9 h. ago EVs in the spotlight as China claims a leading global role at Shanghai’s auto show

SHANGHAI (AP) — Leading automakers will be showcasing their latest designed-for-China models at the Shanghai auto show this week, struggling not to be edged aside in the world’s largest car market while watching for U.S. President Donald Trump’s next steps in his trade war. Some industry experts view this year’s show in the sprawling industrial […]

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9 h. ago MANDEL: ‘Partners in crime’ killed OPP rookie, Crown says in closing address

They were partners in love — and crime. That’s what prosecutors urged the jury to find in order to convict both Randall McKenzie and girlfriend Brandi Stewart-Sperry of first-degree murder in the execution of OPP Const. Greg Pierczala in a hail of bullets fired from a trafficked Glock 19. In his closing address, Crown Fraser […]

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10 h. ago Downtown Calgary revitalization report optimistic as safety concerns persist

Despite the city's claim that progress is being made in revitalizing Calgary's downtown core, one business owner tells Global News that she hasn't seen much improvement.

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10 h. ago Canucks: Brock Boeser looks bound for free agency, but should he be?

He's earned the right to see what other teams will offer, the only NHL team he's ever known claims

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11 h. ago Hegseth pulled airstrike info from secure military channel for Signal posts

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending himself against a second assertion that he shared classified material through an unapproved and unsecured network —  this time taking airstrike information from a military communications channel and sharing it in a chat with his wife, his brother and others. Hegseth pulled the information he posted in […]

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13 h. ago Whale Sanctuary Project in Nova Scotia renews bid to get two whales from France

The group behind a project to build North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia has renewed its bid to provide a seaside sanctuary to two killer whales.

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14 h. ago Cincinnati freshman football player Jeremiah Kelly dies unexpectedly at his residence

Cincinnati football player Jeremiah Kelly died unexpectedly at his residence early Tuesday, the athletic department announced. The school did not disclose a cause of death, and the city of Cincinnati police department did not immediately return a message. “The Bearcats football family is heartbroken by the sudden loss of this outstanding young man,” coach Scott […]

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14 h. ago Federal Election: Approximately 7.3 million votes cast during advance polling

According to Elections Canada's preliminary figures, about 2 million voters hit their local advance voting station on Friday alone.

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14 h. ago Federal election: About 7.3 million votes cast during advance polling

According to Elections Canada's preliminary figures, about 2 million voters hit their local advance voting station on Friday alone.

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15 h. ago Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year. The agency says that, over four days of polling between Friday and Monday, 7.3 million people voted. That’s up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election. Elections Canada says it made […]

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15 h. ago Advance voting over last 4 days shatters records, Elections Canada says

Preliminary figures released by Elections Canada show an estimated 7.3 million ballots were cast over the four-day advance polling period.

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16 h. ago ICE denied Mahmoud Khalil from attending the birth of his son, wife says

Khalil's wife, Noor Abdalla, said the ruling was “a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer."

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17 h. ago Canada Soccer to honour veteran Desiree Scott at May friendly in her native Winnipeg

Canada will play a pair of women’s soccer friendlies against Haiti in Winnipeg and Montreal in FIFA’s May-June international window. The May 31 game at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg has been dubbed a “special celebration match honouring the extraordinary international career” of veteran midfielder Desiree Scott, a native Winnipegger who has announced her international […]

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18 h. ago SCOTT PETERSON CASE: New claims cast doubt on wife killer’s conviction

The Los Angeles Innocence Project argues his conviction should be overturned

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19 h. ago Walter Frankenstein, who survived Holocaust by hiding in Berlin, dies at 100

BERLIN — Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin with his wife and infant children and spent his later years educating young people to keep the events alive in memory, has died. He was 100. Klaus Hillenbrand, a close friend who wrote a book about Frankenstein, confirmed the death on Tuesday. He […]

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19 h. ago Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gives birth after ICE denies Columbia activist’s plea for temporary release

NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities denied Mahmoud Khalil’s request for a temporary release from detention to attend the birth of his first child, who was born Monday in New York, according to emails shared with The Associated Press. Khalil, a Columbia University activist who has been held in a detention center in Jena, Louisiana […]

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21 h. ago Midland Announces the Acquisition of the Kan Gold Project in the Labrador Trough

MONTREAL, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Midland Exploration Inc. (“Midland”) (TSX-V: MD) is pleased to announce the acquisition of 100% interest in the Kan gold project from a private company (Ressources Tectonic). The Kan project is located in the Labrador Trough, some 85 kilometres southwest of Kuujjuaq and comprises 261 mining claims covering 121 km2 […]

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21 h. ago Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters. The case is the latest dispute involving religion to come before the conservative-led court. The justices have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination […]

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30 h. ago Wife of detained Columbia activist says her husband was denied release for his son’s birth

NEW YORK — The wife of detained Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil accused federal immigration officials of purposely denying a request for her husband to attend the birth of their first child in order to make the family suffer. Noor Abdalla said in a statement that she had to give birth to a baby […]

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32 h. ago 7 women and 5 men picked for jury in Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial

NEW YORK — A jury of seven women and five men has been picked for Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial, a more female panel than the five women and seven men who convicted the onetime Hollywood honcho at his first trial five years ago. Opening statements aren’t expected until Wednesday, as prosecutors and defence lawyers […]

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