3 h. ago Russia Set to Hold Rate as Trade Turmoil Clouds Path for Economy

Russia’s central bank is set to hold interest rates at an all-time high as global trade tensions compound risks for the war economy even amid signs that inflation is easing.

Economics

3 h. ago Rent prices in and around Toronto plummet for yet another month

Tenants in and around Toronto have been benefiting from lower housing costs so far this year as the city's real estate market endures the impacts of tough and uncertain economic times.Average rents across the GTA have plummeted to prices not seen in years, and the most recent figures from April show a continuation of the recent trend, with the price of a typical apartment in downtown Toronto, Etobicoke, Mississauga, North York and other areas falling further still.According to liv.rent, one of the platforms that collects such data nationwide each month, one-bedroom renters in the 6ix are now paying about $130 less for a home than they were this time last year, and $7 less than they were even last month, based on present rates.While Toronto remains generally known as one of the priciest places to live in Canada, it is not even listed in liv.rent's top five places in the country to rent right now, all of which are in ...

Economics

6 h. ago St. Peter’s Basilica stays open overnight as thousands pay final respects to Pope Francis

The Vatican said more than 90,000 people had paid their respects by Thursday evening, a day and a half after opening

Sport

6 h. ago Father of Tesla Cybertruck crash victim files lawsuit over death

The family of one of three college students who died in a Cybertruck crash in California filed a lawsuit in a bid to gain access to the Tesla Inc. truck and better understand how their daughter died. The driver and two passengers were killed while they were on Thanksgiving break in late November when the […]

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8 h. ago Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty of rape and murder and deserved to die

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010 was put to death Thursday evening. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. CDT following a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison, authorities said. A […]

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8 h. ago Woman hiking with her 3 children dies in fall from a cliff in Massachusetts

SUTTON, Mass. — A woman was killed when she fell off a cliff in Massachusetts while on a hike with her children, police said. Carolyn Sanger from Topsfield, Massachusetts, was hiking at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation southwest of Boston when she fell Wednesday, the Sutton Police Department said in a social media post. She fell […]

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8 h. ago Energy Secretary Tries to Reassure US Oil Bosses Amid Trade War

Energy Secretary Chris Wright sought to reassure US oil companies during a visit to Oklahoma, saying turmoil from President Donald Trump’s trade war is apt to be fleeting and the administration fully supports more crude output.

Politics

8 h. ago Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger

A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the defendant’s recent autism diagnosis. Kohberger, 30, is charged in the stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a rental home […]

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8 h. ago ‘Machinery of evil’: Amsterdam mayor apologizes for city’s role in the Holocaust

'The Amsterdam government, when it came down to it, was not heroic, not determined and not merciful. And it let its Jewish residents down terribly'

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9 h. ago Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for her plastic surgery with funds to honour a slain officer

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges that she used money meant for a statue honouring a slain police officer for personal costs, including plastic surgery. Michele Fiore, a former Las Vegas city councilwoman and state lawmaker who ran unsuccessfully in 2022 […]

Politics

10 h. ago Canada’s cybersecurity crisis isn’t a lack of talent — it’s a lack of experience

Why the future of our digital safety hinges on building real-world, hands-on cyber skills

Events

11 h. ago USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry

The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat. The department on Thursday said it was withdrawing a rule proposed in August after three years of development. Officials with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service cited […]

Economics

11 h. ago Jamieson Wellness Inc. Announces Date of First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Conference Call

TORONTO — Jamieson Wellness Inc. (“Jamieson Wellness” or the “Company”) (TSX:JWEL) announced today that the Company will release its first quarter 2025 financial results after the market close on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Company will host a conference call for investors at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the first quarter 2025 results. The […]

Culture

11 h. ago Legal arguments dominate Day 2 of world junior sex assault trial

An Ontario court heard legal arguments Thursday in the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

Events

11 h. ago Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.

SEATTLE — The U.S. District Attorney’s office in Seattle says a 27-year-old man has been sentenced to five months in jail for helping smuggle eight Indian nationals across the border between British Columbia and Washington state. It says Rajat Rajat, an Indian citizen who lives in California, was indicted alongside three other people. The office […]

Other

11 h. ago Judge weighs sentence for Quebec man found in contempt for swastikas outside his home

The lawyer representing the municipality argued that the man should be fined $14,000 and face jail time to ensure court orders for removal of the Nazi symbols are respected.

Other

12 h. ago Watts Water Technologies Named Among “America’s Climate Leaders” by USA Today for Third Consecutive Year

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) has been selected as one of America’s Climate Leaders 2025 by USA Today for the third consecutive year. Watts was named among 500 companies selected for the list, which is comprised of U.S. organizations that achieved the greatest reduction in their core emissions intensity between […]

Politics

12 h. ago Mother, daughter, 7, hear ‘man’s voice’ in women’s locker room before indecent act

Police in Kansas are investigating after a mother said a man exposed himself to her and her young daughter in the women’s locker room of a local gym. The woman told authorities that her seven-year-old had just finished swimming lessons at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City when they went to the locker room to […]

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13 h. ago Trump’s plan to require proof of citizenship to vote in U.S. elections thwarted by judge

Judge also denied several requests from a group of Democratic plaintiffs

Politics

13 h. ago French student arrested after fatally stabbing another student, wounding 3

PARIS (AP) — A high school student stabbed four other students at his school in western France on Thursday, killing at least one and injuring three others before being arrested, police said. The motive for the stabbing was unclear. Such fatal attacks are quite rare in French schools. France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou ordered tighter […]

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