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CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:24 PM An Ont. township has been without a full supermarket for nearly a year. Residents just learned it won't reopen       A township east of Toronto has been without its only full supermarket for nearly a year after it was destroyed in a fire. On Tuesday, residents learned it won't reopen.

CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:44 PM Alec Marsh and 4 relievers combined for a 6-hitter as the Royals beat the Blue Jays 3-2       Alec Marsh and four relievers combined for a six-hitter as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Wednesday night.

CTV News - Toronto Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:02 PM New Indigenous loan guarantee program a 'really big deal,' Freeland says at Toronto conference        Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was among the 1,700 delegates attending the two-day First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference that concluded Tuesday in Toronto.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:02 PM New Indigenous loan guarantee program a 'really big deal,' Freeland says at Toronto conference        Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was among the 1,700 delegates attending the two-day First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference that concluded Tuesday in Toronto.

Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:00 AM Quebec widow looking for answers after husband dies during Texas Ironman       Jean-Francois, an experienced runner, enrolled in the competition in preparation for a bigger triathlon that was to be a celebration of his upcoming 50th birthday.

Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:00 AM City of Guelph set to establish registry of municipal lobbyists       Staff were directed by city council at their April 16 meeting to draft a bylaw as well as a code of conduct surrounding the  registry.

Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:00 AM On the 'frontline': Toronto-area residents hiring security firms to fight auto theft       Several Toronto-area security firms say the spike in auto thefts have led to residents calling about their services, with some even hiring them for protection.

Thursday, April 25, 2024 1:33 AM Edmonton Oilers lose Game 2 in overtime to Kings       The Los Angeles Kings drew even in their opening round playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers by securing a 5-4 overtime win at Rogers Place on Wednesday Night.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 11:38 PM Manitoba lifts ban on homegrown cannabis, pauses some new retail licences       The Manitoba government's plan to let people grow cannabis in their homes is being accompanied by a temporary pause on approval of some new retail outlets.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 11:14 PM Sale of Lions Place housing complex considered elder abuse, says CCPA report       A new report says the sale of the Lions Place non-profit seniors housing complex to a for-profit organization can be classified as elder abuse.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:58 PM Chelsea Carey to skip Jennifer Jones' former team       Chelsea Carey is joining forces with Lauren Lenentine, Emily Zacharias and Karlee Burgess after Jennifer Jones announced her retirement.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:22 PM 'Pretty scary': Ill Ontario man stranded in Costa Rica finally recovering in Canada       The daughter of a seriously ill Ontario man who was stranded in a Costa Rica due to a lack of available hospital beds back home is relieved now that he's recovering in Canada.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:03 PM Wildfire prompts 'tactical evacuation' southwest of Chetwynd, B.C.       The BC Wildfire Service said the fire was estimated at 40 hectares in size, and burning near Highway 97 south of Chetwynd, and remains listed as "out of control."

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:00 PM Marchand leads Bruins over Maple Leafs       Brad Marchand had a relatively quiet — at least by his in-your-face standards — start to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Toronto Sun Thursday, April 25, 2024 2:00 AM SUNshine Girl Krista       SUNshine Girl Krista likes doing hair and makeup. The petite Taurus' dream job would be to work as a makeup artist for the stars during the Toronto International Film Festival. She has several tattoos, including a rose on her hip and a script that reads "where there is love there is life." She posed for […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:33 PM Royals spoil Addison Barger's MLB debut as K.C. takes aim on series win over Blue Jays       Realistically, there was no way Addison Barger could duplicate the feats achieved by Davis Schneider last year when the unheralded callup took the baseball world by storm. With those 2023 Jays in desperate need of a jolt to lift a moribund club, Schneider used a weekend series at Fenway Park to introduce himself to the […]

Toronto Sun Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:04 PM Power failure helps lead to Maple Leafs' downfall in Game 3 loss       Bring the Passion.  It's the motto that was inscribed on the rally towels that were placed on each seat at Scotiabank Arena, a greeting for fans to get them further into the proper mindset on Wednesday night for Game 3 between the Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins. Members of Leafs Nation might have been asked […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:53 AM What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?       NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. A little over a […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:28 AM Union reaches tentative deal with AGO workers to end 1-month strike       The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) says a tentative deal with Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) workers was reached late on Tuesday. Over 400 AGO workers, including curators, designers, technicians, and front desk staff, were off the job as they fought for better pay and less reliance on contract work. OPSEU confirmed on X, […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:18 AM Taiwan's president-elect appoints new foreign, defense ministers as island faces continued threats       TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's president-elect has appointed new foreign and defense ministers to join his incoming administration as the island faces continuing military threats and diplomatic isolation from China. Lai Ching-te, who assumes the presidency on May 20, announced Thursday that current Presidential Secretary General Lin Chia-lung will take over as foreign minister. He […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:11 AM Controversy over spiked antifascist speech dominates Italy's Liberation Day anniversary       ROME (AP) — Italy on Thursday marked its liberation from Nazi occupation and fascist rule amid a fresh media controversy over suspected censorship and the legacy of Italian fascist complicity in the Holocaust and World War II-era crimes. Premier Giorgia Meloni, whose Brothers of Italy party traces its roots to the neo-fascist movement that emerged […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:10 AM Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down       WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration's most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:06 AM As Biden celebrates computer chip factories, voters wait for the promised production to start       WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has a great economic story to tell voters a decade from now, less so in 2024. On Thursday, the Democratic president will head to upstate New York to celebrate Micron Technology's plans to build a campus of computer chip factories made possible in part with government support. But the […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:00 AM Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed       JERUSALEM (AP) — A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels over Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack comes after the U.S. military said early Thursday an allied warship shot down a Houthi missile […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:51 AM French president will outline his vision for Europe as an assertive global power amid war in Ukraine       PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to outline his vision for Europe to become a more assertive global power against a backdrop of war in Ukraine and other security and economic challenges, in a speech on Thursday ahead of pivotal European Parliament elections in June. The French president plans to focus on […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:45 AM Technical glitch temporarily closed southern Norway airspace, causing delays at Oslo airport       COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A technical problem caused aviation authorities in Norway to temporarily close the airspace over the south of the country Thursday, leading to significant delays at Oslo airport, one of the largest in Scandinavia. The airspace was gradually reopened after more than three hours, but delays would continue throughout the day, the […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:39 AM Third man is detained in a major bribery case that involves Russia's deputy defense minister       A third man has been detained in a bribery case involving a Russian deputy defense minister, Moscow's court service said Thursday. It said businessman Alexander Fomin is suspected of paying bribes to Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who was detained on Wednesday, as well as Ivanov's associate, Sergei Borodin. All of the men are to […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:37 AM Venezuela broke its HPV vaccine promises, and there's barely any sex ed. Experts say it's a problem       PUTUCUAL, Venezuela (AP) — Some of the 10 women and teenage girls who recently came to a medical clinic in eastern Venezuela for free contraceptives fidgeted a bit when a community health worker taught them how to use an IUD, condoms and birth control pills correctly. The health worker also asked what they knew about […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:15 AM In the news today: Are doctors' retirement savings doomed?       Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Are doctors' retirement savings doomed? The Canadian Medical Association says the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy.  The federal budget presented last week […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:05 AM 'A little wacky': Tim Hortons to stage theatrical production called 'The Last Timbit'       In the last year, Tim Hortons has treated cottaging Canadians to a boat drivethru, revived its beloved Dutchie doughnut and launched flatbread pizzas. But perhaps its biggest surprise will come this summer, on the heels of its 60th anniversary on May 17, when it enters a realm so unexpected for a fast-food giant that even […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:05 AM Pop musician Shawn Hook thought he may never sing again after tonsil cancer diagnosis       TORONTO — Shawn Hook is plotting his return to pop music after a tonsil cancer diagnosis threatened to silence his singing career. The 39-year-old performer says his life was put on hold in January 2023 when he learned a lump on his neck was cancerous. Hook underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation last year, which he […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:00 AM Honda expected to announce Ontario EV battery plant, part of a $15B investment       TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Honda executives are expected to announce today that the Japanese automaker is building an electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., part of a $15-billion investment. Senior sources with information on the project have told The Canadian Press that Honda is also retooling its […]

G-Alt cp24.com Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:07 PM Common questions about resignation of employment | Ask A Lawyer (Ep 318) - YouTube       Experts from EmploymentLawyer.ca examine common questions about resignation of employment. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:00 AM Library Association pulls award for RMC professor's book       The book has been criticized by a Jewish organization and Holocaust scholars who have raised concerns it whitewashes Nazi collaborators in Ukraine during the Second World War.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:00 AM Deachman: Sutcliffe promises more events linking Ottawa and Holland. How about saving the one we already have?       While the mayor hails an agreement between tourism officials in Ottawa and The Hague, the Tulip Festival is struggling to survive.

The Province Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:17 AM Is Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham FC coming to Vancouver for a friendly? It's a mystery       Wrexham has already announced a match against Chelsea on July 24 as part of this year's U.S. tour

Ottawa Sun Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:00 AM YOU SAID IT: We should have had a say       Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

National Observer Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:10 AM Plastics industry treats Indigenous lands as 'sacrifice zones'        Representatives from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation say they are bearing the brunt of environmental racism in Chemical Valley, and are in Ottawa to push world governments to give Indigenous nations a seat at the table as negotiations for a global plastics treaty unfold.

National Observer Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:10 AM Environmental rights are key to good health       The link between human rights, human health and an unhealthy planet is clear to us as physicians. The federal government must also make these connections.

National Observer Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:10 AM Nova Scotia's impressive push towards electrification       The province's municipalities are transitioning to EVs as quickly and smoothly as a challenging market will allow.

National Observer Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:10 AM How to store half a lemon — and 17 other ways to keep leftovers fresh       What should you do with opened tins, cut avocados and egg yolks that weren't required in your recipe? Chefs and food experts tell all.

National Observer Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:10 AM Mixing gas and hydrogen is not a climate solution, new research shows       Researchers have found that plans by gas companies to blend natural gas and hydrogen in an effort to reduce their emissions will likely backfire by creating more gas leaks.

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 25, 2024 1:24 AM Wolf delivers shutout, Wranglers win series-opener in Tucson       The Calgary Wranglers are the underdogs in this best-of-three playoff series. They do, however, have a Wolf … and he was the difference in Game 1. Flames goaltender-of-the-future Dustin Wolf delivered a 46-save shutout as the Wranglers opened their Calder Cup quest with Wednesday's 2-0 victory over the host Tucson Roadrunners in AHL post-season action. […]

Calgary Herald Thursday, April 25, 2024 1:07 AM MacNeil nets hat-trick as Okotoks Oilers take Game 4, level series with Brooks Bandits       The Okotoks Oilers are going toe-to-toe with the mighty Brooks Bandits, having levelled their BCHL Alberta Division semifinal at two games apiece. The Oilers got back on even footing with a 4-1 win at Okotoks Centennial Arena on Wednesday night. Owen MacNeil paced the hosts with a hat-trick — one goal in each period — […]

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:39 AM Squamish council delays vote on floating LNG worker accommodation       Woodfibre LNG needs municipal approval for the hotel in order to start full-scale construction

Vancouver Sun Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:26 AM Wildfire evacuation order issued for community near Chetwynd       This is the first evacuation order for the 2024 B.C. wildfire season