1 hour ago 911 call played at inquest into B.C. university student’s drug death

Sidney McIntyre-Starko died of fentanyl poisoning in January 2024 after she and a friendconsumed drugs found in a box of coolers a friend found on a street corner.

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2 h. ago Man charged with attempted rape of person who died on New York subway train

NEW YORK — A man was charged with attempted rape after surveillance video taken aboard a New York City subway train showed him performing sexual acts on an unresponsive passenger who was later determined to have died. Felix Rojas, 44, was arraigned Tuesday, three weeks after authorities said he abused the male victim inside a […]

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3 h. ago Panthers’ Ekblad suspended 2 games for elbowing Lightning’s Hagel in head

NEW YORK — Florida defenceman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for two games for elbowing Lightning forward Brandon Hagel in the head midway through Game 4 of the Panthers’ first-round series against Tampa Bay. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced its ruling after a phone hearing with Ekblad earlier Tuesday. He will be out […]

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3 h. ago Survivor of shooting that killed Toronto boy says he pointed gun at the suspects first

In a downtown courtroom Tuesday, one of the occupants of a car that was the target of a shooting that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old, testified he pulled out a gun first.

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3 h. ago Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer questions whether death was suicide

The lawyer for Virginia Giuffre is questioning whether the sex abuse victim died by suicide at her Australian home last week. Police were called to Giuffre’s remote farmhouse north of Perth on Friday and found her unresponsive. Her family released a statement that said the 41-year-old mother of three died by suicide. However, lawyer Karrie […]

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4 h. ago Three members of family from Colombia died in Vancouver festival attack, says son

“It just doesn’t make any sense. Canada is supposed to be a safe place.”

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4 h. ago ’Just destroyed’: Three members of family from Colombia died in Vancouver attack, says son

“It just doesn’t make any sense. Canada is supposed to be a safe place.”

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5 h. ago Are the Whitecaps, not Lionel Messi, now the bullies of CONCACAF?

The Vancouver Whitecaps showed no fear in their first-leg victory over Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, absorbing all the CONCACAF chicanery given to them, and dishing out some of their own.

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6 h. ago Harvard officially renames DEI department as Trump lawsuit begins

The Trump administration demanded that Harvard audit views of diversity on campus and stop recognizing some student clubs, and threatened to revoke the school's tax-exempt status.

Culture

7 h. ago Florida boy, 11, died by suicide after bullying from teacher: Lawsuit

A Florida boy took his own life after “months of bullying and public embarrassment” from his teacher, a lawsuit alleges. Two years after Louis “LJ” Johnson, 11, shot himself, his parents are suing the Marion County School Board for negligence and failing to protect their son from the person allegedly behind the bullying — fifth-grade […]

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8 h. ago Jonas Robert Nedd Sutton identified as fatal stabbing victim

A victim of a melee outside a bar in downtown Calgary on Saturday morning is being remembered as a “bright and happy soul.” Jonas Robert Nedd Sutton, who died following the incident, was “tough, resilient, and determined to complete whatever goal that was set in front of him,” said Morgan Price, the creator of a […]

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8 h. ago Manitoba teen faces murder charge in 2024 Misipawistik Cree Nation shooting

A 16-year-old boy was re-arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder, Manitoba RCMP say, in connection with a September 2024 shooting at a Misipawistik Cree Nation home.

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9 h. ago Ultraconservatives are pushing for a pope like them. It might not happen.

ROME – In the crush of Catholic Church news in the week since Pope Francis died, a theme keeps appearing, in social media memes and quotes from the commentariat: hope, even optimism, that the next pontiff will be a true conservative, someone from the ranks of what was a passionate traditionalist opposition to Pope Francis. […]

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13 h. ago Man arrested following death of hockey player Adam Johnson won’t face charges

LONDON (AP) — A man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson has been told he will not face any charges, British prosecutors said Tuesday. Johnson played for the Nottingham Panthers and died shortly after his neck had been sliced in a collision with Sheffield Steelers defenseman Matt […]

Politics

13 h. ago Amazon and SunPower Executive Kumar Brahnmath Joins Measurabl as Chief Product & Technology Officer to Accelerate Innovation in Data

Appointment underscores Measurabl’s leadership in scaling innovation and empowering real estate stakeholders with actionable investment-grade sustainability data. SAN DIEGO, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Measurabl, the world’s most widely adopted sustainability data management platform for real estate, today announced the appointment of Kumar Brahnmath as its new Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO). In […]

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13 h. ago MediaViz AI Launches AI Platform for Unmatched Media Curation and Analysis

Faster processing, deeper insights, and seamless integration — MediaViz AI empowers businesses to transform media into actionable intelligence SAN DIEGO, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediaViz AI, a leader in human-centric AI for multimedia, today announced the launch of its most advanced platform yet. This new release combines cutting-edge automation with intuitive analysis to […]

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24 h. ago Suspect in Vancouver festival tragedy is brother of 2024 killing victim

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police have confirmed that the suspect in Saturday’s deadly ramming attack that killed 11 people in the city is the brother of a man who died in an unrelated killing last year. Thirty-year-old Adam Kai-Ji Lo — who has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder with more charges anticipated _ […]

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26 h. ago Rob Manfred says he discussed Pete Rose’s status with Donald Trump and will rule on reinstatement

NEW YORK — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport’s permanent ban of the career hits leader, who died in September. Speaking Monday at a meeting of the Associated Press Sports […]

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27 h. ago Florida man charged with killing estranged wife in Spain dead from suicide, lawyer says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida businessman charged with kidnapping and killing his estranged wife in Spain was found dead from an apparent suicide Monday morning in a South Florida federal prison, his defense attorney said. David Knezevich, 37, was awaiting trial at the Federal Detention Center in Miami. He was charged last year with […]

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27 h. ago City of Winnipeg honours lost workers on National Day of Mourning

Canada's National Day of Mourning, marked annually on April 28, commemorates workers who have died or suffered injury on the job.

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