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Emergency crews were called to the back of a residential unit near Seaborn and Bingham Roads just before 5 p.m. Residents of a street in Brampton were evacuated from their homes early Sunday evening due to a gas leak in the city’s Madoc area. The owner of the property told CityNews that a hired contractor was working in the backyard and allegedly hit a gas line.
Members of the United Steelworkers Local 1998 voted 96 per cent in favour of a strike mandate after officials say two months of bargaining failed to close the gap on a number of issues including job security, remote work and artificial intelligence. Remember, a strike deadline only means that we are The union said workers, who include IT employees, program co-ordinators, academic advisers and lab assistants, voted 96% in favour of a strike. The union representing more than 6,100 administrative and technical staff at the University of Toronto says its members have voted “overwhelmingly” for a strike mandate,.
JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 86. The Jelinek family says he died peacefully in hospital on Saturday after living with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 20 years.
JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images A fire alarm went off in the middle of the night at the hotel where most of the women’s Basketball World Cup teams were staying, early Sunday morning. Australia coach Sandy Brondello reacts to a point during her team's FIBA women's Basketball World Cup match against Puerto Rico at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin on Friday. No one was going to feel sorry for us.” Turkish coach Andrea Masson said that he and his players got about three hours of sleep because of the alarm.
Wearing sneakers in sky-blue — the AfD’s signature colour — and a T-shirt bearing the The AfD secured 44 per cent of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, more than doubling its support and putting it ahead of the long-governing Christian Democratic Union, whose backing collapsed to 17.5 per cent, according to a projection broadcast by ARD. Pointing to the high turnout — 78 percent, according to public broadcaster ZDF — he welcomed the fact that “people who might not have gone to vote in the end mobilised to vote for the AfD” in the small state of 2.1 million. Others entering parliament are the Social.
Walker’s bed and breakfast had suffered power outages beginning in the early hours of Saturday morning – among the 40,000 homes and businesses that lost power, according to Nova Scotia Power. Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on the federal government on Sunday to assist Nova Scotia and its municipalities “with any resources they need to protect people and communities.” A spokesperson for Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski did not immediately.
While Moscow offered its “comprehensive assessment” of the battlefield situation in Ukraine, envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held “encouraging” talks in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push to end more than 4 1/2 years of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Despite a health condition, she has travelled from city to city to take part, and she said that she.
The Ukrainian leader said the territorial question “remains relevant,” but reiterated his view that such difficult issues “can only be resolved at the level of leaders.” Zelensky said the talks also touched on long-term security guarantees and economic support for Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction. He said that a strong Ukrainian army remained “one of the main guarantees of security.” Zelensky said the sides agreed to hold a follow-up meeting involving Ukraine, the U.S. Kushner said the two envoys hoped to revive trilateral talks involving Russia and Ukraine directly, a format last used.
Arroyo, a retired longtime United Airlines pilot, said he wants to know whether the Amazon plane landed in the touchdown zone of the runway, and if it was beyond that area why Miami International Airport said Prime Air Flight 7598 was disabled at the northwest end of the airport. By Anthony Izaguirre, David Fischer And Josh Funk, The Associated Press, MIAMI (AP) — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring five others as it struck vehicles and was engulfed in flames, authorities said. “Firefighters are working on extinguishing.
Maybe the demise began in 2021, when DJ Uiagalelei fell on his face as a starter, or in 2023 when Clemson opened the year with a road loss to Duke after turning the rei. It's about a man who has resisted change, who has bucked traditional wisdom and looks much closer to being unemployed than ever hoisting a trophy above his head again. It's the worst loss in Swinney's time at Clemson but, really, it's about so much more.
9 Oklahoma looms next on the schedule By Brad Crawford Sep 6, 2026 at 12:01 am ET • 3 min read Add CBS Sports on Google Getty Images Michigan's season opener needed one final second, one desperate prayer of a heave answered in the middle of the end zone. Bryce Underwood found JJ Buchanan on a jaw-dropping Hail Mary as time expired, lifting the Wolverines past Western Michigan , 13-12, in a finish that instantly became one of the wildest moments in Michigan Stadium history.
Blue Jays still control fate despite streak-snapping loss to Royals - Sportsnet.ca. With three weeks and 18 games to go, the leverage on each day only keeps rising for the Toronto Blue Jays, who have both challenges in their rotation and room to be creative in trying to optimize for the crucial stretch ahead.