A man in his 50s is in hospital with serious injuries following a hit-and-run incident in Vaughan on Sunday morning.
Continue reading...March 5, 2023
Stationmaster charged in Greece train crash that killed 57
A woman sits among black balloons, during a protest outside the Greek parliament, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Thousands protesters, take part in rallies around the country for fifth day, protesting the conditions that led the deaths of dozens of people late Tuesday, in...
Continue reading...B.C. woman killed in Mexico, boyfriend detained in suspected homicide
A Canadian man is being detained in Mexico for the suspected homicide of his 23-year-old girlfriend at a resort south of Cancun.
Continue reading...Biden stresses importance of history, voting during Bloody Sunday commemoration
President Joe Biden stressed the importance of voting and history during the commemoration of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. “History matters…and everyone should know the truth about Selma,” said Biden. In 1965, Alabama state troopers attacked voting rights demonstrators on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Continue reading...El Salvador’s massive new prison and the strongman behind it, explained
Press Secretary Of The Presidency Of El Salvador / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images President Nayib Bukele promised to end gang violence. It may come at the expense of human and civil rights. El Salvador’s autocratic President Nayib Bukele brought the first 2,000 prisoners into the country’s...
Continue reading...Canadian environmental groups praise UN accord to protect marine life on high seas
Environmental groups are praising a newly signed treaty that will help protect biodiversity in the high seas, where conservation across vast stretches of the planet have been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws.
Continue reading...OPP investigating after two people found dead at Caledon home
Provincial police say they are investigating after two people were found dead at a residence in Caledon.
Continue reading...Police investigating suspicious deaths of two at home in Caledon; no suspects
Ontario Provincial Police say there are no suspects after two people were found dead in a residence in the Greater Toronto Area.
Continue reading...Biden’s Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights
FILE – Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., lead a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., March 3, 2013. President Joe Biden on Sunday, March 5, 2023, is set to pay tribute to the heroes of Blood Sunday, joining...
Continue reading...Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
FILE – A sea turtle swims over corals on Moore Reef in Gunggandji Sea Country off the coast of Queensland in eastern Australia on Nov. 13, 2022. For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty on Saturday, March 4, 2023, to...
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