statement clarifying that the Army's official emblem wasn't being replaced. |
Windsor Star Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:00 AM We don't have conclusive proof social media is dangerous to kids, but as Murthy emphasizes, we also don't have reliable evidence it's safe. |
Ottawa Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 4:00 AM Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:05 AM Former mayor Don Atchison's entry into the Saskatoon mayoral race seems likely to hurt Gord Wyant and benefit Cynthia Block, similar to the scenario in 2020. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:00 AM "Both of us being Brazilian, we would never bring something here that wasn't the real deal, the real acai. How we eat it in South America is exactly the same experience as someone coming to our store will receive." |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:00 AM Bev Dubois is seeking what would be her sixth city council election victory. |
Regina Leader-Post Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:00 AM It's a perfect metaphor to the age-old Saskatchewan paranoia that somehow, somewhere down East there's someone always screwing us over. |
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:00 AM "We're looking for people that want to be part of something and part of what we're trying to do," Kent Hughes says. |
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:40 AM Thursday? We're looking forward to you. |
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:00 AM Even when a festival isn't centred on environmental awareness, its visibility is useful in promoting such causes, notably with large-scale artworks. |
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:00 AM "I want to come in and do whatever it takes to contribute to the team and make the team win," winger says after trade from Columbus. |
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:00 AM Quantum-level imperfections in synthetic diamonds could be used to develop the next generation of magnetic field maps. |
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:15 AM While 2024 marks the most important milestone for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) – namely, its completion – it also marks the fifth anniversary of the beginning of a significant legal battle between the governments of B.C. and Alberta. It might seem like that battle had a winner and a loser, especially since […] |
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:01 AM As we shed a tear for our hero Hawk, the esteemed victim assistance dog, let us all open our hearts with compassion to support each other through life's hardships. Hawk's steady support for people at their most vulnerable is a role model for us all. Kate Chidester, Calgary The people have spoken Re: Banff residents […] |
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:00 AM I was tear-gassed at the 1968 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago while covering it for WKCR-FM, the radio station of Columbia University, where I was both a student and the station's news director. Being gassed is never fun, especially when you are trying to describe the scene to a radio audience, without the benefit […] |
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:00 AM Alberta's economy is projected to outperform the rest of Canada's through 2024 and the following four years, as a growing population, expected interest rate cuts and the Trans Mountain expansion help it gain strength. Yet, there are potential trouble spots ahead in the near term, including the impact of a possible rail shutdown in the […] |
Calgary Herald Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:00 AM On this day, August 20, in history: In 1691, Henry Kelsey of the Hudson's Bay Co. was the first white man to see what is now Saskatchewan. Kelsey was an explorer whose exact route into the Prairies is not known. In 1741, Danish explorer Vitus Bering became the first European to visit Alaska. In 1820, […] |
Calgary Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:01 AM HUNKA, NOW DATTANI Re: Human rights chief quits before 1st day on job, Aug. 13 Shame on the Liberals, who were more interested in using DEI in appointing antisemitic Birju Dattani than properly vetting this very questionable candidate. Only after an outcry from the Jewish community did Dattani do the right thing and resign. We […] |
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:29 AM The department that polices Greater Victoria's largest municipality recently moved to exclude surnames from public alerts requesting help finding missing people, in a bid to avoid causing them future harm. |
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:00 AM Douglas Todd: The chaotic sidewalks and streets adjacent to the gigantic construction zone are not for the faint of heart. For the past few years they've been virtually impassable for those who are disabled or elderly, as are many nearby residents |
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:00 AM Cranbrook natives Owen and Jeremy Zsillei review Metro Vancouver restaurants on their YouTube channel where meals come in under $10 |