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Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is facing criticism over its ticket prices. 51st year marks the festival's return, but some attendees are being priced out due to high costs. A woman named Chiyo Kim bought tickets to a…

Israel cancels festival appearance

In August 2025, a group of anti-Israel protesters caused trouble at the International Culturefest in Saint John, New Brunswick, chanting slogans and trying to intimidate the Israeli booth. The situation escalated, but two protesters were…

Ontario Housing Development Goals

Ontario has met only 58% of its goal for building new homes by 2025, despite a modified definition that includes non-traditional housing options such as basement units and long-term care beds. The province's target was to build 150,000 new…

Imported US Chicken Eggs

Canadian supermarkets in Quebec are selling dozens of American eggs, including some purchased by consumers who paid $2.99 for a dozen at discount supermarket chain Maxi. The discovery has sparked controversy, with some Canadians expressing…

Face Moisturizer Recommendations

In a list of 11 recommended face moisturizers, CeraVe, Laneige, and Kiehl's are among the brands featured. The article suggests that these products can help address skin concerns such as dryness, dullness, and flakiness caused by…

Canada's Pre 2003 Military Plans

Canada was prepared to send naval ships to Iraq in 2003 if the UN Security Council had authorized military action, according to cabinet records. However, the government was not planning to send ground troops due to its ongoing involvement…

Fake News Scandal Erupts

A Vietnamese company called HTV Network has been discovered to be creating and spreading fake news on Facebook for profit. The company, which claims to provide "authoritative journalism", is actually run by Ngo Anh Tan, who celebrates his…

Nunavut Wind Power Project

The Canada Infrastructure Bank has provided a $20-million loan to support an Inuit-led wind project in Nunavut. The project, led by the Kitikmeot Inuit Association and Tugliq Energy, will power the operations of Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.'s…

Royal Antwerp Sports Director

Marc Overmars, 43-year-old former Netherlands soccer player, has resigned as sports director of Royal Antwerp in Belgium due to health issues. Overmars, who had been working at Royal Antwerp since 2022, cited "all the fatigue that has…

Ontario Liberal Leadership Race

Dylan Marando, a 39-year-old candidate for the Ontario Liberal leadership, made a memorable entrance at a recent debate by saying that Doug Ford's time in power has gone bad and will soon get worse. This bold statement caught attention…

St Boniface Aquatic Centre Proposal

Some residents of St. Boniface, a neighborhood in Winnipeg, are expressing concerns about a proposed new aquatic centre in Provencher Park. The city has announced plans to build the facility, citing that the existing pool at Provencher…

Lucille Ball's Red Hair Secret

Lucille Ball, who starred in the hit TV show I Love Lucy, wasn't born with red hair, but rather had it dyed for a role at RKO Radio Pictures. In fact, early in her career, she experimented with different colors, including blonde, and even…

Diabetes Breakthrough Found

A team at Avaí Bio, Inc. has successfully demonstrated a cure for type 1 diabetes by replacing insulin-producing beta cells in patients, allowing their bodies to regulate glucose levels again. This breakthrough has been repeatedly shown in…

Ontario Education Policy Changes

Hundreds of thousands of Ontario students returned to school on Tuesday, marking the start of a new academic year with some significant policy changes. Education Minister Paul Calandra announced in June that final written exams would be…

Ancient Dog Hide Displayed

Atheana Picha, a member of the Salish Nation, was overcome with emotion when she saw the only known pelt of an extinct woolly dog at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. The woolly dog, once bred by Salish and Makah peoples for its soft fur…

Alberta Separatist Leader

Jeffrey Rath, the leader of an Alberta separatist movement and a lawyer, faces a $109 million debt claim from an American investment company called Diriba Investments LLC. The company alleges that Rath and his professional corporation…

Quebec Alcohol Sales Barriers

Paul Cirka, CEO of CIRKA Distilleries in Montreal, wrote a letter to Premier Christine Fréchette on August 6 expressing concern that Quebec's decision not to join an agreement allowing direct-to-consumer (DTC) interprovincial sales of…

Lavazza Partners With TIFF

Lavazza, a globally renowned Italian coffee brand, has signed a multi-year agreement with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to become its Gala Presenting Partner and Official Coffee Partner through 2028. This new agreement…

Ontario FOI Request Pause

On April 24, the Ford government's 2026 budget passed into law, making sweeping changes to Ontario's freedom of information (FOI) process. The new law excluded the premier, his cabinet, and their staff from disclosing records to the…

Illicit Garbage Dumping Scandal

In Alberta, Canada, a growing problem of illegal garbage dumping has sparked concern and debate about how to address it. A man known as "One Ditch at a Time" has been documenting and cleaning up dumped trash along roadsides and fencelines…

Live D&D Streaming Frenzy

Thousands of people are paying to watch live performances of Dungeons & Dragons, a tabletop role-playing game, where players improvise a story together with the help of dice rolls. The event, called Endless Dungeon, has already sold out…

Quebec Student Election Campaigns

Orphée Dubé-Gervais, a Québec solidaire candidate, is balancing her university studies with campaigning for the Quebec election on October 5th. She expects to spend a lot of time studying on the train while also door knocking and attending…

Marriage Expectations vs Reality

A woman in her 40s has been engaged twice but never married, despite thinking she wanted to settle down. She attributes her hesitation to not being raised with a strong idea of marriage as a positive institution and having a lack of good…

Hamas Israel Conflict

On October 7, 2023, a militant group called Hamas launched a major attack on Israel, but according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the…