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Michael Eamon elected mayor of Peterborough, Ont. with 36.5% of the voteMichael Eamon defeated six other candidates to be elected the next mayor of the City of Peterborough, Ont. on Monday night.PoliticsOct 26
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Why Toronto’s municipal election turnout beat the provincial averageUnofficial results collected by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario show 46 per cent of those eligible to vote in Toronto did so in this week's municipal election.PoliticsOct 31
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How Nova Scotia’s rent asks topped other provincesIn Halifax, a one-bedroom apartment is listed for rent at $1,750 a month, located in a three-storey building on Tower Road, about three blocks east of Dalhousie University.Sep 27
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Backstreet Boys’ 12-show Toronto run offers millennials a ticket to simpler timesNearly three decades after their commercial peak, the Backstreet Boys have booked a staggering 12 shows at Toronto’s Rogers Centre in 2027, citing “overwhelming demand.”EntertainmentOct 17
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Thrill-seeking influencers chasing shark selfies are getting bittenWhile shark bites on humans are very rare, a 2020 study at the University of Technology in Auckland noted an increase in trends such as the ‘wildlife selfie.'TrendingAug 19
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Loss of Canadian shoppers a $64M hit to Washington State: reportCanadian shopping visits have dropped 71 per cent compared to 2019 — largely driven by the strained political and economic climate between the two countries and a weak Loonie.ConsumerOct 29
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Massive drug bust in Halifax ‘not even in the realm’ of past seizures: policePolice say they've made what's believed to be the largest seizure of fentanyl and GHB in Atlantic Canada. They also seized a Glock switch -- an illegal attachment for a handgun.CrimeOct 28
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Guelph homecoming drew up to 15,000 people, generated $91K in policing costsA University of Guelph homecoming party that became unruly last month drew up to 15,000 people and resulted in roughly $91,000 in policing costs, a new report indicates.CanadaOct 16
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Cornell president calls alleged gang rape ‘deeply disturbing,’ pledges greater transparencyCornell's president pledged greater transparency amid mounting outrage over the school's handling of the case, calling the alleged gang rape "deeply disturbing."WorldOct 4
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Up to 70,000 police mobilized to curb violence at France protestsIn Paris, authorities restricted the main march to the city’s southeastern edge, keeping it away from the center.WorldOct 24
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Incumbent mayors, premiers losing jobs a result of Canadians not ‘getting ahead’Many mayors in British Columbia and Ontario and premiers in B.C. and Quebec lost their jobs this month despite being incumbents in the race.PoliticsOct 27
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National Ballet School, divinity college students among those affected by OSAP pauseA recent pause on financial assistance payments to private post-secondary institutions in Ontario is affecting divinity schools.PoliticsOct 16
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OSAP pause leads career college to suspend classesAn Ontario career college has suspended its academic operations as a result of a province-wide pause on student financial assistance to all private post-secondary institutions.EducationOct 17
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Boon or boondoggle? N.S. weighs $10B data centre’s promised economic benefitsLiving more than 200 kilometres from the site of a major artificial intelligence data centre proposal isn't stopping Michael McCluskey from voicing his opposition to the project.CanadaOct 23
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Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to Kagan and Saoi for solving molecular mysteryScientists paid tribute to Kagan and Soai's groundbreaking work, which the Nobel committee described as a feat never previously achieved by anyone “other than life itself.”ScienceOct 7
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Thousands attend unruly Guelph homecoming street party as police investigate injuries, damageThousands of students attended a chaotic University of Guelph homecoming street party that left multiple people injured and prompted a police tactical response.CanadaSep 28
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New beds added to Saskatoon hospital, full expansion deadline pushed backThe remaining 49 beds are facing delays due to construction at both Market Mall and Saskatoon City Hospital, says Health Minister Jeremy CockrillCanadaOct 21
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How community organizations are trying to fight voter apathy in this Toronto electionMusic blasted through speakers as people chatted enthusiastically outside a Toronto venue, moving between tents, a hotdog cart and an ice cream truck on a sunny October day.PoliticsOct 19
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U.S. airman identified after deadly rappel fall during Texas football gameThe U.S. airman who died after a rapid fall while rappelling from the rafters of a stadium before a college football game in Texas was a 15-year service member from Georgia.U.S. NewsOct 19
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As U.S. shifts peptide rules, these are the risks experts want you to knowAs peptides are pushed by self-prescribed 'wellness influencers,' experts weigh in on their targeted uses, consequences of misuse, and how they became a social media trend.HealthOct 16