94 m. ago Human remains located after California fireworks warehouse explosion

Investigators have located human remains following an explosion at a Northern California fireworks warehouse, Yolo County said in a statement Friday. Seven were missing after the Tuesday fireworks explosion near Esparto, which gripped the small farming community. It sparked a massive fire that led to other spot fires. Nearby Fourth of July celebrations were called […]

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1 hour ago Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at White House July 4 picnic

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday in front of Fourth of July picnickers after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term legacy. Flanked by Republican legislators and members of his Cabinet, Trump signed […]

Economics

2 h. ago Maple Leafs prospects take a lesson from horse play at development camp

No horsing around. The Maple Leafs prospects learned a lesson from a member of the equine family on Friday morning. As promised by assistant general manager, player development, Hayley Wickenheiser a day earlier, the club’s youngsters had a training session with a young, untamed horse at Toronto Equestrian Downtown on the Exhibition Grounds. Led by […]

Sport

9 h. ago Trump to sign ‘big, beautiful bill’ into law. Here’s what it includes

At nearly 900 pages, the legislation is a collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defence and deportations.

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13 h. ago Police, province offer new details in acid spill that closed Hwy. 402 lanes

Hwy. 402 reopened Friday following a crash that provincial officials say spilled 100 litres of acid and led to a shutdown along the westbound lanes of the London-area highway. Ontario Provincial Police say it was Wednesday afternoon when a big rig carrying 45,000 litres of monochloroacetic acid was “cut off” by a passenger vehicle on […]

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13 h. ago UN Atomic Watchdog Exits Iran, Deepening Inspections Blackout

The United Nations atomic watchdog is said to have pulled its last remaining inspectors out of Iran following the implementation of a new law that criminalizes international monitoring, deepening the blackout over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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23 h. ago Search continues for 7 missing after explosion at California fireworks warehouse

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rescue crews were searching on Thursday for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby Independence Day celebrations. The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot […]

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24 h. ago Woman, child in critical condition, 3 other kids stable after Mississauga crash

Police said four kids and a woman were rushed to a trauma centre Thursday evening after an altercation at a gym led to a crash in Mississauga. The woman and one of the children were in critical condition, according to police, while the three other kids were in stable condition. The kids ranged from nine […]

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25 h. ago Diddy’s history of violence influenced judge’s decision to keep him locked up for now

NEW YORK — In rejecting Sean “Diddy” Combs’ release on bail, a federal judge confronted the hip-hop impresario with a disturbing aspect of his criminal case that his lawyers couldn’t deny: His history of violence. Combs’ defence lawyers claimed he is a changed man. But Judge Arun Subramanian on Wednesday let the Bad Boy Records […]

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28 h. ago Bioscience Association Manitoba Applauds Government Action to Advance Bioscience Research and Clinical Trials in Manitoba

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM) welcomes the Manitoba government’s latest announcement to launch a Clinical Trials Office, and the implementation of the Research Manitoba led project, Research Improvements Through Harmonization in Manitoba (RITHIM), both designed to accelerate and improve health research in the province. “For too long, the process of moving innovative research […]

Politics

30 h. ago U.S. Congress passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ now set to become law

The US$4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill rolls back significant parts of former president Joe Biden's climate change agenda and previous expansions of Medicaid.

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30 h. ago Fire in Lytton, B.C. that led to evacuations was ignited by wheel falling off of RCMP trailer

The community is still in the process of rebuilding from the July 2021 fire that killed two people and wiped out much of the village and part of the Lytton First Nation

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30 h. ago Israeli strikes kill 94 in Gaza as work continues toward elusive ceasefire

The toll from strikes emerged as more Palestinians were killed in near-daily shootings while trying to obtain aid that have led to over 500 deaths since May.

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32 h. ago Supply management law not enough to shield system from Trump, experts warn

The new law prevents the foreign affairs minister from making commitments in trade negotiations to either increase the tariff rate quota or otherwise alter supply management rules.

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32 h. ago Canadian musician who led ‘simple life’ gets 15 years for smuggling 12 kg of heroin

His sentencing was delayed by two years 'due to the backlog of demands' for enhanced pre-sentence reports from social workers

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33 h. ago 50 Cent, Kesha, Rosie O’Donnell, Evan Rachel Wood, Aubrey O’Day: des vedettes outrées par le verdict dans l’affaire Diddy

50 Cent, Kesha, Rosie O’Donnell, Evan Rachel Wood, Aubrey O’Day: plusieurs célébrités sont outrées par le verdit dans l'affaire Diddy.

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33 h. ago 50 Cent, Kesha, Christina Ricci, Rosie O’Donnell, Evan Rachel Wood, Aubrey O’Day: des vedettes outrées par le verdict de l’affaire Diddy

50 Cent, Kesha, Christina Ricci, Rosie O’Donnell, Evan Rachel Wood, Aubrey O’Day: des célébrités sont outrées par le verdict de l’affaire Diddy.

Culture

37 h. ago Bryan Kohberger admits to fatally stabbing 4 Idaho students; one of the victims was awake

The killings initially baffled law enforcement and unnerved the rural college town, which hadn't seen a murder in five years

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38 h. ago Protests fuel increase in use of special Ontario police units: Report

Global issues are fuelling protests across Ontario and putting a strain on police forces monitoring the demonstrations, a new report says. International conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic and other large-scale public events led to a 184 per cent increase in the deployment of public order unit police units between 2018 and 2022, the report from Ontario’s […]

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50 h. ago Saskatchewan government faces potential legal action over wildfire efforts

The law firm Procido LLP is evaluating the viability of a negligence claim against the Government of Saskatchewan.

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