11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (503+ words) Updated April 28, 2026 @ 4: 00pm Provincial governments across Canada are looking at tighter restrictions for youth on social media, artificial intelligence chatbots, and cellphone use in schools amid growing concerns over their impact on young people. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's government recently announced…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago  (466+ words) The Ontario government has put $10 million on the table to advance Southlake Health's planned expansion of its existing facility in Newmarket and to build a new acute care hospital in East Gwillimbury. The funding is to support early planning for…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (209+ words) The City of Orillia is preparing to transform the outdoor recreation space, which surrounds the Orillia Recreation Centre. Work is expected to begin in the coming weeks on two major additions to Foundary Park, a new skatepark and 10 pickleball courts....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1203+ words) The movies always feel bigger in the summer. The budgets. The ambition. The names. The stakes. This summer, Hollywood has many of the regulars on the lineup: "Spider-Man," "Minions," "Star Wars" and "Toy Story." But the most eagerly anticipated is…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (407+ words) Updated April 27, 2026 @ 4: 24pm A driver in a head-on crash that killed a father of three last August pleaded guilty on Monday in the case that prodded the Ontario government to seek tougher dangerous driving penalties. The victim's brother says Jaiwin Kirubananthan…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (139+ words) A Springwater Township home sustained an estimated $150, 000 in damage after a fire Sunday morning. Fire crews were called just after 9 a. m. to 2 Buttercup Lane, in the area of South Orr Lake Road and County Road 93. Fire Chief Jeff Kirk says the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (960+ words) The first time one of Calgary designer Nina Kharey's designs was copied, it came with an air of flattery. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, wore a $1, 085 sleeveless trench from Kharey's brand Nonie out with husband Prince Harry. The appearance heaped…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1232+ words) Updated April 26, 2026 @ 12: 05am A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists" dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U. S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (351+ words) Residents along Lake Simcoe are being urged to stay alert as shoreline flooding continues in low-lying areas, with the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority extending a high risk shoreline hazard watch through May 8. The conservation authority says water levels in…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (811+ words) The latest ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran appeared to fail Saturday before they began, as Tehran's top diplomat left Pakistan and President Donald Trump soon afterward said he had told envoys not to travel to Islamabad. The…...