53 m. ago Former Giants managing general partner, longtime lead Microsoft attorney Bill Neukom dies at 83

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former San Francisco Giants managing general partner Bill Neukom, a bow-tie loving, longtime Microsoft attorney who was at the helm when the team won its first World Series title in 2010, has died. He was 83. The team announced Neukom’s death Thursday. No additional information was provided. Neukom retired from his […]

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2 h. ago Felix Baumgartner, first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in paraglider crash

'Fearless Felix' stunned the world in 2012 when he jumped from a capsule hoisted more than 39 kilometres above Earth by a giant helium balloon

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6 h. ago Daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies while paragliding in Italy

Baumgartner was best known for his record-setting jump from the edge of space down to Earth in 2012.

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6 h. ago Watchdog deployed after man booked in Vancouver police jail dies

The VPD says the 49-year-old prisoner "became unresponsive after suffering an apparent medical emergency" shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

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7 h. ago GAGNON: Time for Carney to give up his ban on gas and diesel vehicles 

Prime Minister Mark Carney is ignoring warnings from taxpayers and the auto industry. Yet his government is barrelling ahead with its plan to ban the sale of new gas or diesel cars and trucks. Starting next year, one in five new vehicles sold in Canada must be electric or plug-in hybrid. By 2035, buying a […]

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7 h. ago SEX FILES: I spent a week on Tinder in Italy and here’s what I learned

My Italian adventure began the moment I stepped out of the Rome airport and fell flat on my face. Cue the handsome stranger who helped me to my feet. It was a classic meet-cute that set the tone for the entire trip.  I’d come to the Eternal City with a single mission: to reset my […]

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8 h. ago Le champion autrichien de saut extrême Felix Baumgartner est mort

Ce sont les carabiniers qui ont identifié le champion dans une localité des Marches, en Italie.

Sport

8 h. ago Le sportif de l'extrême Felix Baumgartner meurt dans un accident

L’Autrichien, qui fut le premier homme à avoir sauté de la stratosphère, avait 56 ans.

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8 h. ago Member of Eagles’ Super Bowl championship team dead at 38 after battling rare cancer

Bryan Braman, a defensive end on the 2018 Super Bowl-winners, died after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

Sport

11 h. ago SIU clears special constable after woman dies in Ottawa courthouse cell

Nothing in the record available to special constables suggested the woman was suicidal and in need of constant supervision, says report.

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15 h. ago Audun Groenvold, Olympic ski cross medallist, dies after lightning strike

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced Wednesday. He was 49. Groenvold won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. “It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Groenvold’s untimely passing,” the federation said. “The former […]

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15 h. ago Canada’s Olivia Smith signed by Arsenal for world record women’s soccer fee

Canada forward Olivia Smith became the most expensive player in women’s soccer history at a reported one million pounds ($1.34 million) when Arsenal signed her from Liverpool on Thursday. The new benchmark in women’s soccer would surpass the 900,000 pounds ($1.1 million) Chelsea paid when signing Naomi Girma from the San Diego Wave in January. […]

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30 h. ago Federal Court of Appeal reserves decision in B.C. ostrich farm’s avian flu case

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered Universal Ostrich Farms to cull about 400 birds after 69 ostriches died in December and January

Transport

31 h. ago Surveyor working east of Mission hit and killed by dump truck

RCMP the man was working in the community of Hatzic on Tuesday when the dump truck hit him and he died at the scene.

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32 h. ago Former Toronto Maple Leafs goalie and NHL exec Wayne Thomas dead at 77

Wayne Thomas, the Maple Leaf in net when Darryl Sittler had a record 10 points at the other end and who went on to a long coaching and executive career in the NHL, has died from cancer. The San Jose Sharks, for whom the 77-year-old Thomas worked for nearly the past two decades, confirmed his […]

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33 h. ago Montreal police search for man who vanished while in distress in St. Lawrence River

Montreal police are searching for a 32-year-old man feared drowned in the St. Lawrence River near Verdun, where two others have died this summer.

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34 h. ago Team behind popular Toronto restaurant just opened a speakeasy next door

Hidden behind an unmarked door in Little Italy, Toronto’s new speakeasy-style bar is a surprisingly stylish new retreat.It hasn't even been a month since J's Steak Frites — the city's go-to spot for, you guessed it, steak frites — closed the doors of its original Queen West location permanently (don't worry, the College location is alive and well). Still, the team has already moved on to something completely new.Tucked away unassumingly in the same building as J's Steak Frites' Little Italy location, owners Jad Sfeir and Tara Tang have just launched Bitters & Bloom, a 1920s-inspired speakeasy serving up stylish cocktails and bar bites — a far cry from the one-item menu at J's.The sultry spot takes inspiration — as many speakeasy-style bars tend to do — from the jazz era, with dim lighting and rich, cozy interiors, but it’s not gimmicky. Instead, the space serves as a perfect backdrop for the sophisticat...

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35 h. ago Oil Slips for Third Day After Report Cushing, Diesel Stocks Rose

Oil slipped for a third day on nascent signs of a softening physical market, as traders assess the likelihood of a glut in the second half of the year.

Economics

40 h. ago Death of Australia’s ’Outback Killer’ leaves whereabouts of British backpacker’s body unknown

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police fear Bradley John Murdoch, known as the “Outback Killer”, has taken to his grave the secret of how he disposed of the body of British backpacker Peter Falconio who was murdered in arid central Australia 24 years ago. Murdoch died Tuesday night, aged 67, in the palliative care unit of […]

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45 h. ago Rocscience Accelerates Growth in Structural Engineering Software with 2SI Acquisition

TORONTO — Rocscience, a leading geotechnical software company based in Toronto, Canada, announces the acquisition of 2SI, an innovative provider of engineering software solutions based in Italy. This acquisition marks another significant milestone for Rocscience, following its acquisitions of DIANA FEA and 3GSM in 2024, and further expands the company’s suite of engineering software solutions. […]

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