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WorldThe pristine, subarctic wilderness of Churchill, Man. is home to thousands of beluga whales this time of year, and soon hundreds of polar bears will also gather around the community, waiting for the sea ice to form. “It’s really incredible, we get this big migration, thousands of beluga whales m...
WorldA judge is forecasted Thursday to decide the fate of an Alberta woman convicted in a dog attack that killed an 11-year-old boy. Crystal MacDonald was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death after her two cane corso dogs attacked her roommate’s son, Kache Grist, in her Edmonton home in ...
WorldHome sales in the Greater Toronto Area were down in August compared with a year ago as prices also continued to fall. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says 5,057 homes changed hands last month, down 2.1 per cent year-over-year, while sales also fell 1.3 per cent from July on a seasonally a...
WorldJérôme Dupras spent much of his twenties on the road, playing bass guitar across Quebec and beyond. In 1997, he joined a band with friends. That summer, the folk rock group anonymously released 500 cassettes of its first album. Over the next few years, it would become Les Cowboys Fringants, one ...
The authorities declared they uncovered the network after four flight attendants arriving from Paris were found with narcotics hidden in toothpaste tubes.
WorldVoters head to the polls Thursday in three Ontario provincial byelections, with at least one race set to be tight. Candidates say long-standing provincial concerns such as health care, education and affordability came up often as they knocked on doors, but the trade war with the United States is...
WorldThousands across the Greater Toronto Area and parts of Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe remain without power after a severe storm flooded streets, knocked down trees and utility lines. Toronto Hydro conveyed early Thursday that roughly 8,300 homes and businesses were still in the dark, while the provi...
WorldEach side is using missiles and drones to try to pound the other into giving up, breeding ceaseless human suffering. But there is no sign that either territory’s determination will weaken.
WorldGood morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Two Democrats overseeing federal elections are questioning why the Trump administration hasn't distributed funds...
WorldSevere thunderstorm damages buildings, closes roads in Toronto area Severe winds tear roof off Brampton building during violent storm Rain pours through ceiling in Toronto PATH during severe storm In a related development, video shows buses, trucks, cars under notable water Video captures sev...
WorldThese Russian drones are more destructive, faster and harder to shoot down than the propeller-driven models that Moscow has used throughout the war.
WorldNeeral Patel sent well-wishes to her cousin on his birthday last Wednesday, but she never heard back. Her cousin Ishan Patel was in Nepal at the time, not far from the border with China, where a devastating flash flood ripped through the valley that same day. She's calling for a wider internati...