59 m. ago Chief wants Tories to drop candidate accused of denying residential schools history

More than 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools, the last of which closed in 1996. An estimated 6,000 children died in the schools

Society

1 hour ago Prince Andrew’s damaged reputation led to links with Chinese man accused of spying, documents show

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s semi-secret immigration court on Friday released further documents suggesting that Prince Andrew became entangled with a suspected Chinese spy because he was desperate to rebuild his reputation after a disastrous 2019 interview with the BBC. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission released the witness statement of royal aide Dominic Hampshire, who helped […]

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1 hour ago Teen girl pleads guilty to assault in fatal group attack on Toronto man Kenneth Lee

A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault.

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2 h. ago HUNTER: Accused Toronto rampage stabber now charged in Niagara Falls murder attempt

The police description of the M.O. fits like a glove. Perfect almost. The violent narrative, as allegedly scripted by Mackenzie Duncan, 23, in Niagara Falls, has a chillingly familiar ring to it. Duncan, of course, was out on bail at the time he allegedly went on a stabbing rampage in downtown Toronto last weekend. Three […]

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2 h. ago Oshawa man charged in alleged theft of Texas Republican Party data

An Ontario man is facing charges in an alleged theft and leak of Texas Republican Party data in 2021. The U.S. Department of Justice says the 37-old-man from Oshawa was arrested last week and is facing charges under Canadian law. It says the accused gained unauthorized access to a third-party hosting company’s computer system to […]

Culture

2 h. ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs hit with new sex trafficking charges month before trial

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year. A superseding indictment filed Friday accuses Combs of using force, fraud, or coercion to compel a woman to engage in commercial sex acts […]

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4 h. ago TSX down almost 1,000 points, U.S. markets sink for second day

Canadian and U.S. stock markets continue to be roiled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans as they plunged for a second day Friday. The S&P/TSX composite index was down close to 1,000 points, or four per cent, in late-morning trading after also closing down four per cent Thursday. In New York, the Dow Jones […]

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5 h. ago Europe and Canada say they’ll spend more on defense, but are cool on US demands

BRUSSELS (AP) — European NATO allies and Canada on Friday said they are willing to ramp up defense spending but are cool on American demands for the size of their military budgets, particularly given U.S. President Donald Trump’s readiness to draw closer to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. U.S. allies have spent billions of dollars more […]

Economics

5 h. ago Sarah Michelle Gellar knows the best spot for martinis in Florence

Sarah Michelle Gellar says she loves to dive deep into research when it comes to planning her next vacation. “I’m the girl who, whenever I would get a job in a foreign country, the first thing I would do — back in the ’90s — is get the Fodor’s Guide for the city I was going […]

Culture

6 h. ago Israeli strike on school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian officials say

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 27 or more sheltering at a school, according to Palestinian medical authorities, in a stepped-up offensive that Israel’s military said is intended to pressure Hamas and eventually expel the militant group. The bodies of 14 […]

Society

7 h. ago Rogers concludes definitive agreement for CDN$7 billion equity investment

Proceeds will be used to repay debt Expects debt leverage ratio to be reduced by 0.7x following the close of the transaction Rogers will maintain full operational control of its wireless network TORONTO, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B; NYSE: RCI) today announced it has entered into a […]

Economics

7 h. ago Axsome Therapeutics Presents Positive Pivotal Phase 3 Results of the ACCORD

Late-breaking oral presentation of results from the positive pivotal ACCORD-2 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in Alzheimer’s disease agitation Presentation featuring network meta-analysis of SYMBRAVO® versus oral CGRPs NEW YORK, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM), a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system […]

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7 h. ago Electra Closes First Tranche of Oversubscribed Private Placement

TORONTO, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”) announces that it has closed the first tranche of its oversubscribed non-brokered private placement previously announced on March 24, 2025, raising aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$3.08 million (the “Offering”). “We are pleased with the strong […]

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8 h. ago La lutte d’Alexandre Boulerice pour conserver le seul siège du NPD au Québec

Quatorze ans après la vague orange, le Nouveau Parti Démocratique (NPD) accuse un recul historique dans les intentions de vote.

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9 h. ago Family says sentence too lenient for teen’s role in their son’s killing

Nearly a year after 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach was killed in Halifax, the first of four youths charged in connection to his death has been sentenced.

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9 h. ago Victim’s mother angered over teen girl’s sentence in mall parking lot killing

Nearly a year after 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach was killed in Halifax, the first of four youths charged in connection to his death has been sentenced.

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16 h. ago Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark the hero in victory over Tampa Bay Lightning

Senators move closer to a playof spot with win over Tampa

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20 h. ago Break and enter charges withdrawn against owner of Edmonton apartment building where security guard was killed

Prosecutors have dropped charges against the owner of a problem-plagued apartment building where a security guard was killed last year.

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20 h. ago '(People) to kill': Disturbing writings, sketches found in accused killer's backpack, jury hears

One page in notebooks found in accused's notebook was called 'Death NoTe'

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21 h. ago Officer who shot and killed Indigenous man in N.B. did not commit crime: watchdog

New Brunswick's police watchdog says an RCMP officer did not commit a criminal offence when they shot and killed an Indigenous man in Elsipogtog First Nation last year.

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