2 h. ago New Pornographers drummer dropped from Vancouver band after child porn charges

Joseph Seiders, the 44-year-old U.S. drummer for Vancouver indie-rock band New Pornographers for more than a decade, has been fired by the group after being arrested for alleged possession of child pornography. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a April 7 press release that officers from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to […]

Events

7 h. ago U.S. citizen held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in America

MIAMI — A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. The man was released after his case received widespread coverage. Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez, 20, was […]

Other

7 h. ago U.S. could abandon Ukraine peace effort if no progress is made soon: Rubio

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Paris that the U.S. could abandon its push for a peace deal if no progress was made in "a matter of days."

Other

8 h. ago Driver who repeatedly ran red lights dies in fiery Toronto crash: police

Vehicle slammed into a hydro pole after running two red lights and clipping another vehicle

Events

8 h. ago BMW driver dead after running two red lights, crashing into hydro pole: Toronto cops

No information about the driver was provided by police

Events

9 h. ago Three tourists among 4 killed after Italian cable car crashes to the ground near Naples

ROME — Three tourists were among four people who were killed when a cable car crashed south of Naples, an Italian official said Friday. A British woman and an Israeli woman were among the three foreign victims identified since the accident on Thursday, said Marco De Rosa, the spokesperson for the mayor of Vico Equense. […]

Events

10 h. ago Google is twice a monopolist. Fixing it will be the hard part

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has been found by two federal judges, in less than a year, to have illegally monopolized critical parts of the internet. Now the U.S. Justice Department will likely push for the company to make sweeping changes to its advertising business. That includes forcing the sale of key technology including the ad exchange […]

Culture

10 h. ago Woman, 60, fatally struck by vehicle at Sherwood Park Mall parking lot

Police say initial findings suggest the vehicle that struck the woman was caught on a median before the driver stepped hard on the gas, causing the vehicle to crash into the victim.

Transport

10 h. ago Driver killed after speeding through red lights, crashing into Toronto hydro pole: police

Toronto Police say a driver has died after a high-speed crash through two red lights and into a hydro pole early Friday.

Events

11 h. ago Italian race team Prema wants to take on American IndyCar racing

Americans won the first two Indy 500s in US-made cars. Then, in 1913, French driver Jules Goux took first in a Peugeot. As if to hammer home the European victory, during the hot race conditions he used champagne to rinse out his mouth. Plenty of foreign drivers have since had success in IndyCar racing, including […]

Transport

19 h. ago The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices. “Based on the number of phone calls we’re receiving, the effects have been immediate,” said Matt […]

Economics

19 h. ago Polish President Backs Push For Access to French Nuclear Shield

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said his country should seek the protection of France’s nuclear deterrent against a potential Russian threat as he continued to call for access to US atomic weapons.

Science

21 h. ago Nouveau report de l'audience sur l'allègement de peine des frères Menendez

L'audience pour accorder un éventuel allègement de peine aux frères Menendez a été une nouvelle fois reportée jeudi.

Events

23 h. ago Ousted Alberta MLA details allegation Danielle Smith purposely misled cabinet

Former infrastructure minister Peter Guthrie is accusing Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange of deliberately misleading a January cabinet committee meeting.

Other

23 h. ago Vancouver robbery suspect allegedly attacks workers with metal bat: VPD

One of the store's employees sustained serious injuries to the head and face.

Events

24 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Man sought for stabbing in city’s downtown core

Investigators help identifying a man sought in an assault with a weapon investigation. Toronto Police say officers responded to a call for a stabbing in the area of Sherbourne St. and Dundas Street E. just before 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. It’s reported that a man was involved in an altercation with another person when he […]

Events

24 h. ago Asian Stocks Set for Muted Open as Fed Disappoints: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks looked set for a cautious open Friday after US equities posted a weekly loss amid disappointment over Jerome Powell’s pushback on the idea of the Federal Reserve supporting markets.

Economics

24 h. ago Vaughan man, 42, faces more than a dozen new sex assault charges

A 42-year-old Vaughan man faces more than a dozen new sexual assault charges as more allegations against him surface. York Regional Police say Giuseppe Agrippa was previously arrested March 4 on five charges, including two of sexual assault, and since then “multiple” alleged victims have come forward reporting similar incidents. On Tuesday, the accused was […]

Events

25 h. ago MANDEL: ‘System in shambles’ lets alleged careless driver who killed pedestrian walk

There will be no kind of justice for an elderly pedestrian hit and killed by a vehicle just over 18 months ago in Toronto. An alleged careless driver accused of killing the man has had his charges stayed because it took too long to get to trial in provincial offences court. And Justice of the […]

Transport

28 h. ago US Signals New Push for Full Ceasefire in Ukraine at Paris Talks

US officials indicated at a meeting with Europeans in Paris that they want to secure a full ceasefire in Ukraine within weeks, part of a renewed push to halt hostilities in Russia’s three-year war, according to people familiar with the matter.

Events