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OPEC+ countries to boost oil production by 547,000 barrels per day

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of countries that are part of the OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries has agreed to boost oil production, a move some believe could lower oil and gasoline prices, citing a steady global economic outlook...

Aug 4, 2025 | Local

LeBlanc says he expects Carney, Trump will speak in the coming days

OTTAWA — Dominic LeBlanc said Sunday that he expects Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump will speak “over the next number of days” as the United States ratchets up pressure in trade talks. The Canada-U.S. trade minister...

Aug 4, 2025 | Local

Man wanted after homeowner allegedly assaulted in east end break-in

Police are searching for a man after a homeowner was allegedly assaulted with a weapon during a break-in in the city’s east end. Investigators say around 6 p.m. on August 2, a man was found inside a home in the...

Aug 4, 2025 | Local

Prime Minister makes appearance at Vancouver Pride celebration

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a stop Vancouver’s Pride celebration Sunday after meeting with B.C. Premier David Eby and officials from the Vancouver port. He marched along with the Pride Parade for about a kilometre. Carney says the parade...

Aug 4, 2025 | Local

Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday. Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged...

Aug 4, 2025 | Local

Hilary Weston, fashion mogul and former Ontario lieutenant-governor, dead at 83

Hilary Weston, an Irish-Canadian fashion mogul and former lieutenant-governor of Ontario who devoted time to issues tied to women, volunteerism and youth, has died at 83. In a statement Sunday, her family said the philanthropist and writer was shaped by...

Aug 4, 2025 | Local

Broken altimeter, ignored warnings: Hearings reveal what went wrong in DC crash that killed 67

Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings this week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal Aviation Administration and Army officials about a list of things that went wrong and contributed to a Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet...

Aug 3, 2025 | Local

Tens of thousands take to Toronto streets for Caribbean carnival celebrations

Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival, formerly called “Caribana,” has been going strong since 1967. Organizers say the festival, a mix of cultural, culinary and social events, was a gift to Canada on its centennial anniversary. The theme of Saturday’s Grand Parade was...

Aug 3, 2025 | Local

Victoria Mboko stuns No. 1 seed Coco Gauff to reach NBO quarterfinals

Victoria Mboko’s stellar run at the National Bank Open hit a new level Saturday. The Canadian rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 1 seed Coco Gauff of the United States, winning the women’s singles match in just 62...

Aug 3, 2025 | Local

Man, 29, wanted for murder after five hour shelter-in-place order lifted in Bracebridge, Ont.

Provincial police are searching for a 29-year-old man who is wanted for murder following a shooting and arson in Bracebridge, Ont., that forced residents to shelter in place for more than five hours. Police say they were called to a...

Aug 3, 2025 | Local