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Thursday, March 5, 2026 · 87 stories
Environment Canada issued a yellow warning for freezing rain expected to begin early Thursday evening and taper off near midnight, creating locally icy and slippery conditions. Rain will transition to freezing rain in most areas, except immediately along Lake Ontario's shore where temperatures near 0°C may keep conditions as rain.
Bryan Fuentes Gramajo, 23, was arrested Thursday in Montreal by Service de Police de la Ville de Montreal. He was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Kashif Jamal Bentley-Jean, 28, at Yorkdale mall in Toronto. Gramajo is the second person arrested in the case.
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The study states that following trade tensions between Canada and the U.S., Canada had only engaged in public procurement “more sparingly.” Now, with Canada’s new policy, this practice has grown in Canada due to public procurement, which refers to “the purchase by governments and state-owned enterprises of goods, services and works.” The study states that the “Buy Canadian” policy “creates tighter controls to avoid tariff jumping,” which refers to foreign firms avoiding tariffs by establishing a formal local presence. As a result, the study finds that the federal policy “proposes a form of.
InspireSemi, a chip design company headquartered in Austin, Texas with operations in Vancouver, held a shareholder business update on March 4, 2026. The company expects to achieve a major product development milestone in the coming month with initial market availability targeted for the second half of 2026. InspireSemi is also evaluating a transition of its corporate domicile to Delaware and plans to develop a next-generation platform using more advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology.
The European Union is set to discuss short-term options to lower energy prices in the coming years, while the green transition takes effect.
The Israeli military issued a blanket evacuation order for hundreds of thousands of residents in Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, as it intensified strikes on the group. The order triggered massive traffic jams as residents fled northward. Lebanese authorities reported at least 102 people killed in Israeli strikes over four days. The escalation follows Hezbollah's Monday rocket and drone attack and marks a significant breach of the 2024 ceasefire agreement.
Israel issued a blanket evacuation order for residents of Beirut's southern suburbs and launched strikes on the area Thursday. The military specified evacuation routes as residents fled, causing severe traffic gridlock in Lebanon's capital.
| Photo Credit: Reuter Fresh blasts were reported in Iran's capital on Thursday (March 5, 2026) as Tehran said it had targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned "separatist groups" against action in the widening war. On Thursday (March 5, 2026), Tehran said it had hit Iraq-based Kurdish groups "opposed to the revolution", as reports said the United States was looking to arm Kurdish guerillas to infiltrate Iran. Iran's military has said it has targeted the headquarters of Iranian Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, stepping up strikes on Kurdish regions in both Iran and Iraq.
NHL trade deadline speculation focuses on whether the Toronto Maple Leafs would consider trading forward Matthew Knies, with league insiders discussing potential roster moves ahead of the deadline.
“So, thank you Bill Bucker, but I was a Red Sox fan and we lost.” Though many media members loved the Manhattan vibe (the Rangers rarely skated downtown on game day giving extra time to explore), Bowen wasn’t among them. “We’d come from a game in Quebec City and the Rangers moved their game against the Leafs up to the afternoon to accommodate the Series. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments.
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded Nicolas Roy, signaling additional roster moves may follow as the team looks to restock its roster.