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From free transit to a fan zone ferris wheel: a sneak peek at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium ahead of 1st show
TORONTO — Live Nation Canada is offering a first look at a new open-air music…
In the news today: Alberta finance minister to give fiscal update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu gets keys to first retail store once owned by The Bay
DELTA — British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu has received the keys to a store taken…
Frank Stronach to stand trial in Toronto early next year before judge alone
TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is now set to stand trial in his Toronto…
Tom Green to host Canadian country music awards
TORONTO — Tom Green’s Canadian comeback continues with plans to host Canada’s biggest country music…
In the news today: Foreign aid transparency, Quebec chopper crash victims found
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
StatCan says two-bedroom asking rents highest in Vancouver in Q1
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Vancouver saw the highest average asking rent for a two-bedroom…
B.C. mall owner lays out plan for Bay leases. Landlords are unconvinced
TORONTO — A B.C. billionaire hoping to launch a new department store chain in former…
National data shows overdose deaths dropped in 2024 but still higher than pre-pandemic
TORONTO — National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024…
Montreal asking rents up nearly 71% in six years, according to Statistics Canada
MONTREAL — A new Statistics Canada report says asking rent in Montreal has risen by…
Crime bill with tougher bail, sentencing provisions coming in fall: justice minister
OTTAWA — The Liberal government will table a bill this fall introducing stricter bail conditions…
Punishing temperatures return to Central Canada during record-breaking heat wave
TORONTO — A heat wave over Ontario and Quebec delivered a parting punch of scorching…
Here’s a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.…
In the news today: Trump announces ceasefire in Iran-Israel war
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Many heat records at risk as Ontario, Quebec battle scorching temperatures
TORONTO — Dangerously high temperatures persisted on Monday across much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec,…
After 40-year mystery, police say ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect…
Kacey Musgraves, Reneé Rapp, to headline All Things Go fest in Toronto this fall
TORONTO — Kacey Musgraves and Reneé Rapp are among the headliners set for Canada’s first…
Canadian singer Josh Ross apologizes, but stands ground, after calling U.S. ‘the best’ country
TORONTO — Canadian country singer Josh Ross is apologizing after he drew jeers on social…
In the news today: Carney in Brussels for EU-Canada summit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Heat dome’ over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada
TORONTO — Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the…
Iranian Canadians and others watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites
Iranian Canadians and Jewish groups turned worried eyes to the Middle East on Sunday, as…
John McCallum dead at 75: A political veteran of ‘good humour and grace’
OTTAWA — John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister and a mainstay of 21st century…
Events taking place across Canada Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day
OTTAWA — Hundreds gathered Saturday at events across Canada to mark Indigenous Peoples Day, with…
Brampton mayor ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Bishnoi gang terrorist designation
OTTAWA — Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said Friday he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the chances of…