2 h. ago Former Calgarian among victims of Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival tragedy

Former Calgarian, Jen Darbellay, has been identified as one of the 11 people killed in the tragedy on Saturday at Vancouver's Filipino festival.

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3 h. ago MANDEL: ‘Scourge’ of domestic violence nets killer life without parole for 15 years

She had to speak to her sister’s killer one last time. So hours after Kadeem Nedrick, 34, was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 15 years for the brutal murder of his former partner, Brittany Doff, she waited for her chance to face the man she once loved as a member […]

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3 h. ago FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest

WASHINGTON — The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The reasons for the moves were not immediately clear, though they come as […]

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4 h. ago Golconda Gold Ltd. Releases Financial and Operating Results for 2024

TORONTO, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Golconda Gold Ltd. (“Golconda Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: GG; OTCQB: GGGOF) is pleased to announce the release of its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024. All amounts are in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated. A copy of the audited consolidated financial statements for […]

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4 h. ago Florida lawmakers approve changes to condo safety law passed after Surfside collapse

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill aimed at reforming a condominium safety law passed in 2022 in the wake of the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South, which killed 98 people in Surfside in June 2021. Condo owners have been facing higher costs because of the 2022 law, […]

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4 h. ago Calgary theatre community mourns loss of Jen Darbellay, killed in Vancouver festival tragedy: 'She really left an imprint'

Jen Darbellay's seven-year-old daughter and husband were also injured at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver

Culture

5 h. ago A look at Trump’s first 100 (are we missing a zero?) days in office

Here's the U.S. president's progress on campaign promises and his effect on key economic issues to date

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5 h. ago Ontario expected to fall into recession this year as a result of U.S. tariffs

There's been a lot of talk about a forthcoming recession in Canada since Wells Fargo forecasted that the nation will "enter a technical recession this year," but anyone who's been staying abreast of our languishing economic trajectory is well aware that we've already been in a per-capita recession for many months.With unemployment continuing to rise alongside the cost of living, the U.S. slapping tariffs on Canadian imports has come at possibly the worst time, and will be a key factor edging us into recession proper.Of course, some industries and geographical areas will feel the effects more than others, depending on how things end up playing out in the hands of a flip-floppy President Trump. But when it comes to Ontario specifically, one new report sheds light on what Canada's most populous province can expect economically.Coming from the desk of the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario, the docu...

Economics

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 Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital attack was hit by cops

YORK, Pa. — An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also killed an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclosed at a news conference Wednesday. West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte was killed in the gunfire in York on Feb. 22, while […]

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6 h. ago Pakistan says ‘credible intelligence’ suggests India attack looming

Tensions between the nuclear-armed nations are now at their highest since 2019, when they came to the brink of war following a suicide car bombing in Kashmir.

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6 h. ago Progress being made to again provide loans for Picture Butte Cooperative members

The court-appointed restructuring officer for Alberta’s largest cattle feeder association says progress continues to be made towards restoring the ability of the Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative (PBFC) to again make loans to its members. Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson issued an order Jan. 27 preventing the PBFC from making any new loans under […]

Economics

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

6 h. ago Florida seeks to enforce law making it crime for people in U.S. illegally to enter state

MIAMI — Florida’s attorney general on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s injunction that temporarily stops authorities from enforcing a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people who came to the U.S. illegally to enter Florida by eluding immigration officials. State Attorney General James Uthmeier and local prosecutors also asked U.S. District Judge Kathleen […]

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7 h. ago Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across country’s longest river

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Dozens of people swam and waded across Haiti’s longest river on Wednesday in a desperate attempt to flee gangs that launched a fresh attack on a city in the country’s central region that has been under siege for almost a week. The onslaught in rural areas of Petite Riviere began before dawn, […]

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7 h. ago Security officers who attended UVic overdose death to testify at inquest

Testimony at Day 3 of the Sidney McIntyre-Starko coroner's inquest to include student witness, two security guards who treated the victims.

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7 h. ago UVic security officer defends actions on day of overdose death

Security guard Nikolas Murphy thought it was possible the two patients had been exposed to toxic drugs, but didn't act on that hunch after asking several student witnesses who said they knew nothing about drug use.

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7 h. ago UVic security officer defends actions on day of student overdose death

Security guard Nikolas Murphy thought it was possible the two patients had been exposed to toxic drugs, but didn't act on that hunch after asking several student witnesses who said they knew nothing about drug use.

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8 h. ago Diana Fox Carney: Hockey player, economist — and the prime minister’s wife

With Mark Carney staying in the Prime Minister's Office, here's what we know about his wife, Diana Fox Carney — an economist, environmental advocate and hockey player.

Politics

8 h. ago Visa CEO Says AI Shopping to Push Advertising, Payments to Adapt

Visa Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ryan McInerney said advertising will be forced to evolve as shoppers turn to artificial intelligence agents to help them browse products and make purchases.

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