13 h. ago Injured Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer gets second cortisone shot in thumb

If at first you don’t succeed … take another shot. That’s the approach Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer has taken with the nagging thumb injury that limited him to just eight appearances last season with Texas and to just one start so far with the Jays. Any potential return to the roster is still a […]

Culture

13 h. ago Carleton voters face huge ballot, thanks to election protest

Voters standing in line early Friday morning expressed some degree of bemused shock at the sheer size of the ballot

Politics

14 h. ago Italian court upholds life sentence for parents of Pakistani woman killed by her family

ROME — An Italian appeals court Friday upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in a so-called honour killing after she refused an arranged marriage. The case shocked many Italians and became a symbol of the brutal mistreatment of immigrant women who rebel against inflexible family rules. The appeals […]

Events

15 h. ago New Pornographers drummer dropped from Vancouver band after child porn charges

Joseph Seiders, the 44-year-old U.S. drummer for Vancouver indie-rock band New Pornographers for more than a decade, has been fired by the group after being arrested for alleged possession of child pornography. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a April 7 press release that officers from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to […]

Events

15 h. ago Abrego Garcia told visiting senator he’s no longer being held at notorious prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is recounting the chronology of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s travel to El Salvador, saying he told him he was initially taken to Baltimore, then Texas, then put on a plane with “no idea where he was going.” Upon arriving, Abrego Garcia said he was “traumatized” by being at […]

Events

17 h. ago Dallas Stars won’t have top goal scorer Jason Robertson for start of NHL playoffs

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars will begin the playoffs without top goal scorer Jason Robertson, who suffered a lower-body injury in their last regular-season game, coach Pete DeBoer said Friday. Robertson is week-to-week, which rules him out for at least the first few games of the opening-round series against Colorado. DeBoer didn’t provide any […]

Culture

19 h. ago U.S. citizen held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in America

MIAMI — A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. The man was released after his case received widespread coverage. Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez, 20, was […]

Other

19 h. ago Calgary Flames tie unlucky NHL record, racking up most points while missing playoffs

The Flames collected 96 points in the standings but won’t play in post-season. That’s a first for a Western Conference club

Sport

19 h. ago ‘I would have gotten 20 years’: Serena Williams irked by tennis’ dopey double standard

Serena Williams has come out swinging against the tennis’ inconsistency when it comes to its doping suspensions. In a recent interview with People Magazine, the 23-time Grand Slam champion spoke openly about the soft stance taken against Jannik Sinner, who was given a three-month ban for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. “If I did that, […]

Sport

20 h. ago Watchdog closes probe into police officer's actions during tense standoff

Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared an OPP tactical officer who fired a less-lethal weapon at a knife-wielding man during a standoff at a Seaforth home four months ago. Ontario Provincial Police were called on Dec. 20 around 3:30 p.m. to a domestic disturbance at a Seaforth home where a resident asked police to remove a […]

Events

21 h. ago WARMINGTON: New Don Cherry book a tribute to dad from the Coach’s late daughter

Cindy Cherry writes her dad was ready to set record straight on 'poppygate' but TV brass had knives out for him

Other

26 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Daughter turns 18 and sets off down an alarming path

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I finally got custody of his daughter “Amelia” 15 days before her 16th birthday. She came to us with home-schooling and little socialization. Now she’s 18, and we’ve gotten her on track to graduate, but she has completely changed. She plans to move in with her boyfriend and is skipping […]

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26 h. ago Canada’s oilpatch set to pull ahead as falling prices put U.S. shale in ‘death zone’

Eric Nuttall says Canada has the ability to be 'one of the last men standing' in oil supply

Economics

32 h. ago Le fils d’un gangster montréalais payé à ne rien faire par un hôpital depuis quatre ans

Le fils d’un gangster montréalais suspendu avec salaire depuis décembre 2020.

Other

33 h. ago Nouveau report de l'audience sur l'allègement de peine des frères Menendez

L'audience pour accorder un éventuel allègement de peine aux frères Menendez a été une nouvelle fois reportée jeudi.

Events

35 h. ago Ousted Alberta MLA details allegation Danielle Smith purposely misled cabinet

Former infrastructure minister Peter Guthrie is accusing Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange of deliberately misleading a January cabinet committee meeting.

Other

36 h. ago Vancouver robbery suspect allegedly attacks workers with metal bat: VPD

One of the store's employees sustained serious injuries to the head and face.

Events

37 h. ago Vaughan man, 42, faces more than a dozen new sex assault charges

A 42-year-old Vaughan man faces more than a dozen new sexual assault charges as more allegations against him surface. York Regional Police say Giuseppe Agrippa was previously arrested March 4 on five charges, including two of sexual assault, and since then “multiple” alleged victims have come forward reporting similar incidents. On Tuesday, the accused was […]

Events

37 h. ago MANDEL: ‘System in shambles’ lets alleged careless driver who killed pedestrian walk

There will be no kind of justice for an elderly pedestrian hit and killed by a vehicle just over 18 months ago in Toronto. An alleged careless driver accused of killing the man has had his charges stayed because it took too long to get to trial in provincial offences court. And Justice of the […]

Transport

38 h. ago Lethbridge police chief has disciplinary hearing over admitted COVID

'I took responsibility and apologized,' said Shahin Mehdizadeh, who agreed that police officers are held to a higher standard than the general public

Events