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5 more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge
PARIS (AP) - The dragnet tightened around the Louvre thieves on Thursday. Five more people were seized in the crown-jewels heist - including a suspect tied by DNA - the Paris prosecutor said, widening...
Oct 30, 2025 Soldiers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
Saab considers Canada as site for Gripen jet assembly to meet demand from Ukraine
Swedish aerospace giant Saab is considering Canada as a place to assemble Gripen fighter jets as it moves to quickly ramp up production to meet demand from Ukraine. Saab's CEO Micael Johansson said in...
Oct 29, 2025 A Saab JAS39 Gripen from the Hungarian Air Force performs during the Airpower 19 airplane show in Zeltweg, Styria, Austria on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Judge says $510M in fees for lawyers in treaty case was unreasonable
In a scathing decision, an Ontario court judge has ruled a $510 million legal fee for lawyers who worked on a First Nations treaty rights case was unreasonable - and has ordered the fee scaled back to...
Oct 29, 2025 Indigenous drummers from Toronto supporting the Garden River First Nation — one of the First Nations that challenged lawyers' fees in the Robinson Huron Treaty settlement — perform at the entrance of Ontario Legislature as they bring their historical land claim to Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday, May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Canada Post cutting jobs as part of restructuring started earlier this year
Canada Post is laying off an unspecified number of staff as part of a corporate restructuring which began earlier this year. In a message to workers, Canada Post chief executive Doug Ettinger says emp...
Oct 29, 2025 A Canada Post mail box is pictured in Richmond B.C. on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Bank of Canada lowers key interest rate to 2.25% in second straight cut
The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday and signalled it may be satisfied with where the policy rate sits amid ongoing U.S. trade uncertainty. The central bank'...
Oct 29, 2025
Jays aiming to take 3-2 World Series lead back home with win tonight
LOS ANGELES - There will be no Hollywood ending to the 2025 World Series. With a solid 6-2 win in Game 4 last night against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, the Blue Jays guaranteed the Com...
Oct 29, 2025 Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. points to his dugout after hitting a two run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning in Game 4 of baseball's World Series, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic ...
Oct 28, 2025
Why Shohei Ohtani's fans in Canada and beyond say he's 'bigger than baseball'
The Los Angeles Dodgers' defence was crumbling against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the World Series, and pressure was mounting on L.A. players as the game got closer to the end. The boos that s...
Oct 28, 2025
Avian flu derails Alberta pumpkin festival
A popular Calgary petting zoo and farm remained closed for its pumpkin festival last weekend after nine cases of avian flu were confirmed in its poultry. Alberta Health Services ordered closure of But...
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Blue Jays fans stick it out till early morning hours to see L.A. Dodgers take Game 3
Patience is a virtue but it didn't pay off for the Toronto Blue Jays fans who stuck it out until almost 3 a.m. at Rogers Centre for a watch party that saw more than 27,000 fans pack the stands. The Bl...
Oct 28, 2025 Fans watch the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers play in Game 2 of the World Series during a watch party at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on Saturday, October 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
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