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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pedestrian has been rushed to hospital after they were struck by a vehicle on Monday morning. Around 7:15 a.m., a pedestrian was hit by a truck on the road in the area of Queen Street East and Logan Avenue, according to Toronto police. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Officers said the driver of the truck stayed at the scene and the pedestrian was taken to hospital under a trauma run. Their injuries are serious, but non-life-threatening.Queen…

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Equities started the month on a broadly positive note, following all-time highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq in New York on Friday.Seoul surged more than 5 per cent and Taipei jumped more than 4 per cent to hit fresh records.South Korean chip giant SK hynix was the standout, piling on more than 12.5 per cent, while rival Samsung was up more than 5 per cent. Taiwanese counterpart TSMC was almost 6.6 per cent up.Hong Kong was lifted by a surge in Chinese tech firms including Alibaba, while Mumbai, Singapore, Manila, Wellington and Jakarta were also up.Paris fell at the…

United States President Donald Trump has said Washington will guide ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz to safety – in an initiative dubbed “Project Freedom” – signalling a potential challenge to Iran’s blockade of the strategic waterway.“The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong – They are victims of circumstance,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, calling it a “humanitarian gesture”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe campaign, the US president said, came at the request of countries whose vessels remain stuck in the…

Shares of eBay moved sharply higher in premarket trading on Monday after Ryan Cohen, chief executive of GameStop, made an unsolicited offer to acquire the company for about $56 billion.The stock rose roughly 7.4% before the opening bell, extending gains after reports that GameStop had been quietly building a stake in the online marketplace operator. Cohen said GameStop accumulated around a 5% position and proposed a deal valuing eBay at $125 per share in cash and stock, representing a premium of about 20% to Friday’s closing price.Prior to the bid, eBay carried a market valuation of around $46 billion.Investor optimism…

Angel Father slams Pritzker, Chicago mayor over immigration enforcement response Joe Abraham, father of Katie Abraham, expresses heartbreak and anger as another ‘Angel Family’ mourns a loved one allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant. Abraham criticizes Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for their lenient immigration policies and perceived deflection of responsibility. He states ‘Illinois voters see this person as anyone that should be reelected,’ demanding accountability for the ongoing crisis that has affected many families. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker is urging state officials to pursue criminal investigations…

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 4, 2026 8:52 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group of Alberta separatists gathering signatures to trigger a referendum on pulling the province out of Confederation is set to hand in its petition sheets Monday. Mitch Sylvestre, the head of Stay Free Alberta, says it plans to deliver the thousands of names to Elections Alberta’s head office in Edmonton. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. More than a month ago, Sylvestre said the group…

Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026.CNBCBerkshire Hathaway shares rose in premarket trading Monday after CEO Greg Abel’s solid performance over the weekend helming the annual meeting for the first time, as well as a jump in the conglomerate’s earnings.Class B shares of the conglomerate gained 0.5%, following the positive reception to Warren Buffett’s handpicked successor at the Berkshire Hathaway gathering in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday. Many in the investment community acknowledged the loss of the wit and storytelling that were Buffett’s signature, but were also…

Tax breaks for electric vehicles will be significantly curtailed in a move expected to save the budget $1.7 billion as Treasurer Jim Chalmers says large cuts across the board will help reduce demand in the economy while inflation is running hot.The tax break has proven vastly more popular than the Government anticipated since it came into affect in mid-2022, meaning the cost to the Budget has blown out from an estimated $90 million a year to $1.4 billion this year.Dr Chalmers and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said there had now been a “dramatic increase” in the availability of affordable EVs…