New music: St. Vincent, Sia, James Brandon Lewis Quartet and Andre Gugnin
ROCK St. VincentAll Born Screaming (Virgin) As St. Vincent, Annie Clark has been a Bowie-esque, shapeshifting performance artist for most of the past decade, creating sonic...
Federal government to announce funding to help Toronto host six 2026 World Cup games
TORONTO – The federal government is set to announce funding to help Toronto host six matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow...
Foreign interference inquiry to report today on alleged meddling in federal elections
OTTAWA – A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is slated to release a report today on alleged meddling in the last two general elections....
Winnipeg judge to rule if trial of accused serial killer to start with jury
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg judge is expected to decide today whether the trial of a man accused of killing four women will still be heard by...
Two Ontario LTC homes closing in part due to requirement for sprinkler system
TORONTO – Residents of a Guelph, Ont., long-term care home and their loved ones are shocked and afraid, says a representative of the families, after the...
The Latest | A hostage held in Gaza dies as Israel and Hamas work on a cease-fire deal
Dror Or, a 49-year-old held captive in Gaza, has died, the Hostages Families Forum said Friday. Or marks the 38th hostage killed, the forum said. He...
A Chinese flavor of rap music is flourishing as emerging musicians find their voices
CHENGDU, China (AP) — In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation’s entertainment industry: Don’t feature artists with tattoos and...
City must take a gardener’s approach
Opinion The impending closure of Happyland Pool has been in the news a lot lately. So have vacant property fires and leftover rubble in inner-city neighbourhoods....
Balancing free speech and hate speech
Opinion I am a Canadian Jew and a Zionist. My family history is one of Russian pogroms, exclusion from clubs, neighbourhoods, and careers and university quotas...
Straight-and-narrow success may be inspiring
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I went to jail more than 15 years ago now, and it’s part of my past. I own my own business now...