Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be a country of equality and human rights or fall prey to politically charged division, say advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. Fae Johnstone, executive director of Queer...
4 crew members eject safely after two Navy jets collide during air show in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the...
Toronto police searching Earls Bales Park area for missing teen
Toronto police are searching for a teen girl who has been missing since late Friday evening. Investigators say 14-year-old Esther was last seen around 11:30 p.m. at a community centre in the Earl Bales Park area in North York and...
Conservative MP Michael Chong travelling to Taiwan to ‘assert Canadian sovereignty’
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michael Chong is travelling to Taiwan this week in a self-described bid to assert Canadian sovereignty. The former cabinet minister says the trip is to show solidarity with Taiwan, and also to spite China’s ambassador to...
Man sentenced to 4 years after shooting and killing friend in bulletproof vest ‘game’
SOOKE — A man who shot and killed his friend while the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest as part of a “game” the pair had played before has been sentenced to four years in prison. Adam Steenbergen from Sooke,...
Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen dead after car crash
Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen has died. AIM Booking Agency, which represents Derksen, says in a social media post she died in a car accident but no further information about the crash was included. A biography of Derksen...
Gilgeous-Alexander tops Wembanyama in MVP battle, but rivalry just beginning
The battle won, now comes the war. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA’s most valuable player for 2025-26. For the second consecutive season, he’s been recognized for the league’s top individual honour. At 28 years old and in his eighth season, the Oklahoma...
Toronto Rock take NLL Cup with win over Halifax Thunderbirds
Owen Hiltz and Chris Boushy each had three goals and an assist, Mark Matthews had a goal and three assists, and Nick Rose made 34 saves as the Toronto Rock defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds 12-7 to win the National Lacrosse...
EV sales jump in March as federal rebates return, though market share up slightly
OTTAWA — Sales of new electric vehicles jumped in March as Canadians took advantage of the long-awaited return of federal government subsidies. Data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows 21,547 new EVs were purchased in March, the highest since...
Cate Blanchett laments that the #MeToo movement ‘got killed very quickly’ in Hollywood
CANNES, France (AP) — Cate Blanchett said the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly” in Hollywood, speaking Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival. In a wide-ranging staged conversation, Blanchett lamented that the tide of #MeToo has been turned in Hollywood,...
