A 49-year-old cold case homicide was put to rest inside a Calgary courtroom on Monday with both the killer and his teenage victim’s daughter — who was just seven months old at the time of her mother’s death — speaking publicly for the first time since murder charges were announced. …
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Trump airs fresh frustrations with Zelenskyy, as U.S. officials amplify pressure on Ukrainian leader
U.S. President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday for suggesting that the end of Russia’s war against Ukraine likely “is still very, very far away.” The comments come as prominent Trump allies escalate pressure on Zelenskyy to dramatically change his approach to the U.S. president, who has …
Read More »Federal privacy watchdog heads to court over Pornhub operator’s consent practices
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne is seeking a Federal Court order directing the operator of the Pornhub website to comply with Canadian privacy law. Dufresne’s application comes a year after he concluded Aylo, the Montreal-based firm behind Pornhub and other pornographic sites, broke the law by allowing intimate images to be …
Read More »IN PHOTOS | Best of Carnival around the world
World Check out highlights of carnival celebrations — a period of public revelry usually during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries featuring processions, music, dancing and the use of masquerade. Posted: Mar 03, 2025 9:41 AM EST | Last Updated: March 3 Corrections and clarifications|Submit a news tip|Report …
Read More »Toronto pizzeria cuts out U.S. ingredients until Americans make ‘more responsible electoral decisions’
As It Happens6:17This Toronto pizzeria has completely cut out U.S. ingredients A Toronto pizza maker says he won’t use U.S. ingredients in his pies as long as Donald Trump is president. Graham Palmateer, owner of Gram’s Pizza in Toronto’s west end, says he’s swapped out every U.S. product in his …
Read More »Australian blood donor who saved millions of babies thanks to rare antibody dies at age 88
He was known as “the man with the golden arm.” James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world’s most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at age 88. Harrison’s plasma contained the rare antibody Anti-D, also known as Rhesus D antibody, which is used to make the …
Read More »Île-à-la-Crosse boarding school survivors reach $27M agreement with feds
Antoinette LaFleur waited most of her life for this day. The Île-à-la-Crosse boarding school survivor and elder was on hand Monday to hear the federal government had signed a $27-million agreement in principle with survivors of the school. “I endured because I was able to tell my story that had …
Read More »Surprise win of Flow brings 1st ever Oscar to Latvia, sparking national pride
Flow, a wordless cat parable that became the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award, prompted a sleepless night for the scores of Latvians celebrating the historic accolade. The film won the Oscar for animated feature at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, which aired starting at 2 a.m. …
Read More »Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of 60 years, dead at 82
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday in Nashville. He was 82. According to a statement provided to The Associated Press by Parton’s publicist, Dean will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. …
Read More »Pope Francis suffers another health setback with new breathing crises, Vatican says
Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises on Monday and was put back on non-invasive mechanical ventilation, in another setback to his battle with pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors extracted “copious” amounts of mucus from his lungs during two bronchoscopies, in which a camera-tipped tube is sent down into …
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