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Weekend need-to-know: Maple Leaf Square hosting Game 4 tailgate party
Maple Leaf Square will be filled to the brim for Game 4 action on Saturday night and the Hot Docs festival is back. Keep in mind, there is a subway closure this weekend and a GO Transit service ...
So you saw ‘Conclave’ the movie. Here’s what it got right – and wrong – about real-life conclaves
Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the death of Pope Francis, the ranks of armchair Vatican experts have swelled ...
Bolsonaro’s doctors say the health of Brazil former president has stabilized
The health condition of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is stable, his doctors said Friday, following reports of a decline the previous day. He continues to recover in intensive care after ...
Mistrial declared in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case
A mistrial has been declared in the sexual assault case involving five former world junior hockey players. The trial had begun on Wednesday, but jurors were dismissed early after the judge said ...
Digging into Canada’s fringe political parties and their hopes for election day
A look at some of the lesser known political parties in the federal election campaign, known as fringe parties or upstarts.
Trump and Zelenskyy among dignitaries converging on Rome for funeral of Pope Francis
Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small ...
Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings as election nears
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what polls suggest are Conservative-safe ridings today as election day approaches. Poilievre is set to begin his day in Saskatoon, where he will ...
Ukraine says Russia kills 3 in another drone attack after Trump rebukes Putin
A Russian drone struck an apartment building in a southeastern Ukraine city, killing three people and injuring 10 others, officials said Friday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump rebuked ...
Hudson’s Bay expected to begin liquidation at final six stores
Hudson’s Bay is expected to start liquidating its final six stores today. A court filing made earlier in the week by a financial adviser to the beleaguered department store says the selloff will begin ...
Canadians rate U.S. relations as poor as ties with Russia, worse than links to China
Canadians say their relations with Washington are just as bad as ties with Moscow, according to polling that suggests an openness to improving links with China and especially Mexico. Just 16 per cent ...
7-Eleven’s soon-to-be chief is confident he knows value, and thrifty customers
The first foreigner tapped to head 7-Eleven expressed confidence Friday the Japanese convenience store chain will continue to attract thrifty customers, even in an economic slowdown. But Stephen Hayes ...
Leafs’ unlikely hero Simon Benoit scores biggest goal of his life
Benoit has scored only two goals in 142 regular-season games during his tenure with the Maple Leafs and six throughout his entire career.