29 m. ago Israel destroys a hospital in north Gaza as strikes intensify on Palm Sunday

A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza hit a hospital, a municipal building, a home and a vehicle, killing at least 21 people, including children, on Sunday.

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50 m. ago More than 30 people killed, 99 injured in Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city

KYIV, Ukraine — At least 32 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, officials said. Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city at around 10:15 a.m. as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, according to officials. Images from the scene on official channels […]

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3 h. ago Russian missile attack kills 32, injures 84 in Ukrainian city of Sumy

Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city on Sunday morning as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, according to officials.

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29 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Woman doesn’t want to pay unemployed sister’s rent

DEAR ABBY: At 63, I am the youngest sister of four siblings. We grew up in the turmoil of Dad’s alcoholism and hoarding, as well as physical and emotional abuse from both our parents. One of my sisters, “June,” was sexually assaulted by my brother. She’s 71 now and hasn’t worked since she was in […]

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40 h. ago South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past five weeks. Mikal Mahdi cried out as the shots hit him, and his arms flexed. He groaned two more times […]

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42 h. ago Theratechnologies Responds to Future Pak’s Press Release and Announces Exclusive Discussions with Another Potential Acquiror for the Sale of the Company

MONTREAL, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Theratechnologies Inc. (“Theratechnologies” or the “Company”) (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, wishes to address its shareholders in response to a press release issued today by Future Pak, LLC (“Future Pak”) regarding its proposals to acquire the Company. The Company believes its shareholders should be aware of […]

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42 h. ago B.C. Court upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minimum security prison, on July […]

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43 h. ago North Delta twins Tyson, Jalen Philpot both have their eyes on claiming CFL’s top Canadian award

Tyson Philpot will face stiff competition for the top Canadian award. His twin brother, Jaylen, also has his eye on that honour.

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44 h. ago HUNTER: Black widow Monica Sementilli convicted in murder of husband

Black widow Monica Sementilli’s face was set like stone in the minutes leading up to a jury declaring her grim fate on Friday afternoon. It took the ten-man, two-woman panel seven hours and 47 minutes to declare the 53-year-old former Woodbridge woman guilty of cold-bloodedly orchestrating the murder of her husband, famed Toronto hairstylist Fabio […]

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45 h. ago What we know about the helicopter company in deadly New York City crash

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Helicopter plied the skies around New York City landmarks for decades. But the company had some difficulties before one of its sightseeing choppers plummeted into the Hudson River this week, killing all six people aboard. There was a close call in 2013, when another helicopter suddenly lost power in […]

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45 h. ago Helicopter company in deadly NYC crash had faced debt lawsuits

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Helicopter has plied the skies around New York City landmarks for decades. But the company had some difficulties before one of its sightseeing choppers plummeted into the Hudson River this week, killing all six people aboard. There was a close call in 2013, when another helicopter suddenly lost power […]

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45 h. ago Court date set in advance of fatality inquiry into Columbia Icefield bus rollover

A court date has been set in advance of a fatality inquiry for three people killed when a tour bus tumbled down an embankment on the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park. Fourteen others suffered life-threatening injuries after the bus lost control and landed on its roof in the popular tourist destination south of Jasper […]

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46 h. ago Canadian woman goes viral over tense exchange with U.S. border agents

A Canadian woman travelling in the U.S. shared an unusual comment she received from an agent at a U.S.-Canada border crossing, drawing mixed comments from netizens.Erin Rafferty, 35, who goes by the username @ecomera on TikTok, is a business owner and content creator from the Moncton area in New Brunswick. Since 2019, Rafferty and her husband have been spending extensive time in the U.S. and visiting different states in a trailer.The couple wanted to make the most of the opportunity to travel while their children were still too young to attend school. So, in 2024, they invested in a new trailer, a truck, and a lifetime campground membership with access to all U.S. parks. Considering current tensions between Canada and the U.S., Rafferty said they did have second thoughts."I was genuinely nervous about coming down. My family asked us to cancel, and we seriously considered it," she said in an email statement. "But in the end, we had made a big investment into this lifes...

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46 h. ago Family was to celebrate child’s birthday when N.Y.C. sightseeing helicopter crashed

Broke apart in midair and crashed into Hudson River, killing all six people aboard

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46 h. ago Fundraiser started for Toronto woman killed in boiling volcanic river

Friends and loved ones of a local Toronto woman have organized a fundraiser to help cover costs related to her untimely death.According to a GoFundMe page, Maya Moreno, was on a spiritual journey in the Peruvian Amazon when she "fell into a volcanic river and sustained severe burns over 70 per cent of her body."The page goes on to say that Moreno's tragic accident occurred while on a spiritual healing journey in a sacred spot of the rainforest."On Monday, March 24, while meditating near the extremely hot geothermal river, Maya fainted and tragically fell into the Boiling River, suffering severe burns over 70 per cent of the body," reads the page.The Shanay-timpishka or Boiling River is a large geothermal river,  which has typical temperatures around 27 degrees C, but much higher temperatures have also been recorded, according to online sources. It is known for its healing properties and significant ties to the local culture.Moreno was then treated in Peru un...

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48 h. ago FIRST READING: Should Conservatives believe their doomed polls?

The Tories are actually polling better than ever before ... but the Liberals are polling even higher

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48 h. ago Calgary police looking for six youth suspects in CTrain station assault

The Calgary Police Service is asking the public’s help in identifying six male youth suspects believed to be responsible for assaulting a 14-year-old boy at a CTrain station in March. Police say the teenage boy was walking inside the Anderson LRT station at approximately 6 p.m. on Mar. 3 when he was approached by the […]

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48 h. ago Mickey Rourke catches heat on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ for homophobic comments

Onetime movie star from the '80s admits 'career in the toilet'

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49 h. ago Mayor: Family was to celebrate child’s birthday when NYC sightseeing helicopter crashed

NEW YORK (AP) — A family from Spain was about to celebrate the ninth birthday of one of their children when their sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey, killing all six people aboard in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said Friday. […]

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62 h. ago Two killed when Savary Island home collapses while being lowered onto its foundation

The tragedy left a third man seriously injured, say Powell River RCMP

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