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Brad Bradford closing gap on Olivia Chow in mayoral race: Poll
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (444+ words) Numbers for Beaches-East York councillor increasingly positive as voters grow weary of incumbent The latest poll in Toronto's race for mayor shows challenger Brad Bradford catching up to incumbent Mayor Olivia Chow. Even more dangerous for Chow are the numbers…...
Street-fighting" Larry the cat outlasts sixth British PM at 10 Downing St.
10+ hour, 55+ min ago (327+ words) Tough London tabby has been hunting rodents at prime minister's residence for 15 years. The cat came back, the very next day. British politics is in a tailspin and has been for quite a few years now. Keir Starmer announced his…...
LILLEY: Aggrieved gunman in Montreal police shooting hated porn the most
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (596+ words) Those asking why a man from Lethbridge drove across Canada to open fire on innocent people will only have one answer The shooting in Montreal that took the life of a police officer, an innocent civilian, and an aggrieved man…...
Germany eyes working lives beyond age 67 in pension reform plan
17+ hour, 9+ min ago (381+ words) The commission also recommended abolishing a scheme that allows people to retire early at 63 BERLIN " Germany will raise its retirement age gradually beyond 67, abolish early retirement and expand compulsory pension contributions under a set of new recommendations backed by Chancellor…...
IRAN WAR: Iran won't allow UN inspectors at bombed nuclear sites
17+ hour, 29+ min ago (572+ words) Iran claimed on Tuesday that United Nations inspectors will not be able to inspect nuclear sites bombed by the United States and Israel last year. The country has denied a claim made by U. S. Vice President JD Vance that Iran had…...
MADSEN: Canada's National Electricity Strategy is a taxpayer trap
19+ hour, 18+ min ago (322+ words) The assumptions of Ottawa's National Electricity Strategy deserve far more scrutiny than they have received Ottawa's National Electricity Strategy asks Canadians to believe that electricity demand is about to soar and that government-owned utilities can successfully build the infrastructure to…...
Sue Dewar cartoon, June 23, 2026
23+ hour, 18+ min ago (86+ words) LILLEY: Anti-American sentiment helped push Brady Tkachuk out of Ottawa WARMINGTON: Montreal officers in crosshairs amid nationwide war on cops SIMMONS: Brady Tkachuk trade is part of new player-first chaos in the NHL Pierre Poilievre says Canada has too many…...
Letters to the Editor, June 23, 2026
23+ hour, 18+ min ago (169+ words) SYMBOLISM Re "Not right way: Ainslie" (Justin Holmes, June 4): You must be kidding. I've known and worked with First Nations people at various times in my life. Every one of them read and wrote English (and/or French). Canada's multicultural…...
EDITORIAL: What does Mark Carney mean by "affordable?
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (409+ words) May's annualized inflation rate of 3. 2% highest it's been since December 2023 Prime Minister Mark Carney's assurance in March that "affordability's the best it's been in over a decade" in Canada is cold comfort to families coping with the reality of their…...
Majority of Canadians see China as "significant threat," poll shows
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (316+ words) Canadian Security Intelligence Service poll saw Russia, China well ahead of Iran in terms of distrust New in-house federal research shows that Canadians see China as a bigger threat than Iran, according to Blacklock's Reporter. The poll by the Canadian…...