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The Ford government is seeking a last-minute injunction to block a demonstration relating to the conflict in the Middle East, which is set to be held in downtown Toronto on Saturday. The annual Al-Quds Day protest is scheduled to take place outside the United States consulate. It is held on the last Friday of Ramadan and described by organizers as “a global day against imperialist and Zionist war and aggression.”Toronto police have already moved to restrict airspace above the demonstration and planned to send specialist officers to the scene to ” help reduce tensions.”Now, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he…
They may be great for fan engagement and selling ads, but the Big 12 has decided to replace the innovative glass-covered LED floors at Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center with a traditional hardwood finish. It will be used for the remainder of the tournament during semifinal matches and the championship game.The LED floors, which were previously used during the 2024 NBA All-Star game at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, display animations and graphics that can also interact with players’ movements. They’re designed to be softer than hardwood floors while providing the same amount of grip. However, during the women’s Big…
Industries that rely on temporary foreign workers in Saskatchewan are bracing for impact as thousands of permits are expected to expire in the province by the end of the year. At the end of this year, more than 1.3 million temporary work permits are set to terminate, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).Meanwhile, around 300,000 permits nationwide are expected to expire at the end of March.In Saskatchewan, industries such as hospitality, trucking, agriculture and the skilled trades rely on temporary foreign workers to fill labour gaps, said Brianna Solberg, provincial affairs director at CFIB.“They’re going to lose…
If you’ve ever wanted more control over what goes into your ice cream, the Ninja Creami 5‑in‑1 Ice Cream Maker makes it easy. The ice cream maker lets you whip up dessert exactly as you want it from the comfort of your home, and right now it’s on sale for $169 ($30 off) at Walmart.The machine can make a range of frozen treats in just a few easy steps. You simply pour your ingredients into the included pint container, freeze it overnight, and then pop it into the machine. From there, you can choose from five preset programs, letting you…
Over the next eight days, the best female curlers in the world will battle to decide a champion at the BKT Women’s World Curling Championship in Calgary. Thirteen teams descended on the WinSport Event Centre Friday for their final preparations ahead of the tournament, which begins Saturday.“It’s always an honour to wear the maple leaf and be back on home soil,” said Team Canada skip, Kerri Einarson.Einarson is back at the tournament for the first time since 2023, when her Gimli, Man., rink took home bronze medals.Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Karlee Burgess round out the Canadian squad.“We’re ready to…
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors say they aren’t going to let another team disrespect one of their players again. Head coach Darko Rajakovic said the Raptors had a team meeting after New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray stood over Jamal Shead, shouting at him, in the final minutes of Toronto’s 122-111 loss on Wednesday. Murray earned a technical foul on the play but his three-pointer gave New Orleans an 18-point lead.“After watching the film, I thought that we did not handle that situation the way we want, that we were supposed to,” Rajakovic said before Friday’s game against the Phoenix…
Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8th. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby Luce says the platform is discontinuing the feature because “very few people” were using E2EE in their DMs.Instagram has begun notifying impacted users about the change inside its app, and has also posted an update to its support page, suggesting that users download E2EE chats and images before it discontinues the feature, as spotted earlier by PiunikaWeb. “Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end encryption can easily do that on WhatsApp,” El-Kassaby Luce adds.
A school bus driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in October 2024 has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and a two-year driving suspension. Anthony Phillips pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of 22-year-old Rachel Turner last December.The 61-year-old admitted that on Oct. 8, 2024, at around 4 p.m., he struck Turner, who was walking in a marked pedestrian crosswalk.Careless driving causing death is a Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offence that carries a maximum sentence of up to two years in jail, fines between $2,000 and $50,000 and a licence suspension up to five years.Phillips was…
Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. This week, I wanted to see how Trump Mobile stacks up to its conservative carrier competition.Trump Mobile isn’t unique. I mean, it is in some pretty specific senses — it’s not every day the president’s family launches a phone company while he’s in office — but it’s far from the first company to offer a mobile carrier targeted at the conservative crowd.In fact, there’s a rich history of smaller networks trying to make their money from patriots, Christians, and Republican voters. Like Trump Mobile, they’re all MVNOs…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Domestic Metals Corp. (the “Company” or “Domestic Metals”) (TSXV: DMCU; OTCQB: DMCUF; FSE: 03E0) announces that an induced polarization (“IP”) geophysical survey at its Smart Creek copper-gold-silver project in Montana, has been completed by TMC Geophysics, who were engaged as part of ongoing mineral exploration by Domestic Metals. Fieldwork took place between February 6th and March 2nd, 2026 and consisted of 26 line-km of IP data acquired using the pole-dipole electrode array (Figure 1). The objective of the exploration program was to expand the footprint of previous IP geophysics collected by…