98 m. ago Cassie details hotel hallway beating at Sean ’Diddy’ Combs’ trial

NEW YORK — The R&B singer Cassie returned to the witness stand Wednesday in ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial, describing a vicious attack by Combs that was caught on surveillance video at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. The infamous video shows Combs hitting, kicking and attempting to drag Cassie back to their […]

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2 h. ago CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances

OTTAWA — The CRTC’s hearing on defining Canadian content began Tuesday with Netflix, Paramount and Apple dropping off the schedule at the last minute. MPA-Canada, which represents a number of the big streaming companies, rescheduled its appearance for the end of the day Friday. The federal broadcast regulator’s two-week hearing will consider a new definition […]

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3 h. ago Toronto's Rogers Stadium weeks from opening and it's hiring for a ton of jobs

Less than eight months after it was first announced, Toronto's newest venue, Rogers Stadium, is swiftly coming together before its big debut this summer — and Live Nation is in the midst of hiring for the site's team.Those keeping tabs on the stadium's social media will have seen that it has been hosting a series of career fairs this month, with the next one coming up on Wednesday, May 14.Meanwhile, construction on the 50,000-capacity outdoor venue, the largest of its kind in the city, has been scaling up as we approach its inaugural show at the end of June.Locals have snapped some sneaky photos of the progress at YZD (formerly the Downsview Airport Lands) and shared them to socials in recent months, some of them showing active chair installation on newly-built bleachers more than 20 rows high back in March, when about half of the stadium appeared to be built.A Reddit user who lives nearby shared photos of the venue's progress in M...

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16 h. ago Three climbers fell 400 feet to their death. One climber survived and drove to a pay phone

A rock climber who fell an estimated 400 feet while descending a steep gully in Washington’s North Cascades mountains survived the fall that killed his three companions, hiked to his car in the dark and then drove to a pay phone to call for help, authorities said Tuesday. The surviving climber, who has not been […]

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19 h. ago Svante and SAMSUNG E&A Sign Joint Development Agreement to Offer Digitally Enabled Skid

Svante and SAMSUNG E&A have signed a joint development agreement to offer standardized skid-mounted modular carbon capture plants based on Svante’s novel VeloxoTherm™ solid sorbent-based carbon capture filter technology, leveraging SAMSUNG E&A’s advanced digital solutions and modularization capabilities. Standardized modular packages will be branded and marketed globally by Svante and SAMSUNG E&A to deliver commercial […]

Society

20 h. ago Chansons, bombes et justice pour le début du Festival de Cannes

Le Festival s’est ouvert avec «Partir un jour», premier film d’Amélie Bonnin, plein de surprises et de musique.

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20 h. ago Vancouver chef kicks off food tour to fundraise for victims of Lapu Lapu Day tragedy

'While it’s difficult to move forward, I know the best way to honour those we lost is to keep showing up — with food, music, and the love that binds our community' — Top Chef Canada Season 6 runner-up Mark Singson

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23 h. ago Samsung debuts pricey S25 Edge, kicking off wave of thin phones

Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday rolled out a slimmed-down Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone, kicking off a wave of drastically thinner handsets expected t launch this year. The company’s latest device, which goes on sale in the US on May 30 for $1,099, is 5.8 millimeters thick and weighs 163 grams, making it about 30% thinner […]

Economics

24 h. ago Heat wave creates AC ‘guessing game’ for Winnipeg landlords, tenants

As temperatures soar in Winnipeg this week, many apartment dwellers are forced to sweat it out without air conditioning.

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24 h. ago Colombian Oil Sector Seeks Protection From a Wave of Sabotage

Colombia’s oil and gas association urged authorities to take “urgent action” after a surge in sabotage attacks on critical energy infrastructure.

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25 h. ago US Stocks Edge Higher as Ebbing Consumer Prices Buoy Optimism

US stocks crept higher on Tuesday, boosted by optimism following a pause in the trade war between the US and China and signs of easing inflation.

Economics

26 h. ago Nomic Bio Debuts $50 Proteome with Absolute Quantification Through Launch of Omni 1000

For the first time, researchers can access a quantitative proteome-wide solution that profiles 1000 of the most informative proteins at high-throughput. MONTREAL — Nomic Bio (“Nomic”), the Protein Profiling Company, today announced the launch of Omni 1000—a transformative high-plex solution now available through Nomic’s end-to-end service platform. Omni 1000 brings together 1,000 rigorously chosen […]

Economics

26 h. ago Wall Street momentum fades following spurt and U.S. stocks drifting in mixed trading

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading on Tuesday following a report that showed inflation unexpectedly slowed across the country last month. The S&P 500 was edging up by 0.1% in early trading, coming off a big gain to start the week after the United States and China announced a 90-day pause […]

Economics

26 h. ago Freshr Sustainable Technologies Inc. (Freshr) Closes Oversubscribed Seed Round

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Freshr proudly announces an oversubscribed seed funding round, thanks to investments by Invest Nova Scotia, Diamond Edge Ventures, Nàdarra Ventures, BDC’s Climate Tech Fund, and Blue Tide Capital Ventures. Freshr, a Canadian innovator in sustainable active packaging, is revolutionizing the fresh protein industry—starting with fresh fish—by extending shelf life and reducing […]

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27 h. ago BrightFocus Foundation Awards Nearly $13M to 50 Scientists for Alzheimer’s, Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma Research

New grant funding supports cutting-edge scientific ideas across risk reduction, earlier detection, and new treatments for diseases of mind and sight. CLARKSBURG, Md. — Private research nonprofit BrightFocus Foundation today announced nearly $13 million in grants to support early investigative research into Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. This includes $7.3 million to its Alzheimer’s […]

Economics

30 h. ago Trump en Arabie saoudite en quête d’importants investissements

Le président américain effectue ce premier déplacement majeur à l’étranger depuis le début du second mandat.

Economics

31 h. ago Robes transparentes: le Festival de Cannes interdit la nudité «pour des raisons de décence»

La nudité sera interdite lors de la 78e édition du Festival de Cannes qui débutera mardi, ont indiqué les organisateurs.

Culture

36 h. ago Tariffs may have pushed up inflation a bit in April, government report to show

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation may have picked up slightly last month as President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs kicked in, a trend economists expect will become more visible in the coming months. Consumer prices are forecast to have risen 2.4% in April compared with a year earlier, according to data provider FactSet, the same as in […]

Economics

36 h. ago Canada's Wonderland hosting huge fireworks display for Victoria Day 2025

You can celebrate the long-awaited Victoria Day long weekend with an epic fireworks display at Canada's Wonderland.Toronto's unofficial kickoff to summer is right around the corner as the city's residents get ready to hit cottage country, head to one of the city's beautiful beaches or party it up at a series of social functions to celebrate Victoria Day.Maybe it would be more accurate to say that we're celebrating the first long weekend of the year with warm weather more or less guaranteed, but if there's anyone out there genuinely celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday, consider me corrected.Of all the many wonderful ways people like to spend their time on the holiday, the best of all could quite possibly be rallying your friends and family and checking out a massive fireworks show. What says "summer is here" better, or more loudly, than fireworks, anyway?The City of Toronto will be putting on a free show from Ashbridge's Bay Park at 10 p.m....

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36 h. ago Écoles québécoises: un prof sur deux victime de violence depuis la rentrée

La moitié des enseignants ont subi de la violence depuis le début de l’année scolaire, selon un sondage réalisé par une fédération syndicale.

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