‘Serious breach’: GTA poll worker reassigned after allegedly trying to influence voters
An Elections Canada poll worker in the Greater Toronto Area has been reassigned to an administrative position after multiple complaints they allegedly tried to influence voters. Officials took action on Monday after reports surfaced about a poll worker at Teston...
Haiti could face ‘total chaos’ without more international support, UN envoy warns
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Haiti sounded an alarm to the U.N. Security Council on Monday that escalating gang violence is liable to lead the Caribbean nation to “a point of no return.” María Isabel Salvador...
‘Man of compassion:’ Indigenous leaders, residential school survivors on Pope Francis
It’s been nearly three years since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. But for some Indigenous survivors, memories of the historic day remain fresh in their minds. “His statements of apology...
Durham area artistic swimmer making waves internationally
12 year-old Veda Nandakumar has big dreams of one day reaching the podium at the Olympics in artistic swimming. She was a part of the Team Ontario team that won at youth national competition and won a medal at the...
Poilievre vows not to impose a home equity tax as Liberals, NDP talk health care
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians’ home equity if they’re re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week. The last day of advance voting in the general election saw federal...
Family mourns tragic death of international student hit by stray bullet in Hamilton
Harsimrat Randhawa came to Canada two years ago in search of a better life, her family said, but it was cut short by a stray bullet in Hamilton. The 21-year-old from India, who studied at Mohawk College, was shot dead while...
The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated movies, set new rules for AI and refugee...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated films. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday announced that members will from now on be required to watch...
Youth organization uses sports to make STEM accessible in West Humber-Clairville
Irene Duah-Kessie grew up in West Humber-Clairville, a neighbourhood whose second-largest visible minority group is Black, making up 18 per cent of the population. She says Black residents here lack opportunities to pursue STEM — that is, science, technology, engineering...
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid shaped like a lumpy bowling pin
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock. The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close approach. It was considered...
Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus....
