2 h. ago FBI says Wisconsin teen accused of parents’ murder did so as part of plot to assassinate Trump

Agency alleges Nikita Casap, 17, was trying to acquire 'the financial means and autonomy' to kill the president and overthrow the government

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3 h. ago Schumer seeks to halt flights for helicopter company after deadly Hudson River crash

NEW YORK — New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River Thursday, killing a family of five visiting from Spain and the pilot, a Navy SEAL veteran. At a press […]

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5 h. ago Wisconsin teen charged in parents’ deaths accused of plotting to kill Trump

MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin teenager charged in the deaths of his parents faces wider allegations that he killed them to “obtain the financial means” to assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the government, according to a recently unsealed federal warrant. Nikita Casap, 17, was charged last month by Waukesha County authorities with first-degree murder, theft […]

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6 h. ago Six presumed dead after plane crashes in muddy field in upstate New York

A twin-engine plane that crashed into a muddy field in upstate New York has left all six passengers aboard presumed dead. The plane, a Mitsubishi MU-2B, was reported down at noon on Saturday in Copake, New York, around 30 miles (48 kilometers) from its destination at the Columbia County Airport. All six people who were […]

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6 h. ago Vancouver's 2024 civic salaries show city's top cop receives top pay

Soon to retire Police Chief Adam Palmer is the highest paid city of Vancouver employee. For more salaries read more.

Economics

6 h. ago Hum: Four Ottawa pizza joints that hit the spot, from the east end to Little Italy to Westboro

Where to go for a $7 slice with pepperoni and piped ricotta, a crust recipe still made by hand after 65 years, and white pies stacked with truffle, fig, or coppa.

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6 h. ago Israel destroys a hospital in north Gaza as strikes intensify on Palm Sunday

A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza hit a hospital, a municipal building, a home and a vehicle, killing at least 21 people, including children, on Sunday.

Science

7 h. ago More than 30 people killed, 99 injured in Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city

KYIV, Ukraine — At least 32 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, officials said. Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city at around 10:15 a.m. as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, according to officials. Images from the scene on official channels […]

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9 h. ago Russian missile attack kills 32, injures 84 in Ukrainian city of Sumy

Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city on Sunday morning as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, according to officials.

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9 h. ago Letters April 13: Carney copies best from Conservatives, worst from Trudeau Liberals

Who should start the playoffs for the Oilers? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! CARBON-COPY CARNEY I follow the news on the election campaigns and every policy that Pierre Poilievre announces, Carbon Copy Carney announces the same policy shortly after, and claims that it was his all along. He’s very adept at dodging questions (sound […]

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30 h. ago Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que.

SHAWINIGAN — Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl’s relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that […]

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45 h. ago Vancouver deputy police chief tapped as Victoria’s next top cop

Fiona Wilson is a 26-year veteran of the VPD, where she started with roles including patrolling the Downtown Eastside and as an investigator in the Sex Crimes Unit.

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46 h. ago 'We need to do better:' Death of Chinatown senior in Downtown Eastside renews safety concerns

Paramedics found a senior victim in medical distress on the afternoon of March 18 in a lane behind the Carnegie Community Centre at Main and Hastings streets.

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47 h. ago South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past five weeks. Mikal Mahdi cried out as the shots hit him, and his arms flexed. He groaned two more times […]

Transport

48 h. ago Vancouver byelection: COPE, OneCity led the east side polls, while ABC had little support across the city

Sean Orr topped the polls at 14 locations, most of them on Vancouver's east side

Politics

48 h. ago Vancouver byelection: Where did COPE, OneCity win big and more on the widespread collapse of ABC (with interactive maps)

Sean Orr topped the polls at 14 locations, most of them on Vancouver's east side

Politics

48 h. ago Melcor REIT Announces Unitholder Approval of Plan of Arrangement

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Melcor Real Estate Investment Trust (“Melcor REIT” or the “REIT”) is pleased to announce that at the special meeting of the holders of units (the “Units”) and special voting units (the “SVUs” and together with the Units, the “Voting Units”) of the REIT held today (the “Meeting”), […]

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49 h. ago B.C. Court upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minimum security prison, on July […]

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49 h. ago King Copper Discovery Corp. Enters Investor Relations Contract

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — King Copper Discovery Corp. (“King Copper”, or the “Company”; KCP-TSXV, TBXXF-OTCQB, 3RI-FSE) provides details on the investor relations agreement, dated March 1, 2025, with Conrad Orzel (the “Agreement”), as previously announced in its press release dated March 11, 2025. Highlights CAD $3,000 monthly contract 100,000 stock […]

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49 h. ago Police charge man after south Edmonton copper wire thefts: EPS

Police have charged a man in connection to the tampering of switching cubicles and copper wire theft in south Edmonton. Last month, police started an investigation after reports of mischief and copper wire theft from an Epcor switching cubicle near 101 Street and 6 Avenue SW, said police in a release. Investigators said they saw […]

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