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CTV News - Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:29 AM A group of Thorncliffe Park tenants have been on a rent strike for a year and say there's no resolution in sight       Dozens of Thorncliffe Park tenants have now been withholding their rent for one year and it's unclear when the dispute will end.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:00 AM Quebec will invest in protecting French. Critics say the province is policing the private sphere       Critics say the province is relying on data that reflects the private sphere versus the public, and intends on using coercive measures to bolster and protect the French language.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:00 AM Ontario is banning cellphones in classrooms. What's changing and how will it work?       On Sunday, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced new rules for vaping and cellphones that will be introduced at schools across the province when the academic year begins.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:00 AM Parents of slain Halifax teen grapple with grief, anger: 'No one listened'       The parents of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Ahmad, who was killed outside a Halifax mall on Monday, say they moved to Canada from Syria in 2016, but haven't felt safe living here.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:00 AM Capital gains changes spur cottage market 'anxiety.' Will owners rush to sell?       Owners in Canada's cottage market are grappling with changes proposed in the 2024 federal budget that could affect taxes on capital gains. Here's how the market could react.

Monday, April 29, 2024 10:28 PM Home ice advantage holds between London Knights and Saginaw as Spirit win Game 3       The Saginaw Spirit earned their first win of the Western Conference Championship as they defeated the London Knights 6-2 on Apr. 29.

Monday, April 29, 2024 10:12 PM Turner's twin blasts power Jays past Royals 6-5       The Toronto Blue Jays rested all-star shortstop Bo Bichette and key relievers Yimi Garcia and Jordan Romano weren't available, so it fell to Justin Turner to step up.

Toronto Sun Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:00 AM Sue Dewar cartoon, April 30, 2024       Sue Dewar cartoon for April 30, 2024.

Toronto Sun Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:00 AM SUNshine Girl Sydney       SUNshine Girl Sydney keeps fit by hiking, playing soccer and hitting the gym. Back when she posed for these photos in 2017, she was studying to be a massage therapist. (Jack Boland/Toronto Sun)

Toronto Sun Monday, April 29, 2024 11:48 PM Williams, Gilgeous-Alexander, lead OKC to a 97-89 Game 4 victory — and sweep of the Pelicans       NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Williams highlighted a 24-point performance with a back-breaking 3 with three minutes left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 97-89 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of their first-round playoff series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which trailed by […]

Toronto Sun Monday, April 29, 2024 11:34 PM Pursuit of robbery suspect ends with fatalities on Highway 401: Police       CLARINGTON, Ont. — Police say a pursuit that began with a call about a robbery in a community northeast of Toronto has ended with a deadly crash. Durham Regional Police say in a social media post late Monday that officers were called to a robbery in Clarington. They say the suspect fled when police arrived, […]

Toronto Sun Monday, April 29, 2024 10:48 PM Ashley Judd speaks out on the right of women to control their bodies and be free from male violence       UNITED NATIONS — Actor Ashley Judd, whose allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein helped spark the #MeToo movement, spoke out Monday on the rights of women and girls to control their own bodies and be free from male violence. A goodwill ambassador for the UN Population Fund, she addressed the UN General Assembly's commemoration of […]

Toronto Sun Monday, April 29, 2024 10:29 PM Derrick White scores 38, Celtics top Heat 102-88 to take a 3-1 East playoff series lead       MIAMI — Derrick White scored a career-high 38 points, Jayson Tatum added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 102-88 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Jaylen Brown scored 17 points and Jrue Holiday had 11 for the top-seeded Celtics, who […]

Toronto Sun Monday, April 29, 2024 10:28 PM Ottawa man who lauded Hamas at Toronto rally pleads guilty to breaching bail       OTTAWA — The Crown has asked a judge to consider an Ottawa man's pro-Hamas comments at a Toronto protest as an aggravating factor when deciding his sentence for breaching the bail conditions of an unrelated charge. Mohammed Assadi was supposed to be living under house arrest with his sister in Ottawa while out on bail […]

Toronto Sun Monday, April 29, 2024 10:24 PM Sergei Bobrovsky makes 31 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 6-1 to advance to 2nd round       SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaege each had two goals and an assist, and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 in Game 5 on Monday night to clinch their first-round series and advance in the NHL playoffs. Niko Mikkola had a goal and an assist, […]

Toronto Sun Monday, April 29, 2024 10:23 PM Blue Jays get just enough offence (finally) to squeak past Royals in tight series opener       The never-ending search for offence has been an at-times elaborate and involved one for Blue Jays bats that have been lagging too much through the first 30 games of the season. Extra work in the batting cage. Personalized plans of attack for every hitter in the order. Hope and prayer. Anything, at this point. On […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:47 AM Explosion in Cambodia that killed 20 at an army base was likely caused by mishandling of ammunition       PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A huge explosion in southwestern Cambodia over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base appears to have been an accident caused by mishandling of ammunition by troops, a senior military official said Tuesday. The Saturday afternoon blast in Kampong Speu province also destroyed military vehicles and four […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:43 AM Serbia's new government to include US-sanctioned ex-intelligence chief with close ties to Russia       BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's new government will include a former intelligence chief who has fostered close ties with Russia and is sanctioned by the United States, the prime minister- designate said Tuesday. Aleksandar Vulin will serve as one of several vice-premiers, said Milos Vucevic as he announced the composition of his future cabinet that […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:38 AM Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its finance minister says       WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Twenty years after joining the European Union, Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro currency, the finance minister in the pro-European Union government said. Andrzej Domański, finance minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, said in an interview on TVN24 on Monday that Poland joining the eurozone, […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:32 AM China says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made 'encouraging progress' in talks in Beijing       BEIJING (AP) — Representatives of rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made "encouraging progress" in recent talks in the Chinese capital on promoting reconciliation, China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian gave few details at a daily briefing, but the meeting in Beijing is China's latest attempt to position itself as a broker […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:28 AM Shake Shack to open at Toronto's Yonge and Dundas this summer       Shake Shack is coming to downtown Toronto. On Tuesday, the famous American fast-food chain confirmed that one of its many first Ontario locations will be a 5,500-square-foot restaurant at Yonge and Dundas, which will open this summer. "We are thrilled to confirm the rumours and open our doors at Yonge and Dundas, marking the beginning […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:25 AM King Charles III returns to public duties with a trip to a cancer charity       LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will return to public duties on Tuesday when he visits a cancer treatment charity, beginning his carefully managed comeback after the monarch's own cancer diagnosis sidelined him for three months. The event marks the king's first formal public engagement since Feb. 6, when Buckingham Palace announced that he would […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:16 AM Animal activists thrilled after parts of Ontario agriculture law unconstitutional       Animal advocates are celebrating after parts of a controversial Ontario agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside were deemed unconstitutional. Justice Markus Koehnen struck down parts of Bill 156, the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, earlier this month after advocacy group […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:01 AM UK police arrest man wielding a sword in east London. 5 people are taken to the hospital       LONDON (AP) — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested, police said. The London Ambulance Service said emergency workers treated five people and took them to the hospital. The incident is not being treated as terror-related. […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:01 AM Ahead of the Paris Olympics, police clear a migrant camp near City Hall       PARIS (AP) — French police evicted migrants from a makeshift tent-camp next to Paris City Hall early on Tuesday, the latest clear-out of people without homes that aid groups allege is a campaign of ''social cleansing″ ahead of the Summer Olympics. In the operation that began before dawn, police woke around 100 teenage boys and […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:59 AM U.S. and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup, Brazil and joint German-Dutch-Belgian bids remain       NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup on Monday and said they will focus on trying to host the 2031 tournament. The decision left a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan competing to be picked for 2027 […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:55 AM AP WAS THERE: Mexico's 1938 seizure of the oil sector from US companies       MEXICO CITY (AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE: Mexico took control of its most precious natural resource by seizing the oil sector from U.S. companies in a move that's taught starting in first grade today and celebrated each year as a great patriotic victory. The woman holding a double-digit lead in the June 2 election to replace […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:15 AM In the news today: StatCan to release February GDP report today       Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… StatCan to release February GDP report today Statistics Canada is set to release its February gross domestic product report today. Along with that GDP report will be a preliminary estimate for […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:00 AM As TMX enables record oil output, First Nations hope for new chapter       FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Some Indigenous communities in northern Alberta hope the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion willmark the start of a new chapter in their relationship with Canada's oilsands industry. The$34 billion pipeline project from Alberta to the B.C. coast promises improved access to export markets for oilsands producers, which are forecast to achieve all-time-high […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:00 AM NDP says Ottawa's new grocery task force isn't living up to government promises       The federal government says the task force it created to monitor and investigate grocery retailers' practices has not conducted any probes and doesn't have a mandate to take enforcement action. The acknowledgement was made earlier this month in response to written questions by the NDP. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said last fall the government would […]

CityNews Toronto Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:00 AM Statistics Canada to release February GDP report, Q1 growth estimate today       OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release its February gross domestic product report today, along with a preliminary estimate for economic growth during the first three months of the year. RBC says it expects the economy grew by a modest 0.1 per cent in February, lower than the consensus expectation of 0.3 per cent. […]

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Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:00 AM Initial construction to begin in June on new Canadian warships       The work is proceeding even though the Canadian government has yet to sign the actual construction contract to start building the 15 warships.

Windsor Star Monday, April 29, 2024 10:19 PM Massive sinkhole forces closure of streets in downtown Windsor       A large sinkhole suddenly opened up in downtown Windsor on Monday, forcing street closures and causing traffic headaches.   The City of Windsor sent out a traffic detour notice around 6:30 p.m. Monday, stating that the intersection of University Avenue and Church Street was closed because of the sinkhole.  No injuries were reported.   The road […]

Ottawa Sun Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:00 AM YOU SAID IT: God bless you, Bob       Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

National Observer Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:10 AM Playing the long game: A closer look at an energy-efficient and affordable housing model       A Liverpool co-op illustrates how energy-efficient buildings are more affordable in the long term and is a good model for communities looking to address the housing crisis.

National Observer Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:10 AM The U.S. is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer       Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. And it's full of forever chemicals.

National Observer Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:10 AM Inside Montreal's battle for the last breaths of nature       Montreal is often praised for its green initiatives but people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods often get short shrift when it comes to green spaces.

National Observer Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:10 AM Plastics jeopardize our health and Canada must help push for a solution       Though the Canadian government has begun working domestically to address plastic pollution, we need it to lead by example.

National Observer Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:10 AM Max Fawcett wins top columnist award       Winning the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Award for column writing is not easy; this category gets more nominations than any other and Max was up against the largest news organizations in Canada.

National Observer Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:10 AM Helping youth leaders work together to heal past harms       Ermineskin elder Wilton Littlechild told an ominous story about the death of a language to those attending the recent United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples.

Vancouver Sun Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:07 AM Vancouver school board defers vote on cellphone restrictions       New rules could see children from K-6 keeping their phones on silent and out of sight all day