44 m. ago Teacher bombarded boy with 25K texts, had sex with him: Cops

A New Jersey special education teacher is accused of having sex with her 15-year-old student and bombarding him with more than 25,000 raunchy text messages. According to court documents, Allison Havemann-Niedrach, 44, is alleged to have sexually assaulted the middle-school teen she was “obsessed” with. Havemann-Niedrach has now been charged with seven counts of sexual […]

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81 m. ago Calgary massage therapist facing additional sexual assault charges

A Calgary massage therapist, charged earlier in March relating to a January sexual assault incident, is facing three additional charges. Donald Patrick Harris, 46, was initially charged with one count of sexual assault after a client reported the incident to police in February. It is alleged the incident occurred at Parkview Massage and Wellness, 3125-380 […]

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85 m. ago Prolific local DJ dropping album of sounds recorded around Toronto

An award-winning Toronto-based DJ and musician is about to drop an album of sleep sounds with a decidedly 'Six twist: it's all sounds found in and around the city.Local DJ Andrew McDonnell is no stranger to making and mixing music; for as long as he can remember, he's had a passion for sound.What began with him making mixtapes as a kid turned into buying turntables and learning how to DJ vinyl. After university, he headed to Toronto's Harris Institute to study producing and engineering, and the rest, one might say, was history.From there, he began working on post audio for television shows, which, over the years, have landed him a series of Canadian Screen Awards, Daytime and Children & Family Emmy nominations, all while spinning in Toronto on the side.He's played the likes of Coda, Nest, Danforth Music Hall and Velvet Underground, on top of producing his own music, which has caught the attention of a number of international DJs like Hernan Cattaneo and John ...

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91 m. ago Canines and commuters: TTC sprinkled with dog adoption posters

The TTC is going to the dogs. For the next eight weeks, Toronto Animal Services (TAS) will advertise dogs living in its shelters that are available for adoption at 15 TTC subway stations, on the subway trains, and on the Dundas streetcar. “There are dogs all over Toronto bringing maximum cuteness!” TAS said on social […]

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98 m. ago Rate of new measles cases in Ontario stable, says province’s top doctor

Ontario's measles outbreak is likely to continue into the summer, the province's chief medical officer of health said Friday, but he is hopeful it will not worsen.

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98 m. ago IMF, World Bank brace for potential breakup with U.S. under Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda

U.S. withdrawal from the institutions is advocated by Project 2025, the Republican playbook

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1 hour ago Jury trial begins for suspect in killing of Calgary woman in downtown core

The jury trial for the suspect in what police say was the random murder of a Calgary woman in the downtown core is set to commence Monday following several delays. Michael Adenyi is charged with first-degree murder in what police say was the random killing of Vanessa Ladouceur, who was attacked around 6:40 a.m. on […]

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1 hour ago Politecnico di Torino reveals expanded range of courses during 2025 orientation day event

An international university offering an increasingly wide range of courses and tailored programs for the most gifted students, together with aptitude-oriented education and cross-disciplinary courses that help develop soft skills and secure a qualified job immediately after graduation TORINO, Italy, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — To assist high school students in selecting their university […]

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1 hour ago Canada's federal minimum wage for 2025 goes up on April Fools' Day

A lot of Canadians are about to get a raise this week, as the federal minimum wage for 2025 is set to increase on April 1.No, this is not an April Fools' joke. The hourly amount is adjusted annually on that day to keep pace with inflation.Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, a Canadian law firm that specializes in employment law, says the federal minimum wage applies to employees and interns working in the federally regulated private sector. This includes businesses like banks, telecommunications companies, and interprovincial air, marine, rail and road transportation.The federal hourly wage went up in 2024 from $16.65 to $17.30. This year, it will increase by 45 cents from $17.30 to $17.75.The modest increase is higher than what was projected by some Canadian litigation and immigration firms earlier this year. ImmigCanada predicted the new rate would be around $17.70 per hour. This pay bump is based on last year's Consumer Price Index (CPI).In February, Minister of Employment, Workforce Developme...

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2 h. ago ‘NYPD Blue’ star Kim Delaney arrested after domestic disturbance

Actor Kim Delaney was arrested Saturday on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon alongside her partner James Morgan, who was booked on a charge of battery.

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2 h. ago Russian authorities move to lift terrorist designation for Taliban

MOSCOW — Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday said it received a petition from the prosecutor general’s office to lift the ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban, who were outlawed two decades ago as a terrorist group. The court said in a statement that it would hold a hearing on the petition, submitted by Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, […]

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2 h. ago Morgan Wallen courts controversy after walking off ‘SNL’: ‘Petty loser’

After performing two songs from his forthcoming album, I’m The Problem, Morgan Wallen stirred controversy early Sunday morning when he abruptly walked off the stage during the closing credits of Saturday Night live. Instead of gladhanding with the rest of the cast, the 31-year-old country superstar said a brief few words to host Mikey Madison, […]

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2 h. ago Canada Downtown Office Vacancy Falls for First Time Since 2020

The vacancy rate for Canada’s downtown office buildings fell for the first time in five years as efforts to convert empty properties to other uses gathered momentum.

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2 h. ago City of Calgary confirms ‘unintentional’ wastewater leak into Bow River

City of Calgary crews identified a wastewater leak around 11 a.m. on Friday on the east bank of the Bow River, near the Ogden Street bridge. The source was shut down within hours.

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3 h. ago Dealership Adoption of Point Predictive’s BorrowerCheck™ Surges to Counter Rising Auto Fraud and Buybacks

SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Point Predictive reports record growth in adoption of its fraud detection technology across dealerships nationwide. BorrowerCheck™ is being rapidly implemented by major dealership groups and lenders to combat auto lending fraud, which increased to nearly $9.2 billion in 2024. The nationwide expansion includes partnerships with several prominent […]

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3 h. ago THE HOT QUESTION: Are the Calgary Flames still in the playoff fight?

The Flames sit seven points back of the St. Louis Blues with 10 games left to play

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3 h. ago People demanding Amazon Canada remove 'insulting' 51st state merch

Fed-up Canadians are taking a stand and calling on Amazon Canada to pull 51st-state merchandise being sold online.On February 9, Thornbury, ON, resident Sue Williams-Dunn started a Change.org petition titled "Urge Amazon to Discontinue Selling 'Canada, 51st State' Merchandise."Williams-Dunn stated that Canadians feel a "profound sense of betrayal by the US President to try to force us to become the 51st State through submission, not permission."change.org"The merchandise being sold on Amazon that highlights and supports this claim is not just offensive and immoral — it reinforces a direct threat to our democracy," stated Williams-Dunn."Seeing items on sale that portray this notion on a platform as huge as Amazon gives President Trump's intimidating tactics more power than they deserve and serves as a constant reminder of the bullying we are subjected to."As of Monday morning, there are over 56,600 signatures.A quick search on Amazon Canada reveals a mix of products with varyin...

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3 h. ago Genetec shares best practices for enhancing cyber resilience in cloud

MONTRÉAL, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In recognition of World Cloud Security Day on April 3rd, Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), the global leader in enterprise physical security software, shares key insights and best practices to help organizations protect their data and operations from increasing cyber threats. With cyberattacks becoming more frequent and sophisticated, organizations must […]

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3 h. ago Tesla EVs set ablaze in Rome as Italian police investigate possible arson

ROME — Italian police are investigating as possible arson a fire that destroyed more than a dozen Tesla electric vehicles at a dealership on the outskirts of Rome early Monday. Tesla Italy said that it is cooperating with police, and that it had turned over surveillance video from the vehicles themselves. The cars’ internal video […]

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