Business events and festivals are driving a record tourism season in Montreal

MONTREAL - Business events and festivals are helping Montreal tourism numbers soar this summer.

Coach/GM Ryan Dinwiddie faces tough rebuilding year with 0-8 Redblacks

OTTAWA - Ryan Dinwiddie has had some tough seasons in his CFL career, but never before had he experienced what the Ottawa ...

This Ontario farm has a variety of fresh pick-your-own crops and here’s what you can get right now

Pingle’s Farm in Hampton has strawberries, lavender and cut flowers ready now, with sunflowers arriving Aug. 12. Tickets from ...

The cars that won’t be around next year, according to Edmunds

A small number of vehicles are discontinued every year. For car shoppers, these cancellations rarely make news. But if you ...

2026 River Days celebrates the St. Mary’s River and all it has to offer, First time participant Eve Nicholls paddled her way into first place

In the eight-to-15 age category, 13-year-old Eve Nicholls, accompanied by her mother, Ingrid, and father, Mark, took first place with her boat Hopes and Dreams. Elliott Vroom finished second, followed ...
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Hamilton police to provide update on fatal stabbing of Zenin Roussel

Hamilton police are set to provide an update on the city’s ninth homicide of the year. Police announced Thursday that they are holding a news conference at 11:30 a.m. to offer an update on the fatal ...
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Partial solar eclipse, meteor shower headed for Canadian skies

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the Maritimes, Ontario, Quebec and other parts of Canada today as the annual Perseid meteor shower also reaches its peak this week. The Canadian Space ...
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Nearly $35K in donations missing says lawyer, mayor accused of pocketing some

EMO – An integrity commissioner’s report is accusing Emo Mayor Harold McQuaker of pocketing money donated to the municipality to fight the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal’s ruling that said the township ...
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Air Canada shares soar after it sells 25% stake in Aeroplan for $2.5 billion

MONTREAL - Air Canada shares are taking flight after the country’s largest airline announced it would sell a quarter of its Aeroplan loyalty program to Blackstone and a group of Canadian pension funds ...
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S&P/TSX composite index up in late-morning trading Wednesday, U.S. markets mixed

TORONTO - Canada’s main stock index was up more than 100 points in late-morning trading on Wednesday, led by strength in basic materials, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was ...
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Lionel Messi shares tribute to late father Jorge, expresses doubts about continuing to play soccer

MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi shared a tribute to his late father, Jorge, on social media on Wednesday, opening up about how difficult it was to lead Argentina to the World Cup final and expressing ...
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UCP ‘Wild West approach’ misses data centre mark — Opposition

The UCP government remains ill-prepared to deal with an onslaught of proposed new data centres that so far could require 20 gigawatts of power to run, the NDP said last week. With Alberta the possible ...