Pilot dies in ultralight plane crash off Copacabana beach in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An ultralight plane pulling an advertising banner crashed into the sea off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday afternoon, killing the pilot, local authorities said. The pilot’s body was sent to a medical...
Man stabbed in Toronto’s South Parkdale neighbourhood
Toronto police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the city’s South Parkdale neighbourhood on Friday. According to police, the victim is between the age of 20 to 30 was found with a stab wound near Joe Shuster Way...
Man accused of 1996 Tupac Shakur killing seeks to suppress evidence
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The attorneys for the man accused of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 are pushing to suppress evidence obtained in what they claim was an “unlawful nighttime search.” Las Vegas criminal defense attorneys Robert Draskovich...
Second suspect in deadly Oshawa stabbing arrested and charged with murder
A man from Peterborough was arrested on Friday in connection with a deadly stabbing that took place in Oshawa earlier this week. Authorities say they received a call at 4:14 a.m. on Tuesday about a man who was found in...
Carney, Zelenskyy speak as Ukrainian president prepares for peace talks in Florida
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he prepares to head to the United States for a key meeting in the ongoing talks to end the war with Russia. Zelenskyy is set to...
Tyler Perry sued for sexual assault by ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ actor seeking $77 million
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry was sued for sexual assault by an actor who appeared in “Boo! A Madea Halloween,” marking the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood...
Steve Sullivan hired as Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach
The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Steve Sullivan as an assistant coach, the team announced Friday. Sullivan joins the NHL club after being an assistant with the Leafs’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. The move comes after the Leafs fired assistant Marc...
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65
NEW YORK (AP) — Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died. He was 65. The band made the announcement on their official website on Friday. “It is with enormous sadness that...
Boxing Day draws shoppers despite poor weather in Toronto, much of Ontario
TORONTO — Shoppers in some Canadian cities braved heavy snow and wintry conditions on Boxing Day, undeterred by the challenging weather in their hunt for a good deal. Much of southern Ontario stretching from Belleville in the east to Windsor...
Key issues unresolved in US-Ukraine talks on ending Russia’s war, according to Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several key issues remain unresolved in ongoing negotiations between Ukraine and the United States over a potential framework to end Russia’s war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week. Speaking about a 20-point plan under discussion,...
