Man charged after alleged hate-motivated assault in Toronto PATH walkway
Toronto police have arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of a hate-motivated assault in the PATH underground pedestrian walkway earlier this year and a separate alleged assault this week. Police say the first incident happened on Jan. 16 in the underground...
Russia’s Putin declares a ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend. Putin’s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting on 4 p.m. Saturday and lasting...
An Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unit
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist, which one official said put the country, members of the U.S. military and the nation’s allies at risk....
Judge orders rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody in case involving rapper Gucci Mane’s...
DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday ordered rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody on kidnapping charges after allegedly pulling a gun during a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane’s record label. Pooh Shiesty, whose legal...
Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife convicted of attempted manslaughter
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii anesthesiologist who was accused of trying to murder his wife on a cliffside hike last year has been convicted of the lesser charge of attempted manslaughter. A Honolulu jury returned the verdict against Gerhardt Konig,...
Sobeys recalls some products containing cheese over listeria risk
Grocery store giant Sobeys is recalling a number of products containing cheese because of possible listeria contamination. A notice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the products are sold in every province except Quebec at Sobeys and its banner...
CAE laying off roughly 280 workers in Quebec amid aviation headwinds
CAE Inc. says it is laying off two per cent of its workforce as the flight simulator maker gears down ahead of anticipated spending cuts by commercial airlines. The company says nearly two-thirds of the roughly 280 positions affected are...
Movie Review: Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are razor-sharp in art comedy ‘The Christophers’
“The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to finish a series of paintings by their famous father (Ian McKellen), who wants...
Ontario regulator cracking down on ‘unlicensed activity, fraudulent behaviour’ by mortgage brokers
Ontario’s financial regulator is beefing up enforcement and coming down hard on the province’s mortgage sector. In a newly released report, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) said it initiated 100 enforcement actions during the 2024-25 fiscal year...
Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump’s announcement
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
