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Speakers Corner Spotlight: Roncy Village going all in on Made in Canada
Our Speakers Corner spotlight takes us to Toronto’s Roncesvalles Village where businesses are making a statement in response to ongoing tariff battles with the U.S.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pitches railway to Ring of Fire, Alberta is on board
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has signed an agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to help build a railway to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region. The two premiers signed two non-legally binding ...
Mondelez Canada discontinuing Jersey Milk chocolate bars amid low consumer demand
Mondelez Canada Inc. says it’s no longer producing Jersey Milk chocolate bars. Spokesperson Pierina De Carolis says the confectionary company’s decision to cut the product came after a portfolio ...
Russia’s ex-minister found dead hours after being fired, investigators believe he killed himself
Russian’s transport minister was found dead Monday, hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, in what officials called an apparent suicide. Roman Starovoyt, who served as Russia’s ...
A reignited Trump-Musk feud burns Tesla investors, shares of EV company tumble 8%
Shares of Tesla tumbled 8% at the opening bell Monday as the feud between CEO Elon Musk and Trump reignited over the weekend. Musk, once a top donor and ally of Trump, announced that he was forming a ...
Greece imposes work breaks as a heat wave grips the country
Authorities in Greece imposed mandatory work breaks on Monday in parts of the country where temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), with the heat wave forecast to last ...
Transport committee to debate whether to study BC Ferries’ Chinese ship contract
The House of Commons transport committee is meeting to decide whether to study BC Ferries’ decision to purchase four Chinese vessels. BC Ferries announced last month that it hired China Merchants ...
Australian mushroom cook is convicted of triple murder after serving a fatal beef Wellington lunch
Australian woman Erin Patterson was found guilty Monday of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. The jury in the Supreme ...
Annex restaurant targeted by gunfire for second time this month
Officers arrived at the scene and noticed damage to a restaurant, with evidence of gunfire. No injuries have been reported.
An inside look at what it’s like to be a sequestered juror in a criminal case in Canada
The Big Story podcast speaks with CityNews reporter, Nick Westoll, about the challenging journey of being a juror in Canada.
New Brunswick to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales with some other provinces
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick will soon allow consumers to buy alcohol directly from some other provinces and territories. The province says the changes to the Liquor Control Act will take effect as ...
High-profile trial for deadly hotel fire that killed 78 opens in Turkey
A total of 32 defendants went on trial on Monday over a deadly fire that tore through a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, killing 78 people and injuring 133 others. The Jan. 21 fire hit the 12-story ...