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Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:22 AM Marner scores tiebreaking goal as Maple Leafs beat Panthers for 2-0 series lead       Marner scored the winner in the third period and Woll made 25 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Florida Panthers 4-3 to take a 2-0 lead in the playoff series.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:20 AM Canadian Blood Services plans to recruit 1 million donors over next 5 years       The agency announced that it plans to recruit one million new donors over the next five years, due to an expected increase in the demand for blood.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:10 AM U.S., UK to announce trade pact, Trump's 1st deal since tariffs began       Trump said the deal would be a "full and comprehensive one that will cement the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom for many years to come."

Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:58 AM Voting continues on day 2 of conclave as no pope elected in latest ballots       With no one securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the 133 cardinals returned to the Vatican residences where they are being sequestered.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:54 AM Some Ontario mayors against communities' financial incentives to attract doctors       But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal government should outlaw the practice from "coast to coast."

Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:47 AM Defence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players' sex assault trial       Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five hockey players.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:05 AM 'At no point was 'no' initiated': Toronto councillor continues testimony at sex assault trial       Thompson, 65, was charged with two counts of sexual assault in 2022 after two guests of his over Canada Day weekend said he touched them inappropriately.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:01 AM Ontario plans to impose new planning rules on municipalities to boost housing       The government is relying on a series of changes, like reducing studies developers have to undertake and standardizing development charges, in a bid to speed up homebuilding.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:00 AM 'Trapped': Ontario man cleared of charges in Dominican Republic still can't come home       Despite all charges being dropped, an Ontario man remains stuck in the Dominican Republic, caught in a web of slow systems and limited Canadian intervention.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:00 AM Ontario set to expand powers for new developments to bypass planning process       As part of a bill set to be tabled next week, the government will allow the Ministry of Infrastructure to issue Minister's Zoning Orders for some developments.

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:28 AM India suspends flight operations from several airports as tensions flare with Pakistan       Airlines in India have suspended flight operations from more than two dozen airports across northern and western regions of the country amid heightened tensions with Pakistan. In advisories to passengers, key domestic airlines said their flights will remain suspended until Saturday from airports including Amritsar in northern Punjab and Srinagar in India-controlled Kashmir, bordering Pakistan. […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:07 AM With the first Trump meeting in the books, the hard work starts now       Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his first trip to the White House to meet President Donald Trump, with Trump heaping praise on Carney. But the meeting wasn't all sunshine, as the two leaders clashed over trade positions and Trump's ongoing musings of making Canada the 51st state. Host Cormac Mac Sweeney breaks down the […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:00 AM Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years       Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection centre with his mother when he was a kid and followed in her footsteps after he turned 17 and was able to donate himself. "I get a sense of accomplishment and reward because I'm helping others," Parravano, now 40, said […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:46 AM No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel's chimney       Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive rounds of conclave voting. The black smoke poured out at 11:50 a.m. (0950 GMT) after the second and third ballots to elect a pope to lead the 1.4 billion-member […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:41 AM Marchand praises Maple Leafs after Game 2 win: 'They're heavy back there'       Could this be happening? For real for real? The Toronto Maple Leafs entered this second round as the greatest underdogs of any of their post-season series since 2017, when they were fresh-faced, house-money kids who were more likely to get ID'd at the door than grow legitimate playoff beards. And now, three nights and nine goals later, they […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:03 AM Fowl play: Ontario man charged with fraud after allegedly faking $139K chick theft in 2023       A man from Ontario is facing charges, including fraud, following an incident in 2023 when he claimed that approximately 45,000 chicks were stolen from a farm, valued at $139,000. Initially, police received a report on April 20, 2023, indicating that approximately 30,000 newborn chicks had gone missing overnight between April 19 and 20. That figure […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:00 AM Report calls for 'auto pact' tying duty-free vehicle imports to Canadian production       TORONTO — A new report suggests that if Canada can't convince President Donald Trump to drop all auto tariffs, it should negotiate a new auto trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico that would impose permanent import tariffs but grant automakers a break if they meet minimum local production requirements. The strategy outlined in the […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:03 AM US and UK expected to announce a trade deal that Trump says will cement their relationship       WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal on Thursday that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs and deliver a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that a deal due to be announced at 10 […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 4:00 AM NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP       OTTAWA — The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as "the Parliament from hell." Svend Robinson represented Burnaby, B.C., in the House of Commons from […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 4:00 AM Some Ontario mayors against communities' financial incentives to attract doctors       Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can't pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions. But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal government […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 4:00 AM Defence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players' sex assault trial       Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five hockey players. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, agreed under cross-examination Wednesday that she took on a "porn star persona" as a coping mechanism while in a hotel room with the men in June […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 4:00 AM This pilot is honoured every year in a U.K. town. Will Canada recognize his bravery?       There is a street named after him in a British town. A plaque at the local hospital tells the story of how the 29-year-old pilot saved many lives while sacrificing his own during the Second World War. There are even talks of building a statue of Darlington's "Gallant Airman" to honour his life and death. […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 4:00 AM Canada looks again to Europe as world marks 80 years since end of Second World War       OTTAWA — After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away from Great Britain and planted itself firmly within a North American political and economic compact that generated prosperity for much of the western world for decades. But as the world marks 80 years since the end of the war in […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 3:34 AM Smokey Robinson's lawyer says rape allegations against him are 'vile' and 'false'       LOS ANGELES (AP) — Smokey Robinson's lawyer said allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are "vile" and "false." Attorney Christopher Frost said in a statement Wednesday that the evidence "will show that this is simply an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old […]

CityNews Toronto Thursday, May 8, 2025 1:08 AM What to know on the second day of the conclave to elect the next pope       VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The conclave opened at the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon but a first round of voting resulted in black smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel. The 133 cardinals who are […]

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:00 AM Lefroy: Tulips, and the war my uncle never returned from       As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and the bonds between Canada and the Netherlands, an Ottawa resident reflects on her relative's sacrifice.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, May 8, 2025 4:30 AM Koehl: Free us from the danger of pickup trucks       Pickups are marketed for their capacity to conquer lunar landscapes, but they're far more likely to be seen at a Tim Hortons drive-through.

Ottawa Citizen Thursday, May 8, 2025 4:00 AM Today's letters: 'Longest ballot committee' at it again in Alberta       Thursday, May 8: Elections Canada should consider a fee for potential candidates, much like during a leadership race, a reader suggests. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

Windsor Star Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:00 AM Charlebois: Why some food boycotts work — and most don't       By: Sylvain Charlebois While government action has its limits, Canadian consumers have taken matters into their own hands — one grocery trip at a time. Amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States, evidence is mounting that Canadians are increasingly favouring domestic food products. For the foreseeable future, many are deliberately avoiding American brands. This […]

Windsor Star Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:00 AM 'He lived where you live' — 80 years after V-E Day, postcards link Windsor homeowners to WW2 soldiers who lived in those homes       When Joe Idone discovered a pack of Parliament cigarettes tucked between the walls of his Victoria Avenue home in Windsor, he knew it had a history.  But what he didn't expect was that a quarter century later, a simple piece of mail would connect him to the soldier who once called the house home – […]

Ottawa Sun Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:00 AM YOU SAID IT: Stop it with 51st state talk       Thursday, May 8: Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:30 AM Peter MacKinnon: The University of Saskatchewan must end its ideological mission       Mandatory DEI training for academic staff merits a public outcry and action by the government

Canada's National Observer Friday, May 9, 2025 4:09 AM Facts matter. Climate matters. Your support matters.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:04 AM Who will finance global climate solutions? Not the West.       As the US and Europe slash their development funding, Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed that his country "will not slow down its climate actions."

Canada's National Observer Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:02 AM I'm a city councillor. Here's what Carney can learn from local government       "While I'm under no illusions that political parties will magically disappear at the federal level, I do think the existential threat represented by the Trump regime offers an opportunity to do things differently," argues Jeremy L. Caradonna, City Councillor for Victoria, BC.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:59 AM Ancient clam gardens nourish the Mamalilikulla's past and future       A historical record of the nation's sustainable resource use on the land, reviving clam gardens will increase Mamalilikulla's food security and ensure culture and traditional knowledge is passed down from elders to younger generations, says Chief John Powell.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:39 AM Trump agenda fuels calls to move annual Climate Week from New York to Montreal       With the words 'climate change' edited out of US federal agency websites, programs, and research projects, and the Trump administration creating a hostile environment for non-Americans, there have been early discussions in international climate action circles to transplant the event to Montreal in 2026.

Canada's National Observer Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:09 AM First Nations take Alberta premier to task over separatist rhetoric       First Nations leaders say a silver lining to the "rhetoric and insanity" brought about by talks of Alberta separatism has united Indigenous communities "all across Canada, from coast to coast to coast."

Calgary Herald Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:00 AM Martin: Recent sex case cautionary tale for teachers       Justice Sean Dunnigan's decision should serve as a warning to other teachers about the dangers of getting too cozy with students

Calgary Herald Thursday, May 8, 2025 1:40 AM Calgary Hitmen trade Carson Wetsch, acquire Ben MacBeath in WHL draft day shakeup       The Calgary Hitmen have traded forward Carson Wetsch and a conditional second round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft to the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for 2008-born defenceman Ben MacBeath, a first-round pick in 2027 (Kelowna), second-round pick in 2025 and third-round pick in 2025 WHL Prospects Draft. "We have seen Carson grow as […]

Calgary Herald Thursday, May 8, 2025 1:22 AM Guide to the 2025 Centennial Cup in Calgary: The skinny on the 10 contenders       Brad Moran and the Calgary Canucks host the 2025 Centennial Cup, beginning Thursday at Max Bell Centre. The annual hockey tournament to crown a Canadian Junior Hockey League king begins Thursday and runs through May 18, with 10 teams vying for the coveted championship, won last year by the Ontario Junior Hockey League's Collingwood Blues. […]

Calgary Sun Thursday, May 8, 2025 7:01 AM Letters May 8, 2025: 'Stepping down to make space for Poilievre, even without a pension, is impressive.'       KUREK A TRUE CANADIAN  Jagmeet Singh feebly and egregiously clung to power and kept the Liberals in power for two years for the sole purpose of qualifying for his pension. Had he not performed in this pernicious way, we would have had a Conservative government. Instead, we are saddled with another Liberal debacle. A true […]