56 m. ago Masters Tournament announces 2025 winner’s payout, and it’s going up

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters winner just got a pay raise. Augusta National released it’s 2025 Prize Money Breakdown on Saturday, and the top spot has jumped from $3.6 million US to $4.2 million. The most important prizes for most of the world’s top golfers are still a green jacket and a lifetime pass into […]

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3 h. ago Woman, 24, dead after crash that led to wild police chase across region

A 24-year-old woman is dead, and two men are in custody, after a crash in a First Nations community southwest of London that resulted in a multi-county flight from police involving several stolen vehicles. Police were called to a crash on Jubilee Road, near Dodem Way, in Muncee-Delaware Nation at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Middlesex […]

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7 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Woman doesn’t want to pay unemployed sister’s rent

DEAR ABBY: At 63, I am the youngest sister of four siblings. We grew up in the turmoil of Dad’s alcoholism and hoarding, as well as physical and emotional abuse from both our parents. One of my sisters, “June,” was sexually assaulted by my brother. She’s 71 now and hasn’t worked since she was in […]

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9 h. ago On the Brink: rent is eating up half her pay, payday loans made it worse

Ontario woman says on her salary today, her two pay stubs a month are already spoken for: one goes to rent, and the other covers everything else.

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22 h. ago HUNTER: Black widow Monica Sementilli convicted in murder of husband

Black widow Monica Sementilli’s face was set like stone in the minutes leading up to a jury declaring her grim fate on Friday afternoon. It took the ten-man, two-woman panel seven hours and 47 minutes to declare the 53-year-old former Woodbridge woman guilty of cold-bloodedly orchestrating the murder of her husband, famed Toronto hairstylist Fabio […]

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23 h. ago In Calgary courts: Suspects in murder of Calgary woman whose body was dumped near Okotoks to stand trial a year from now

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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23 h. ago 'Shocking': Vancouver school bus drivers face pay cut, as district abandons 'living wage' policy

The VSB's decision to slash wages for lowest-paid workers, including bus drivers and attendants who help disabled kids, is "shocking and disgraceful," said Anastasia French, manager of Living Wage for Families B.C.

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24 h. ago Canadian woman goes viral over tense exchange with U.S. border agents

A Canadian woman travelling in the U.S. shared an unusual comment she received from an agent at a U.S.-Canada border crossing, drawing mixed comments from netizens.Erin Rafferty, 35, who goes by the username @ecomera on TikTok, is a business owner and content creator from the Moncton area in New Brunswick. Since 2019, Rafferty and her husband have been spending extensive time in the U.S. and visiting different states in a trailer.The couple wanted to make the most of the opportunity to travel while their children were still too young to attend school. So, in 2024, they invested in a new trailer, a truck, and a lifetime campground membership with access to all U.S. parks. Considering current tensions between Canada and the U.S., Rafferty said they did have second thoughts."I was genuinely nervous about coming down. My family asked us to cancel, and we seriously considered it," she said in an email statement. "But in the end, we had made a big investment into this lifes...

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24 h. ago Fundraiser started for Toronto woman killed in boiling volcanic river

Friends and loved ones of a local Toronto woman have organized a fundraiser to help cover costs related to her untimely death.According to a GoFundMe page, Maya Moreno, was on a spiritual journey in the Peruvian Amazon when she "fell into a volcanic river and sustained severe burns over 70 per cent of her body."The page goes on to say that Moreno's tragic accident occurred while on a spiritual healing journey in a sacred spot of the rainforest."On Monday, March 24, while meditating near the extremely hot geothermal river, Maya fainted and tragically fell into the Boiling River, suffering severe burns over 70 per cent of the body," reads the page.The Shanay-timpishka or Boiling River is a large geothermal river,  which has typical temperatures around 27 degrees C, but much higher temperatures have also been recorded, according to online sources. It is known for its healing properties and significant ties to the local culture.Moreno was then treated in Peru un...

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30 h. ago CONCERT REVIEW: 50 years later Heart holds up as Seattle rockers play Toronto

Heart Thursday night Coca-Cola Coliseum RATING: ***1/2 (3.5 out of four) ***** You can’t keep a good woman down. In this case, Heart’s formidable lead singer Ann Wilson, who not only recently emerged from a successful battle with cancer – thus sporting short grey hair instead of her usual long brown locks- but also broke […]

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41 h. ago B.C. woman says liquor distribution branch discriminated against her when pregnant

Powell told Global News she has already spent $25,000 on lawyers and is now proceeding to trial without legal help.

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45 h. ago Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman’s parents

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life […]

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47 h. ago Empowering Women, Strengthening Canada: Three Policy Priorities for Advancing Women’s Health in Canada

TORONTO, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  At Women’s Health Collective Canada (WHCC), we envision a future where every woman in Canada receives the high-quality care she deserves. Rooted in our mission to be Canada’s foremost authority on women’s health research and education, our work is dedicated to curating, translating, and advocating for evidence-based knowledge […]

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47 h. ago Woman stranded in Puerto Rico amid fight with airline over emotional support parrot

A New York woman says she is stuck in Puerto Rico after Frontier Airlines refused to allow her to fly with her pet parrot. Maria Fraterrigo, 76, of the Bronx, said she was able to fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport with her emotional support bird Plucky in a TSA-approved carrier with zero issues. […]

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48 h. ago Ontario woman who arranged hit on parents will get new murder trial

The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents.

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48 h. ago Ottawa woman among those killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse

Sheila Berroa lit up every room she was in, a close friend says. 'She was loved by everyone.'

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49 h. ago ‘Sick to my stomach’: Mi’kmaw woman speaks out after alleged comments in group chat

Members of Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia are in shock and two band councillors have resigned after alleged comments made in a group chat were made public. 

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49 h. ago Filmmaker James Toback ordered to pay nearly $1.7 billion in sex assault lawsuit

James Toback, 80, who represented himself in the case, denied numerous times in court documents that he 'committed any sexual offense.'

Economics

51 h. ago Can’t pay your tax bill? File your return on time and don’t panic, experts say

OTTAWA — For many Canadians, filing their taxes often means a refund, but for some, tax time can mean a bill that’s unexpected or more than anticipated. If that’s you and you don’t have the cash on hand to pay the bill, tax experts say not to panic. Ottawa-based accountant Marlene L. Grant says you […]

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52 h. ago London woman details discovery of abandoned baby on her doorstep

Bria Vanier opened the door to see two police officers standing on the porch beside a newborn baby boy wrapped in a blanket.

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