Truck drives through soccer field during game in Kansas, killing 2 and hospitalizing 11
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman drove a truck through a soccer field during a youth game in Kansas on Saturday, killing two people and sending 11 other victims to the hospital, authorities said. A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old...
Fatalities, injuries at CFB Wainwright due to major fire
A major fire at a Canadian military base in central Alberta has resulted in fatalities and injuries, as emergency crews continue to battle the blaze and monitor conditions. Speaking at a televised briefing on Saturday evening, Defence Minister David McGuinty...
Rioters loot stores, set fires in central Milan during cost-of-living protest
ROME (AP) — Rioters clashed with police, looted stores and set property on fire in central Milan on Saturday, emptying Piazza del Duomo and a luxury shopping arcade when the area would usually be teeming with shoppers. The march against...
Maple Leafs’ John Tavares out week-to-week with lower-body injury
The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to be without another key veteran moving forward. John Tavares will be sidelined week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced Saturday. The designation means Tavares could miss up to six weeks, according to...
Record $90M Lotto Max jackpot unclaimed in Friday’s draw
There was no winner of the record $90 million Lotto Max jackpot on Friday night, meaning Canadians will have yet another opportunity to claim the largest lottery prize ever offered. While no single ticket matched the winning numbers of 1,...
OSAP pause leads career college to suspend classes
An Ontario career college has suspended its academic operations as a result of a province-wide pause on student financial assistance to all private post-secondary institutions. Trillium College, with campuses in St. Catharines, Kingston, Oshawa, Sudbury and Cobourg, paused classroom and...
Chow and Bradford talk public safety in weekend campaign push
Public safety was top of mind as Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford campaigned on Saturday with just under two weeks remaining until Torontonians head to the polls. Bradford says he would work with the provincial government to set up a...
Man shot, killed on subway platform in midtown Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) — An argument on a subway platform in midtown Manhattan turned deadly Saturday, leaving one man fatally shot and train service disrupted. The shooting happened around 12:20 p.m. at the station at 7th Avenue and 53rd Street,...
Expert says bus model involved in deadly Calgary crash considered ‘extremely safe’
CALGARY — An expert on low-carbon transportation says the roughly 1,000 compressed natural gas buses running in Canada are still considered “extremely safe” after one such bus was involved in a deadly crash in Calgary that claimed the lives of...
Quebec author abandons effort to document novel’s origins amid AI allegations
MONTREAL — Quebec author Thélyson Orélien has abandoned efforts to compile evidence supporting his denial that artificial intelligence was used to write his novel, his publisher has confirmed. The decision ends an effort previously disclosed by his publisher, Éditions du...
