5 h. ago Ottawa Senators ready to write another chapter in Battle of Ontario comeback story

For the Ottawa Senators, it will be do-or-die for the third straight time when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at home Thursday night.

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6 h. ago Jeff Sperbeck, former agent for John Elway, dies after injury at 62

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Jeff Sperbeck, a business partner and former agent for NFL Hall of Famer John Elway, died Wednesday after suffering an injury last weekend at a Southern California golf resort community. He was 62. No cause of death was released, but the Riverside County coroner’s office said Sperbeck was injured Saturday […]

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6 h. ago Hamilton hospital patient’s death under investigation: ‘Not due to natural causes’

The death of a patient at a hospital in Hamilton is now under investigation. Hamilton Police say a female patient, whose identity has not been released, was found “unresponsive” at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, West 5th Campus, around 4 p.m. on April 23. “At first, it was believed the patient had died from a medical episode,” […]

Science

9 h. ago Pedestrian dies in crash Tuesday night on Highway 1 in Agassiz

The collision happened shortly before 10 p.m. on Highway 1 near Popkum Road.

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9 h. ago Pedestrian dies after being struck by truck on Smyth Road, say Ottawa paramedics

The incident happened at around 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

Transport

9 h. ago Woman dead after being struck on Smyth Road, police ask for witnesses

Police say the victim was a woman in her 50s. Her name has not been released. 

Events

9 h. ago Jason Schreyer dies; Winnipeg councillor served with ‘passion and conviction’

Jason Schreyer had represented the Elmwood-East Kildonan ward since 2014. He was re-elected in 2018 and 2022.

Events

10 h. ago Toronto man captured on video attacking delivery driver with shopping cart

A shocking video making the rounds on social media shows a pedestrian attacking a delivery driver using a shopping cart in what appears to be a completely unprompted assault.Video captured just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025 shows a pedestrian launch a shopping cart into a bike lane along Danforth Avenue near Monarch Park, striking and injuring a food delivery driver on an e-bike.The food courier was reportedly hospitalized due to the attack.The clip, which is circulating in the Danforth East York Woodbine Community Facebook group, has generated much discussion. Among those shocked by the incident is personal injury lawyer and cyclist rights advocate David Shellnutt, who issued a statement on the seemingly random assault.Trigger Warning: Person on an E-Bike Assaulted yesterday morning on the Danforth near Monarch.We are asking the community to help identify this individual & report to TPS. Please be vigilant out there, stay safe & look out for each other....

Transport

10 h. ago Mindy Grubb Named Executive Director of eXtend a Hand, Uniting Real Estate Leadership with Philanthropic Purpose

With 20 years of industry experience, Grubb steps into a key role to elevate eXp’s commitment to giving back BELLINGHAM, Wash., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — eXp Realty®, the most agent-centric real estate brokerage on the planet™ and the core subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI), proudly announces that Mindy Grubb, Vice […]

Politics

11 h. ago Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton scolds his father for sparking post

Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was so excited about Indiana’s improbable overtime rally that he didn’t realize what led to the postgame scuffle between his teammates and the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Then he got to the locker room, watched the replay and winced when he saw his father, John, on the court, confronting two-time […]

Other

11 h. ago xtype Debuts Preflight AI Agent to Support Smarter, Preventative ServiceNow Deployments Using Agentic AI

xtype unveils Preflight AI agent validation tool to enhance ServiceNow update set deployment quality As one of only 18 companies asked to develop a GenAI agent on the ServiceNow® Platform for the AI Innovation Zone at ServiceNow Knowledge 2025, xtype supports ServiceNow in its ambition to boost productivity and efficiency across various workflows The Preflight […]

Culture

11 h. ago Apollo’s Zito Warns Trade War Risks Eroding US Dominance in Capital Markets

The US is risking potential erosion of its longtime dominance in capital markets amid President Donald Trump’s global trade war, warned John Zito, co-president of Apollo Global Management Inc.’s asset-management arm.

Economics

14 h. ago Job scams are on the rise across Canada and here's what to look out for

Over 2,300 Canadians who reported falling victim to job and employment scams lost over $49 million in 2024, and the situation is only getting worse.Jeff Horncastle, client and communications outreach officer at the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), told us that the actual numbers are likely higher."Fraud is significantly underreported in Canada, with conservative estimates putting reporting to the CAFC at only five to 10 per cent of incidents," he said. "There are many reasons for under-reporting to the CAFC, including victims not knowing where and what to report, and victims being too ashamed or embarrassed to report."Losses have quadrupled from 2022 to 2024, and losses due to job scams are increasing in size. Between January and March 2025, 580 Canadians collectively lost a total of $22.7 million."Unfortunately, reported losses to employment/job scams have increased substantially over the past couple of years, largely due to reports re...

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14 h. ago Lorne Gunter: What's next for Poilievre, and Alberta, after the Liberals' re

First, a few words about Pierre Poilievre. There was a statue of Sir John A Macdonald outside Victoria City Hall until it was taken down recently for “woke” reasons. The sculpture was there because, at one point, Macdonald lost his seat in Kingston and ended up having to represent the B.C. capital instead. So, while […]

Events

19 h. ago CGTN: Why the Chu Silk Manuscripts should be returned to China

CGTN published an article on the repatriation of the Chu Silk Manuscripts, an over 2,000-year-old Chinese cultural treasure currently held in the United States. Tracing the artifact’s journey from its 1942 discovery in an ancient tomb to its 1946 smuggling to America by collector John Hadley Cox, the article presents compelling evidence from both Chinese […]

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25 h. 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.

Society

26 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 […]

Events

27 h. ago Hamilton Mayor Horwath hospitalized after accident, office says

HAMILTON — The office of Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath says she has been hospitalized after being injured in an accident. A statement issued late Tuesday says Horwath is awaiting surgery and may need to take a “short medical leave” to focus on rest and recovery. It does not specify the nature of her injury or […]

Events

27 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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27 h. ago Blue Jays give extra rest to starter Kevin Gausman after gruelling 53

Does Blue Jays manager John Schneider regret leaving starter Kevin Gausman in to melt through a club record 53-pitch inning on Sunday in New York? Yes and no. “It’s not ideal at all,” Schneider admitted at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday prior to the first of three against the Boston Red Sox. “If it was […]

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