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....
Maple Leafs take Game 1 over Senators, lead Battle of Ontario 1-0
The Toronto Maple Leafs took advantage of the Ottawa Senators undisciplined play to gain an early advantage in the Battle of Ontario. Toronto took Game 1 over their provincial rival with a 6-2 victory over Ottawa, earning a 1-0 advantage in the series. The Leafs...
Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds ‘professional failures’
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found a chain of “professional failures” and a deputy commander has been fired. The shootings outraged many...
Suspicious fire at commercial mall in Hamilton causes $1M in damage
Hamilton’s fire chief says an early-morning blaze currently considered suspicious has damaged multiple stores at a strip mall in the city. David Cunliffe issued a statement saying crews were called to the fire at the mall on Upper Ottawa Street...
Toll on Manhattan drivers remains in effect, despite Trump’s Easter Sunday deadline
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering the busiest part of Manhattan remained in effect Sunday, despite an Easter deadline from the Trump administration to halt the first-in-the-nation fee. Both Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office...
