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No jail time for Hamilton police officer who sexually assaulted woman he was mentoring, judge rules

Michael LaCombe, 54, will instead serve 12 months of house arrest followed by 12 months of probation. He resigned from the Hamilton Police Service after a judge found him guilty of two counts of sexual assault against a woman whom he was mentoring to become a police officer.

2024-05-06T19:43:18Z

Ford says pro-Palestinian university encampments 'need to move'

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that he believes pro-Palestinian encampments set up on university campuses need to be removed.

2024-05-06T20:18:32Z

Report says Chiefs' Rashee Rice suspected of assault weeks after arrest over high-speed crash

DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice is suspected of assault in Dallas a little over a month after he was one of the speeding drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple charges, according to a newspaper report Tuesday. Law enforcement officials told The Dallas Morning News that Rice was suspected of assaulting a person ...

2024-05-08T01:12:50Z

Australia raises minimum savings for student visa, warns on fake recruitment

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices, as part of efforts to rein in record migration. From Friday, international students must show proof of savings of at least A$29,710 ($19,576) to get their visa, the second increase

2024-05-08T03:08:12Z

A woman visiting her best friend at Delaware State University was fatally shot during a nearby altercation. 2 men have been arrested

Two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Camay Mitchell De Silva, an 18-year-old woman who was fatally shot last month during a nearby argument at the dorms of Delaware State University, police in Dover said Monday.

2024-05-08T00:31:45Z

US paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion-official

By Mike Stone, Steve Holland and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior administration official said on Tuesday. Biden has been trying to head off a full-scale assault by the Israelis against Rafah, where

2024-05-08T03:08:13Z

US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S., a senior administration official said Tuesday. The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) bo...

2024-05-08T02:03:02Z

Judge said he won’t tolerate Trump’s cursing and headshaking during Daniels’ testimony, transcript shows

The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial called the former president’s defense attorney to the bench and ordered him to speak to his client about his “contemptuous” behavior during adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ testimony Tuesday, according to the trial transcript.

2024-05-08T01:31:53Z

The North Korean official whose propaganda helped build the Kim dynasty dies at 94

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Ki Nam, a North Korean propaganda chief who helped build personality cults around the country’s three dynastic leaders, has died at 94, the North’s state media said. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said the country’s current leader, Kim Jong Un, visited the body of Kim Ki Nam at a funeral hall in the ...

2024-05-08T02:28:03Z

Twitch streamer charged with inciting a riot after New York City giveaway won’t be prosecuted, officials say

Social media influencer Kai Cenat will not be prosecuted on charges of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly connected to a chaotic giveaway he promoted in New York City’s Union Square last year, which resulted in dozens of arrests, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said.

2024-05-08T03:17:19Z

The Latest | Israel forces block Gaza's Rafah border crossing. UN says it's running out of fuel

Israeli forces have seized the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, pressing their offensive into the southern city on Tuesday. The closed border means U.N. humanitarian teams in Gaza will run out of diesel fuel by Wednesday, a senior humanitarian official said, leaving them unable to pump drinking water, maintain communications and d...

2024-05-07T07:25:00Z

Taiwan says its military is ready for China moves around new president's inaugural

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's military is prepared for any moves China may make around the time President-elect Lai Ching-te takes office later this month, the island's deputy defence minister said on Wednesday. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has a strong dislike of Lai, believing him to be a dangerous separatist, whose repeated offers of talks it has

2024-05-08T03:08:14Z

US, Australian and Philippine forces sink a ship during war drills in the disputed South China Sea

LAOAG, Philippines (AP) — Military force from the United States, Australian and the Philippines launched a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes to sink a ship Wednesday as part of largescale war drills in waters facing the disputed South China Sea that have antagonized Beijing. Military officials and diplomats from sever...

2024-05-08T03:13:12Z

Canadian military should turn to private sector for space surveillance tech, MPs told

The Canadian military could have modern satellite coverage in the Arctic a decade earlier than envisioned if the federal government is willing to follow the example of other countries and embrace commercial opportunities in space, a House of Commons committee heard Monday.

2024-05-06T20:18:34Z

PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world

The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major 99 of the 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week. The PGA of America strives to have the top 100 in the world to maintain its reputation for having the strongest field of the fou...

2024-05-07T16:26:30Z

US optimistic revised Hamas proposal may break Gaza ceasefire impasse

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Steve Holland and Mohammad Salem CAIRO/WASHINGTON/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - The United States believes the remaining differences between Israel and Hamas can be bridged in negotiations over the Palestinian militant group's latest ceasefire proposal, as talks resume in Cairo on Wednesday. Israeli forces on Tuesday seized the main border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in

2024-05-08T02:03:11Z

Government pitches foreign influence registry, new powers for CSIS in attempt to curb foreign interference

The federal government unveiled a long-anticipated bill Monday aimed at curbing foreign interference in Canadian political life — from school boards to the House of Commons.

2024-05-06T19:43:28Z

Foreign influence registry among new proposals to fight interference

The Countering Foreign Interference Act comes amid increasing pressure for the federal government to strengthen its measures against foreign interference.

2024-05-06T21:09:23Z

Pakistan's military says March attack that killed Chinese engineers was planned in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military on Tuesday said a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighboring Afghanistan and that the bomber was an Afghan citizen. At a news conference, army spokesman Maj. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said four men behind the March 26 attack in Bisham, a district in Khyb...

2024-05-07T12:20:44Z

Minnesota ethics panel defers action on senator charged with burglary until after next court date

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota Senate ethics panel deferred further action Tuesday night on a complaint against a lawmaker who's charged with burglary for allegedly breaking into her estranged stepmother's house until after her next court date. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, told police she broke in last month because her stepmot...

2024-05-07T04:09:28Z

Journalist sounds alarm on dangers of propaganda, calling it ‘one of the worst crises for American democracy this century’

Anne Applebaum is sounding the alarm.

2024-05-08T00:31:38Z

Delivery issue: Why Canada Post ‘must change’ to avoid collapse

Canada Post reported a sixth consecutive annual loss in 2023, prompting the Crown corporation to acknowledge its current business model is not working.

2024-05-07T19:52:49Z

Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico delivered a moving tribute to her sons Tuesday at a beach in San Diego. “Our hearts are broken and the world has become a darker place for us,” Debra Robinson said, fighting back tears. “They were young men enjoying their passion of surfing together.” Her sons, Callum and Jake...

2024-05-07T22:57:30Z

She lived through the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. Now she researches health of other survivors' kids

Glorieuse Uwizeye believes it was a miracle she and her family survived the 100-day genocide in 1994 against the Tutsis, a minority group in Rwanda. Uwizeye, now an associate professor in nursing at Western University in London, Ont., studies the physical and mental health outcomes of survivors' children.

2024-05-07T20:37:09Z

Pierre Poilievre called lobbyists 'utterly useless,' but they're still attending his fundraisers

As Pierre Poilievre positions himself as both a prime minister in waiting and a champion of “the working-class people,” he’s headlined roughly 50 fundraisers at private venues since becoming Conservative leader in 2022 — some of them in Canada’s wealthiest neighbourhoods and most exclusive clubs.

2024-05-07T20:21:59Z

Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli tanks that entered the periphery of Rafah early Tuesday stoked global fears that an offensive on Gaza's southernmost city could endanger the more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there. The ground assault dimmed hopes of an immediate cease-fire deal that the U.S., Egypt and Qatar have spent months pushing...

2024-05-07T17:56:47Z

6 Canadian children stuck in Syrian detention camp have now been returned to Canada

Six Canadian children have been repatriated from Syria according to a statement from Global Affairs Canada.

2024-05-07T13:05:51Z

Vietnam celebrates 70 years since Dien Bien Phu battle that ended French colonial rule

DIEN BIEN PHU, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Tuesday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops, marking the end of the French occupation of Indochina. At Dien Bien Phu, Vietnamese troops led by General Vo Nguyen Giap, surprised French forces with heavy artillery fi...

2024-05-07T09:00:13Z

Judge in hush money case told defense attorney to stop Trump from 'audibly cursing' during Stormy Daniels testimony

Judge Juan Merchan told attorney Todd Blanche that Trump's cursing had the potential to intimidate the witness, according to a court transcript.

2024-05-08T01:02:04Z

Brantford woman who faked pregnancies an extreme case of scamming doulas, prompting groups to raise awareness

The high-profile case of a Brantford, Ont., woman who was rearrested while serving house arrest for faking pregnancies and duping doulas may be an extreme and "unique" case, but scams targeting workers in the field are more common than people may think, say doula organizations.

2024-05-07T08:05:03Z

American woman repatriated from Syria accused of training with ISIS

An American woman repatriated to the United States from Syria is facing criminal charges for training with ISIS abroad, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.

2024-05-08T01:32:09Z

Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city and talks with Hamas over a cease-fire and hostage release remain on a knife’s edge. The U.N. warned of a potential collapse of the flow of...

2024-05-07T06:04:46Z

Astronomers map 8,000 kph winds on a giant alien exoplanet

The weather forecast on exoplanet WASP-43 b: clear during the day, cloudy at night, with winds topping 8,000 kilometres per hour!

2024-05-01T18:08:13Z

Indiana primaries 2024: Spartz survives, big spenders prevail

538 live-blogged the Indiana Republican primary elections for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and governor.

2024-05-07T21:17:53Z

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. Voters and politicians in India, amid national elections, are fainting in heat that hit as high as 115 degrees (46.3 degrees Celsius). A brutal Asian heat wave has closed schools in the Philippines, killed people in Thailand and set records there ...

2024-05-07T18:41:51Z

CSIS warns that Chinese-backed interference isn't going anywhere in latest report

As the dust settles on the landmark findings of the foreign interference inquiry, Canada's intelligence agency is warning that China likely will back more meddling campaigns and expand its online pressure tactics over the coming year.

2024-05-07T21:32:19Z

Transgender activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports in an effort to shield trans residents and their allies from any legitimate complaints that could lead to an investigation. The onslaught has led the state official tas...

2024-05-07T23:22:36Z

Georgia mother identified as person killed in fall at daughter's Ohio State graduation ceremony

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman who fell from the stands to her death during a graduation ceremony at Ohio State University last weekend has been identified as a Georgia resident, authorities announced Tuesday. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office said Larissa Brady, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene, just outside Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Sunda...

2024-05-07T16:56:28Z

Survivors rescued but dozens still trapped after a deadly building collapse in South Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams searching for dozens of construction workers missing after an apartment complex collapsed in South Africa brought out more survivors Tuesday as they entered a second night of desperate work to find anyone alive in the wreckage. At least seven people have been confirmed dead. Authorities said 26 workers ha...

2024-05-07T07:45:02Z

Wegovy now in Canada: Who should (and shouldn’t) use the weight-loss drug

After years of persistent shortages, Canadians can now access Wegovy, an on-label weight loss medication, made by the same manufacturers of Ozempic.

2024-05-06T20:09:21Z

US repatriates 11 US citizens from northeast Syria

The United States has repatriated 11 US citizens, including five minors, as well as the sibling of one of those minors, from northeast Syria in what Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the “largest single repatriation” of Americans from that region to date.

2024-05-07T12:29:46Z

Ritacuba Blanco: death of a Colombian glacier

Just a few months ago, the Colombian mountain peak of Ritacuba Blanco was covered in an unbroken layer of white ice and snow, just as it had been for as long as anyone can remember. - Last chance for tourists - According to the most recent recorded data, in 2022, some 12.8 square kilometers (4.9 square miles) of Ritacuba Blanco was covered in ice and snow -- the lowest ever measured by Ideam.

2024-05-08T01:48:06Z

Canada repatriates 6 children of woman deemed security risk from ISIS camp

The children of a woman detained in a camp for captured ISIS members are now in Canada. The family lawyer said a family will house all six of them together.

2024-05-07T18:22:39Z

Apple reveals new tech: 'Biggest day for iPad since it's introduction'

Apple unveiled a slew of new products Tuesday as part of the company’s “Let Loose” event, which CEO Tim Cook called “the biggest day for iPad since its introduction.” While the iPad Air and iPad Pro were significantly revamped, Apple also introduced the new Apple Pencil Pro, as well as launching upgrades to Magic Keyboard, Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. The company also announced it has dropped the price of the 10-inch iPad to US$349 ($478.64)....

2024-05-07T19:38:58Z

After deadly Oklahoma tornado, storms bring twisters to the Midwest

DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms battered the Midwest on Tuesday, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes throughout the region a day after a deadly twister ripped through a small Oklahoma town and killed at least one person. Tornadoes were spotted after dark Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, while portions of Illino...

2024-05-07T04:39:33Z

China's Xi in Serbia for talks to boost economic ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Serbian counterpart in Belgrade on Wednesday, as Beijing seeks to deepen its political and economic ties with friendlier countries in Europe. In Belgrade, the Chinese leader will meet President Aleksandar Vucic for talks on Wednesday, before heading to Budapest.

2024-05-08T01:38:12Z

U.S. lawmakers are taking aim at private equity in health care. Here's what is happening in Canada

In the U.S., the growing role of private equity firms in health care is coming under heightened scrutiny, with senate committee hearings and a public inquiry underway. In Canada, private equity firms have also bought up health-care facilities outside hospitals, and experts point to studies suggesting what's good for the firms’ bottom line may not help patient care.

2024-05-06T08:06:41Z

US soldier arrested in Russia to be detained for 2 months

An American soldier arrested in Russia on suspicion of theft will be detained for two months, a Russian district court said Tuesday.

2024-05-07T10:14:20Z

Rep. Spartz wins hard-fought GOP primary in Indiana’s 5th District, CNN projects

Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz will win her hard-fought Republican primary for her 5th District seat based in the northeastern Indianapolis suburbs Tuesday, CNN projects.

2024-05-08T01:01:46Z

For cities and towns trying to cut out plastic, here's what's worked and what hasn't

Across Canada, communities are trying single-use plastic bans, fees and other policies to tackle plastic pollution locally. Some, such as Montreal and Banff, have been ambitious and seem successful so far. But there have been some setbacks in cities like Calgary and Vancouver. Here's a closer look at the range of strategies, what's working and what's not.

2024-05-07T08:05:09Z