77 minutes ago Toronto man gets life sentence for beating girlfriend to death in west end home

Andrew Gerber has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years after he admitted to viciously beating his girlfriend.

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5 hours ago Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC’s $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power. The justices will review an appellate ruling that struck down as […]

Technology

6 hours ago Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump amid growing allegations of sexual misconduct. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do […]

Economics

6 hours ago Toronto's $27 billion Ontario Line just crossed its biggest construction milestone so far

The new Ontario Line subway has just crossed its most important construction milestone to date, with the province announcing on Friday that it had broken ground on the tunnelled phase of the new 15.6-km line connecting Exhibition Place with the recently-shuttered Ontario Science Centre.Friday marked the start of excavation for the tunnel's launch shaft at the future Exhibition Station, kicking off construction of the first major subway tunnel constructed through downtown Toronto in more than six decades.It has been a hot start to construction since the project's December 2021 ground breaking. Now approaching the three-year anniversary of shovels hitting the ground, work is set to embark on the six-kilometre-long tunnels that will carry Ontario Line trains between Exhibition Station...

Economics

7 hours ago Taylor Swift thrills Toronto crowd and makes sly dig at Joe Jonas at night No. 4 of Eras Tour at Rogers Centre

Pop star gets tongues wagging on social media after performing mashup of breakup songs aimed at JoBro

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7 hours ago Quebecer, 81, sentenced to life in prison for killing ailing wife ’out of love’

LAVAL, Que. — An 81-year-old Quebec man said Friday he killed his ailing wife out of love and compassion, as he was sentenced to serve at least 10 years and six months in prison for her murder. Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into the courtroom in a Montreal suburb that he couldn’t stand […]

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7 hours ago Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest

Mary Quinn, 35, is charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life after the girl was found dead last month at Wabamun Lake, west of Edmonton

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8 hours ago Civil jury in Ireland awards woman more than $250k for Conor McGregor sexual assault

A civil jury in Ireland on Friday found that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. The Dublin jury awarded the woman nearly $257,000 for her lawsuit that claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her Dec. 9, 2018, leaving her heavily bruised […]

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8 hours ago Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex drops assault and defamation lawsuit after settlement

NEW YORK — Jonathan Majors ‘ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court Thursday. Jabbari’s lawyer said Friday that the suit was “favourably […]

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