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CTV News - Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:34 AM
     An Ontario family was planning a religious trip to Saudi Arabia that included 10 people, but when they were checking in for their flights, the family discovered some of their tickets were fake.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:16 AM
     There is a heavy police presence at a Midtown apartment building this morning after a Toronto police officer was shot in the area on Wednesday night.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:39 AM
     An increasing number of Ontario school boards are reporting deficits and are using or even depleting their reserves, according to internal Ministry of Education briefing documents.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 7:48 AM
     A northeastern Ontario jury is expected to hear closing arguments today in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:03 AM
     Police in Durham Region say a suspect armed with a box cutter is facing a number of charges after he allegedly robbed a convenience store in Oshawa Tuesday night.
Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:50 AM
     About 15 minutes into the flight, the plane crashed into the northeast face of Mount McGillivray in Kananaskis Country in rainy conditions.
Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:41 AM
     Calgary police said the shooting in the 0 to 100 block of Dermot Baldwin Way Southeast was reported at about 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:34 AM
     The Maritime Employers Association confirmed the work stoppage came to an end at 7 a.m. at the terminals, which handles more than 40 per cent of container traffic at the port.
Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:02 AM
     A strike in the United States that has seen 45,000 workers take to the picket lines could have wide-ranging impacts, even beyond that country's borders.
Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:40 AM
     A northeastern Ontario jury is expected to hear closing arguments Thursday in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial.
Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:39 AM
     Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew continues to enjoy a honeymoon with voters one year after his NDP government was elected, but there are challenges ahead.
Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:38 AM
     Amid renewed investment by grocers in their store-branded offerings, studies show many shoppers no longer see store brands as lower quality than name brands.
Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:35 AM
     The federal government's decision to not provide Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season raises health equity concerns, experts and advocates say.
Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:26 AM
     The issue came to light in the spring, when the Athasbasca Chipewyan First Nation contacted Ottawa to dredge the dock following low water levels and the threat of wildfires
Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:25 AM
     The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in September rose as buyers began taking advantage of interest rate cuts and lower home prices.
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:59 AM
     HAILEYBURY, Ont. — A northeastern Ontario jury is expected to hear closing arguments today in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial. Both Hoggard and his accuser took the stand in the trial, offering starkly different accounts of a June 2016 encounter in Kirkland Lake, Ont. The Crown and defence agree that a sexual encounter […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:46 AM
     The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in September rose as buyers began taking advantage of interest rate cuts and lower home prices. The board says 4,996 homes were sold last month in the Greater Toronto Area, up 8.5 per cent compared with 4,606 in the same month last year. Sales were up […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:35 AM
     A new housing project for those who live on the streets and frequently end up in the emergency room is set to welcome its first residents in Toronto this month, supported by one of the largest hospital networks in Canada. The University Health Network has partnered with Fred Victor, a non-profit housing organization, to provide […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:24 AM
     Connor McDavid stands in the middle of the locker room. The Edmonton Oilers captain's voice rises as he emphatically calls on teammates to give more. His passionate, expletive-laden message — a side rarely, if ever, seen publicly from the superstar centre — reflects the level of urgency in his team's Stanley Cup quest. Edmonton has […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:18 AM
     Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year. Tesla has released a free software upgrade to address the issue and owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Nov. […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:10 AM
     MIAMI — Waves from Hurricane Kirk could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend along the U.S. East Coast as well as in Bermuda, the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, forecasters said. Kirk was a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and could strengthen further, but was expected to remain away from […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:02 AM
     WATCH BELOW as Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Toronto Sun Blue Jays writer Rob Longley about Ross Atkins returning as Blue Jays general manager, the biggest takeaways from the end-of-season availabilities from Atkins and team president and CEO Mark Shapiro and the team's plans for the offseason.
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:02 AM
     WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of NFL This Week, Postmedia's Rob Wong and Paul Chapman discuss the winners and losers of Week 4 in the NFL and if the Las Vegas Raiders will trade star wide receiver Davante Adams.
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:59 AM
     An increasing number of Ontario school boards are reporting deficits and are using or even depleting their reserves, according to internal Ministry of Education briefing documents. The association representing school boards in the province says while the Progressive Conservative government has boosted the education budget, increases have not kept pace with inflation, forcing boards to […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:49 AM
     THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch airline KLM announced a "painful" round of cost-cutting and other measures Thursday aimed at boosting the carrier's finances as it continues to recover from the COVID pandemic that grounded planes worldwide. CEO Marjan Rintel said KLM, along with many other airlines, "is suffering from high costs and shortages of staff […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:51 AM
     York Regional Police have arrested a man in connection with a sexual assault in Richmond Hill earlier this week. Officers say they responded to a call in a public area near Red Maple Road and High Tech Road around 3 p.m. on Monday. The suspect allegedly exposed himself to an individual and then touched them […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:07 AM
     Durham Regional Police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a convenience store in Oshawa earlier this week. Officers say they were called to the Circle K at 1051 Simcoe St. N. near Beatrice Street East at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The suspect allegedly entered the store and grabbed a quantity of cigarettes before […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:45 AM
     Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year. Tesla has released a free software upgrade to address the issue and owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Nov. […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:05 AM
     CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. says it will spend about US$700 million to build new crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for the Kaskida development, operated by BP Exploration & Production Co. The crude oil pipeline, named the Canyon Oil Pipeline System, will have a capacity of 200,000 barrels per […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 7:22 AM
     MONTREAL — The union representing Montreal dockworkers has ended a three-day strike at two terminals as scheduled. The Maritime Employers Association confirmed the work stoppage came to an end at 7 a.m. at the terminals, which handle more than 40 per cent of container traffic at the country's second-largest port. The two sides have not […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 7:21 AM
     In today's The Big Story podcast, Liberals, whether that's the capital-L liberal party in Canada, or the Biden administration or the Labour party in the UK, are almost always the party of immigration. They celebrate it, they value it and — at least in Canada —they have recently raised targets to record levels. And with […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 7:03 AM
     Dutch airline KLM announced a "painful" round of cost-cutting and other measures Thursday aimed at boosting the carrier's finances as it continues to recover from the COVID pandemic that grounded planes worldwide. CEO Marjan Rintel said KLM, along with many other airlines, "is suffering from high costs and shortages of staff and equipment. Our aircraft […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:10 AM
     As the housing affordability crisis continues to impact Canadians across the country, a majority of immigrants feels they are being unfairly blamed, as they themselves see the dream of home ownership slip further out of reach. A poll commissioned exclusively for OMNI by Leger found that nearly seven in 10 new Canadians think politicians are […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:57 AM
     KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking office and pledging the alliance's continued support for Kyiv in its war with Russia. Rutte met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv as air raid sirens twice went off in the Ukrainian capital. The […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:06 AM
     BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military on Thursday warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern Lebanon that are north of a U.N.-declared buffer zone, signaling that it may widen a ground operation launched earlier this week against the Hezbollah militant group. Israel has told people to leave Nabatieh, a provincial capital, […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:02 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Former congresswoman Liz Cheney, one of Donald Trump's fiercest Republican antagonists, will join Democrat Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Wisconsin on Thursday aimed at reaching out to moderate voters and rattling the GOP nominee. Cheney was the top Republican on the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:00 AM
     TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in September rose as buyers began taking advantage of interest rate cuts and lower home prices. The board says 4,996 homes were sold last month in the Greater Toronto Area, up 8.5 per cent compared with 4,606 in the same month last year. Sales […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 4:05 AM
     Over the past few years, consumers have been buying more private-label products at the grocery store to save money — and the trend may be here to stay. Amid renewed investment by grocers in their store-branded offerings, studies show many shoppers no longer see store brands as lower quality than name brands. "For customers, the […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 4:00 AM
     OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to France today to attend the Francophonie summit, where the shadow of a wider war in the Middle East will likely loom large over the meeting of French-speaking countries. The summit, which happens every two years, will be held Thursday and Friday in Villers-Cotterêts and Paris. France […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 3, 2024 4:00 AM
     OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme is slated to appear today at a federal inquiry into foreign interference. It marks the second round of testimony at the inquiry for Duheme, who will be accompanied by other senior members of the national police force. The commission of inquiry's latest hearings are focusing on detecting, deterring and […]
G-Alt cp24.com Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:00 AM
     Toronto police say a family of four, including three children, were struck by a vehicle at Islington and Orrell in Etobicoke.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:17 AM
     Provincial police have charged a motorcycle driver with stunt driving after they were caught travelling at 164 km/h on Hwy 417 near Nicholas Street just before midnight Wednesday. Police said in a release that the motorcycle was weaving in and out of traffic. The driver was issued a roadside 30-day driving suspension and a 14-day […]
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:00 AM
     Ford, who wants to spend billions and billions on a traffic tunnel under Highway 401 in Toronto, has been badly shortchanging Ottawa on transit money, two analyses have found.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, October 3, 2024 4:00 AM
     The postage stamp-size orchard at Lansdowne Park has grown into one of the development's real gems. I'm sorry I ignored it for so long.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, October 3, 2024 4:00 AM
     She came into my life as a puppy. Over the years, Claire was a constant companion, more like a person than a dog. Dog-owners know what that means.
Windsor Star Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:27 AM
     A well-attended gathering at a Windsor mosque on Sunday to celebrate the slain leader of Hezbollah — listed by Canada and other countries as a terrorist group — has sparked online outrage. "We don't believe Hassan Nasrallah is a terrorist," said Hussein Dabaja, a co-organizer of the Windsor gathering and a Lebanese-born Hezbollah supporter. "He […]
Windsor Star Thursday, October 3, 2024 7:00 AM
     Expropriation is a drastic measure.
Ottawa Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:00 AM
     Thursday, Oct. 3: Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Readers offer their opinions on the education system in Saskatchewan and an article about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's travel by plane.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Even though Saskatchewan appears afflicted by climate change, the main political parties may avoid the topic during the election campaign.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     On this day in 1953, Saskatoon started growing around and beyond the Three Sisters, boom-era houses at Taylor Avenue and York Street.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Check out a variety of local and national concerts in Saskatoon this month, including orchestral, bluegrass-folk, jazz, indie-pop and rock.
Regina Leader-Post Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:00 AM
     Regina city council approving a homeless shelter and kudos to the Bloc and NDP for keeping Parliament open from letter writers.
Regina Leader-Post Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Running to the right of Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party seems a can't-lose proposition for the Saskatchewan United Party.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:22 AM
     The union claims that employers refused a sit-down convened by federal mediators.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:00 AM
     Marwah Rizqy's plan to leave politics has reopened the debate about whether more can be done to help MNAs.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:19 AM
     More than 250 police and civilian personnel are targeting 28 suspects believed to have bilked victims using the "false bank rep" scam. 
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 7:04 AM
     It's sunny skies all day, as soon as the fog dissipates.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:19 AM
     The interruption began around 5:30 a.m.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:00 AM
     How can we ensure dogs do not degrade Summit Woods' primary and legal function as a protected habitat for birds and plants all year round?
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:00 AM
     It's the lowest increase for Montrealers since the city froze property taxes for the 2021 budget in response to the pandemic.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:30 AM
     "If we're not careful ... our city will end up like many in the U.S. — busy during the day and a ghost town at night and on weekends."
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:00 AM
     Le CH et son peuple charts the decline of the Montreal Canadiens from their "Flying Frenchmen" glory days to now.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:00 AM
     Feminism's ultimate goal is for women to have a voice and a choice. And one of those very legitimate choices is for a mom of two young boys to want to spend as much time as possible raising them.
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:49 AM
     Calgary police are searching for two men after a daytime shooting in East Village on Wednesday afternoon. At 5:30 p.m. officers were called to the 0 to 100 block of Dermot Baldwin Way S.E. for reports of a shooting. Officers believe a verbal fight happened between the victim and two men before the situation escalated […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:02 AM
     On the latest episode of Burning Questions, Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writer Danny Austin about the Flames strong start to the preseason, what it means in the grand scheme of things, which goalie has the edge to start on opening night and what the immediate future holds for prospect Sam Honzek.
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:45 AM
     Stampeders GM/head coach clearly feeling pressure with team in jeopardy of missing CFL playoffs for first time in two decades
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:11 AM
     'You're really seeing the same challenges (as last year), but amplified — affordability continues to be a key issue'
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Municipal politics has its own rules, and today's game plays into our mayor's hands
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     The latest project is the development of Key Ranch, on the west side of Airdrie
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     In 1989, Catherine Lang helped her niece, Michelle, with a school assignment. Michelle had just started high school in Vancouver. Catherine has just begun studying journalism. At the time, Catherine had no idea that her niece would grow up to become an award-winning reporter. But on that afternoon, she helped Michelle and a school friend […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     What's in a name? When it comes to Calgary's Green Line LRT, that's a bit of a loaded question. Over the past month, there have been competing proclamations from politicians that the Green Line is dead, and also that a new and improved Green Line will live on. It's enough to make a person's head […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 7:00 AM
     On this date, Oct. 3, in history: In 1226, St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, died. He was canonized in 1228. In 1692, in Massachusetts, theologian Increase Mather published his "Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits," which effectively brought an end to the Salem Witch Trials which had begun earlier in the […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, October 3, 2024 7:00 AM
     Countries with ample electricity supplies will be on the radar for these mammoth centres, including those built by global hyperscalers such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon
Calgary Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 7:01 AM
     THE CBC BIAS I would like to add my two cents worth to the Brian Lilley column "Change the channel!" (Sept. 13). I refer to the CBC as the LPM (Liberal Party Mouthpiece). I only tune in when I want to get the Liberal Party's take on a matter (very seldom). Do they really think […]
Vancouver Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:00 AM
     A new poll finds that while the Conservatives are still ahead thanks to new types of voters moving to the party, the NDP's David Eby would still make the best premier.
Vancouver Sun Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:00 AM
     Whether you're looking for a family friendly activity, or you desperately want to have your socks scared off, there's no shortage of spooky events around Metro Vancouver to enjoy.