Ajax woman charged in possible hate-motivated unprovoked attack at public library
A 25-year-old woman is facing assault charges following what police say was an unprovoked attack at the Ajax Public Library that may have been hate-motivated. According to Durham police, a woman was studying at the library on Harwood Avenue on...
Anti-overdose naloxone kits at transit stops could help save lives, study suggests
VANCOUVER — Researcher Benjamin Leung carries a naloxone kit in his backpack in case of encountering an opioid overdose — but he admits that’s about as practical as carrying a fire extinguisher in case of fire. Instead Leung is now...
Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial marks a cultural reckoning for post-#MeToo France
PARIS (AP) — Gérard Depardieu won’t just be facing two women who accuse him of sexual assault when he walks into a Paris courtroom on Monday. France’s most famous male actor will also be confronting a nation long criticized for...
Segway recalls 220,000 of its scooters due to a fall hazard that has resulted in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Segway is recalling about 220,000 of its scooters sold across the U.S. due to a fall hazard that has resulted in user injuries ranging from bruises to broken bones. According to a notice published by the...
Canadians head to the polls April 28 as PM Mark Carney triggers a spring election
Canadians will head to the polls on April 28 after Prime Minister Mark Carney formally met with the Governor-General to dissolve the 44th parliament, bringing an end to the longest-running minority government in Canadian history. Carney visited Gov. Gen. Mary Simon...
Pope Francis to be released from hospital Sunday after 5 weeks fighting life-threatening pneumonia
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday after 38 days battling a severe case of pneumonia in both lungs that threatened his life on two occasions and raised the prospect — for now put...
A passenger says a United pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he...
NEW YORK (AP) — An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation, exposing his genitalia to other flyers during a flight from Tulum, Mexico, to Houston. Yisroel...
3 men charged in connection with arson at Brampton home
Three Brampton men are facing arson charges after a home and vehicle were allegedly set on fire. Peel police say the incident occurred in the Hurontario Street and Wexford Drive area on March 19. No one was physically injured, according...
The Pentagon’s DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content
WASHINGTON (AP) — Every day over the past few weeks, the Pentagon has faced questions from angry lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages after...
Canada says it will fund Jordan’s Principle for First Nations kids through 2026
MONTREAL — Ottawa says it will continue to fund Jordan’s Principle to support First Nations children through 2026 as some First Nations chiefs decry what they call cutbacks in services. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension in a...
