2 h. ago Air traveller security costs soared to record $832 million in 2024: Report

Paying for security for air travellers in Canada in 2024 amounted to $832 million — the highest amount ever — according to access-to-information documents obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. The mandatory charge was introduced in 2002 on claims of cost recovery to offset the expense of tighter security following 9/11 terrorist attacks, “The government of Canada […]

Economics

2 h. ago Two men found guilty in smuggling conspiracy where 53 immigrants died in tractor

SAN ANTONIO — Two smugglers charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning were found guilty Tuesday after a two-week trial. The 2022 tragedy in San Antonio was the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Jurors in federal court in San Antonio took only about […]

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3 h. ago Gun, drugs seized by Hamilton cops who tracked down stolen vehicle

An investigation by the Hamilton Police major drugs and gangs unit into a stolen vehicle led them to locate the vehicle Friday while it was being occupied by two male suspects. Cops said investigators covertly followed the vehicle to a business on Plains Rd. in Halton Region before they arrested and charged Maurice Caissy, 44, […]

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4 h. ago Man faces 28 charges in series of London crashes, carjacking

A Melbourne man faces 28 charges after a driver fleeing London police in a stolen truck crashed into multiple vehicles last week.

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4 h. ago John Ivison: Carney’s messiah status fails to float across the pond

On his first official trip overseas, Carney supplied his critics with plenty to make the case that he is not the Anointed One after all

Transport

4 h. ago Alleged synagogue attacker hit with rare charge of ‘advocating genocide,’ but released on bail anyway

In addition to charges for arson, criminal harassment, threats and mischief, Amir Arvahi Azar was also hit with multiple gun charges

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5 h. ago Arson suspected as Tesla vehicles burn at Las Vegas, Kansas City facilities

Authorities said a suspect armed with a gun and Molotov cocktails launched a 'targeted attack' on the Las Vegas Tesla location, firing shots and torching multiple vehicles.

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5 h. ago Police charge two men, hunt for two more after violent armed robbery

A restaurant diner was hit with a gun and robbed by armed bandits after the victim left the eatery to go to his car, according to Toronto Police. After leaving the restaurant — in the Steeles Ave.-Weston Rd. area — around 3 a.m. on March 2, three masked thugs with firearms approached the diner. A […]

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6 h. ago 'There were mistakes made': Councillor abandons attempt to rename Fish Creek

The city's public engagement revealed lukewarm enthusiasm for the idea of renaming the LRT station to incorporate St. Mary's University in the title

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6 h. ago Carney hopes recovering remains from Winnipeg landfill bring families closure

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he hopes recovering the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer from a Manitoba landfill brings closure to their families.

Transport

7 h. ago Replica gun recovered after failed carjacking attempt in Vaughan

York Regional Police are appealing for witnesses following a failed armed carjacking in Vaughan. Cops say the victim was walking to his car when he was approached by a thug with a firearm on Saturday around 8:30 p.m. in a plaza parking lot in the Yonge St.-Steeles Ave. area. Police say the suspect demanded keys […]

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7 h. ago David Staples: Danielle Smith will fail Canadians if she cancels event with Ben Shapiro

Smith's ongoing hearts-and-minds campaign to win over Americans is in the interest of every Canadian.

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8 h. ago Matty Matheson just started a band and they're playing their first

Celebrity chef Matty Matheson never fails to have some serious surprises up his sleeve — and the latest, an announcement that his newly-formed band will soon be playing their first gig in Toronto, is perhaps the most surprising yet.From winning a Golden Globe for his role in The Bear to keeping Toronto's restaurant scene buzzing with new, tasty go-tos, Matty Matheson is certainly a busy guy, and it doesn't look like he'll be slowing down any time soon.The past six months have already brought his latest Toronto restaurant, Bar Clams and a new cookbook, "Soups, Salads, Sandwiches," to the fore, but his latest exploit caters more toward the soul than the stomach: he's making music.A huge personality both in and outside the kitchen, Matheson took to his Instagram account to announce the official formation of Pig Pen, a hardcore outfit featuring Alexisonfire's Wade MacNeil, Daniel Romano, Ian SKI Romano and Tommy Major.Matty, perhaps unsurprisingly, will be on v...

Culture

17 h. ago New Report Exposes Climate Finance Failures, Calls for Urgent Investment Migration Solutions

LONDON , March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A groundbreaking climate finance report, released today by the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and Henley & Partners, highlights the failings in funding urgent climate action and explores how investment migration can unlock vital resources for climate resilience in the world’s most at-risk nations. The CVF, an international […]

Society

22 h. ago King Charles plans to meet Pope Francis during Vatican state visit in April

LONDON — King Charles is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, suggesting the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work by then, barring any setbacks in his recovery from double pneumonia. The tentative audience was among details of the British […]

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24 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man accused of assaulting parking enforcement officer

A 55-year-old Toronto man is accused of assaulting a Toronto Police parking enforcement officer in the east end. Toronto Police said officers responded on March 10 at 1:31 p.m. to a call for a fail-to-remain personal injury collision in the Danforth Ave.-Dawes Rd. area. It’s alleged that a parking enforcement officer was attempting to conduct […]

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25 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Vaughan trio charged in violent Markham robbery

Three Vaughan men have been charged following a violent robbery in a Markham parking lot last week. York Regional Police said officers responded on March at 5 p.m. to a parking lot in the Woodbine Ave.-Yorktech Dr. area for a report of a robbery. Officers arrived at the scene and learned that the victim had […]

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30 h. ago Motorcyclist given conditional sentence for hitting Edmonton police officer, fleeing scene

A motorcyclist who broke an Edmonton police officer’s leg in a bid to escape a traffic stop has narrowly avoided jail time. Dominic Di Cesare, 22, pleaded guilty Monday to a count of failing to remain at the scene of an accident that caused injury, admitting he clipped EPS Sgt. Eric Duff while speeding through […]

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33 h. ago La Baie commence ses soldes de faillite dès mardi dans ses 80 magasins

Toujours sans financement pour sa relance, La Baie va placarder dès mardi ses 80 magasins d’affiches « EN SOLDE » afin d’écouler sa marchandise.

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43 h. ago Murata Announces Production of ‘CELLNETTA’ – the World’s First Metal Cell Fractionation Filter

KYOTO, Japan — Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6981) (ISIN: JP3914400001) announced today that has successfully commercialized and mass produced “CELLNETTA,” the world’s first*1 metal cell fractionation filter designed for the rapid and precise selection and recovery of target cells from cell suspensions*2 used in regenerative medicine and cell pharmaceutical research and development. Target applications […]

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