Word on the Street and other events to book this weekend in Toronto
It’s fall — but it sure doesn’t feel like it. The warm days and balmy evenings are basically giving you reason to enjoy the unseasonal temperatures and bask in all…
A U.S. port shutdown is nearing. The impact on Canada could be ‘severe’
Canadian businesses are nervously bracing for the impacts of a fast-approaching dockworkers strike at U.S. East Coast ports that could cripple continental supply chains — a situation that could become…
Melania Trump calls her husband’s survival of assassination attempts ’miracles’
In her first interview in more than two years, former First Lady Melania Trump said she saw her husband’s survival in two attempts on his life as “miracles” and offered…
Nova Scotia government says offer rejected by wine industry is ‘fair’
The Nova Scotia government says its offer of financial aid to the province’s wine industry is still on the table, despite it being rejected by grape growers. During a briefing…
B.C. Premier David Eby gets stung by wasp during news conference
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — British Columbia NDP leader David Eby has been upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference. Eby was delivering…
Ross McCausland on target as Rangers kick Europa League campaign off with win at Malmo
Rangers made a storming start to their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 win over Malmo in Sweden which should have been more emphatic. Midfielder Nedim Bajrami scored his first…
The Federal Court has a new plan to review surge of rejected student visas
The Federal Court has launched a pilot project to streamline the judicial review of rejected student visa applications. The Federal Court said that this year, it was on track to…
Glock pistols are popular among criminals because they’re easily modified, report says
BALTIMORE — Glock pistols are a popular choice for people committing gun crimes, in part because they can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons using a small device, according…
Judge considers retrial of armourer in fatal film set shooting by Alec Baldwin
A judge heard arguments on whether to dismiss a criminal conviction against a movie armourer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin and said she will…
Labour’s Elon Musk snub blasted by Kelvin MacKenzie: ‘We need him more than he needs us!’
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has criticised the UK government’s decision not to invite Elon Musk to an upcoming tech summit. Speaking on GB News, MacKenzie argued that the snub…