Global News - Canada (14 minutes ago)
Calendars designed to support keeping children in the community safe are now on sale. On Monday, the Calgary Police Youth Foundation and the Calgary police officially launched their 2026 Calendar campaign. This year's buyers will have a choice between two 13-month calendars, one featuring the CPS Canine Unit and the other the Mounted Patrol...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (15 minutes ago)
Canadians are about to see what Prime Minister Mark Carney is really made of now that Parliament is back. Many voters may not have warm, fuzzy feelings about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre or think he would make a better prime minister than the Liberal leader. But Poilievre is a masterful performer in the House of […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (15 minutes ago)
Should cities be allowed to use vote tabulators? Vote in our daily poll! Public spaces like parks, libraries, transit systems, and communal facilities are fundamental to civic life. They serve as places of connection, reflection, and shared experience. And yet, an observable erosion of considerate behaviour in these spaces hints at a broader issue:...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (16 minutes ago)
The federal government wants the proponents of a blockbuster merger in the mining industry to sweeten the deal for Canada, but academic researchers warn that any promises the companies make may not last forever. Executives with Vancouver’s Teck Resources Ltd. and U.K.-based Anglo American Plc are expected to press their case for their proposed...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
Public Works chair Janice Lukes got an earful from three city councillors at last Thursday's Public Works committee meeting about the 'new and improved' Winnipeg Transit service. It has floundered so badly since schools returned that a few changes are already being enacted — long before the stated one-year moratorium. Brian Mayes (St. Vital)...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By Mogomotsi Magome JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A top police official who claimed that South Africa’s police and justice system has been infiltrated by criminal syndicates took the stand Wednesday at a government-backed probe into the allegations. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said at a news conference in July that some top...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By Renata Brito The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday that governments around the world, especially that of the United States and countries in Europe, are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum seekers — even threatening its very existence. The stark warning by the UNHCR came on the 75th anniversary of the U.N....
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By David Crary NEW YORK (AP) — For the Boy Scouts of America — recently renamed Scouting America — the past 12 years have been arduous. Opening its programs to gay people and later to girls sparked dismay in some quarters. Its 2020 bankruptcy declaration led to prolonged wrangling over compensation for thousands of men […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By David Crary NEW YORK (AP) — For the Boy Scouts of America — recently renamed Scouting America — the past 12 years have been challenging. Opening its programs to gay people and later to girls angered some critics. Its 2020 bankruptcy declaration triggered disputes over compensation for thousands of men claiming they were sexually […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By Sylvie Corbet PARIS (AP) — A ballooning deficit. A fractious Parliament. Unrest on the streets. The challenges facing Sebastien Lecornu, France’s fourth prime minister in a year, are daunting and defeated his immediate predecessors. So he’s trying a different tack. To ease tensions, Lecornu has scrapped proposals to axe two public holidays...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By Jenna Fryer The new Cadillac F1 team on Wednesday announced a multi-year partnership with Jim Beam that makes the American bourbon distiller its official spirits partner. “This partnership brings together two icons of American heritage to create something truly special,” said Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Motorsports, the ownership group of...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
By Carolyn Thompson Later this year, the National Toy Hall of Fame could induct snow — yes, the cold, white stuff that falls from the sky. But only if it ices out enough of the competition — a group that features hugely popular board games, outdoor favorites and giggling plushies. The Hall of Fame announced […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
MONTREAL — When immigration lawyer Hana Marku opened her email weeks ago to a photo of an emaciated infant in the Gaza Strip, she said she felt helpless. The child is among about 50 Palestinians the Toronto-based lawyer is representing. She said each one was blocked without explanation from submitting applications under the temporary visa […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
SEHNDE, Germany — A German man under investigation as a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann has been released after serving his sentence in an unrelated case. It’s the latest turn in the 18-year mystery over what happened to the 3-year-old, who disappeared while her family was on vacation in the […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
SEHNDE, Germany — A German national who is under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago was released from prison Wednesday after serving his sentence in an unrelated case, police said. The man, who has been identified by media as Christian Bruckner, had been serving a seven-year sentence that stemmed...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by parent company Unilever. In a letter that co-founder Ben Cohen posted on social media platform X on Greenfield's behalf, Greenfield said that he […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
The widow of Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that two independent labs have found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death in a Russian prison. Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died in the Arctic penal colony in February 2024. He was...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
WINDSOR, England — President Donald Trump was greeted by royalty, military honour guards and mounted troops in red and gold as he arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for the start of a two-day state visit to Britain as the guest of King Charles III Prince William and his wife Catherine met the president’s Marine […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
PITTSBURGH — A driver rammed a car into a security gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh early Wednesday, then removed an American flag from the back seat and threw it over the gate before leaving, authorities said. The car crashed into the gate at about 2:40 a.m., the FBI said, and authorities were searching […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (16 minutes ago)
BRUSSELS — The European Union laid out Wednesday its toughest plan yet to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza as Palestinians fled en masse from Israeli tanks, drones and troops pushing deeper into the coastal enclave ravaged by 23 months of war. Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, urged the 27 member […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
Ontario Premier Doug Ford believes Prime Minister Mark Carney will back his idea for a tunnel under Highway 401 through the Greater Toronto Area, though it is unclear if he has received any such assurances from Ottawa. Carney recently named the first five projects in the national interest that will be fast-tracked, which is intended […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Toronto early Wednesday morning. Toronto police say the collision happened around 12:30 a.m. on Sherbourne Street, just north of Shuter Street. According to police, the victim — a man in his 20s — appeared to have been lying on the roadway when he […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (An hour ago)
One of South Korea's largest banks is suing the head of Windsor's Coco Group and another developer for more than $1.5 billion over a controversy-plagued Toronto condo project. The lawsuit alleges that Jenny Coco and Toronto real estate magnate Sam Mizrahi have defaulted as guarantors on loans for the unfinished high-rise formerly called The One...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
The widow of Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that two independent labs have found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death in a Russian prison. Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died in the Arctic penal colony in February 2024. He was...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — American tennis star Taylor Townsend has apologized “from the bottom of my heart” for making disparaging comments about Chinese food. Her original comments on social media — followed by her apology — came before the United States plays Kazakhstan at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China. The 29-year-old...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Moriah Balingit WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time she saw her husband, the father of her three children, was when he left their Washington apartment a month ago to buy milk and diapers. Before long he called to say he had been pulled over — but not to worry, because it was just local […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
It is fair to assume most Canadians know little, if anything, about the Supreme Court of Canada's instructions in R. vs. Gladue (1999). The Myles Sanderson massacre at James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan and, more recently, the Tyrone Simard mass stabbing at Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba, beg a number of important questions […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Another set of communications has surfaced that raises serious concerns about how Nahanni Fontaine treats the people she was elected to represent. This time the screenshots came from a Facebook post by Patrick Allard, who ran as an independent in the 2023 provincial election. On June 29, 2025, he published leaked Instagram messages between Fontaine...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Keeping Fontaine is less than honourable I am writing to you out of frustration and disgust in the NDP and the less than “Honorable” premier Kinew. It’s not a proud day to be a Manitoban. I’m not at all surprised by Fontaine’s comments, as you’ve already stated it’s not the first time she’s done something like […]
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Putin has Trump's number One has to wonder just what Vladimir Putin has on President Trump? He totally embarrassed Trump at the fantastic red carpet rollout meeting in Alaska. Putin continues to wage open war on the Ukrainians, sending in drove after drove of Iranian and Chinese drones killing innocent Ukrainian civilians. Putin then sends […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision today, where it’s widely expected to lower its key lending rate. A quarter-point cut would bring the central bank’s benchmark rate down to 2.5 per cent after three consecutive holds at 2.75 per cent. The bank received a last-minute look at […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
OTTAWA — The federal union representing workers at the Canada Revenue Agency has started the second phase of its online campaign denouncing staffing cuts. The “Canada on Hold” campaign was launched last month with a focus on CRA call centres but has now been expanded to draw attention to staffing cuts across the agency. Marc […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
Has the UCP vetted whether members who champion Alberta separation, a provincial police force, and an Alberta pension plan are comfortable carrying a driver's licence that still identifies them as Canadian citizens? Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is the federal one-stop shop for citizenship certificates and passports. Premier Danielle...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
DEAR ABBY: I’m a man in my early 30s who has made a career switch. My new field requires me to be more social because I will be meeting with colleagues, some of them older than I am, and attending trade shows, meetings, and business and social networking outings. This was never part of my […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Damian J. Troise NEW YORK (AP) — StubHub is set to enter the public arena Wednesday after the ticket marketplace priced its initial public offering at $23.50 per share. The company’s shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “STUB.” StubHub offered just over 34 million shares and raised approximately […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
Durham Regional Police are working to identify a man injured in an e-scooter crash. Police were called to Kitney Drive just north of Clements Road West around 3:15 p.m. for reports of a single-vehicle crash involving an e-scooter. The man was riding northbound along the east side of the roadway when he lost control and […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (2 hours ago)
Hamilton police have released doorbell camera footage showing a woman accused of stealing a gold necklace from a senior in Flamborough, and are asking for the public’s help to identify her. The video, recorded on Sept. 8 around 3:30 p.m., shows the suspect approaching the victim’s home and greeting her as though they were acquaintances. […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette will miss the rest of the regular season with a knee injury but could return for the playoffs, manager John Schneider confirmed on Tuesday. Bichette, 27, was placed on the 10-day injured list after suffering what the team described as a PCL strain in his left knee. The injury […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Munir Ahmed ISLAMABAD (AP) — Sikh community leaders urged New Delhi to lift a ban recently imposed on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan to visit the shrine of Guru Nanak, the founder of their faith. They said the move violates international norms and moral values. The appeal came from Mahesh Singh, vice president of the […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
SEHNDE, Germany (AP) — A German man under investigation as a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann has been released after serving his sentence in an unrelated case. It’s the latest turn in the 18-year mystery over what happened to the 3-year-old, who disappeared while her family was on vacation in […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Pan Pylas LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. held steady at 3.8% in the year to August, official figures showed Wednesday, a day before the Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold. The Office for National Statistics found food and drink prices rose for the fifth month in […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Daniel Niemann And Markus Schreiber SEHNDE, Germany (AP) — A German national who is under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago was released from prison Wednesday after serving his sentence in an unrelated case, police said. The man, who has been identified by media as Christian Bruckner, had […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Keith Doucette HALIFAX — The future of the grain elevator at the Port of Halifax remains murky as the port continues with an ambitious expansion aimed at growing its cargo and cruise ship businesses. Kim Batherson, general manager of Halifax Grain Elevator Limited, said her large storage facility that’s been in operation since 1924 […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Miriam Lafontaine MONTREAL — When immigration lawyer Hana Marku opened her email weeks ago to a photo of an emaciated infant in the Gaza Strip, she said she felt helpless. The child is among about 50 Palestinians the Toronto-based lawyer is representing. She said each one was blocked without explanation from submitting applications under […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… BoC expected to cut key lending rate today The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision today, where it’s widely expected to lower its key lending rate. A quarter-point cut would bring the central […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
LONDON (AP) — A British judge temporarily blocked the government from sending an asylum-seeker who crossed the English Channel back to France, delaying the first deportation under an agreement between London and Paris. The 25-year-old Eritrean man was due to leave Britain on Wednesday on a commercial flight. But after his lawyers appealed, High...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Kim Tong-hyung SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The elderly leader of the international Unification Church became the latest high-profile figure in South Korea to face an investigation in connection with criminal probes of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife. Hak Ja Han is the 82-year-old widow of the church’s South Korean founder, […]
ReadOttawa Citizen - Local (4 hours ago)
Wednesday, Sept. 17: In Dunrobin, a proposed solar-panel farm could even be paired with farming crops or livestock, a reader suggests. You can write to us too, at [email protected]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
By Danica Kirka WINDSOR, England (AP) — It’s the sort of experience you just can’t buy. The carriages are being polished, the family silver is being laid out, and diamonds are being dusted off as King Charles III prepares to offer a royal welcome to Donald Trump on Wednesday for what will be the highlight […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
By Kanis Leung HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader announced plans Wednesday to speed up development of an economic powerhouse near its border with mainland China and nurture industries ranging from artificial intelligence to higher education as the city seeks new economic growth engines to maintain its international competitiveness. Chief...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
By Gemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER — Even after earning yet another spot in the Canadian Championship final, the Vancouver Whitecaps are not taking anything for granted. The ‘Caps — who’ve hoisted the Voyageurs Cup three years in a row — are headed back to the tournament’s decisive game after blanking Forge FC 4-0 in the second […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (6 hours ago)
SUNshine Girl Carie is an internationally published bikini model. The 5-foot-4 Leo was studying psychology at university when she posed for these photos in February 2017. She enjoys dancing and is fond of Louboutin shoes. (Jack Boland/Toronto Sun)
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (7 hours ago)
Tuesday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 6 Tampa Bay 5 N.Y. Yankees 10 Minnesota 9 Athletics 2 Boston 1 Cleveland 7 Detroit 5 (10 innings) Seattle 12 Kansas City 5 Houston 6 Texas 5 Baltimore 8 Chicago White Sox 7 National League Atlanta 6 Washington 3, 1st game Atlanta 5 Washington 0 (10 innings), 2nd […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (7 hours ago)
By Jesse Bedayn, Hannah Schoenbaum And John Seewer PROVO, Utah (AP) — As authorities worked feverishly to find the person who assassinated Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last week, the 22-year-old man now charged with the crime was texting with his romantic partner and acknowledging he was the shooter, court documents revealed. Tyler...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (7 hours ago)
This in from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and co-host Kyle Bukauskas, their interview with Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid on his future with the Oilers. In the interview, McDavid makes it clear, once again, that he’s in no rush to sign a new contract with the Oilers, that he and his family and carefully thinking through […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
By Christopher Rugaber WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Federal Reserve widely expected Wednesday to reduce its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 4.1%, economists and Wall Street investors will be looking for signals about next steps: How deeply might the Fed cut in the next few months? There are typically two different approaches […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
By Curt Anderson STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife’s sister and parents and setting their house on fire is scheduled to put to death Wednesday, which would be a record 12th execution in the state in 2025. David Pittman, 63, is set to receive a lethal injection starting […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
By Hillel Italie NEW YORK (AP) — Lorie Lee Sekayumptewa, a former administrator with the Navajo Nation Film Office, remembers seeing Robert Redford at traditional cultural dances at the Hopi village of Hotevilla in New Mexico. It was more than 30 years ago and he was serving as executive producer of the 1991 release “The […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
By Gemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are headed back to the Canadian Championship final for the fourth year in a row. Sebastian Berhalter converted a penalty kick and contributed an assist as the ‘Caps blanked Forge FC of Hamilton 4-0 in the second leg of a semifinal matchup on Tuesday. The aggregate score […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
By Amy Taxin SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California judge convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife after the couple had been arguing is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson faces a maximum potential sentence of 40 years to life in prison. The 74-year-old […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (8 hours ago)
By Farnoush Amiri UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mike Waltz almost certainly will not make his debut as President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during a gathering of world leaders next week after delays and procedural hurdles postponed his confirmation. Waltz’s nomination was sent back to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
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