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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:00 AM
     An Ontario couple say the search for their first home was a frustrating experience. They're not alone as people consider their options in today's real estate market.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:00 AM
     While there's been a lot of talk in Canada and the U.S. about doing away with the twice-yearly time change, there's been less action. Here's why.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:22 PM
     Toronto Raptors centre Jakob Poeltl has underdone surgery to repair a torn finger ligament in his left hand.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:14 PM
     The Edmonton Oilers won their fifth in a row, rallying for a 2-1 overtime win over the Boston Bruins Tuesday night. The Oilers carried most of the play in the first period but found themselves shorthanded late in the frame. Stuart Skinner made a diving blocker save to deny Brad Marchand's shot from the right...
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:03 PM
     The first Canadiens club played terribly for half a game, but then came roaring back against the league's hottest club to force overtime winning 4-3. Brian Wilde has more.
Toronto Sun Wednesday, March 6, 2024 2:00 AM
     SUNshine Girl Bailey is our blue-eyed Scorpio who loves singing, watching Netflix and going on road trips. Bailey originally posed for us in June 2018. (JACK BOLAND/Toronto Sun)
Toronto Sun Wednesday, March 6, 2024 2:00 AM
    
Toronto Sun Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:18 PM
     The Raptors insist it's too early to say if Scottie Barnes will see the floor again this season after the team's star and its most indispensable player underwent hand surgery Monday. In Toronto's first game since Barnes was hurt last Friday night when Golden State came to town, the Raptors defeated a Charlotte Hornets team […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:34 AM
     DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced Wednesday earning a $143 million profit last year, citing an increase in passengers as fueling the narrow profit. Though slim, it represents success for the long-troubled airline, which like other carriers suffered massive losses during the lockdowns of the coronavirus pandemic. Etihad saw revenue […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:29 AM
     CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian pound slipped sharply against the dollar on Wednesday after Egypt's central bank raised its main interest rate and said it would allow the currency's exchange rate to be set by market forces. The measures by the Central Bank of Egypt were meant to combat inflationary waves and attract foreign investment […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:07 AM
     COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An abstract painting by Denmark's Queen Margrethe, who surprised her country by abdicating earlier this year, has been sold at a Copenhagen auction at 160,000 kroner ($23,300) — exceeding the estimated price of 75,000-100,000 ($11,000-14,550) The artistic works of the 83-year queen has long been publicly known, and several of her […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:05 AM
     BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Four migrants were found dead and 64 were rescued when a boat from Mauritania reached Spain's Canary Islands after a dangerous Atlantic journey from West Africa, Spain's Maritime Rescue Service said. The migrants arrived on the island of El Hierro late on Tuesday evening, with the survivors including two women and […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:31 AM
     Nearly five months of fighting has left much of Gaza in ruins and created a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, with many, especially in the devastated northern region, scrambling for food to survive while pressure grows internationally for Israel and Hamas to reach a deal. The United States, Qatar and Egypt have spent weeks trying to broker […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:26 AM
     SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president vowed Wednesday not to tolerate the prolonged walkouts by thousands of junior doctors, calling them "an illegal collective action" that threatens public health and shakes the country's governing systems. President Yoon Suk Yeol's government was in the process of suspending the licenses of about 9,000 medical interns […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:16 AM
     MOSCOW (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency's director has arrived in Russia for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine, where Europe's largest nuclear power plant is at risk amid fighting. The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly expressed alarm about the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe. The plant […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:15 AM
     Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Investigation continues into Nashville plane crash U.S. authorities continue to investigate a plane crash in Tennessee that killed five Canadians. A single-engine plane crashed alongside a highway west of downtown Nashville […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:00 AM
     The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision this morning.  Economists widely expect the central bank to maintain its key interest rate at five per cent, despite signs inflation is cooling. Canada's inflation rate dropped to 2.9 per cent in January as price pressures eased across the economy. The Bank of […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:00 AM
     NASHVILLE — U.S. authorities continue to investigate a plane crash in Tennessee that killed five Canadians. A single-engine plane crashed alongside a highway west of downtown Nashville on Monday, killing all five people aboard. Investigator Aaron McCarter of the National Transportation Safety Board says the flight originated in Ontario and three of the passengers were […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:00 AM
     RICHMOND, B.C. — Tony Li was unequivocal when asked if he had ever discussed drugs with his university-age daughter. "It has never even crossed my mind," said Li, a resident of Richmond, B.C., who was among a large group protesting against the idea of a supervised drug consumption site in the city on Feb. 19. […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:00 AM
     Canadian funnyman Brent Butt says the news of Just for Laughs Montreal's financial woes has him worried for up-and-coming comedians. The company that operates the Montreal festival, Groupe Juste pour rire Inc., announced Tuesday that it was cancelling this year's event and filing for creditor protection. Butt first performed at the festival in 1992, and […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 3:42 AM
     CAIRO (AP) — A ruinous conflict raging for about a year between rival generals in Sudan risks creating the world's largest hunger crisis, the top U.N. food official warned Wednesday as the global attention has been focused on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Cindy McCain, head of the World Food Program, said the fighting in […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 3:40 AM
     COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's president said Wednesday that he is seeking a loan repayment moratorium until 2028 as the debt-ridden county tries to emerge from bankruptcy. President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament the government is asking lenders to accept a plan to defer payments for five years and then pay down the debts […]
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, March 6, 2024 2:49 AM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey secured a U.S. Senate showdown with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on a shoestring budget and with a wispy campaign schedule, but he now faces a daunting question: What's next? Garvey, a perennial All-Star who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, […]
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:00 AM
     The ships only have a one-year warranty, which means the taxpayer is footing the bill for most of the repairs.
The Province Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:32 AM
     J.T. Miller blasts 4-on-3 power play winner in overtime as Canucks avenge home-ice loss to the Kings
Ottawa Sun Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:00 AM
     Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:00 AM
     An early exit from the Canada West playoffs a year ago still weighs heavily in the minds of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies despite being seeded No. 1 for the U Sports Women's Final 8 this week,
National Observer Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:10 AM
     The world's five largest listed oil companies have made profits of more than a quarter of a trillion dollars since Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to dramatic increases in energy prices and household bills.
National Observer Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:10 AM
     MP Charlie Angus has been "inundated" with death threats, swearing and homophobic slurs over his proposal to curb greenwashing by the fossil fuel industry. 
National Observer Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:10 AM
     Here's a quick look at how it started in Canada — and how it's going.
National Observer Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:10 AM
     Despite being roundly mocked for his embrace of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin when it crashed in spectacular fashion in 2022, Poilievre has been conspicuously silent in the face of an equally spectacular rally that briefly pushed its price to a record high.
National Observer Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:10 AM
     Cat Lake First Nation has won an injunction against a provincially approved winter road project that would lead to a proposed gold mine.
National Observer Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:10 AM
     Logging is a carbon polluter on the scale of the high-emitting agriculture and building sectors.
National Observer Wednesday, March 6, 2024 5:10 AM
     Two non-profits lead the way with a model of affordable, environmentally responsible housing.
Montreal Gazette Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:57 PM
     In what might have been his final start as a Hab, Allen tasted victory for the first time since Jan. 15 by beating the Predators.
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, March 6, 2024 2:05 AM
     The cause of endometriosis is unknown and there are no known ways to prevent the disease