CTV News - Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:06 AM Ontario has reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases some payments to them, but reduces some coverage for patients, including less frequent general eye exams for seniors. |
CTV News - Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:15 AM A special weather statement is in effect for the City of Toronto today as rain and strong winds are expected to last into the evening, according to Environment Canada, while freezing rain is possible in some places across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) this morning. |
CTV News - Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:43 AM A Scarborough homeowner is speaking out after he says that city sidewalk plows repeatedly damaged the landscaping around his property over the course of the winter. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:42 AM Board Chair Dr. Cathy Faulds says the government notified the association on Friday that the Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons program will end on March 31. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:34 AM Climate change has impacted global coffee production but research also suggests that your caffeine consumption could be contributing to extreme weather events. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:29 AM In her memo last August, Jody Thomas told Justin Trudeau the discussions 'may elicit a range of reactions' - from applause to reservations. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:17 AM One of the men pointed a loaded gun at an officer's head and the other was armed with a knife, the SIU said. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:08 AM Pope Francis also reaffirmed that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims of abuse when they are unable to freely consent. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:32 AM The BC Winter Games have officially begun, bringing excitement and hundreds of young athletes together in Vernon for a full day of competition. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:32 AM Toronto Fire Capt. Dan Vieira said emergency crews were called just before 7 a.m. to 11 Rowntree Ave. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:09 AM Ontario Provincial Police said at 7:30 p.m., officers received numerous calls about a pickup truck heading the wrong way on Highway 11 near Stephenson Road 1 in Bracebridge. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:33 AM Powerful tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi - destroying buildings and obliterating at least one town - killed almost two dozen people, officials said Saturday. |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:30 AM Eighty-six per cent of participants who reported having experienced an incidence of sexual violence did not report the matter to the university. |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:57 AM NEW DELHI — Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday he had been disqualified from parliament because he has been asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi tough questions about his relationship with Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani conglomerate. Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party responded saying Gandhi had been punished under the law for […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:52 AM OTTAWA — Frederick Lea Hardy died fighting for Canada at Vimy Ridge in the First World War. Shortly before being killed in action, the teenager spent time in prison doing hard labour as a military punishment for his sexuality. Hardy was one of at least 19 members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force involved in consensual […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:42 AM VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday updated rules on dealing with sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, expanding their scope to include lay Catholic leaders and spelling out that both minors and adults can be victims. The pope issued a landmark decree in 2019 making it obligatory for all priests and members of […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:30 AM A few weeks back, I went out on a limb and said that all signs were pointing to the fact the real estate market was waking back up again. I spoke of houses selling in multiple offers a day or two after going to market. Colleagues around the water cooler who were telling me of […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:00 AM The Toronto Sun takes you straight to the heart of the action. Whether it's local news, provincial and national politics, or the worlds of celebrity and sports, we have you covered. Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:39 AM MONTREAL — A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area. Several Black community organizations have criticized the puppet as being reminiscent of blackface minstrel shows — racist performances during which white people portrayed exaggerated stereotypes of Black people for laughs. But the show's […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:37 AM Until the Premier changes his tune, Ontario appears headed for a dangerous future of mounting debt and very little to show for it |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:33 AM OTTAWA — A newly released memo shows the prime minister's national security adviser warned him to expect some pushback from planned public consultations about a foreign agent registry, given that countries have used such registries as tools of control. In her memo last August, Jody Thomas told Justin Trudeau the discussions "may elicit a range […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:30 AM What happens in politics is important. And, sometimes, what doesn't happen is important, too. Consider, for instance, CSIS and PMO, and their relationship. CSIS, of course, is the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. PMO is the Prime Minister's Office. When I worked under Jean Chretien, it was understood that CSIS and the RCMP could brief the […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:24 AM MONTREAL — The new asylum seeker agreement between Canada and the United States will not deter migrants from trying to cross into Canada outside official ports of entry, Quebec immigration advocacy groups say. Restricting access to the border and preventing migrants from accessing a safe pathway into the country will only incentivize bad-faith actors, said […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:53 AM The Ontario Medical Association is blasting the province for its plans to end a program that provides health care services for people without health insurance and is calling on the government to extend it until a new solution can be worked out. Board Chair Dr. Cathy Faulds says the government notified the association on Friday […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:47 AM BEIRUT (AP) — Iran-backed fighters were on alert in eastern Syria on Saturday, a day afte r U.S. forces launched retaliatory airstrikes on sites in the war-torn country, opposition activists said. The airstrikes came after a suspected Iran-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans on Thursday. The situation was calm following […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:46 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene swept into the District of Columbia jail to check on conditions for the Jan. 6 defendants, with Republican lawmakers handshaking and high-fiving the prisoners, who chanted "Let's Go Brandon!" — a coded vulgarity against President Joe Biden — as the group left. A day earlier Speaker Kevin McCarthy […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:37 AM JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Snowfall and heavy rain killed at least three people in Afghanistan, including a child, a government spokesman said Saturday. The severe weather hit nine provinces in different parts of the country on Friday and Saturday: Balkh, Zabul, Faryab, Uruzgan, Nimroz, Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan, and Laghman. The snow and rain injured seven […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:32 AM BERLIN (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday accepted a resignation request from a German bishop who asked to step down because of his mistakes in handling sexual abuse cases. Franz-Josef Bode, who has been the bishop of Osnabrueck, Germany, since 1995, said in a personal statement that his decision to resign "has matured in me […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:32 AM SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, has died. He was 94. Moore died Friday at his home in Hawaii, according to Intel and the […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:25 AM RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced on Saturday he will run for governor in 2024, a bid that will likely require him besting Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to earn the Republican nomination. While Republicans have controlled the Legislature since 2011 and won a majority on the state Supreme Court last […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:16 AM VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up sexual abuse cases, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims of abuse when they are unable to freely consent. With the […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:16 AM TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that's largely been in his corner. Youth turnout surged in the three elections since Donald Trump was elected president […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:11 AM Two undercover police officers will not face charges following an early morning shootout with suspects wanted in a string of home invasions in Markham last fall. The incident began just after 7 a.m. on November 25, 2022, outside a residence on Eyer Drive, near Rodick and Macrill roads. York region police were investigating a series […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:02 AM CAIRO (AP) — The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they were imposing severe restrictions starting Saturday on U.N. and other humanitarian flights arriving in the capital, Sanaa. The Houthi-run Civil Aviation Authority said no humanitarian flights would land in Sanaa between March 25-30. It said in a statement they would allow such flights into […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:02 AM WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed five people and left six people missing, authorities said. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency confirmed the increase in the number of fatalities Saturday morning after the blast just before 5 p.m. Friday at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:38 AM ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A fire on the second floor of the international airport in St. John's, N.L., resulted in the facility being closed late Friday night. The airport authority said today the main terminal building was evacuated due to a "significant event" on Friday at 11:30 p.m. No other details were immediately available. The […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:34 AM A 14-year veteran of the Toronto police force is facing a number of charges including impaired driving. Toronto police say around 3:45 a.m. on March 20, an off-duty police officer was driving in the area of Shuter and Parliament streets when he struck a parked car on Shuter before continuing southbound on Parliament. Initially, the […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:19 AM ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban government is trying to take charge of more Afghan embassies abroad, a spokesman said Saturday, amid their continued international isolation because of restrictions on women and girls. The Taliban initially promised a more moderate rule after their takeover in August 2021, but instead imposed sweeping bans and other measures curtailing […] |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:56 AM Gatineau police are investigating a Friday night fire that severely damaged Les 2 petits cochons restaurant on Chemin Montreal Ouest. Firefighters called to the building at 7:45 p.m. found the fire was fully engaged. The building was considered to be in danger of collapsing. The blaze was declared under control at 10:47 p.m., Gatineau firefighters […] |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:25 AM The capital is expected to be back under winter weather travel advisory conditions Saturday afternoon. Forecasters say they expect precipitation to ramp up Saturday afternoon, with seven to 14 cms of snow possible. "The snow may become mixed with freezing rain or ice pellets at times Saturday afternoon," warns Environment and Climate Change Canada. The […] |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:54 AM Topping the list of City of Ottawa employees for 2022 was Steve Kanellakos, who resigned as city manager in late November. |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM We dreamers see ways to ensure everyone has a roof over their head. (And apologies to John Lennon). |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 25, 2023 7:00 AM Saturday, March 25: Lots of people — families, the disabled, older people — are being shut out by the NCC, readers say. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com |
Windsor Star Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:31 AM Environment Canada has issued a high wind advisory for the Windsor and Essex County area. The wind warning is in in effect for the entire region throughout Saturday. Strong winds are expected to begin this afternoon and continue through this evening. Strong southwesterly winds gusts are expected to reach up to 90 or 100 km/h, […] |
Windsor Star Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:00 AM By Mohammed Adam If you thought the airlines had learned their lesson after last summer's travel chaos, think again. They haven't, if my family's March Break travel fiasco is anything to go by. For the school break, my son and his wife took their two young kids to Vancouver as a treat. The moment they […] |
Windsor Star Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:00 AM By Michael Wolfson As usual, Canada's provincial premiers have been demanding the federal government give them tens of billions more per year than they've just been offered for health care, while at the same time claiming (incorrectly) that health care is solely their jurisdiction. But if health care is solely a provincial responsibility with taxing […] |
Windsor Star Saturday, March 25, 2023 5:52 AM I would like to write a rebuttal to the city's new bylaw 14-2023 and the requirement of a two-year residential rental licence for landlords at a cost of $466. I am a realtor and a landlord. As as result of this cost, I will be selling my rental house. That will put a very good […] |
The Province Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:00 AM 'If you don't want that pressure, why are you here? Whoever gives them (Canucks) the best opportunity to win is going to be in there. I want that to be me and I'm going to work like hell.' — Collin Delia on backup goalie battle |
The Province Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM These Canucks are scoring well, holding the puck and playing less defence as a result. But they face the division leading Dallas Stars. |
Ottawa Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:42 AM A Kingston woman is one of two finalists vying for the "final rose" in Monday night's finale of reality TV show "The Bachelor." Kaitlyn "Kaity" Biggar, 28, currently works as an "ER travel nurse" in Austin, Texas, but grew up in Kingston and did her nursing degree at St. Lawrence College. "Kaity is a dual […] |
Ottawa Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:30 AM Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM Readers offer contrasting views on Saskatoon city hall with one blasting the city's green cart program and the other praising city council. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM On Wednesday, Saskatoon city council will consider restrictions at Clarence Avenue and Main Street that were rejected in 2003 and 2013. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM Lisa Johnstone felt she was finally heard when she read the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission's findings in its review of the RCMP investigation into her son's death. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM Council is expected to go over guiding principles for an arena district, address a $9 million budget shortfall, and vote on a plan to bring e-scooters to Saskatoon. |
Regina Leader-Post Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:06 AM "Were women involved in the decision? Were they afraid to speak up, and if so, why?" asks Diana Swales on the Experience Regina campaign. |
Regina Leader-Post Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:01 AM The vibe from the government is groups should just be grateful to be getting more money. Unsurprisingly, many responded unenthusiastically. |
National Observer Saturday, March 25, 2023 5:10 AM Han Dong may well be guilty of everything that's been said and written about him recently. But what if he isn't? That's a question our experience with the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the rendition and torture of Maher Arar should have us asking. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:00 AM What kind of contract should GM Kent Hughes offer the 25-year-old forward who can become a restricted free agent this summer? |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 25, 2023 10:01 AM Too often, trans or non-binary people who consult for any health problem have to face intrusive, even inappropriate questions related to their gender identity. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:00 AM Increasing cloudiness with snow beginning in the afternoon. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:00 AM "To me, it's about how you're in one spot at one moment and then years later, things change," Pierre Obendrauf says. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:00 AM Captain Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach have already set career highs this season with the Habs. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:00 AM More than money (or fame), studies show that close relationships with family, friends and community make people happy throughout their lives. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:00 AM Looking for a royal flush? Take a look at this unofficial top 5 list of places to go. |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:54 AM You know you are doing things the right way when your peers recognize your work with myriad awards. Since 1989, CUPS has helped Calgarians overcome adversity and build resilience that spans generations. This invaluable organization has been recognized for its impact by Charity Intelligence Canada for four consecutive years. CUPS provides services to more than […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:35 AM There's a place in the less travelled central region of British Columbia, northwest of Kamloops, where ranch culture lives on. This beautiful area of hills and plateaus hugs the Cariboo and Coastal mountains and offers beautiful scenery and great terrain for horseback riding. It is the traditional territory of many First Nations and there are […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:30 AM The opposite of the comical black and white bears, medical PANDAS are not at all entertaining. The childhood disorder remains a puzzling problem for many parents, children and sometimes even their doctors – especially when it is diagnosed late. It's a condition which suddenly impacts a child's behaviour. It is as if the child wakes […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:19 AM As we amble through the rugged high-desert terrain, my horse keeps in perfect tempo with Ahdelle's soothing drawl narrating the spectacular scenery surrounding us. Since saddling up, we've learned about gila monsters, packrats, rattlesnakes, musky-smelling creosote bushes, towering century-old saguaro, red-blossom ocotillo and deceivingly spiky teddy-bear cholla, all of which thrive in the Sonoran Desert's […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:01 AM Women put up with a lot in life. Making less than their male counterparts, pulling more of the mental and physical household load and begrudgingly accepting that if you've given birth, you'll probably leak a little (or a lot of) urine from time to time. Back in 1948, Arnold Kegel came up with exercises to […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:58 AM You know you are doing things the right way when your peers recognize your work with myriad awards. Since 1989, CUPS has helped Calgarians overcome adversity and build resilience that spans generations. This invaluable organization has been recognized for its impact by Charity Intelligence Canada for four consecutive years. CUPS provides services to more than […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM It's time for politicians to help those seniors who have been single and alone for much of their lives to ensure they enjoy a secure retirement. They must change tax rules for seniors to allow both singles and couples to enjoy equal tax advantages. Right now, only couples have the right to split income and […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM Nearly five years ago, I celebrated as Calgarians voted against hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. I was too short-sighted to realize that for many, their vote was more than just a vote against the Olympics or the scandal-ridden International Olympic Committee (IOC). For many, their vote was against me, then-mayor Naheed Nenshi and […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM For the second time, City of Calgary contractors have destroyed the nest of the well-loved, generational osprey that have nested atop a light pole at the Glenmore Athletic Park for 30 years or more. The first time the nest was dismantled was several years ago when it was still occupied by three fledglings, in direct […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:00 AM Russia is in a demographic death spiral. In the long term, that's bad news for Russia. But in the short term, it's bad news for Russia's neighbours, because Vladimir Putin may be seeking military solutions to demographic problems. Deaths have outpaced births almost every year since the end of communism. Russia's population peaked in 1993 […] |
Calgary Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 7:01 AM Dedicate cops to transit I feel it is time for the larger cities in Canada to follow the lead of the cities in the U.S. and create a transit authority. In the U.S. the transit authority would be a special division of the police service but would be specifically trained to provide support to those […] |
Vancouver Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:22 AM It looks like a bit of wet weather for the weekend in Metro Vancouver but Monday and Tuesday should be warm and sunny. |
Vancouver Sun Saturday, March 25, 2023 8:40 AM Property sells for asking price after 21 days on the market |