Newfoundland beach blobs are plastic pollution, but source remains unknown: scientist
A Memorial University scientist says the mysterious white blobs washing up on Newfoundland beaches are actually gobs of plastic — and they need to be cleaned up. Earth science professor Hilary Corlett ...
Wait-listed Taylor Swift fans get another chance to buy tickets to Toronto concerts
Some Taylor Swift fans who were unable to buy tickets to her Toronto shows are getting another shot at seeing the pop star. Ticketmaster says a limited number of tickets were released for the ...
Police concerned for safety of missing woman last seen in Etobicoke
Toronto police are concerned for the safety of a woman who went missing after she was last seen in Etobicoke on Monday morning.
Weapons seen at protest at Brampton Hindu temple one day after violent clashes: police
Hundreds of people are back outside a Hindu temple in Brampton the day after a chaotic and violent scene erupted.
Walking pneumonia on the rise in parts of Canada, doctors say
Doctors say they are seeing a spike in walking pneumonia cases in parts of Canada, particularly in kids, at a time when respiratory viruses typically circulate. Walking pneumonia is a mild form of ...
September merchandise trade deficit narrows to $1.3 billion: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $1.3 billion in September as imports fell more than exports. The result compared with a revised deficit of $1.5 ...
Preparation for next president started months ago, Trudeau’s cabinet says
Mélanie Joly says the Trudeau government is in a better position to manage trade negotiations with the next U.S. president ...
Auston Matthews won’t play vs. Bruins due to upper-body injury
The 27-year-old Matthews missed only one regular season game last year en route to his 69-goal output in 81 contests.
Pennsylvania election officials weighing in on challenges to 4,300 mail ballot applications
More than 4,000 mail ballot applications have been challenged across 14 Pennsylvania counties, leaving election officials to decide voter eligibility during hearings that will extend well past ...
Canada Post, union, still disagree over weekend delivery following weekend talks
Canada Post and the union representing its workers are commenting on how weekend talks for a new contract went, with the employer calling them less productive than they’d hoped and the union claiming ...
The final day of voting in the US is here, after tens of millions have already cast their ballots
Election Day voting began across the eastern and central U.S. on Tuesday morning after tens of millions of Americans hade already cast their ballots. Those early votes included record numbers in ...
A week after Spain’s floods, families hold out hope that loved ones are not among the dead
Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back. One week after catastrophic flooding devasted eastern Spain, María Murgui still holds out ...