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1 week ago | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
Share on An Ontario judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that accused Loblaw and its parent company George Weston Ltd. of engaging in an industry-wide scheme to fix the price of bread. In a written decision, judge Ed Morgan says the $500-million dollar settlement is fair and in the best interest of class members. The settlement was reached last year and includes a combined $404 million to be paid by Loblaw and George Weston.
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2 weeks ago | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
Share on The Toronto Maple Leafs were blown out 6-1 by the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers last night at Scotiabank Arena in the 7th and deciding game of their playoff series. Big roster changes are bound to happen in the offseason, including the likely scenario that the so-called ‘Core 4’ will be no more. Toronto forward Mitch Marner is a pending unrestricted free agent and might have played his final game for the blue and white.
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2 weeks ago | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
Share on Prime Minister Mark Carney was joined by 13 MPs in Rome for the first public mass held by Pope Leo. Carney, a devout Catholic, was one of the few world leaders to kneel during the blessing of the Eucharist, and he was twice spotted using his phone to take photos of the Pope to mark the occasion — before the mass started and after it had concluded. Carney also met with U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, who is also Catholic, to discuss the war in Ukraine.
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3 weeks ago | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
Share on Hudson’s Bay Company is getting a second life with a new owner… Canadian Tire. Canadian Tire says it will pay $30 million dollars for intellectual property belonging to HBC, which dates back to 1670 in London, England. The sale still needs approval from an Ontario court to be completed. The deal between the home goods retailer and Canada’s oldest company will include the Bay name, as well as its famed stripes motif and several of its other iconic brands.
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3 weeks ago | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
Share on Health officials say there have been 182 new measles cases in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province’s case count to more than 1,600 since an outbreak began in October. A report from Public Health Ontario says there have been 119 hospitalizations, including nine intensive care cases. Of those hospitalized, 95% were unvaccinated… including 89 children.
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1 month ago | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
Share on The Vatican says the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on May 7th. The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the April 21st death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. They held off on announcing the opening of the conclave until after his funeral on Saturday. The Vatican said more than 180 participated in the fifth informal meeting in Rome.
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1 month ago | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
Share on The Kremlin has declared a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine next week as Russia marks Victory Day in World War Two. The Ukrainian government has already stated that such a ceasefire needs to be made permanent. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the truce will run from the start of May 8th and last through the end of May 10th to mark Moscow’s defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. The move comes as U.S. President Donald Trump scaled up efforts to broker a peace deal in Ukraine.
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2 months ago | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
Share on Hundreds of thousands of people have packed the streets of Dublin to watch Ireland’s national St. Patrick’s Day parade on Monday. Crowds in green flooded cities and towns across the country to mark the annual holiday. Officials said half a million spectators were expected to line the parade route in the capital this year to watch the colorful floats, performers and dancers. Some 4,000 people and 12 marching bands from across Ireland, North America and Austria were taking part this year.
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2 months ago | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization. It shows Francis sitting at the chapel in Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican announced yesterday, for the first time since his hospitalization a month ago, that Francis celebrated Mass at the chapel in Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican said the pope continued with his treatments and therapies, worked and did not have any visitors on Sunday.
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Mar 9, 2025 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie
Share on Clocks moved ahead by an hour as of 2am this morning as we commence another round of daylight saving time. However, some areas, including some parts of Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Nunavut, don’t observe the practice. The Canadian government introduced the concept in 1918. The rationale was that the country could save fuel — to help the war effort — if people were lighting up their homes for one hour less every night.
