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From Trump to taxes, here’s how Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh courted Canadians in a strange campaign
In this election — one that fun forgot — there was a unity of purpose vis-à-vis the threat of Trump. The collective goal is ...
Pencil or pen at the ballot box? How an election conspiracy theory reveals Canada’s problem with misinformation
A video clip of a man questioning the use of pencils at an advance poll is the latest false claim to hit social media before ...
Pierre Poilievre was the drama queen and Mark Carney was the wonk. Here’s what else I learned fact checking party leaders for 21 days
Star reporter Moira Welsh checked the accuracy of statements made on the election campaign trail by Canada's national ...
Vancouver attack: Nine dead, others injured after driver goes through Filipino Lapu Lapu street festival
Vancouver Police look over a black car believed to be involved in an incident where a vehicle drove into a crowd at the Lapu ...
Nine dead after SUV plows through Vancouver Filipino festival, man arrested
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say nine people are dead after an SUV plowed through a Vancouver street festival being staged ...
A massive explosion at an Iranian port possibly linked to missile fuel kills 25, injures some 800
The blast happened at the Shahid Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a major facility for container shipments.
Toronto’s April 27 forecast: Sunny
Environment Canada is forecasting a sunny morning in Toronto. The daytime high is expected to reach 16 C. Tonight, expect clear skies with a night time low of 3 C. The sun will set at 8:15 p.m.
Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump doubts Putin’s desire for peace
Russia launched a sweeping drone assault across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, targeting multiple regions, officials said, after U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt over Russian President ...
Mass attack at Vancouver street festival casts dark pall over final day of campaign
A mass casualty vehicle ramming at a Vancouver street festival has cast a grim shadow over the final day of the federal election campaign.
In new sci-fi novels, artificial intelligence causes problems and the moon somehow turns into cheese
“Where the Axe Is Buried” is a political thriller set in a New Cold War version of Europe where Russia is ruled by a ...
Death. Fear. Frigid water. Here’s how a few who experienced Canada’s worst peacetime sea disaster managed to survive
I just went down, down, down. The water was filling me, and I was turning my wedding ring on my finger and thinking I had ...
Scholarship deadlines are looming. Here’s how to get your slice of the free-money pie
You don't have to be a genius to score a scholarship, writes Lesley-Anne Scorgie. The folks giving away the money know that ...