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Non-profits and food banks in Canada brace for potential tariff impacts

As uncertainty looms over the impact of US tariffs here in Canada, local organizations, food banks, and charities are reevaluating how potential tariffs will impact how they navigate their organizations...

'I was upside down': Delta passenger recounts harrowing experience after plane crash at Pearson Airport

Passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from the U.S. that crashed and flipped over at Toronto Pearson Airport on Family Day are speaking out, sharing harrowing details of one of the most jarring incidents...
Weekend need-to-know: Celebrate Family Day with a wide variety of events

Family Day is this weekend and there will be lots of activities to celebrate with your family. There are no TTC or GO closures this weekend. Canadian International AutoShow The auto show returns...
'Just keep the car!': Several Canadians say their luxury electric vehicles are malfunctioning. Transport Canada now reviewing concerns

Canadian consumers who purchased the Audi Q4 e-tron vehicle in recent months reached out to Speakers Corner as they unite to demand answers about several technical glitches that have eroded their confidence...
Your happiness could be just a 'third place' away

Work, home. Work, home. For many, days go back and forth like a ping pong match. That's why when we have the reprieve of something outside the cycle, like a regular coffee meet-up or a book club at...
One of the victims of Sweden's deadliest mass shooting called his fiancee to say he loved her

OREBRO, Sweden (AP) — Despite his gunshot wounds, sustained Tuesday in Sweden's deadliest mass shooting, Salim Karim Iskef managed to video-call his fiancee to tell her he loved her one last time. ...
When online attacks become defamation, fighting internet trolls is a challenge

For the past several years, Brenda Marlia says she’s been repeatedly targeted by nasty, defamatory comments online. “Brenda's a horrible mother,” she reads from one of the comments she has saved...
Weekend need-to-know: Lunar New Year celebrations, start of Black History Month

The city will be a hub of activity this weekend with events marking Lunar New Year and the start of Black History Month, along with Winterlicious and Toronto Raptors' home games. As you plan your weekend,...
Mississauga college program loses accreditation leaving students in a bind

Muhammad Tahir Rashid, who lives in Scarborough, was a medical doctor in Pakistan before he immigrated here to Canada. “Since I have a medical background, I wanted to continue that here in Canada.” He...
'We had to use the oven': Major heating issues reported at Toronto condo amid winter deep freeze

Residents of a Toronto condominium say they're being left in the dark about significant heating issues during one of the coldest winter stretches of the year. "I am guessing it's happened about seven...