3 h. ago Maple Leafs blow series lead and Toronto can't even act shocked at this point

The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing that thing again, and let's not pretend any of us are actually shocked after what would otherwise have been a stunning blowout 6-1 loss in Game 5.Maple Leafs fans seemed confident just a few days earlier when the team held a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Florida Panthers in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But, in typical blue-and-white fashion, the Leafs proceeded to turn high spirits into heartbreak, losing three games in a row — including a disastrous scoring drought that stretched just shy of six consecutive periods.Pretty on-brand, guys. Pretty on-brand.The Leafs now trail 3-2 in the series after the pivotal Game 5 loss, and will undoubtedly face a raucous, charged-up crowd in Sunrise, Florida, for what may prove the team's last game of the postseason on Friday night.It's a heartbreak we've all lived through year after year, and despite bolstering the team's scoring talent with grit, firin...

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4 h. ago Beauty influencer shot dead during her TikTok livestream at a beauty salon in Mexico

MEXICO CITY — A social media influencer was shot to death while doing a TikTok livestream at a beauty salon in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, state authorities confirmed Wednesday. The stark show of violence fueled shock in the Latin American nation at a time when rival cartels have fought bloody wars for territorial […]

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5 h. ago ‘HE’S ALL I NEED:’ Widow dishes on her new marriage with AI chatbot husband

A Pittsburgh woman who married an AI-generated man opened up about their relationship, including how sex works between the pair and how incredible it is. Alainai Winters found love with her digital partner after losing her wife Donna two years ago. “She’d developed a blood clot, respiratory infection and sepsis and she died in July […]

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7 h. ago Man who allegedly drove getaway truck in Pearson gold heist pleads guilty to U.S. gun charge

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Canadian man who drove the getaway truck in the biggest gold theft in Canadian history has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge after he sneaked into the United States, where he was caught trying to smuggle out 65 guns, authorities said Wednesday. Durante King-Mclean faces up to 15 years in […]

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9 h. ago Terry Newman: Be careful, that crowdfunding campaign could be for ISIS

For all their guidelines and rules, it's unclear how, if, and by whom campaign details are verified

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10 h. ago Early human ancestors used their hands to both climb trees and make tools, new study shows

WASHINGTON — Our hands can reveal a lot about how a person has lived — and that’s true for early human ancestors, too. Different activities such as climbing, grasping or hammering place stress on different parts of our fingers. In response to repeated stress, our bones tend to thicken in those areas. To study how […]

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10 h. ago NASA rover spies the first aurora at Mars that’s visible to the human eye

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected the first aurora at Mars that’s visible to the human eye, good news for future astronauts who can savour the view on the red planet. European and U.S. scientists reported that the green aurora in the dusty Martian sky was generated by a solar storm last year and had three […]

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11 h. ago Bird flu in pet cats is on the rise. What owners need to know

Scientists warn that bird flu infections in household pets could create new pathway for human transmission after cases spiked dramatically in 2023 to 2024.

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12 h. ago DoorDash driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5M in deliveries scam

SAN FRANCISCO — A former food delivery driver pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to steal more than $2.5 million from DoorDash by getting the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred, federal prosecutors said. Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in San Jose to a single count of conspiracy […]

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12 h. ago DoorDash delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5 million in deliveries scam

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former food delivery driver pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to steal more than $2.5 million from DoorDash by getting the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred, federal prosecutors said. Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in San Jose to a single count of […]

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12 h. ago $5M lottery mystery ends as winner steps forward before expiry date

A Beachville woman nearly missed her chance at being a millionaire, until she heard the news that a winning lottery ticket was about to expire. On April 17, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced that a $5-million Lotto 6/49 ticket purchased in Woodstock was set to expire. Connie Christie was running errands that day […]

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13 h. ago Man pleads guilty to criminal negligence in dog attack that injured girl: York police

Police say the girl and her father had visited the man's home in Newmarket, Ont., on July 27, 2023 to view puppies for sale.

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13 h. ago Ottawa police shut down unlicensed cannabis dealer on Rideau Street

Ottawa police have shut down another unlicensed cannabis dispensary on Rideau Street, seizing illicit drugs, cash and “drug trafficking equipment.” On May 7, the force’s central neighbourhood resource team executed a search warrant on the property related to multiple suspected offences under the Cannabis Control Act (CCA). Police said in a release the investigation is […]

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13 h. ago New York prison guard says he cleaned up blood of fatally beaten inmate

UTICA, N.Y. — A New York corrections officer admitted in court Wednesday he cleaned up blood from the fatal beating of an inmate that was captured on bodycam videos in an attempt to conceal evidence. Nicholas Gentile pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted tampering with physical evidence in the Dec. 9 beating of […]

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13 h. ago Toronto woman says she was denied entry to U.S. for not having a visa

A Canadian woman says she missed an awards ceremony for her dad in Brazil after being denied entry to the United States because she apparently needed a U.S. visa.Ontario resident Nur detailed her stressful experience dealing with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and United Airlines on TikTok."I'm a Canadian citizen and I was stopped from entering the U.S., even though there are no requirements for a visa," she explained in the two-part video.Nur, who holds Canadian and Brazilian passports, had booked a flight with United Airlines for Monday, May 5, from Toronto to Brazil, with a layover in Washington, D.C.Prior to this instance, she had always had a smooth experience travelling between Canada and the U.S.According to federal government guidelines, most Canadian citizens don't require a visitor, business, transit or other kind of visa to enter the U.S. from Canada.There are some situations when a Canadian may need a visa to enter the U.S., whi...

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15 h. 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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15 h. ago ‘She was waiting for the bus’: Quebec woman dies after being hit by falling tree branch

Canadian legal experts point out that generally speaking, property owners are responsible for falling trees and branches. But not every case in the same.

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16 h. ago LIVE: Woman's testimony continues for ninth day at Hockey Canada trial

The complainant whose allegations are at the core of the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial will continue testifying on Wednesday for the ninth day. Follow along below for live coverage from the London courthouse.

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16 h. ago LIVE: Woman denies inviting more Canada hockey players into hotel room

The complainant whose allegations are at the core of the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial will continue testifying on Wednesday for the ninth day. Follow along below for live coverage from the London courthouse.

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16 h. ago RECAP: Woman denies inviting more Canada hockey players into hotel room

The complainant whose allegations are at the core of the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial continued testifying on Wednesday for the ninth day. See below for coverage from the London courthouse.

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