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Tourists expected to swarm Niagara Falls for solar eclipse

The chance to observe a natural celestial spectacle alongside one of the Seven Wonders of North America is expected to draw about a million people to Niagara Falls, Ont., for next month's solar eclipse, the city's mayor said on Saturday as he urged community members to prepare for the largest influx of tourists in local history.

By Fakiha Baig | News | April 1st 2024

A family of asylum seekers from Colombia is met by RCMP officers after crossing the border at Roxham Road into Canada on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 in Champlain, File photo by The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Trudeau, Biden reach agreement on Safe Third Country Agreement loophole: sources

Canada and the United States have agreed to have asylum seekers turned back at irregular border crossings across the border, including Roxham Road in Quebec.

By Mia Rabson & Laura Osman | News, US News, Politics | March 24th 2023

A person crosses the International Rainbow Bridge from Niagara Falls, N.Y. into Niagara Falls, Ont. on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Aaron Lynett

Ontario mayors seek federal help to support Roxham Road asylum seekers

The mayors of three Ontario cities are calling on the federal government to help them support asylum seekers being transferred to their communities after entering the country through an unofficial border crossing in Quebec.

By Fakiha Baig | News, Politics | March 8th 2023

Asylum seekers cross the border from New York into Canada at Roxham Road on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Hemmingford, Quebec. File photo by The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Quebec welcomes transfer of asylum seekers to Ontario, but says more must be done

Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet on Monday, July 4, 2022, welcomed Ottawa's decision to relocate about 100 asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into the province — but he said that wasn't enough.

By Virginie Ann | News, Politics | July 5th 2022

Evening prayer, Baitul Islam Mosque, Vaughan,

Islamic associations cancel prayer programs to limit COVID-19 exposure

Mosques across the country have cancelled or altered their Friday prayer programs, after two Islamic associations called for the practice to be suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

By Salmaan Farooqui | News, Politics | March 14th 2020

Members, Ontario Federation of Labour, protest, Scotiabank Convention Centre,

Premier Ford kicks off re-election campaign more than 2 years ahead of the vote

Ontario Premier Doug Ford kicked off his re-election campaign on Saturday, February 22, 2020, night, a move he makes more than two years ahead of the next provincial election and on the same day union activists vowed to fight his government ahead of that vote.

By Shawn Jeffords | News, Politics | February 23rd 2020

Where belugas retire

After three years of searching, a U.S.-based conservation group has selected two prospective sites in rural Nova Scotia for a kind of ocean retirement home for beluga whales raised in captivity.

State Of The Animal

By Michael MacDonald | News, US News, Politics | December 8th 2019

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, radio interview, Toronto,

Scheer has his own scandal now

With election day less than 48 hours away, Andrew Scheer suddenly found himself in the hot seat on Saturday, October 19, 2019, as reports linked the Conservative party to a co-ordinated effort to smear former caucus colleague Maxime Bernier and his nascent populist People's Party of Canada.

Election 2019

By Allison Jones | News, Politics | October 20th 2019

Patrons, ride, Marineland, Niagara Falls,

Belugas bought and sold in Marineland-Mystic Aquarium deal

Marineland has applied for permits to sell five beluga whales to a U.S. facility that plans to use them for research and breeding, which is currently banned in Canada.

State Of The Animal

By Liam Casey | News, Politics | October 16th 2019

Marineland, Niagara Falls, killer whale, Toronto, animal cruelty

Animal cruelty charges dropped against Marineland

Animal cruelty charges that had been laid against Marineland were dropped on Thursday, August 10, 2017.

State Of The Animal

By Liam Casey | News, Politics | August 11th 2017

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