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The painful toll of the province’s homelessness crisis is on full display just steps away from the Law Courts in Vancouver, where a man has been hovering over a small steam grate on the sidewalk for weeks. During Sunday’s pouring rain storm, the man was wrapped in soaking wet blankets while trying to stay warm atop the grate, which periodically vents steam on Nelson near Howe Streets in the city’s downtown core.A broken walker could be seen nearby. When asked if he was OK, the man nodded ‘Yes.’ 4:41 2025 homeless count set to begin in Metro Vancouver “It’s heart-wrenching,”…

Asian stocks have risen, taking cues from the Wall Street, as the prospect of narrower-than-feared US tariffs boosted risk appetite, while the dollar hovered near three-week highs after upbeat economic data provided some comfort.Investors have been focused on the impending reciprocal tariffs promised by US President Donald Trump and its impact on the global economy as trade war fears grip markets.Trump said on Monday automobile tariffs were coming soon even as he indicated that not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 and some countries may get breaks.That was enough for investors to send US stocks…

The United Nations announced on Monday that it would reduce its presence in Gaza by withdrawing about one-third of its international workers there, following repeated strikes of its facilities by Israel.Secretary General António Guterres said in a statement that the decision to reduce the organization’s footprint in Gaza was “difficult” at a time when humanitarian needs were soaring and as a resumption of Israeli attacks were killing hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children.The drawdown announced Monday would be the first time since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in 2023 that the United Nations has reduced its work force…

The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday night that it would not disclose any further information about two flights of Venezuelan migrants it sent to El Salvador this month despite a court order to turn back the planes, declaring that doing so would jeopardize state secrets.The move sharply escalated the growing conflict between the administration and the judge — and, by extension, the federal judiciary — in a case that legal experts fear is precipitating a constitutional crisis.For almost 10 days, the judge, James E. Boasberg of the Federal District Court in Washington, has been trying to get…

Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former Yankee outfielder Brett, died of asphyxiation “after a possible intoxication after apparently ingesting some food,” a Costa Rica Judicial Investigative Agency official told NBC.Reports circulated earlier in the day that the family was vacationing in the Central American country last week when Miller fell ill and died. The State Department said in a statement to Fox News Digital that local officials were investigating a death that occurred on March 21 in Costa Rica — the same day Miller Gardner passed away. New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner (11) runs the bases after hitting…

Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson sees a meaningful rotation back into U.S. stocks, and he sees one beaten-up group as a winner.”It started out with a low-quality rally, which is what we expect – meaning a short squeeze,” the firm’s chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Monday. “Then, what we noticed is the revision factors on the Mag Seven are actually starting to stabilize a bit. So, the last couple of days though stocks have acted better, and that can take the index higher. How high? 5,900. So, we’re almost there.”The major indexes had a notable start to the…

When the Wall Street veteran Frank Bisignano goes before Congress on Tuesday as President Trump’s pick to lead the Social Security Administration, he will confront questions about how he would run an agency suddenly in the grips of upheaval.In recent weeks, the billionaire Elon Musk has zeroed in on the agency, which is charged with the staid but critical work of providing retirement, survivor and disability payments to 73 million Americans each month.Mr. Musk has claimed that vast numbers of Americans are fraudulently drawing benefits from the agency, an assertion experts say is demonstrably false. Over the objections of longtime…

Political signs have begun to pop up in Winnipeg, as campaigning for the federal election is officially underway. Liberal Leader Mark Carney called the election on March 23. Canadians have about a month to decide their vote before heading to the polls on April 28.Manitoba has 14 federal ridings, eight of which are in Winnipeg. Recent riding redistributions mean some voters may be casting ballots in a new area this year.Curtis Brown with Probe Research expects some of those ridings to see close races.“I think three months ago, we would have been talking about which, if any, seats the Liberals…

AFL great Garry Lyon has bluntly urged Harley Reid not to be a ‘d—head’ in the wake of the West Coast star’s middle finger to Brisbane fans as he prepares to respond to the league’s ‘please explain’ notice.

President Trump has selected Susan Monarez, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the agency permanently.The president withdrew his first nominee, Dr. Dave Weldon, just hours before his confirmation hearing. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Monarez, an infectious-disease researcher, will be the first nonphysician to lead the agency in more than 50 years.“Americans have lost confidence in the C.D.C. due to political bias and disastrous mismanagement,” the president wrote on TruthSocial, adding that Dr. Monarez would work with the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to address the chronic disease epidemic and restore…