55 m. ago Rapper Tory Lanez attacked at California prison as he serves time for Megan Thee Stallion shooting

TEHACHAPI, Calif. — Rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized after an attack Monday at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, authorities said. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was attacked at a housing unit at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, at […]

Events

60 m. ago GOP to Phase Out Biden Clean Energy Credits to Pay for Tax Cuts

House Republicans are proposing to eliminate a tax credit for electric vehicles and phase out incentives for the production of clean energy to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive tax package.

Economics

60 m. ago GOP Tax Bill Prioritizes Trump Campaign Pledges, Increases SALT

President Donald Trump’s campaign tax pledges — no taxes on tips and overtime pay, plus new tax breaks for car buyers and seniors — are the centerpiece of a multitrillion dollar package that will serve as Republicans’ signature legislative effort.

Economics

74 m. ago House Republicans target clean energy tax credits and pollution rules in budget proposal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Budget proposals by House Republicans would cut billions of dollars in funding for Biden-era climate and environmental programs, including clean energy tax credits, as lawmakers seek to reverse what one GOP leader called “the most reckless parts of the engorged climate spending” approved under former President Joe Biden. Environmental groups warned the […]

Economics

85 m. ago Lead changes the name of the game so far in Edmonton Oilers' playoffs

"A couple of mistakes here and there have been costing us."

Other

1 hour ago AGAR: Did Western Canadians cut off their nose to spite their face

Don’t let Donald Trump get in your head.  There are a lot of reasons to be unhappy – angry – with the American president. Tariffs, 51st State, Governor Trudeau, etc.  But none of that can be solved by you or me. That is what we elected a new prime minister and his government to handle.  […]

Other

1 hour ago Carney to present ‘small, focused’ cabinet of less than 30 ministers and up to 10 secretaries of state

Among the names to watch for are Tim Hodgson, Carlos Leitao and former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson

Politics

1 hour ago Suspects sought after 2 students stabbed near Scarborough high school

Police are looking for suspects after two students were stabbed at a plaza near a Scarborough high school on Monday afternoon. Toronto Police said the incident happened at 1:49 p.m. in the Guildwood Pkwy.-Livingston Rd. area. Sir Wilfrid Collegiate Institute is just east of that intersection. Cops said the victims were students at the school […]

Society

1 hour ago Fox to launch new streaming service ‘Fox One’ before NFL season

Fox Corp. is planning to launch a new streaming service combining its news, sports and entertainment content before the NFL and college football seasons this fall. Pricing for the new platform, to be called Fox One, will be “healthy,” and not a “discounted price,” Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch said on a call with analysts […]

Other

2 h. ago Four men arrested in West Africa for extortion scheme linked to California teen’s suicide

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three years after a California teenager died by suicide, four men in West Africa have been arrested on suspicion of participating in “international sextortion scheme,” according to federal investigators. The 2022 death of Ryan Last, a 17-year-old high school senior, prompted a lengthy international investigation, according to a statement Friday from […]

Other

2 h. ago Trump promet de réduire drastiquement le prix des médicaments

Le président américain a promis à ses concitoyens des baisses pouvant aller jusqu’à 90%.

Other

2 h. ago State AI Regulation Ban Tucked Into Republican Tax, Fiscal Bill

A powerful House committee has tucked language preventing states from regulating artificial intelligence into President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, a move that would benefit many of the US’s largest tech and AI companies.

Economics

3 h. ago Trump’s Cuts Force Clean Techs to Look Into Exiting US Market

Clean-tech companies that were eligible for support under former President Joe Biden are now considering leaving the US as the Trump administration pulls the plug on financing, according to the former head of the program that vetted the firms.

Other

3 h. ago Ontario doctor loses licence after pleading guilty to harassing multiple girls

A Toronto doctor has lost his licence after harassing 13 victims, 12 of whom were girls aged 10 to 15 years old, in the Beaches area, following an Ontario medical tribunal ruling.

Science

4 h. ago Hudson's Bay liquidation sales end soon then stores in Canada close forever

After 355 years, beginning as a fur trading company incorporated by King Charles II, the end of Canada's oldest retailer is fast approaching.Hudson's Bay Company is expected to shutter all of its department store locations by June 2025, marking the final phase of a nationwide liquidation process that began in late March.In late April, the company confirmed it would close the last six stores that had initially been exempt from the first round of closures, including the heritage flagship stores in downtown Toronto and downtown Montreal, as well as Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill, CF Carrefour Laval mall, and CF Fairview Pointe-Claire mall.According to a new court filing on Friday by the court-appointed monitor Alvarez & Marsal, liquidation sales at all 74 Hudson's Bay department stores and three Saks Fifth Avenue locations are currently expected to continue until no later than Sunday, June 1, 2025.As of last week, approximately 90 p...

Other

4 h. ago Trump says he would be a ‘stupid person’ not to accept free jet from Qatar

The president says he plans to use the jet to replace Air Force One until he leaves office in January 2029, but not afterward.

Transport

4 h. ago Harvard hits back at Education Secretary Linda McMahon, denying political bias

Harvard University fired back at US Education Secretary Linda McMahon, denying her allegation that the school has a partisan political bias and warning that government “overreach” is threatening key freedoms. “I must refute your claim that Harvard is a partisan institution,” Alan Garber, the university’s president, said Monday in a letter to McMahon.  “It is […]

Politics

4 h. ago Church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in U.S.

The Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.” Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced the step Monday, one day after 49 South Africans departed their homeland, bound for new homes in the […]

Culture

4 h. ago Presidio Investors is Pleased to Announce the Addition of Christian Schütte as Its Newest Operating Partner

AUSTIN, Texas — Christian brings more than 20 years of global experience in investment banking, private equity, and operational leadership, with a proven track record of driving transformational growth across industries. Christian began his career at J.P. Morgan in New York and London, where he worked in the M&A and Corporate Finance teams. He later […]

Culture

4 h. ago New Yorkers Want Quadruple the $30,000 SALT Cap in Tax Draft

The House tax committee’s draft bill to renew President Donald Trump’s tax cuts calls for increasing the state and local tax deduction to $30,000 for couples, but limits the write-off to households earning $400,000 or less, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Economics