95 m. ago ‘Vladimir, STOP!’: Trump pleads with Putin following deadly Kyiv attack

Nine people were killed and dozens more injured in Russia's deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv since last July.

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1 hour ago In rare criticism of Putin, Trump urges Russian leader to ’STOP!’ after deadly attack on Kyiv

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying,” Trump said […]

Politics

1 hour ago Man charged after fake gun flashed at group in London parking lot

Charges have been laid after London police responded to a report of a man with a gun in the city’s north end early Tuesday, police say. At around 1 a.m., a group of men was in a parking garage in the 700 block of Kipps Lane, near the intersection of Adelaide Street North, when they […]

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2 h. ago Toronto Pearson: Police investigating after officer involved in shooting at airport, highway to Terminal 1 closed

'This is an isolated incident and there are no known threats to public safety. Expect delays at the Terminal,' police said in a post on X

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2 h. ago Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey blaze

CHATSWORTH, N.J. — A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area, authorities said Thursday. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said […]

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3 h. ago India and Pakistan cancel visas of each others’ nationals as tensions rise

SRINAGAR, India — India and Pakistan cancelled visas for their nationals to each other’s countries Thursday amid rising tensions between the two nuclear armed neighbors after India blamed Pakistan for a deadly attack by gunmen that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in disputed Kashmir. Indian authorities said all visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be […]

Society

4 h. ago Ontario added 134 km of lanes to Highway 401. Its key bottleneck didn’t get better

Travel times on Highway 401's bottleneck in Toronto were around 25 minutes in 2016. They worsened to as much as 32 minutes last year and could hit an hour by 2051.

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9 h. ago Edmonton Oilers get slapped in the mouth, have one foot in the grave

What’s worse than losing Game 2 of a playoff series to fall behind 2-0? Losing it the way the Edmonton Oilers did Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Edmonton didn’t just lose, it got smoked. Rolled over. Pummelled. Embarrassed. Beaten down and left for dead. If that 6-2 slap in the face was Edmonton’s best response […]

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12 h. ago Accused testifies she 'felt betrayed' to be left with drug dealer's body

Ashley Bourget says she went for a bike ride and bought clothing at a thrift store after being ordered to leave her east London apartment where a bloodied, motionless Grant Norton was tied up on her couch. Bourget returned to her Adelaide Street home hours later to find Norton dead on the couch and the […]

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14 h. ago Ministry of Education appointing investigator to probe OCDSB finances

'The ministry is now appointing a financial investigator to validate the school board’s current financial position and recommend whether control and charge of the board should be vested in the ministry.'

Politics

14 h. ago Texas man executed for 2004 strangling and stabbing death of young mother

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man convicted of fatally strangling and stabbing a young mother more than 20 years ago was executed Wednesday evening as relatives of the victim looked on.  Moises Sandoval Mendoza received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m., authorities said. He was […]

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15 h. ago Guns, ammo found during search warrant of hate crime suspect

Tareq Farsakh Muro, 25, faces numerous harassment and weapons charges

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15 h. ago MANDEL: ‘This is a case about consent,’ Crown says in opening of world junior hockey sex assault trial

WARNING: Graphic details And now it becomes clearer why it’s taken almost seven long years to try five world junior hockey champs on charges of sexual assault. This was never going to be a slam dunk case. At the opening of the sensational trial in London, with each of the well-dressed defendants sitting at a […]

Sport

16 h. ago Justice Department brings first terrorism case against alleged high

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has charged an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua in Colombia with terrorism offences, making the first case of its kind against a member of the gang the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization, officials said Wednesday. The case is part of a broad push to target […]

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16 h. ago CRIME SCENE: B.C. man charged in connection with alleged Toronto child sexual abuse

An Aldergrove, B.C., man faces numerous charges in connection with a Toronto Police probe into possession of child sexual abuse material. It’s alleged that the accused was communicating online with a person under the age of 16, met and sexually assaulted the victim in person and created sexual abuse material. On March 28, Toronto Police […]

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17 h. ago Almadex Defines Large IP Geophysical Anomaly at The New Hope Copper Porphyry Project, Arizona, USA

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Almadex Minerals Ltd. (“Almadex” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: “DEX”) is pleased to provide a summary of recent exploration results from the Company’s wholly owned New Hope copper porphyry project in Arizona. A focussed one line IP chargeability and resistivity survey was recently carried out. The line was surveyed […]

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17 h. ago Two men charged with assault, forcible confinement in Surrey

Two men were arrested and on Wednesday, Surrey Police announced charges against two individuals.

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17 h. ago B.C. crime news: Two charged with sex assault, forcible confinement | Impaired speeder was picking up his child: RCMP

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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17 h. ago B.C. crime news: Person found dead in Merritt vehicle fire | Two charged with sex assault, forcible confinement

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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17 h. ago Nearly half of vehicles stolen in Peel Region this year recovered: Cops

Peel Regional Police say they’ve recovered almost half of the vehicles stolen in the region since the beginning of the 2025, with a total value of $26 million. In addition, police said 479 auto theft-related charges have been laid against 257 individuals. In 2022, organized auto theft rates began to increase in the region, police […]

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