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VATICAN CITY – On JD Vance’s final morning in Rome, the headlines that the pope had snubbed him were already a day old. Donald Trump’s vice president had come on the busiest weekend of the church’s Jubilee year, expecting a meeting with a sickly pope who had already condemned his policies. Of course the head of the church hadn’t granted it, his critics gloated.Then, on Easter morning, the streets of Rome shut down.A motorcade whizzed by with a Vatican flag billowing opposite the Stars and Stripes on Mr Vance’s Chevrolet Suburban. The vice president had been called for an audience…

Leaders and worshippers around the world mourn and pay tribute to the late Pope Francis.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, an annual tradition, although this year’s celebration is being held only hours after Pope Francis died at age 88. Mr. Trump honored the pope in brief remarks, calling him “a good man.” Mr. Trump said he ordered flags to be flown half-staff to honor the late pontiff. Instead of candy-filled plastic Easter eggs, nearly 30,000 real eggs are adorning the White House South Lawn, despite record-high egg prices. Mr. Trump on Monday complimented the National Park Service for decorating the White House lawn, calling it “beautiful and…

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The costs and chaos being caused by metal tariffs are starting to build up after a month in effect, and there’s little hope they’ll be removed in the foreseeable future. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum on March 12, raising significant concerns for a sector that exported around $35 billion of metal to the U.S. last year.It’s still not clear how much higher the tariffs will push consumer prices and translate into reduced demand, but industry insiders say the risks are building.The aluminum tariffs alone add about $3,000 to the cost of…

The City of Bunbury celebrated Grandfamilies Day on Wednesday with an event at the Bunbury Wildlife Park. 

BREAKINGBREAKING, Vatican publishes death certificate, Pope’s request to be buried at Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome.Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli has said in a death certificate. The certificate released on Monday for the 88-year-old pontiff said the pope had fallen into a coma before his death earlier in the day. Pope Francis died of “cerebral stroke, coma, irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse”, the death certificate said. It added the religious leader diead at 7:35am local (0535 GMT) in his apartment at the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican. Pope Francis…

U.S. presidents mourned the death of Pope Francis, who served as the leader of the Catholic Church for 12 years, on Monday following the Vatican’s announcement of the pope’s passing. “Rest in Peace Pope Francis!” President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday. “May God Bless him and all who loved him!”The College of Cardinals elected Pope Francis, 88, to serve as the pope following Pope Benedict XVI in March 2013. His election marked the first time a non-European served as pope in more than 1,000 years. Pope Francis, born with the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio, originally…

A Delta Air Lines flight was evacuated just before takeoff at Orlando International Airport in Florida on Monday after flames began shooting out of one of the plane’s engines, the airline told Fox News Digital.Delta Flight 1213 from Orlando to Atlanta was on the tarmac when people inside the airport captured video of passengers on the flight using the emergency slides to evacuate the aircraft. Moments later, flames were seen shooting out from part of the plane.The Airbus A330 was carrying 200 passengers, 10 flight attendants and two pilots when the incident happened, a Delta spokesperson told Fox News Digital…

Condolences are pouring for the late Pope Francis hours after his death, with Ontarians remembering him for his “legacy of humility, love and compassion.” The Vatican said Monday Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, capping the end of a tenure seen by some as one of the more progressive eras in the modern history of the Roman Catholic Church.The pope died following health challenges over recent months, including hospitalization several weeks ago for pneumonia and a complex lung infection, which required high levels of oxygen and blood transfusions.Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, Frank Cardinal Leo, released a statement…