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- CBC
Ontario's housing outlook seems bleak. Here's how the major parties plan to jumpstart construction
With Ontario's election campaign well underway, Heather Caswell says affordability — and in particular the cost of housing — are top of mind.The 34-year-old freelance consultant lives with her husband in a rent-controlled, two-bedroom unit in Toronto. The couple pays about $1,700 per month, well below the average rent for comparable homes in the city.But the sky-high prices of most types of housing in Ontario means the pair feel "locked in," unable to contemplate moving to a home without rent co
- CBC
City to use 11 surplus school sites to tackle housing crisis
Edmonton city council will forge ahead in using surplus school sites to build more affordable housing.Councillors expressed concerns ranging from acting swiftly in reducing red tape and making use of the sites to proceeding with caution to ensure that community concerns about individual sites are heard. At issue was council determining whether to approve and grant city administration delegated authority to sell land below market value. The motion, put forward by Coun. Anne Stevenson on Tuesday,
- CBC
135 homeless deaths reported in Toronto during first half of 2024: report
A group of Torontonians who are homeless, or have been, are calling for better supports and policies to help people with disabilties. The calls to action come the same week the city released new data about the deadly toll of homelessness. CBC's Sarah MacMillan reports.
- CBC
Ottawa sports teams could still help take Lansdowne from red to black: OSEG
A poor performance by the Ottawa Redblacks fuelled yet another year of financial losses for the Lansdowne Partnership in 2024, but the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group says it's confident the football team could help pull it into the black — even as planned renovations reduce the number of seats. The city's private partner told members of the finance and corporate services committee on Tuesday that it was otherwise a strong year for the urban park. But the 2023-2024 fiscal year nevertheless
- HuffPost
Jimmy Kimmel Exposes Massive Flaw In Trump's Canada Plan That MAGA Will Soon Regret
The late night host shows how right-wingers haven't thought this one through.
- HuffPost
A Grocery What?!? Karoline Leavitt’s Briefing Blunder Leaves Everyone Confused
The Trump White House press secretary's gaffe prompted two words to trend online.
- The Canadian Press
US plans to seize Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Trump administration plans to seize a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Calls for ‘60 Minutes’ and CBS to Be ‘Terminated’
President Donald Trump called for CBS News program 60 Minutes to be “immediately terminated” and its network shut down Thursday, as he escalated campaign threats to punish media outlets that don’t offer coverage to his liking. He also tried to shoehorn the network into an online rightwing conspiracy theory that falsely claimed media outlets took millions in government kickbacks. In a post on Truth Social, Trump reiterated his claim that 60 Minutes committed “election interference” last year by a
- The Independent
Liz Cheney takes a swipe at Elon Musk's citizenship as pair trade blows on X
Cheney undermined Musk’s knowledge of the U.S. by calling out his 22-year-long citizenship
- CNN
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.
- The Canadian Press
U.S. not treated well by Canada? 'Come From Away' director says that's a cruel lie
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — U.S. President Donald Trump's targeting of Canada has left people feeling hurt and betrayed in central Newfoundland, where on Sept. 11, 2001, residents famously dropped everything to care for thousands of people stranded by terrorist attacks against the United States.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Wants Ballroom to Turn White House Into Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump has vowed to build a $100 million ballroom in the White House – the first major renovation to the presidential mansion in over 70 years. Trump said he is good at building party rooms – the glitzy Donald J. Trump Grand Ballroom takes pride of place at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida. Countering any suggestion that a ballroom would be an indulgence while Elon Musk’s DOGE team is stripping federal budgets, Trump said he would pick up the tab for the ambitious project himself.
- HuffPost UK
Grammys Producer Addresses Ye And Bianca Censori's NSFW Red Carpet Appearance Amid Media Frenzy
The rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, and his wife sparked quite the furore when they paid a visit to this year's Grammys.
- HuffPost
CNN Pundit Points Out Pam Bondi's 'Outrageous' Move On First Day As AG
The new attorney general got a poor review from the get-go by the former federal prosecutor
- HuffPost
Stephen Colbert Trolls Don Jr. Over The 'Pretty Dumb' Video That Got Him In Trouble
The "Late Show" host said the son of President Donald Trump may have crossed the line in Italy.
- HuffPost
‘He Choked!’: Canadian Lawmaker Taunts Donald Trump, Then Issues Stern Warning
MP Charlie Angus said Trump has “poked the polar bear.”
- NY Daily News
NJ driver accused of killing Gaudreau brothers claims they were drunker than he was
An attorney for the New Jersey man accused of killing hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother, Matthew, in a drunken crash last August claims the victims drank more than the defendant and has asked for the charges to be dropped. The Gaudreau brothers were riding their bicycles along a rural road in Salem County when Sean M. Higgins attempted to pass another driver on the right and ...
- The Daily Beast
Marco Rubio Pulls Out of G20 Summit Over ‘Very Bad’ Focus on DEI and Climate
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he won’t attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, saying South Africa’s support for DEI and climate change policies are “very bad things.” “I will NOT attend the G20 summit,” Rubio wrote in a post on X, saying, “South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote ‘solidarity, equality, & sustainability.’ In other words: DEI and climate change.” It would be highly unusual for the secretary of state to skip
- USA TODAY
'Worth every moment': Video shows victim's uncle attacking man charged in her murder
Alexander Ortiz, a 21-year-old charged with murder, was attacked by his alleged victim's uncle and another man in an Albuquerque, New Mexico courtroom.
- HuffPost
Ilhan Omar Mocks Elon Musk For Embarrassing Mistake: 'You Should Brush Up On Our Laws'
Musk shared a misleading video Tuesday, falsely claiming that it showed the Minnesota Democrat "breaking the law."