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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The owners of a bar in Scarborough, Ont., where a mass shooting injured 12 people say they are “heartbroken” by the events that took place during the grand opening. The Piper Arms at Scarborough Town Centre was celebrating its opening night on Friday, March 7, when three men entered the bar and began shooting into the crowd. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. “We’ve seen a lot of shootings, a lot of videos.…

Advice to aspiring homeowners on how to get on the property ladder, from then-treasurer Joe Hockey, has not aged well.

The former leader seeks political comeback despite ban from public office, echoing Trump’s strategy to regain office.Several thousand supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro packed Copacabana beach in Rio on Sunday to show their backing for the right-wing firebrand, who is accused of attempting to overthrow his left-wing successor. Bolsonaro, 69, has called for a million-strong demonstration on the famous beach on Sunday in a show of strength ahead of elections next year in which he hopes to be a contender. The rally’s stated purpose is to demand amnesty for hundreds convicted over the January 8, 2023 riots in…

Secretary of State says airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis are “doing the world a favor” – CBS News Watch CBS News One day after the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran-back Houthi rebels in Yemen, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the U.S.is “doing the world a favor by getting rid of these guys and their ability to strike global shipping.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

A Washington man arrested on nearly a dozen drug and weapons charges on Thursday had been granted clemency by former Gov. Jay Inslee in 2019.The arrest of Percy Levy, 54, was first reported in the Lynwood Times, a Snohomish County newspaper.The Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force made the arrest after a 16-month investigation. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect was apprehended during a traffic stop in Everett.A warrant was later served on the suspect’s home, where authorities said detectives recovered 2,818 grams of powder cocaine, 14.7 grams of rock cocaine and 556 grams of fentanyl. That is enough…

There are certain figures who hover into view at key moments of history, defining eras despite having little control over events.You might remember Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, who was dubbed by the UK media as ‘Comical Ali’ and became famous towards the end of the 2003 invasion of Iraq in his role as the country’s minister for information.Al-Sahhaf offered bulletins throughout the conflict and as the Ba’ath Party’s position became worse, his messages became more optimistic. With rockets flying into Baghdad, according to Al-Sahhaf, the situation was well under control.Saddam Hussein was nowhere to be seen. Everybody knew that everything happening…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size One of Ontario’s biggest cities has started removing American flags from its facilities and plans to install giant Canadian symbols as tensions between the two countries continue. Mississauga, which is located immediately to the west of Toronto, said over the weekend that the process was underway to remove the U.S. flags from its buildings.Mayor Carolyn Parrish announced the move in a social media post on Saturday, saying it had come “at the request of many.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news…

Sudanese authorities say many bodies have been found at the bottom of a well in the capital, Khartoum, a few days after the military cleared the area from a notorious paramilitary group.The bodies of 11 people, including women and children, were recovered Saturday from the deep well in the Fayhaa neighbourhood of the city, according to police.Colonel Abdul-Rahanan Mohamed Hassan, head of the civil defence’s field team in Khartoum, said a search of the the area was mounted after residents reported that they found a dead body in the well.”We found inside this well different characters (bodies), males and females,…

David Raven, who was better known as Maisie Trollette and was believed to be the oldest drag performer in Britain, died on Wednesday in Brighton, England. He was 91.His death was confirmed by a friend, Scott St. Martyn, who said that Mr. Raven had been living in a nursing home.Mr. Raven performed as Maisie Trollette for more than half a century, wearing a blond wig, a thick layer of makeup and long sequined dresses while singing old show tunes and cracking naughty jokes. He became a mainstay of the British drag circuit, a regular presence at the Brighton and Hove…

Flying balloons in the Vatican colors of yellow and white, dozens of children gathered on Sunday in the square of the Policlinico A. Gemelli, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized for more than four weeks, and chanted “Papa Francesco” and cheered, “Viva la Pace” — hurray for peace.Many held up signs, hoping that the pope might peek out of the windows of his 10th-floor hospital suite to see their art. They offered encouragement, wishing that the pope get well soon. One boy with a boisterous group of blue-and-yellow capped “castorini,” or beavers, as children too young to be Cub Scouts…