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Toronto removing waterfront driftwood sculptures created by local artist

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Toronto removing waterfront driftwood sculptures created by local artist

Damian Agostini is a Toronto artist who creates large sculptures from driftwood he finds along the waterfront near the Humber River. “Normally when I collect wood, I see what I intend to make, and that’s usually the inspiration,” he tells CityNews. Agostini has been building his artwork for the past four years and many area […] Damian Agostini is a Toronto artist who creates large sculptures from driftwood he finds along the waterfront near the H…

43 mins ago • CityNews

Lethbridge firefighters honoured at annual memorial: ‘What we signed up to do’

Lethbridge firefighters honoured at annual memorial: ‘What we signed up to do’

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks killed hundreds of firefighters, members across North America still gather to honour the fallen.

1 hour ago • Global News

Group launches effort to force DEED referendum

Group launches effort to force DEED referendum

The clock is about to start on an attempt to force a vote on the Downtown Event and Entertainment District. Efforts to press for a referendum official…

1 hour ago • Global News

The Curator: 8 viral kitchen appliances that make weeknight meals easier

The Curator: 8 viral kitchen appliances that make weeknight meals easier

Here are eight popular appliances from Our Place, Ninja, Hamilton Beach and more that can help make cooking feel a whole lot more manageable.

2 hours ago • Global News

Mark Carney meets with ‘Forever Canadian’ campaigners in Banff

Mark Carney meets with ‘Forever Canadian’ campaigners in Banff

The prime minister was cheered by about 50 supporters of the Forever Canadian campaign, almost all holding red and white signs and some wearing the ma…

2 hours ago • Global News

Carney meets with supporters of Alberta’s remain movement on last day of cabinet retreat

Carney meets with supporters of Alberta’s remain movement on last day of cabinet retreat

Prime Minister has been a ‘reassuring’ presence who stood up for country in trade negotiations, says head of Forever Canadian group

2 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Zach Collaros hopes Winnipeg Blue Bombers bounce back against Roughriders

Zach Collaros hopes Winnipeg Blue Bombers bounce back against Roughriders

The Bombers will look to get back on track in the Banjo Bowl rematch on Saturday against the Roughriders.

2 hours ago • Global News

Dawson community marks 20 years since college shooting

Dawson community marks 20 years since college shooting

Survivors and family members reflected on the tragedy's legacy and ongoing calls for stronger gun-control measures.

2 hours ago • Global News

‘E-dirt bikes are not toys’: E.R. doc fears more injuries after 2 kids hit in Edmonton

‘E-dirt bikes are not toys’: E.R. doc fears more injuries after 2 kids hit in Edmonton

Edmonton police said two boys, aged 11 and 12, on an e-dirt bike allegedly cut off a car turning onto Terwillegar Drive, triggering a crash that left …

3 hours ago • Global News

Conversations with U.S. officials continue despite lack of trade negotiations, LeBlanc says

Conversations with U.S. officials continue despite lack of trade negotiations, LeBlanc says

Minister has no meetings in Washington scheduled but has spoken several times with American counterpart Jamieson Greer

3 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Canadian Olympic champion Katzberg upset in hammer throw at Ultimate Championship

Canadian Olympic champion Katzberg upset in hammer throw at Ultimate Championship

Nanaimo native entered competition as world’s top-ranked hammer thrower

3 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Peace Garden ceremony at Canada-U.S. border marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Peace Garden ceremony at Canada-U.S. border marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Hundreds gathered at the International Peace Garden to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks in a ceremony that also affirmed close bonds between Canada…

3 hours ago • Global News

Lake Ontario merchandise turns Trump order into fundraiser to protect the lake

Lake Ontario merchandise turns Trump order into fundraiser to protect the lake

A Lake Ontario-inspired phrase is being turned into merchandise, with part of the proceeds going toward protecting and restoring the lake.

3 hours ago • Global News

Sovereignty referendum becomes the latest focus of Quebec election campaign

Sovereignty referendum becomes the latest focus of Quebec election campaign

PQ’s St-Pierre Plamondon promises to hold a vote even with a minority government

3 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Globe journalists share their 9/11 experiences from New York and beyond, 25 years later

Globe journalists share their 9/11 experiences from New York and beyond, 25 years later

What our reporters remember from their time spent covering the Sept. 11 attacks

3 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Ottawa begins rolling out long-awaited supplemental funding for national sport groups

Ottawa begins rolling out long-awaited supplemental funding for national sport groups

Alpine Canada receives an additional $2.77-million to its funding for the year

4 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Argos very wary about taking on winless Redblacks

Argos very wary about taking on winless Redblacks

Chad Kelly is preparing for the unexpected.

4 hours ago • Global News

Supreme Court rejects strict deadlines during criminal sentencing

Supreme Court rejects strict deadlines during criminal sentencing

Friday’s judgment answers specific questions amid broader issue of delays in the justice system

6 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Quebec party leaders criticize PQ’s $130-million sovereignty referendum plan

Quebec party leaders criticize PQ’s $130-million sovereignty referendum plan

Three of the five leaders in the campaign argued that there were better ways to spend this money

6 hours ago • Globe and Mail

‘I like to walk’: Japanese man traverses Canada purely for the joy of it

‘I like to walk’: Japanese man traverses Canada purely for the joy of it

For Nobuaki Okumura, happiness can be a borrowed Habs jersey, making friends with total strangers, or a well-earned meal after a long day of walking a…

6 hours ago • CityNews

Chrétien touts Canada’s generosity, strength in speech at Gander’s 9/11 ceremony

Chrétien touts Canada’s generosity, strength in speech at Gander’s 9/11 ceremony

Newfoundland town rushed to help more than 6,500 passengers who were grounded after the attacks 25 years ago

6 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Iran-backed Houthis seize an island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Iran-backed Houthis seize an island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

The Houthis’ biggest territorial gains in years, along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, could boost Iran’s strategy of driving up world oil and gas prices to…

7 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Supreme Court rules no need to set time limit for sentencing proceedings

Supreme Court rules no need to set time limit for sentencing proceedings

It says a man is entitled to a reduction in his sentence for sexual assault because the post-verdict sentencing phase of the case took too long The Su…

8 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Thousands sign petition calling on Oilers to reverse Formenton signing

Thousands sign petition calling on Oilers to reverse Formenton signing

Alex Formenton was one of five former Canadian world junior players acquitted last year of sexual assault charges

10 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Trudeau to launch production company at TIFF with former top aide Katie Telford

Trudeau to launch production company at TIFF with former top aide Katie Telford

Company says Hope & Hard Work will create both scripted and unscripted content, and several projects are already in development

11 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Households’ debt-to-income ratio dips as income growth outpaces debt

Households’ debt-to-income ratio dips as income growth outpaces debt

In the second quarter, Canadians held about $1.76 in credit market debt for every dollar of household disposable income, Statscan says

11 hours ago • Globe and Mail

How 9/11 is still claiming its first responders

How 9/11 is still claiming its first responders

The health toll on first responders who rushed to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 continues to mount. Many have been diagnosed with cancers and othe…

12 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Canada more than 20 years behind on reaching its 2030 emissions target, study suggests

Canada more than 20 years behind on reaching its 2030 emissions target, study suggests

It is on track to miss its 2030 emissions target under the Paris Agreement – and it won’t even reach it by 2050, the year it was supposed to hit net-z…

14 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Morning Update: Gander remembers, 25 years later

Morning Update: Gander remembers, 25 years later

Also in today’s edition: Ukraine and Canada’s 100-year partnership and Céline Dion’s return to the stage Good morning. Gander marks 25 years since 9/1…

14 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Doctor at centre of Atlantic Canada licensing controversy accused of falsifying evidence about patient in Quebec

Doctor at centre of Atlantic Canada licensing controversy accused of falsifying evidence about patient in Quebec

Sanjeev Sirpal allegedly conspired to forge a diary entry that falsely portrayed the patient as racist after she complained he sexually assaulted her …

15 hours ago • Globe and Mail

Ottawa launches consultations for a water security strategy

Ottawa launches consultations for a water security strategy

Federal government seeking public input as climate change, rising demand and tensions with the U.S. raise stakes around freshwater resources

23 hours ago • Globe and Mail

On a sombre anniversary, Gander welcomes the ‘plane people’ back to the Rock

On a sombre anniversary, Gander welcomes the ‘plane people’ back to the Rock

With Canadian-American tensions at a fever pitch, the kindness and generosity of townsfolk still overwhelms 25 years after 9/11

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Army reorganization formally takes effect with ceremony in Edmonton

Army reorganization formally takes effect with ceremony in Edmonton

New Manoeuvre Division will oversee all of the Army’s combat resources

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Film fans gear up for another year of TIFF

Film fans gear up for another year of TIFF

Film fans from near and far were out on a blocked-out portion of King Street, also known as Festival Street, to soak in the atmosphere ahead of openin…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Women in high-income families more likely to have children, Statscan finds

Women in high-income families more likely to have children, Statscan finds

Experts say the trend is likely to accelerate and affirms the narrative that the expense of raising children is holding back couples from becoming par…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Police charge suspect in Edmonton Sikh temple attack

Police charge suspect in Edmonton Sikh temple attack

Edmonton police have laid charges after two worshippers were stabbed last month with a screwdriver at a Sikh temple.

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Czech émigré Otto Jelinek represented Canada as a skater, MP and ambassador

Czech émigré Otto Jelinek represented Canada as a skater, MP and ambassador

Winning the pairs event with his sister at the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague during the Cold War was the highlight of their skating car…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Ontario announces 40,000 new seats at universities and colleges, with focus on practical job training

Ontario announces 40,000 new seats at universities and colleges, with focus on practical job training

Enhancement of STEM, health care, teaching and trades programs comes at critical moment for local businesses and the higher-education sector

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Canada, U.S. continue to work together despite trade war, Carney says

Canada, U.S. continue to work together despite trade war, Carney says

Two leaders spoke about war in Iran and ‘other global developments,’ Prime Minister says

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Impresario Craig Martin mounted tribute shows for a generation raised on LPs

Impresario Craig Martin mounted tribute shows for a generation raised on LPs

Champion of the electric sounds of his youth founded Classic Albums Live, in which musicians lovingly replicate records such as The Dark Side of the M…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Edmonton police charge suspect in Sikh temple screwdriver stabbings

Edmonton police charge suspect in Sikh temple screwdriver stabbings

A 27-year-old man faces multiple offences, but police see no evidence of hate crime

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Poilievre visits New York to pitch closer Canada-U.S. ties

Poilievre visits New York to pitch closer Canada-U.S. ties

Long-standing friendships are strongest tool for ending trade dispute, Conservative Leader says

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Ontario Science Centre lays off entire science department as part of restructuring

Ontario Science Centre lays off entire science department as part of restructuring

Government is building a new $1-billion science centre at Ontario Place

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Former University of Michigan hockey players sue, say they were sexually abused decades ago

Former University of Michigan hockey players sue, say they were sexually abused decades ago

Plaintiffs are 16 men who played at Michigan between 1984 and 2001

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Trump's Canada-bashing echoed by supporters at GOP convention

Trump's Canada-bashing echoed by supporters at GOP convention

Thousands of U.S. President Donald Trump's most ardent followers have gathered in Dallas for a Republican convention and many are parroting the presid…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Glitz, glam and geopolitical anxiety as TIFF gets under way amid trade war

Glitz, glam and geopolitical anxiety as TIFF gets under way amid trade war

More than 200 feature-length and short films are screening at TIFF from dozens of countries across six continents

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Trump supporters echo anti-Canada rhetoric at GOP convention

Trump supporters echo anti-Canada rhetoric at GOP convention

Many of the U.S. President’s most ardent followers are parroting his constant bashing of Canada

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

From Paris chic to retro rec room, here’s how teachers are decorating their classrooms

From Paris chic to retro rec room, here’s how teachers are decorating their classrooms

These teachers incorporated everything from a record player to an extremely fashionable goose

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Ukraine's Zelensky meets with Carney ahead of cabinet meeting in Alberta

Ukraine's Zelensky meets with Carney ahead of cabinet meeting in Alberta

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of a Liberal cabinet meeting in Alberta. Carney says the mee…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

How 9/11 changed Canada’s approach to national security

How 9/11 changed Canada’s approach to national security

Going through the border would become less simple in the years after al-Qaeda operatives crashed passenger planes into the World Trade Center and the …

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Canada’s housing supply gap narrowly improves, but pace of construction could slow, CMHC says

Canada’s housing supply gap narrowly improves, but pace of construction could slow, CMHC says

Between 417,000 and 469,000 new housing units needed per year to restore affordability, federal housing agency says

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Canada will help to rebuild Ukraine when Russia’s war ends, Carney tells Zelensky

Canada will help to rebuild Ukraine when Russia’s war ends, Carney tells Zelensky

Prime Minister also says Canada supports ‘Ukraine’s path to joining NATO’ and the European Union .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Harry Styles to play two shows in Toronto’s Rogers Stadium next year

Harry Styles to play two shows in Toronto’s Rogers Stadium next year

British pop star will perform on May 7 and May 8, marking his first tour stop in Toronto since 2022

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Ford names new labour, infrastructure ministers and Treasury Board president in cabinet shuffle

Ford names new labour, infrastructure ministers and Treasury Board president in cabinet shuffle

Ontario Premier’s office positions the move as a response to Canada’s trade war with the U.S.

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Ontario to expand tariff support program eligibility to businesses affected by new U.S. tariffs

Ontario to expand tariff support program eligibility to businesses affected by new U.S. tariffs

Protect Ontario Financing Program gives loans for businesses to use for payroll, lease and utility payments

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Discover the restored underground ancient Roman fresco and mosaic

Discover the restored underground ancient Roman fresco and mosaic

The largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome has been unveiled to the public. The ancient artwork was discovered in the late 1990s within the…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Ahead of TIFF, CEO talks about the festival’s hub

Ahead of TIFF, CEO talks about the festival’s hub

Ahead of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey discusses how the festival’s downtown hub, anchored by TIFF Bell Lig…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

With hundreds of planes in the air on 9/11, Canada had minutes to respond

With hundreds of planes in the air on 9/11, Canada had minutes to respond

Officials had to tell about 270 planes to turn around and go back across the Atlantic to Europe. The remaining planes had to land somewhere fast

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

N.S. mother continues son’s fight for enhanced government support for people living in tents

N.S. mother continues son’s fight for enhanced government support for people living in tents

Jackie Lowe’s son died in 2023, years before he won a legal case that found that people living in tents were eligible for the enhanced provincial gove…

Yesterday • Globe and Mail

Edmonton Oilers lose support of superfan ‘Mama Stanley’ after Formenton signing

Edmonton Oilers lose support of superfan ‘Mama Stanley’ after Formenton signing

Alex Formenton was one of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team accused of sexual assault

Yesterday • Globe and Mail