2 h. ago Chiefs GM makes shocking revelation about Travis Kelce as retirement rumours swirl

'We’re never going to make excuses and talk about it, but he was battling with a pretty big illness.'

Sport

6 h. ago Mystery illness kills dozens in Congo after children ate bat

An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.

Events

6 h. ago Ritchie Bros. Sells US $250+ Million of Heavy Equipment Assets and Vehicles in its 2025 Premier Global Auction Event in Orlando, FL

Five-day public auction attracted 19,000+ bidders from 75+ countries competing for 16,000+ equipment items WESTCHESTER, Ill. — RB Global, Inc. (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA), the trusted global marketplace for insights, services and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles, today announced that Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold 16,000+ equipment items, trucks and vehicles at its Feb. […]

Economics

7 h. ago Israelis bid farewell to Shiri Bibas and her 2 young sons killed in captivity in Gaza

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Holding flags, orange balloons and signs saying “forgive us,” tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons, killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip, were taken for burial on Wednesday. The plight of the Bibas family has come to embody […]

Events

8 h. ago York University student president urged to resign over ‘deeply concerning’ support for Hamas

Somar Abuaziza has made dozens of social media posts appearing to support Hamas, its leadership and the October 7 attacks

Society

17 h. ago Idaho prosecutors seek to limit accused killer’s alibi evidence at trial

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho prosecutors say a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shouldn’t be allowed to offer an alibi defence unless he takes the stand himself during the murder trial later this year. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson asked a judge to limit any alibi evidence during Bryan […]

Events

19 h. ago Gangs launch another deadly attack on Haiti’s capital as dozens flee

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital early Tuesday, killing an unknown number of civilians in what used to be a peaceful neighbourhood. The attack on Delmas 30 began before dawn, with gunfire echoing through the streets as people fled their homes in panic, some cradling babies or carrying elderly people […]

Events

21 h. ago In Calgary courts: Crown grills confessed killer on claim deadly ambush of couple was carjacking gone wrong

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Feb. 24-28, 2025

Events

21 h. ago ’Havens of love and care’: Ontarians protest closures of supervised consumption sites

Dozens of people gathered outside Ontario’s health ministry in Toronto on Tuesday, two days before the provincial election, to protest the province’s plans to shut down 10 supervised drug consumption sites by the end of March. Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government announced last summer that it would close the consumption sites, including five in Toronto, […]

Transport

22 h. ago Blue Jays unveil theme nights, giveaways planned for 2025 season

Loonie Dogs, Salsa Night and more giveaways than you can shake a bat at this season at Rogers Centre

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24 h. ago UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — U.K. authorities said Tuesday that they were punishing Rwanda over its alleged support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo. The measures include pausing direct financial aid that doesn’t include support to the poorest Rwandans. The United Kingdom also will stop “high-level attendance at events hosted […]

Events

25 h. ago Hamilton cops searching landfill site for woman missing since December

Hamilton Police have started a search at a garbage dump, saying officers are looking into the possibility that a woman was killed in an apartment and removed through the building’s trash disposal system. The disappearance of Shalini Singh, 40, who was reported missing on Dec. 10, sparked concerns about her safety and the case was […]

Other

25 h. ago Grève générale illimitée: les cols bleus demandent plus de 100 000$ par année au sommet de l'échelle, selon Marchand

Leur revendication s'élève à «plus de 30 %», a révélé le maire, ce qui porterait le salaire à plus de 100 000 $ en 2029 au sommet de l'échelle.

Economics

26 h. ago Une «maladie inconnue» qui peut tuer en moins de 48 heures après l’apparition des symptômes fait au moins 53 morts en République démocratique du Congo

Une «maladie inconnue» qui peut tuer en moins de 48h après l’apparition des symptômes a fait au moins 53 morts en République démocratique du Congo.

Events

26 h. ago CBSA seizes illegal drugs worth millions from two commercial trucks at Coutts border crossing

Illegal drugs valued in the millions of dollars were seized during two recent searches of commercial trucks at the Coutts border crossing, the Canada Border Services Agency announced Tuesday On Dec. 24, CBSA officers examining a commercial truck carrying a mixed load destined for Calgary noticed “abnormalities,” leading to 186 kilograms of methamphetamine being discovered. […]

Economics

26 h. ago Grimes requests more privacy for her and Elon Musk’s children: ‘I’m just asking’

'I think fame is something you should consent to. Obviously, things will just be what they are. But I would really, really appreciate that,' Grimes said in an interview with Time.

Other

26 h. ago Convicted killer serving life sentence escapes Quebec prison, caught in Toronto

Correctional Service Canada says authorities noticed Ricardo Vilches had vanished from the minimum security unit when he wasn't present during head count.

Events

27 h. ago Cinq migrants qui tentaient d’entrer illégalement au Québec sauvés in extremis

Cinq personnes en état d’hypothermie qui tentaient d’entrer au Canada en pleine nuit à partir des États-Unis ont été sauvées in extremis.

Other

28 h. ago Inmate who escaped from prison in Quebec caught hours later in Toronto

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QUE. — A federal inmate serving time for murder who vanished on Monday from a prison north of Montreal was arrested hours later in Toronto. Correctional Service Canada said 85-year-old convicted killer Ricardo Vilches wasn’t present during head count at noon on Monday. He was incarcerated in the minimum security unit at Archambault Institution […]

Events

28 h. ago Woman admits to disguising herself with wigs to take UK citizenship test for others

LONDON (AP) — A British woman admitted Tuesday that she wore wigs and other disguises to fraudulently take a U.K. citizenship test for more than a dozen foreigners. Josephine Maurice, 61, admitted in Snaresbrook Crown Court that she fraudulently took the Life in the U.K. Test for 13 different men and women. She wore an […]

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