70 m. ago ‘Viva il Papa!’: Crowd rejoices as recovering Pope Francis takes to popemobile on Easter Sunday 

On his way to the basilica, Francis met briefly with U.S. Vice President JD Vance to exchange greetings

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14 h. ago Blue Jays’ Jose Berrios takes exception to Seattle Mariners relaying pitching signals

Even though 30 months have elapsed and the rosters have been altered since they met in the 2022 American League wild-card series, there still are bitter feelings between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners. That was evident in an emotional afternoon at Rogers Centre on Saturday when Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios scolded Seattle […]

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18 h. ago Homicide detectives called in after body found in Langley fire

RCMP don't know how the person died but are treating the death as suspicious.

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18 h. ago New record set as 2 million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says early voters set a new record for turnout on the first day of advanced polls. Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election. Many of those voters were met with long lineups at polling […]

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20 h. ago OPINION: Earth Day reality check shows Canada’s air quality is excellent

On Dec. 1, 1962, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers met the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 50th Grey Cup at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium. During the game, a mass of thick fog rolled ashore from Lake Ontario, severely limiting on-field visibility and forcing the CFL to suspend play with less than 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter (the game […]

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25 h. ago 5 questions à Mariloup Wolfe, réalisatrice de la 3e saison de «Bête noire», un thriller qui nous entraîne sur les traces d’un enfant disparu dans un camp d’été

La troisième saison de «Bête noire» nous plonge dans une enquête sur la disparition d’un enfant dans un camp d’été. En coulisse avec sa réalisatrice.

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30 h. ago HIV positive South African woman gets another chance at Canadian permanent residency

The immigration officer's failure to properly consider domestic abuse 'has the perverse effect of allowing spousal sponsorship within the immigration system to be used as a sword in a system meant to shield claimants from harm'

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32 h. ago ‘Big in every possible way’: Diego Luna teases ‘Andor’ Season 2 at Star Wars Celebration

'It’s basically, like dropping a movie every week,' series creator Tony Gilroy says

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36 h. ago «Dictionnaire amoureux de Pouchkine»: l’alpha et l’oméga de la littérature russe

Armé de son érudition enjouée, le traducteur André Markowicz met ses pas dans ceux du géant de la littérature russe.

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42 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 […]

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42 h. ago Colorado man gets life for killing wife after posing as ex and stalking her

DENVER — A Colorado man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday for the murder of his wife after stalking her while posing as an ex-boyfriend. The mandatory sentence came a day after jurors found Daniel Krug, 44, guilty of first-degree murder, criminal impersonation and stalking. With his marriage […]

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45 h. ago Woman dies from being hit by vehicle in Sherwood Park Mall parking lot

A 60-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon after a vehicle caught on a median and trying to get unstuck accelerated too quickly and hit her, according to Strathcona County RCMP.

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48 h. ago Driver who repeatedly ran red lights dies in fiery Toronto crash: police

Vehicle slammed into a hydro pole after running two red lights and clipping another vehicle

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50 h. ago Driver killed after speeding through red lights, crashing into Toronto hydro pole: police

Toronto Police say a driver has died after a high-speed crash through two red lights and into a hydro pole early Friday.

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51 h. ago Tunes, tans and turns: Spring skiing is all about the fun factor

I looked up in disbelief. Coming down the mountain, flailing like a spastic chicken was, well, a spastic chicken. Rabid, perhaps. Most likely drunk. Not surprisingly, he was coming in hot, feathers flying, wings flapping, and totally misjudging something. He hit the water in a high-speed, chaotic assault the likes the avian world has […]

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51 h. ago Opinion: How we can protect boys from the manosphere’s grasp

I’ve met boys like Jamie, the lead character in Netflix’s film Adolescence. For two years, I taught workshops on consent and healthy masculinities to youth in the carceral system under a Calgary-based program called WiseGuyz at the Centre for Sexuality. The learning went both ways as we explored big questions together: What are healthy ways […]

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51 h. ago U.S. YouTuber still in custody in India after visiting restricted island with a Diet Coke

Deeply suspicious of outsiders, the reclusive Sentinelese tribe attack anyone who lands on their beaches

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52 h. ago Attention à cette arnaque: la police de Québec met en garde la population

Un stratagème de fraude impliquant de faux billets de 100$ a déjà fait au moins cinq victimes à Québec depuis mercredi.

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66 h. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Tanev eagerly anticipates another provincial battle

Chris Tanev will be have some battle-tested experience when the first-round series between the Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators gets underway The rugged Toronto defenceman has had a taste of a provincial playoff rivalry, having been part of the Calgary Flames’ defence corps in 2022 when the Flames met the Edmonton Oilers in the second […]

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69 h. ago Al Sharpton calls meeting with Target’s CEO amid DEI backlash ‘very constructive and candid’

NEW YORK (AP) — Target’s chief executive officer met Thursday with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled backed their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Sharpton called the meeting with Target CEO Brian Cornell “very constructive and candid,” according to an update from his National […]

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