2 h. ago Motorcyclist dies after crashing into Edmonton community league: police

A 45-year-old man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding struck the Calder Community League in Edmonton, police said Saturday. On Friday at 11:30 p.m., officers said they responded to a report about a 2012 Yamaha Cruiser motorcycle that “collided with the side of” a building near 128 Avenue and 120 Street. The motorcycle was […]

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4 h. ago What I learned leading a Vancouver Sun Run clinic in the Downtown Eastside

Each Vancouver Sun Run clinic session in the DTES began with a buzz of energy in the Carnegie centre’s multipurpose room, as participants — ages 28 to 71 — prepared to hit the pavement.

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4 h. ago Israeli airstrike kills 10 people as mediators try to restart a ceasefire

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike flattened a three-story home in Gaza City on Saturday, killing 10 people — half of them children — as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire. Israeli strikes killed at least 49 people in the past 24 hours, according to health officials. The dead in the […]

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4 h. ago A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 4, injures over 500

A massive explosion rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others, supposedly linked to a shipment of missile propellant.

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5 h. ago Massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 4

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others. The blast at the Shahid Rajaei port happened as Iran and the United States met Saturday […]

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7 h. ago Pope Francis remembered by mighty and meek as pope of the people

Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter’s Square, prisoners and migrants will welcome him at the basilica across town where he will be buried

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8 h. ago A massive explosion and fire strikes Iranian port and injures at least 281 people

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The number of injured from an explosion Saturday at a port in southern Iran jumped to 281, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. IRNA quoted Mojtaba Khaledi, the spokesman of Iran’s National Emergency Organization, as giving the figure. The blast happened at the Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a […]

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8 h. ago A massive explosion and fire strikes Iranian port and injures at least 516 people

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran, injuring at least 516 people, state television reported. The blast happened at the Shahid Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a major facility for container shipments for the Islamic Republic that handles some 80 million tons (72.5 million […]

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9 h. ago Raymond J. de Souza: Francis remained faithful to the truth during ‘pilgrimage’ to Canada

Pope reminded us that reconciliation between peoples may include government policies and enormous spending but it can't be reduced to that

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11 h. ago Canadian delegation among thousands of mourners at Pope Francis’s funeral

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral, as well as dozens of world leaders, including Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and U.S. President Donald Trump.

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14 h. ago Toronto's newest viral sandwich shop keeps selling out hours before closing time

There's a new sandwich shop on the block in Toronto, and the city is already going crazy for it.Lambo's, Vilda's, La Salumeria: Toronto is crazy for a good sandwich, and lucky for those of us that live here, there's no shortage of shops and restaurants in the city that crank out really, really great ones.Lucky for aspiring sandwich artists, the city has made a habit of raising its favourite sandwich shops to legend status when they feel it's deserved, so starting one, however risky, poses serious potential.That's a lesson that Pitmaster and Executive Chef Alex Rad, of Smoque N' Bones fame, is learning with his latest venture, Alfie's Sandwiches+Market.The doors of the Baldwin Village sandwich shop and market opened just a hair over two weeks ago, and, to put it lightly, people in Toronto are utterly obsessed.You don't have to take my word for it, though; instead, refer to the Instagram stories they post nearly every day, within hours of openi...

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15 h. ago Toronto event helps those who have lost their mother face Mother's Day

This Mother's Day, Amanda Katz is inviting the city's motherless masses to unite. The founder of Motherless Day, she's created a pity party for those navigating Mother's Day through the veil of loss."I lost my mom to mental health in 2017, back when I was 21," explains Katz. "As with any loss, the tough days come and go. … But one thing that anyone without a mom feels is that Mother's Day sucks."Those flower bouquets and gifts-for-mom ideas that are in every window, that typically are met with such a wave of joy, instead for us they're a reminder of what and who is missing."In 2023, "after spending six years navigating that day along with my sister," Katz decided to flip the Mother's Day script. "I figured, why not reframe the day? Why not create the chance and the space to celebrate and commemorate the moms who would have still wanted us to celebrate, surrounded by those people who get it?&quo...

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16 h. ago 'Senseless act': Haida Gwaii community mourns Skidegate man killed in homicide

Luke Pearson died after he was hit by a vehicle in what police describe as a "targeted attack."

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18 h. ago Suspicious fire at Western University forces exams to be moved

A major academic building at Western University is closed while London police investigate a suspicious fire that has forced the university to move some exams. London firefighters responded at 2:30 p.m. Thursday to the Social Sciences Centre. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze but damage was significant and fire investigators were called in, the department said […]

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19 h. ago After nine years of 'steady' neglect, Vancouver tenants win legal battle with landlord at West End building

The problems at the Cardero Street Regency Park building helped inspire a motion unanimously approved this month at Vancouver city council, aiming to beef up the city's building maintenance bylaw.

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20 h. ago Coaches clash over big hits as London Knights beat Kitchener in Game 1

That didn’t take long. Dale Hunter and Jussi Ahokas are already trading serious verbal jabs. The London head coach and his Kitchener counterpart squabbled over two controversial hits that led to serious-looking injuries in the Knights’ dominant 5-2 win in the OHL Western Conference final opener before 9,061 Friday at Canada Life Place. Ahokas called […]

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20 h. ago Keith Gerein: Whoever wins the federal election, Canada needs a change in political discourse

Subtle though it was, I first began to notice the change about a dozen years ago, while working as a reporter at the Alberta legislature. New security features were added to the building to limit access, which may have been prudent but also made a visit more unwelcoming. Partisan press secretaries were hired to supersede […]

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21 h. ago Man in critical condition after overnight stabbing in Calgary

Calgary police say two people are in custody but no charges have been laid after an overnight stabbing sent a man to hospital in critical condition.

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21 h. ago ‘IT’S CRAZY’: Niagara West MP says Grimsby jewelry store robbed third time

"Liberal, soft-on-crime approach has emboldened these people," longtime politician says after the latest incident.

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22 h. ago Guns used in death of Toronto boy hit by stray bullet shown to jury at murder trial

Two Glock 19 handguns which were used in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Dante Andreatta were shown to a jury on Friday. He was killed by a stray bullet in Toronto.

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