56 m. ago Mississauga man allegedly caught with 8 kilos of cocaine won’t face trial due to Crown delays

Police allegedly caught the man with more than $70,000 in cash and 400 oxycodone pills, and keys to a locker with eight kilos of cocaine

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3 h. ago Israel strikes building in southern Beirut, killing at least 4 people

BEIRUT — The Israeli military struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs early Tuesday, killing at least four people, as the military said it had targeted a member of the Hezbollah militant group. The airstrike came without warning days after Israel launched an attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Friday for the first time […]

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4 h. ago Ice storm recovery: Parts of Ontario in line for major rainfall, more freezing rain midweek

Southern Ontario is set to see a significant amount of rainfall midweek just days after a major ice storm hit parts of the region over the weekend.

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5 h. ago Aptose Common Shares to Delist from Nasdaq as of April 2, 2025

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: APTO, TSX:APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing a tuspetinib (TUS) based triple drug frontline therapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), today announced that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) has determined […]

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5 h. ago Who's running in Calgary and Southern Alberta ridings? Your guide to the 2025 federal election

Learn more about candidates running for MP in 11 Calgary ridings and eight southern Alberta ridings

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5 h. ago A Jesuit priest prefers prison over a fine to draw attention to climate change

BERLIN (AP) — A Jesuit priest says he will rather go to prison than pay a 500-euro ($541) fine for participating in a climate activists’ street blockade in the southern German city of Nuremberg. The Rev. Jörg Alt was supposed to start serving his nearly monthlong prison sentence on Tuesday in Nuremberg. “Today, I am […]

Society

9 h. ago Labour Touts UK Wage Gains as £600 Rise in Household Bills Bites

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s UK government insisted a boost to minimum wage rates will help Britons with the cost of living even as a slew of household bills rise.

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10 h. ago Treatment.com AI and Aiyibotong collaborate to explore commercial opportunities for Clinical Decision Support in China and Far East

  Market for Clinical Decision Support (CDSS) in China is ~US$600 million by 2030 Aiyibotong has installed systems in >200 healthcare institutions in China Aiyibotong and Treatment.com AI both using proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) platforms Co-marketing opportunities in China Combining Aiyibotong’s CDSS with Treatment AI’s Global Library of Medicine will look […]

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15 h. ago Israel strikes southern Beirut overnight, saying it targeted Hezbollah official

BEIRUT — The Israeli military struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs early Tuesday, saying it targeted a member of the Hezbollah militant group. The airstrike came without warning days after Israel launched an attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Friday for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and […]

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18 h. ago Witness walks back previous testimony at murder trial, blames drug use

Crown witness Joe Hodgkin appeared to have had some second thoughts. During his second day of testimony at Ashley Bourget’s first-degree murder trial, Hodgkin said Monday he was confused last week about some of the details he was trying to remember about the night he put Grant Norton’s body in a barrel and pushed it […]

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18 h. ago After her dad was killed, this B.C. doctor wants to help others through mentor program

Thirty-two years later, Dr. Jacquelyn Cragg says she wants to pay the kindness and the mentorship that she and her family received forward.

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21 h. ago Alberta seeks judicial review of federal decision granting new trial to man convicted of murder in 1987 missing persons case

Alberta Attorney General Mickey Amery is fighting his federal counterpart’s decision to grant a new trial to a convicted murderer who’s spent 35 years behind bars, arguing Justice Minister Arif Virani did not provide enough information supporting his conclusion that Roy Allan Sobotiak may have been wrongfully convicted. Alberta Justice last week filed a federal […]

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21 h. ago Dogwood Therapeutics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

-Dogwood Therapeutics, Inc. commenced dosing of patients in the Halneuron® Chemotherapy Induced Neuropathic Pain (“CINP”) Phase 2b Trial – – Halneuron® CINP P2b study interim data readout is expected in Q4 2025 – – Conversion of existing $19.5M in debt to equity, strengthens balance sheet moving forward – – Capital raise provides operational runway through […]

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22 h. ago Course aux séries dans la LNH: le Canadien a un avantage sur ses poursuivants

La prochaine semaine sera déterminante pour le CH, qui s’accroche pour le moment à la dernière place des équipes repêchées dans l’Association Est.

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23 h. ago Sexual assault trial for Lake St. Martin First Nation chief begins in Winnipeg

Christopher Traverse, who was the leader of Lake St. Martin First Nation at the time of his arrest, pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, sexual interference and child pornography.

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24 h. ago Karen Read facing music again in second murder trial in Boston cop’s death

Accused killer Karen Read’s last-ditch effort to have her charges tossed has been torpedoed. On Tuesday, jury selection begins for the 45-year-old’s second murder trial in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Read is accused of slamming into O’Keefe — a 16-year BPD veteran — with her vehicle. O’Keefe was left […]

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24 h. ago Murder trial begins for man accused in random stabbing of Calgary woman

The trial of a Calgary man accused in the fatal 2022 random stabbing of Vanessa Ladouceur begins Monday. Michael John Adenyi faces a charge of first-degree murder.

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24 h. ago Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court. The justices suggested the Catholic Charities Bureau should not have to pay unemployment taxes because the work of the social services […]

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25 h. ago Jury trial begins for suspect in killing of Calgary woman in downtown core

The jury trial for the suspect in what police say was the random murder of a Calgary woman in the downtown core is set to commence Monday following several delays. Michael Adenyi is charged with first-degree murder in what police say was the random killing of Vanessa Ladouceur, who was attacked around 6:40 a.m. on […]

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26 h. ago Canada's federal minimum wage for 2025 goes up on April Fools' Day

A lot of Canadians are about to get a raise this week, as the federal minimum wage for 2025 is set to increase on April 1.No, this is not an April Fools' joke. The hourly amount is adjusted annually on that day to keep pace with inflation.Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, a Canadian law firm that specializes in employment law, says the federal minimum wage applies to employees and interns working in the federally regulated private sector. This includes businesses like banks, telecommunications companies, and interprovincial air, marine, rail and road transportation.The federal hourly wage went up in 2024 from $16.65 to $17.30. This year, it will increase by 45 cents from $17.30 to $17.75.The modest increase is higher than what was projected by some Canadian litigation and immigration firms earlier this year. ImmigCanada predicted the new rate would be around $17.70 per hour. This pay bump is based on last year's Consumer Price Index (CPI).In February, Minister of Employment, Workforce Developme...

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