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Monday, May 5, 2025 7:52 AM Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz prison for 'most ruthless' criminals       Bringing the facility up to modern-day standards would require massive investments at a time when the Bureau of Prisons has been shuttering prisons for infrastructure issues.

Monday, May 5, 2025 7:25 AM Wildfire smoke linked to rise in ER visits for asthma: study       Researchers say the first wave of the 2023 wildfires may have served as a wake-up call so people learned to protect themselves from poor air quality before the smoke struck again.

Monday, May 5, 2025 7:04 AM Trump wants non-U.S. movies to face 100% tariff. Who could it impact?       Incentive programs for years have influenced where movies are shot, increasingly driving film production out of California and to other countries with favourable tax incentives.

Monday, May 5, 2025 6:25 AM Complainant to continue testifying at hockey players' sexual assault trial       A woman who prosecutors allege was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue testifying at their trial today.

Monday, May 5, 2025 6:18 AM Organ recipients push Doug Ford government to change donation rules       She, and other organ recipients, are now pushing Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government to change a law in order to help others in similar situations.

Monday, May 5, 2025 6:10 AM Green Day: Bridging 35 Years of Punk with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame       Green Day reflects on why their music still resonates more than three decades later. This conversation is shared as they celebrate their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Monday, May 5, 2025 6:00 AM Trudeau advised to focus on the economy ahead of 2024 Trump Mar-a-Lago dinner       Senior bureaucrats hastily began assembling talking points for Justin Trudeau just hours before his Nov. 29, 2024, meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Global News has learned.

Monday, May 5, 2025 5:02 AM Leafs, Panthers open Round 2 tonight in Toronto       The second round of the National Hockey League playoffs gets underway tonight at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

CityNews Toronto Monday, May 5, 2025 7:13 AM What happens next with Pierre Poilievre, a week after losing the election and his own seat       After a stunning election loss in which Pierre Poilievre couldn't hold on to his own seat in Parliament, what comes next for the federal Conservatives? Will there be a push to oust Poilievre? What will the party look for in its campaign post-mortem? Why are Conservative premiers calling out their federal counterparts? Host David Smith […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, May 5, 2025 6:10 AM Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication       VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday ahead of the conclave that's starting on Wednesday. The punishment for breaking the oath? Automatic excommunication. The […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, May 5, 2025 6:00 AM Tim Hortons partners with actor Ryan Reynolds on breakfast boxes       TORONTO — Tim Hortons is baking some star power into its breakfast menu. The café chain launched scrambled egg boxes with actor Ryan Reynolds on Monday. The boxes developed by the Vancouver-born star of "Deadpool" come in bacon or sausage varieties and include two scrambled eggs, hash browns and chipotle sauce. While Tims has spent […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, May 5, 2025 5:15 AM 'They play a hard game': Maple Leafs set to face Panthers in second round       Craig Berube didn't utter a word. The Maple Leafs had just surrendered a lead late in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators. Toronto's bench, however, remained calm. And 101 seconds later, the visitors restored their advantage before securing the Battle of Ontario to move on in the Stanley Cup tournament. […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, May 5, 2025 4:50 AM Trump's trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices       FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Trump administration says the sweeping tariffs it unveiled April 2, then postponed for 90 days, have a simple goal: Force other countries to drop their trade barriers to U.S. goods. Yet President Donald Trump's definition of trade barriers includes a slew of issues well beyond the tariffs other countries impose […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, May 5, 2025 4:00 AM Complainant to continue testifying at hockey players' sexual assault trial       A woman who prosecutors allege was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue testifying at their trial today. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, told the court last week that she felt drunk and not fully aware of her surroundings at the […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, May 5, 2025 1:36 AM Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say       Israel approved plans on Monday to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said, in a move that if implemented would vastly expand Israel's operations in the Palestinian territory and likely bring fierce international opposition. Israeli Cabinet ministers approved the plan in an […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, May 5, 2025 12:12 AM Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial is set to start with jury selection       NEW YORK (AP) — Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, will be brought to a New York courthouse Monday to be tried on charges that he used the influence and resources of his business empire to sexually abuse women. Jury selection is scheduled to […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, May 5, 2025 12:03 AM Met Gala: Fashion's biggest night of the year is here. Here's how to watch and follow along       NEW YORK (AP) — Pharrell Williams has high hopes for the Met Gala, the first to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme. "I want it to feel like the most epic night of power, a reflection of Black resiliency in a world that […]

Ottawa Citizen Monday, May 5, 2025 4:00 AM Spare parts for Canada's F-35 fleet will be controlled by the U.S.       The parts will be stored at Quebec and Alberta military bases but still under American ownership.

Ottawa Citizen Monday, May 5, 2025 4:00 AM Elbows up! It's time to reform government procurement       The country needs to get out of its risk-averse, red tape-laden procurement mindset. The new government can show leadership here.

Ottawa Citizen Monday, May 5, 2025 4:00 AM Is the federal government failing public servants with disabilities?       Public Service Confidential's V. C. de la Ronde explains how ableism is "still deeply embedded in many workplace cultures" including the public service.

Ottawa Sun Monday, May 5, 2025 4:00 AM YOU SAID IT: Will be a fitting end       Monday, May 5: Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Canada's National Observer Monday, May 5, 2025 5:09 AM BP suffers investor rebellion at first AGM since climate strategy U-turn       Nearly a quarter of shareholders vote against the chair, Helge Lund, as green protesters are blocked from entering

Canada's National Observer Monday, May 5, 2025 5:09 AM Can Mark Carney rebuild trust with Indigenous people?       Indigenous communities are waiting to see if the new prime minister will follow through on promises they say Trudeau's government failed to keep.

Canada's National Observer Monday, May 5, 2025 5:09 AM Seeing and saving the forest for the trees       Emma Rae Lierley helps communities stop deforestation. As senior communications manager for the forests program at the Rainforest Action Network, this Vancouverite amplifies the voices of communities all over the world contending with corporations destroying their forest homes.

Canada's National Observer Monday, May 5, 2025 5:09 AM It's time to shift from relief to gratitude as Carney helps steer the climate transition       Danielle Smith's agitations and the insatiable fossil fuel industry's demands will make climate action difficult, but Canada's new prime minister brings the right qualifications — and will have plenty of help in the House.

Canada's National Observer Monday, May 5, 2025 5:09 AM Why all climate misinformation should be seen as disinformation       Almost all misinformation — especially about climate change — is the downstream product of coordinated disinformation campaigns specifically designed to deceive and delay progress.

Calgary Herald Monday, May 5, 2025 6:49 AM Smirks and smiles: Editorial cartoons from the past week (May 5, 2025)       The political fun and games never ends. Our editorial cartoonists were busy lampooning politics this week.

Calgary Sun Monday, May 5, 2025 7:01 AM Letters May 5, 2025: 'The elderly and their care should be a higher priority.'       ELDERLY CARE I recently wrote an English assignment on the subject of the First and Second World Wars, focusing on the role of Canadian soldiers in the defence and protection of our country and freedoms. We owe so much to brave men and women — veterans who gave their time, resources and often their lives […]