CRISANTI: Toronto’s 2025 budget shook the city
On Jan. 13, the City of Toronto launched the 2025 budget. Taxpayers are still recovering from the record tax hike of 2024. Last year’s record 9.5% tax hike, coupled with…
LAU: Toronto taxpayers are getting mugged
After raising property taxes 9.5% last year, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s proposed 2025 budget raises property taxes by a further 6.9% this year. If approved by council, this would be…
Sky Sports pundit left with egg on his face as Liverpool secure dramatic late win over Brentford
Sky Sports pundit Kris Boyd was left with egg on his face as Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 in their Premier League clash at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday. The…
‘She has lost someone dear’: Professor hopes orca’s ‘grief swim’ spurs ethics rethink
As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara…
Abby Boreen scores twice to lead Victoire over Frost
LAVAL — Abby Boreen scored twice to lead the Montréal Victoire to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Frost on Friday night. Claire Dalton and captain Marie-Philip Poulin, on a…
Protesters arrested in Trafalgar Square after breaking police line on march
Pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested in Trafalgar Square on suspicion of breaching protest conditions after demonstrators broke through a police line as they marched from a rally in Whitehall. Saturday’s…
PWHL’s neutral site Takeover Tour drawing attention and `We want a team’ chants as expansion looms
Three neutral site stops down and six to go, the Professional Women’s Hockey League is quickly discovering how popular it has become at a time when the second-year six-team league…
David Lammy congratulates Qatari PM on Gaza ceasefire deal
David Lammy has congratulated the Qatari prime minister for reaching a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, as the deal is due to come into effect on Sunday morning. The ceasefire…
What to know about Trump’s inauguration as it is moved indoors
Sub-freezing temperatures forecast for Monday in Washington mean President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda. Almost everyone visiting Washington will not be able…
Director Claire van Kampen dies aged 71 on birthday of her husband Mark Rylance
Director Claire van Kampen has died aged 71 on the 65th birthday of her husband Sir Mark Rylance after being diagnosed with cancer.