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CTV News - Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:59 AM
     Ontario's so-called 'Crypto King' Aiden Pleterski was soliciting new investors as recently as February – a year-and-a-half after he was petitioned into bankruptcy for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme worth more than $40 million - police alleged on Thursday.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:28 PM
     A 'lifetime of abuse' led Dallas Ly to snap and stab his mother inside a Leslieville apartment in 2022 but he never intended to kill her, his defence lawyer said during closing arguments at his murder trial on Thursday.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:03 AM
     Veteran TSN broadcaster Darren 'Dutch' Dutchyshen, one of Canada's best-known sports journalists, has died. He was 57. His family says 'he passed as he was surrounded by his closest loved ones.'
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:33 AM
     Railway cars loaded with sulphuric acid were not property secured by crew members when they derailed at the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Toronto Yard in Scarborough in 2022, according to a newly released report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:49 AM
     The province's health minister and solicitor general are urging Toronto to rescind its request to decriminalize simple possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use, calling the proposal "misguided" and "disastrous."
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:25 AM
     TTC Chair Jamaal Myers said Thursday that job action by TTC workers would be "devastating" for riders if no deal is reached to avert a possible strike.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:12 AM
     An investigation will be conducted after some Ontarians did not receive the emergency alert that was sent to their phones as part of a test of the system on Wednesday.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:27 AM
     Police say that they are investigating the assault of an individual who was walking near Toronto's Church-Wellesley Village neighbourhood last month as a suspected hate-motivated offence.
CTV News - Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 6:23 AM
     Ontario has told child-care centres that it will implement a new way of funding the national $10-a-day program — something operators have urgently called for — starting in 2025.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:14 PM
     Loblaw Cos. Ltd. said Thursday it's ready to sign on to the grocery code of conduct, paving the way for an agreement that's been years in the making.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:03 AM
     Veteran TSN broadcaster Darren 'Dutch' Dutchyshen, one of Canada's best-known sports journalists, has died. He was 57. His family says 'he passed as he was surrounded by his closest loved ones.'
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:28 PM
     A 'lifetime of abuse' led Dallas Ly to snap and stab his mother inside a Leslieville apartment in 2022 but he never intended to kill her, his defence lawyer said during closing arguments at his murder trial on Thursday.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:26 PM
     To give Canadians a break on their summer road trips, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to suspend all gas and diesel taxes from Victoria Day to Labour Day.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:08 AM
     A medical examiner says a Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge died from ingesting a substance 'with a high capsaicin concentration.'
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:59 AM
     Ontario's so-called 'Crypto King' Aiden Pleterski was soliciting new investors as recently as February – a year-and-a-half after he was petitioned into bankruptcy for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme worth more than $40 million - police alleged on Thursday.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:45 AM
     Many Canadians found a message from the Canada Revenue Agency this week as they received their first direct deposit for the Canada Carbon Rebate.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:39 PM
     A smuggling operation used drones to fly drugs across the Niagara River from Canada into upstate New York, using a newly purchased US$630,000 house along the river as a drop point, according to a criminal complaint unsealed this week.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, May 16, 2024 6:50 AM
     Auto technology has evolved and many newer cars use wireless key fobs and push-button starters instead of traditional metal keys. But that technology also makes things easier for thieves.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:56 PM
     Faqiri's brother, Yusuf Faqiri, says the province has not fulfilled any of the recommendations.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:53 PM
     A second fire this week has now been deemed deadly after the individual taken to hospital Wednesday died Thursday morning.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:41 PM
     Randy Weekes did not offer an explanation for cutting his membership card, but tensions have been growing over the last few months.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:40 PM
     Investigators say the suspect may have been driving a dark sedan similar to a Volkswagen Jetta or Passat.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:37 PM
     The backup quarterback is grateful for the glitz and growth he experienced playing in the NFL, but also really pumped to return to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:35 PM
     B.C.'s wildfire service says the blaze threatening the community of Fort Nelson now spans nearly 130 square kilometres, but it had spread away from the town in the south.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:30 PM
     After selecting the same numbers on every Lotto 6/49 ticket they've purchased since 1986, a Nova Scotia couple's consistency has finally paid off.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:18 PM
     The long weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer for many people, but with it brings some closures. Here's a list of what's open and closed this Victoria Day long weekend.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:17 PM
     Undisclosed fees or "drip pricing" was recently recognized in the Competition Act as a harmful business practice, and the Competition Bureau is cracking down.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:16 PM
     Laval Police are investigating two suspected arsons after a local supper club restaurant was targeted twice in the same number of days.
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:55 PM
     New York City Mayor Eric Adams may need a life preserver after stating that his city's open lifeguard positions could be filled by migrants because they are "excellent swimmers." Adams made the comments during a city hall briefing this past Tuesday to a reporter from news outlet The City, which drew criticism and raised a […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:42 PM
     Jerry Seinfeld has been everywhere, talking to just about everyone, on late-night shows and morning ones, on podcasts and in newspapers – proving that when you move around a minefield, you're bound to step on mines. In the past two weeks, to promote his directorial debut "Unfrosted," the 70-year-old comedian hit the media circuit with […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:40 PM
     Loblaw Cos. Ltd. said Thursday it's ready to sign on to the grocery code of conduct, paving the way for an agreement that's been years in the making. After six months of negotiations, Loblaw president and CEO Per Bank said the retailer is now ready to sign as long as other industry players do too. […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:35 PM
     An Algerian boy who went missing in 1998 was found alive over the weekend in the cellar of a home mere feet away from his own family's residence. Omar Bin Omran was 17 when he vanished while on his way to school in the city of Djelfa about 26 years ago, local media reported. Omran's […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:28 PM
     Amandeep Singh was already in trouble with the cops. There was the March 2023 warrant for fleeing police and the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle in Surrey, B.C. Last November, he was pinched on firearm and drug charges in Brampton. Singh was out on bail at the time of the Peel Region incident. He […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:28 PM
     And then, there was one. One game that matters. Well two, technically, as the Arsenal result will matter depending on the Manchester City vs. West Ham match. But the fact remains that if City wins against West Ham, it'll be crowned English Champions for the 115th time in a row. Oops, sorry, it just feels […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:13 PM
     OTTAWA — Canada has yet to set a date for the North American Leaders' Summit, raising the possibility it won't take place this year. Hosting duties rotate between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico for the annual series of meetings on transnational issues such as immigration and drug trafficking. Canada agreed last year to host the […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:06 PM
     WINNIPEG — The ex-wife of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki is recounting in count her violent life with him. The woman says she met Skibicki at a Winnipeg homeless shelter while she was struggling with a drug addiction. She says in their life together he would sexually abuse her and attack her with a knife, […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:59 PM
     "Darren Waller with the fumble." That's a comment left on Kelsey Plum's Instagram after she shared pictures of herself clad in a leather vest and pants that caused a stir on the interwebs as she arrived at Michelob Ultra Arena prior to the Las Vegas Aces-Phoenix Mercury season opener Tuesday night. The WNBA star was […]
Toronto Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:46 PM
     WATCH BELOW as Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Toronto SUN PWHL writer Mike Ganter about PWHL Toronto's 1-0 double overtime loss to PWHL Minnesota in Game 4. They discuss why Minnesota was able to tie up the series and what to expect from Toronto heading into Game 5 on Friday night.
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:48 PM
     TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus on Thursday announced raids and the seizure of property belonging to 104 opposition activists who have fled the country, the latest step in a crackdown on dissent that has continued unabated for nearly four years. Belarus' authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, unleashed the crackdown in August 2020, when mass […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:47 PM
     HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled in favor of a Republican candidate challenging the results in a 2022 judicial race and ordered that a new election be held in the nation's third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold that's been beset by GOP efforts to dictate how ballots are cast. A losing GOP candidate […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:46 PM
     BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in the most productive coal mining region in the U.S. as officials seek to limit climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions from burning the fuel. The Bureau of Land Management proposal would affect millions of acres (millions of […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:42 PM
     OTTAWA — The Canadian and U.S. governments say they're co-investing in critical mineral producers for the first time as they work to boost regional supplies. Natural Resources Canada and the U.S. Department of Defense are together putting a total of about $32.5 million into Fortune Minerals Ltd., working on a project with bismuth and cobalt […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:37 PM
     ROHNERT PARK, Calif. (AP) — The chancellor of the California State University system has suspended the president of its Sonoma campus for announcing an agreement with pro-Palestinian activists to pursue an academic boycott of Israeli institutions as well as "divestment strategies." The message by Sonoma State University President Ming-Tung "Mike" Lee was issued "without the […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:34 PM
     DENVER (AP) — A fiery crash involving a tanker truck shut down a stretch of Colorado's main east-west highway on the outskirts of Denver on Thursday. The tanker was fully engulfed in flames after the crash on Interstate 70 near Morrison, 18 miles (29 kilometers) west of the city, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said. […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:33 PM
     PHOENIX (AP) — A truck driver has been killed after a tank holding waste material depressurized at a construction site in Phoenix, where workers are building an advanced semiconductor manufacturing plant that could supply tens of millions of chips for powering smartphones, vehicles and data center servers. Cesar Anguiano-Guitron, 41, was taking waste material away […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:21 PM
     BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A smuggling operation used drones to fly drugs across the Niagara River from Canada into upstate New York, using a newly purchased $630,000 house along the river as a drop point, according to a criminal complaint unsealed this week. One person has pleaded guilty and two others face charges after an […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:18 PM
     VERON, Dominican Republic (AP) — As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries. Politics in the two Caribbean nations sharing the island of Hispaniola have long been intertwined. […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:17 PM
     GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The bridge connecting Galveston, Texas, to Pelican Island remained closed Thursday after a barge crashed into a pillar supporting the span, causing it to partially collapse, and a university urged staff and faculty to leave its campus there. The accident happened Wednesday morning when a tugboat pushing two fuel barges lost […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:15 PM
     A bronze sculpture of the late Rev. Billy Graham, the prolific evangelist also known as "America's Pastor," was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Graham's likeness, depicting the Charlotte-born minister with his archetypal gesture toward an open Bible in his hand, was revealed inside National Statuary Hall during a gathering attended by House Speaker […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:10 PM
     Loblaw Cos. Ltd. said Thursday it's ready to sign on to the grocery code of conduct, paving the way for an agreement that's been years in the making. After six months of negotiations, Loblaw president and CEO Per Bank said the retailer is now ready to sign as long as other industry players do too.  […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:10 PM
     TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival says a planned content market for screen-based wheelers-and-dealers will launch at its 2026 edition.  TIFF announced the date at the Cannes Film Festival, where a similar venue known as the Marche du Film at Cannes has long been a venue for deal-making. TIFF says it expects its market […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:06 PM
     NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average just topped 40,000 for the first time, the latest pop in what's been a surprisingly good year for Wall Street. But just like New Year's represents an arbitrary point in time in the Earth's revolution around the sun, such milestones for the Dow don't mean that […]
CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:02 PM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation's […]
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     Veteran TSN broadcaster Darren 'Dutchy' Dutchyshen, one of Canada's best-known sports journalists, has died. He was 57. Subscribe to CP24 to watch ...
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     Wildfires are continuing to spread rapidly throughout Alberta, forcing thousands of people from their homes. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more ...
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     Toronto Police are outlining their safety plan for the upcoming long weekend. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...
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     "There has been no no-board issued at this time. We remain in bargaining," a TTC spokesperson said in an email. With files from CP24's Codi Wilson ...
G-Alt cp24.com Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:23 AM
     As the long weekend approaches, the OPP and Toronto Police are putting out a reminder about water safety. CP24's Courtney Heels is getting an ...
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:47 PM
     As an Ottawa city hall reporter and columnist, I sometimes disagreed with the longtime councillor. But she and her staff knew their stuff and zeroed in on what mattered.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:21 PM
     The Ottawa police hate crime unit is investigating a video that appears to show a Muslim woman's hijab being torn off at a protest this week. The video was taken on Tuesday, when pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups gathered outside city hall after the Israeli flag was raised to mark 76 years since Israel's establishment. The […]
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:49 AM
     From Peking duck to Sichuan hot pot to dumplings to soups to barbecue, the Citizen's restaurant critic Peter Hum has recommendations for you.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:05 AM
     As Jo-Anne Polak talked to a group of teenagers at Carleton University during the U18 Women's National Tackle Football Championship a year ago, she really connected when she spoke about her love of football and how she has evolved far beyond the "mansplaining" that takes place when a guy tries to discuss football with her. […]
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:07 AM
     Enlivening Ottawa after dark and shedding our boring reputation would be easier with a snappy city slogan. So help us out with one.
Ottawa Citizen Thursday, May 16, 2024 6:30 AM
     Discrimination in workplaces, schools, on university campuses. Online harassment, emails, phone messages. Jews in Canada and around the world are asking, 'Where are our allies?'
Windsor Star Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:25 PM
     Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO Rakesh Naidu said Wednesday's 33rd annual Business Excellence Awards were a testament to the growing diversity of local businesses in every sense. "In the last few years, one of the things we've seen is the growing diversity of owners, people from different races and countries," Naidu said. "We also […]
Windsor Star Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:47 AM
     A local developer is spending millions to turn a crumbling historic Windsor building into a boutique hotel — and coin a new neighbourhood name while he's at it.  Graeme Thompson sees The West Walkerville at 892 Wyandotte St. E. as part of a vanguard of investment in the overlooked and rundown area between downtown and […]
Windsor Star Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:43 AM
     LaSalle's Kylie Masse has clinched a spot at her third Olympic Games for Canada. The 28-year-old Masse earned her place by winning the the women's 100-metre backstroke at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials in Toronto. Masse went well under the Olympic qualifying standard of 59.99 seconds in the preliminaries by finishing in a […]
Windsor Star Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:25 AM
     The area's top business talent enjoyed a moment in the limelight Wednesday night as the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce held its 33rd annual Business Excellence Awards, presented by the Windsor Star at the Chrysler Theatre. There were 10 categories announced in a 'secret reveal' format during the ceremony, to go with […]
Windsor Star Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:21 AM
     By: Brian Williams, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ST. THOMAS — A $15-million financial settlement with St. Thomas will chart a "path to prosperity" for neighbouring Central Elgin, the municipality's mayor says. A recent deal between the city and the rural community may allow the latter to develop the lands of the former St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, […]
Windsor Star Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:21 AM
     By: Randy Richmond LONDON, ONT. — The province has called a group inquest into the deaths of eight Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) inmates. The deaths occurred from 2017 to 2021, but no date has been released for what will be the largest EMDC-related coroner's inquest to date. The inquest will examine the deaths of: Raymond […]
Windsor Star Thursday, May 16, 2024 7:00 AM
     I strongly believe every family should own a pet. It teaches kids responsibility, pets help relieve stress and pets can help promote exercise. Most Canadian households own at least one type of pet. Having a pet teaches kids responsibility such as providing them with food and water at least twice a day. Pets also help […]
The Province Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:06 AM
     Thatcher Demko has yet to take part in a real practice, but his head coach spoke Wednesday in hopeful terms about his looming return.
The Province Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:00 AM
     'Playoffs are a game-to-game thing and you have to have a short memory. We're tied 2-2 coming into our building. It's a pretty good situation, but we have to correct a few things.' — Rick Tocchet
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:35 PM
     A woman was stabbed multiple times while walking in a park along 18th Street West.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:55 PM
     Police say one man was stabbed after an argument on Idylwyld Drive on Wednesday night.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:14 AM
     Readers offer the opinions on how we regard food given inflationary costs and new zoning rules that could be imposed in Saskatoon.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:05 AM
     On this day in 1981, Art Robinson reviewed the food and live performances at the Tiki-Tiki, the first Polynesian restaurant in Saskatoon.
Regina Leader-Post Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:06 AM
     "The educational future of our province's students is in limbo and very much at risk," writes Dave Morgan.
Regina Leader-Post Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:00 AM
     The Sask. Party government still should be taken to task for a policy that teachers, social workers, psychologists, former human rights commissioners, the children's advocate, lawyers and even a judge have argued may harm children.
National Observer Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:47 AM
     A two-day summit on Indigenous identity fraud wrapped up on Wednesday with a message to Canada: we're joining forces, and we want action to curb the epidemic.
National Observer Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:46 AM
     But as Rendez-vous Canada is taking place at the Edmonton Convention Centre, one of the biggest challenges Canada's tourism industry is facing is playing out in technicolour just a few hundred kilometres away: wildfires. 
National Observer Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:44 AM
     Huge soaker hoses are being used to help protect buildings, homes and vital routes into and out of the Alberta city against wildfire flames that have forced the evacuation of four neighbourhoods.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:17 PM
     The plan approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland does not legalize cannabis outright for recreational use.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:10 PM
     The code has been developed by a group of leaders in the food industry, with the intention of evening the playing field for suppliers and smaller retailers.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:07 PM
     There has been growing tension between Randy Weekes and the governing Saskatchewan Party.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:02 PM
     Hosting duties rotate between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico for the annual series of meetings on transnational issues such as immigration and drug trafficking.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:40 PM
     "It just comes down to a lack of execution," head coach Laurent Courtois said of his club, which has only one win in its last 10 games.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:14 PM
     The letter follows Premier Doug Ford's pledge to fight the decriminalization request "tooth and nail."
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:35 AM
     Tactics will be symbolic, as nursing staff wear black to work every Tuesday and display the slogan "y'a des limites" (there are limits).
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:26 AM
     Amanda Caza, the mother of a young daughter, was found stabbed Wednesday when regional police were investigating a report of a conflict.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:47 AM
     Seven other homes in Dorval, Laval and Ontario were searched as well.
Montreal Gazette Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:35 AM
     The offer includes 30-minute rides on regular Bixis and 20-minute rides on electric ones.
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:23 PM
     Most wine drinkers are aware that oak barrels are used in the aging and fermentation process, but how oak impacts wine and the flavours it imparts is often another matter. There was a time, as early as 10,000 BC, when wine was no more than smashed-up grapes allowed to ferment in clay amphoras naturally, and […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:58 PM
     Sometimes, working in an excellent award-winning restaurant isn't enough for a young chef. Cooking great food and watching people enjoy it is rewarding when you're in the hospitality biz (it's kind of the whole point of running a restaurant — there are certainly easier ways to make money) but executing another owner/operator's vision doesn't always […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:43 PM
     CMHC expects record growth to continue for next few years, with demand building for multi-family homes.
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:40 PM
     Victoria Day is observed on Monday, May 20 this year, and while many businesses and services will be closed for the holiday, some will remain open. Here are Calgary businesses and services that are open, closed or operating with limited hours this weekend. Attractions The Calgary Zoo: The zoo will be open with regular hours, […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:59 AM
     A cougar warning was issued for parts of Banff National Park on Wednesday due to an active cougar in the area.
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:56 AM
     Calgary's affordability advantage is eroding at breakneck speeds. Take our survey to tell us how your finances have changed over the past few years
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:00 AM
     I am appreciative of the acknowledgment of the military in your publication. It is unfortunate that it takes the killing, maiming and mental trauma of our young people in 20-plus years in Afghanistan to make the public really embrace the military. I had a career in the navy/air force for 22 years, spanning the 1970s […]
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:00 AM
     Letter delivery peaked in 2006 and has been in free fall ever since
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:00 AM
     A good test of the success of a company can be found in the amount of additional space it needs
Calgary Herald Thursday, May 16, 2024 8:00 AM
     The announcement by the Calgary Municipal Land Corp. (CMLC) regarding the "transformation" of Olympic Plaza is a betrayal of our Olympic legacy. This plan appears to signal the removal of the last public space commemorating Calgary's achievement in hosting the 15th Winter Olympics. This marks the final act of a decades-long effort to scrub the memory […]
Calgary Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 7:01 AM
     Clear them out I for one support the clearing out of the protesters. They claim that they are peaceful, that's fine, but how long before they start harassing students and resorting to violence or taking over the universities as we have seen in the U.S.? They need to learn that their actions have consequences.   Carol […]
Vancouver Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:57 PM
     Residences will feature Alpine-inspired architecture and stunning panoramic views
Vancouver Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 1:19 PM
     The company is anticipating that between June 1 and Sept. 5, eight million passengers and 3.2 million vehicles will board about 56,000 sailings on 25 routes.
Vancouver Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:25 PM
     The service says the Parker Lake fire has been mapped at 127 square kilometres in size, up from 84 square kilometres earlier this week.
Vancouver Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:04 PM
     Kevin Hall outlined the university's concerns in a statement on Wednesday, saying they included what he described as rising acts of vandalism, spreading misinformation and the unauthorized use of buildings at after-hours times.
Vancouver Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:00 AM
     The stat holiday is on Monday, May 20. Here's a roundup of events and activities around the Lower Mainland this weekend
Vancouver Sun Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:00 AM
     Metro Vancouver has piloted a program that installs location-tracking devices in select trash containers to follow garbage and identify rule-breakers