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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 2, 2025 6:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A coroner’s inquest into a 2019 Ottawa bus crash that killed three people is set to begin today. The inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Judy Booth, Bruce Thomlinson and Anthonia Van Beek.All three died after a double-decker bus operated by OC Transpo hopped a curb and struck a shelter at the Westboro transit station on Jan. 11, 2019. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered…

The Slovak government has approved the shooting of 350 bears this year after a rising number of attacks by the brown bears, whose population has grown over the past several years, Prime Minister Robert Fico says.The central European country is home to a bear population in its many mountain areas, numbering between 1000 and 3000 according to different estimates.Last week, a bear killed a 59-year-old man who was out walking near the central town of Detva, Slovak media reported, the latest in a string of attacks on people over the past several years.”We cannot live in a country where people…

“COULDN’T CARE LESS” Major economies including the European Union and Canada have vowed retaliation. “We are going to be very deliberate in terms of the measures we take, to fight for Canada,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday. The European Union, which Trump has accused of trying to “screw” the United States, said Tuesday it still hoped to negotiate a solution – but that “all instruments are on the table” to retaliate. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with Trump on “productive negotiations” towards a trade deal between the US and the United Kingdom. Vietnam said on Tuesday…

Israel’s military has announced a major expansion of its ground assault on Gaza.

Judge Susan Crawford won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, defeating Judge Brad Schimel, who was backed by President Trump, and overcoming $25 million in spending from Elon Musk in a race that became somewhat of a referendum on the billionaire and his slashing of the federal government. Her election could affect decisions on abortion and labor rights.While Judge Crawford, 60, may not have been a nationally recognizable name before Tuesday, this was not her first election. In 2018, she was elected as a circuit judge in Dane County, and she won re-election in 2022.Before becoming a…

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Canada is bracing for a fresh round of U.S. tariffs as a trade war launched by President Donald Trump continues to dominate the federal election campaign. Trump has pledged to unveil on Wednesday so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on multiple countries on what he has dubbed as “Liberation Day.”It’s not yet clear what the specifics are of his new trade policy and whether Canada will be included, or what the levels of tariffs could be.“The president will be addressing the decades of unfair trade practices that have ripped our country off and American workers off,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said…

West Coast great Glen Jakovich has called for under-pressure Eagles co-captain Oscar Allen to address the fans about his reported meeting with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell.

SUBANG JAYA, Selangor: On the second day of Hari Raya on Tuesday (Apr 1), Zainab Manap was at her home in Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru, Puchong, when a massive blast shattered the festive calm.  Initially, she mistook the deafening sound for a plane crash. Little did she know, this terrifying noise was the explosion of a gas pipeline, an event that would soon capture international attention.  Zainab and her family, including her three grandchildren, managed to escape in their car, driven by one of her sons. “I don’t know the condition of my house but I can only hope that…

SPOKANE, Wash. — When Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma sat down at the dais after punching their ticket to Tampa for the Final Four, Auriemma pointed to the box score on a sheet of paper. Not to the fact that she played all 40 minutes or scored a game-high 31 points. Not to her 50 percent shooting from beyond the 3-point line or her nine fouls drawn or her two blocks or her six assists.He pointed to her four turnovers and shook his head. “What was that?” he asked her.She quickly pointed to the column next over from the turnovers…