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Canada issues travel advisory for Laos after six tourists die from tainted alcoholic drinks

The Canadian government has issued a travel advisory for Laos after six tourists died due to tainted alcohol. In the travel advisory, the government recommends to Canadians that they “exercise a high degree of caution” when travelling to Laos due to...

Nov 25, 2024 | News

Poilievre asks provinces to scrap sales tax on new homes under $1M

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces’ premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million. It follows Poilievre’s own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal...

Nov 4, 2024 | News

Cake Boss’ bake shop Carlo’s Bakery closes both Ontario locations

Bosses sometimes have to make tough calls, and that appears to hold true for even the Cake Boss himself. It’s an inarguable truth that Toronto certainly has no shortage of great bakeries and cake shops, and there’s no disputing that that’s a good thing (unless...

Oct 30, 2024 | News

Tory MPs backed communities seeking Liberal housing fund Poilievre vows to cut

OTTAWA — Five Conservative MPs have written letters to the Liberal housing minister asking him to grant their communities funding from a program that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre this week called disastrous and promised to cancel. Housing Minister Sean Fraser...

Oct 30, 2024 | News

Toronto Maple Leafs ranked as NHL’s most valuable team

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been ranked as the National Hockey League’s (NHL) most valuable team for the fourth straight year. Sportico released its 2024 NHL Franchise Valuation Rankings, listing the Maple Leafs at $3.66 billion, up from $2.65 billion...

Oct 30, 2024 | News

Toronto Zoo says Charles, its beloved 52-year-old gorilla, has died

The Toronto Zoo says it’s honouring the life of Charles, a 52-year-old silverback gorilla, who passed away on Tuesday. Charles died from natural causes after experiencing significant health issues which arose recently. “Charles has been a revered member of your...

Oct 30, 2024 | News

A man is arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in a Hong Kong park

HONG KONG (AP) — A foreign man living in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of killing a Southeast Asian woman at a waterfall inside a park in the Chinese territory. The woman, who was about 25 years old,...

Oct 30, 2024 | News

Inside B.C.’s insanely close election

In today’s The Big Story podcast, if anyone ever tries to tell you that your vote doesn’t matter, you can tell them about this election. The final results of B.C.’s vote took a week to calculate — and even then...

Oct 30, 2024 | News

Trump will campaign in Wisconsin with Brett Favre, who’s linked to a Mississippi welfare scandal

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will crisscross several swing states on Wednesday, passing each other in Wisconsin, where the former president is scheduled to appear in Green Bay with a onetime local icon, retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre. A longtime...

Oct 30, 2024 | News

Teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers three times in the weeks before a deadly E. coli outbreak was detected. Kamberlyn Bowler, of Grand Junction, Colorado, had to be flown...

Oct 30, 2024 | News