Vatican says Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ’ condition continued to improve Wednesday and he hasn’t needed to use the mechanical ventilation mask to help him breathe, the Vatican said in signalling further progress in his recovery from double pneumonia. The 88-year-old...
4 Canadians executed in China, foreign affairs minister confirms
Four Canadian citizens were executed in China earlier this year, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed Wednesday. “Canada strongly condemns China’s use of the death penalty, which is irreversible and inconsistent with basic human dignity,” Global Affairs Canada said in a...
Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury finds
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Environmental group Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damages for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota, a...
Woman dead, man critically injured after 2-alarm blaze in Flemingdon Park
A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition following a two-alarm blaze in Flemingdon Park on Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews were called to an apartment on Grenoble Drive in the Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue area...
Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don’t yet point to conspiracies
DALLAS (AP) — Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 gave curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn’t initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about...
Unredacted JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues
DALLAS (AP) — Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office. More than 1,100 files consisting of over 31,000...
Prime Minister Mark Carney set to host meeting with Canada’s premiers Friday
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada’s premiers on Friday. The Prime Minister’s Office and the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed details of the meeting. Audrey Champoux, Carney’s lead press secretary, says the...
‘We are disappointed’: Liberty Village residents say wildlife expert panel recommendations on coyote problem not...
The City of Toronto says recommendations from a panel of experts they convened last month is going to help with the ongoing coyote attacks in the Liberty Village and Fort York areas, with residents reporting daily, often violent encounters at...
North York hairdresser charged with multiple counts of sexual assault
A North York hairdresser has been accused of allegedly sexual assaulting boys who went his salon for haircuts. Toronto police say the suspect owns a salon called “Miss Agot” in the Bathurst Street and Wilson Avenue area. On March 7,...
New poll shows Liberals trending into ‘majority’ territory
With a federal election call likely coming in a matter of days, the Liberals are looking at a massive resurgence in the polls. A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute puts the party — which has been struggling for...
