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- Turnovers sink Winnipeg Jets in 4-1 loss in Los Angelesby Christian Aumell on 02/04/2025 at 5:21 AM
Cole Perfetti scored the lone goal for the Jets who fell to 0-2-1 this season against the Kings, scoring a total of three goals in the three defeats.
- Draisaitl and Oilers beat Golden Knights 3-2, but Vegas clinches playoff spotby Globalnews Digital on 02/04/2025 at 5:05 AM
Leon Draisaitl added to his NHL-leading goal total by scoring on a 5-on-3 power play to put the Edmonton Oilers ahead for good Tuesday night, but the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth despite the 3-2 loss. The Golden Knights, who had their season-high six-game winning streak snapped, were assured a playoff spot when the Calgary Flames…
- Spring bunting competition pays off for Blue Jaysby Globalnews Digital on 02/04/2025 at 3:28 AM
A team bunting contest in spring training took a bite out of Blue Jays manager John Schneider’s wallet but proved to be a worthwhile investment Tuesday in a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
- Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens sweep season series against Florida Panthersby Brian Wilde on 02/04/2025 at 2:51 AM
A four-game season sweep would be a bit of a miracle against the defending Stanley Cup champions Florida Panthers, but they did it with a shocking finish. Brian Wilde has more.
- London Knights take commanding series lead with Game 3 victory in Owen Soundby Mike Stubbs on 02/04/2025 at 2:29 AM
The London Knights lead their first-round series three games to none after a win in Owen Sound on Apr. 1.
- Suzuki lifts Canadiens to 3-2 OT win over Panthersby Globalnews Digital on 02/04/2025 at 2:03 AM
Nick Suzuki scored his second of the game 29 seconds into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens came back for a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in the second game of a home-and-home on Tuesday night.
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- Low travel interest to the U.S. leads to WestJet suspending flights from YLWby Victoria Femia on 02/04/2025 at 12:36 AM
‘Air Canada, WestJet, Porter, and Flair have changed their schedule, at least for the summer. They’re still going to most U.S. destinations, but with less capacity.’
- Myanmar earthquake death toll exceeds 2,700, but survivors still being foundby Globalnews Digital on 01/04/2025 at 8:54 PM
The head of Myanmar’s military government told a forum for relief donations in Naypyitaw that 2,719 people have now been found dead, with 4,521 others injured and 441 missing.
- Lost dog spotted, but evades capture, after 16 months on Australian islandby Rachel Goodman on 01/04/2025 at 6:56 PM
More than 500 days after she disappeared into the wilderness, Valerie has been spotted on surveillance cameras, still donning her pink collar.
- Gold prices could keep climbing as Trump’s trade policies rock marketsby Globalnews Digital on 01/04/2025 at 4:51 PM
Gold prices have been spiking as President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have started an international trade war that’s roiled financial markets.
- ‘Europe holds a lot of cards,’ EU head says as new Trump tariffs loomby Globalnews Digital on 01/04/2025 at 11:50 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to roll out taxes on imports from other countries on Wednesday. He says they will free the U.S. from reliance on foreign goods.
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- Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who, says he’s going deaf, blindby Michelle Butterfield on 01/04/2025 at 5:06 PM
More than 60 years on stage as part of one of the world’s most successful rock bands has taken its toll on the singer.
- Dave Coulier opens up about cancer treatment after Stage 3 diagnosisby Rachel Goodman on 31/03/2025 at 7:50 PM
‘Full House’ star David Coulier says unwavering support from his wife, Melissa Coulier, and friends such as John Stamos got him through his treatment.
- Michael Bublé monologue sets patriotic tone at Junos as artists boast of Canadian prideby Globalnews Digital on 31/03/2025 at 3:46 PM
The Vancouver crooner jumped into his role as hometown Junos host by telling the crowd he was proud to be Canadian.
- ‘NYPD Blue’ star Kim Delaney arrested after domestic disturbanceby Michelle Butterfield on 31/03/2025 at 3:10 PM
Actor Kim Delaney was arrested Saturday on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon alongside her partner James Morgan, who was booked on a charge of battery.
- Richard Chamberlain, ‘Dr. Kildare’ and ‘Shogun’ actor, dead at 90by Globalnews Digital on 30/03/2025 at 3:45 PM
‘Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us,’ Martin Rabbett, his lifelong partner, said in a statement.
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- Spring bunting competition pays off for Blue Jaysby Globalnews Digital on 02/04/2025 at 3:28 AM
A team bunting contest in spring training took a bite out of Blue Jays manager John Schneider’s wallet but proved to be a worthwhile investment Tuesday in a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
- Bichette lifts Blue Jays past the Nationalsby Globalnews Digital on 02/04/2025 at 1:57 AM
Bo Bichette drove home two runs with a two-out single in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals in interleague play Tuesday.
- Scherzer day to day after cortisone injectionby Globalnews Digital on 01/04/2025 at 9:53 PM
The pain of a cortisone injection to his ailing thumb isn’t what has Max Scherzer hurting.
- Blue Jays, Astros swap right-handed pitchersby Globalnews Digital on 01/04/2025 at 7:42 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays have traded minor league right-handed pitcher Nick Robertson to the Houston Astros for right-handed pitching prospect Edinson Batista.
- Alex Ovechkin 5 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL recordby Globalnews Digital on 01/04/2025 at 2:46 PM
Alex Ovechkin scored his 890th goal of his career this week, which puts him just five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s long-standing NHL goals record.
- Amid tariff uncertainty, B.C. logistics firm says calls are up 500% from concerned companiesby Amy Judd on 02/04/2025 at 12:57 AM
The reciprocal tariffs will be in addition to the sweeping 25 per cent tariffs placed on Canada and Mexico at the start of March and the 25 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs.
- Low travel interest to the U.S. leads to WestJet suspending flights from YLWby Victoria Femia on 02/04/2025 at 12:36 AM
‘Air Canada, WestJet, Porter, and Flair have changed their schedule, at least for the summer. They’re still going to most U.S. destinations, but with less capacity.’
- In record-long Senate speech, Cory Booker warns of ‘crisis’ under Trumpby Globalnews Digital on 01/04/2025 at 9:40 PM
Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening and continued speaking for more than 24 hours to protest the Trump administration’s policies and sweeping actions.
- B.C. border crossings plummet over spring break as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ loomsby Amy Judd on 01/04/2025 at 8:18 PM
According to border crossing data, on the first day of spring break in 2024, 10,117 vehicles crossed at the southbound Peace Arch border crossing into the U.S.
- Will TikTok be banned in U.S. again? Trump signals deal could be foundby Globalnews Digital on 01/04/2025 at 7:37 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump said that “there’s tremendous interest in Tiktok,” adding that he would “like to see TikTok remain alive.”
- U.S. lists Quebec’s language law as ‘trade barrier’, Legault has ‘no intention of softening’by Alessia Simona Maratta on 01/04/2025 at 7:31 PM
Quebec has no intention of softening its language laws, Premier François Legault said Tuesday after the U.S. listed his government’s French-language reform as a barrier to trade.
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- Gaza aid worker killings: One humanitarian still missing in mass graveon 01/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN humanitarians and partners on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the killing of 15 colleagues on duty in southern Gaza by Israeli forces whose remains were recovered on Sunday from a shallow grave after a week-long rescue operation, noting that one worker is still missing.
- Lebanon: UN expresses deep concern over latest Israeli airstrikes, in call for restrainton 01/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The United Nations on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the latest escalation of violence in Lebanon, despite the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, following an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut that reportedly killed four people – including a woman – and injured several others.
- Gaza: UN relief chief demands ‘answers and justice’ following killings of first responderson 31/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Monday called for “justice and answers” after Israeli forces killed eight Palestinian medics, six civil defence first responders and a UN staff member in an attack in southern Gaza.
- Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarianson 28/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total aid blockade and deadly bombardment of the enclave by Israel, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
- Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to waron 27/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli bombardment and the total aid blockade.
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- Sudan on brink of famine as fighting ravages Darfur, UN warnson 01/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is spiralling as rival militaries continue to battle for control of the country, with the UN expressing profound alarm on Monday over escalating hostilities, particularly in North Darfur.
- DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hearson 01/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 602 victims of extrajudicial or summary executions in North and South Kivu recorded over just two months, the Human Rights Council heard on Tuesday.
- ‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterreson 28/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, calling for urgent dialogue, the immediate release of detained officials and renewed commitment to the 2018 peace agreement.
- Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFPon 28/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
- Despite renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo, protection for civilians is paramount: Keitaon 28/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians – including in areas under the control of the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in North Kivu province.
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- UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraineon 26/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed recent diplomatic talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia, calling an agreement on freedom of navigation and security in the Black Sea a crucial step for global food security.
- Running to bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraine’s schoolchildrenon 21/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Classes cut short by air raid sirens have become a routine part of school life for many Ukrainian youngsters in the three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, a new UN report published on Friday details.
- Cyprus talks show ‘new atmosphere’ between divided island’s leaders: Guterreson 18/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN-led efforts to kick-start talks on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus have resulted in agreements on new trust-building measures.
- Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 yearson 13/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday.
- Ukraine reels from one of the deadliest days of waron 09/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Attacks across Ukraine on Friday reportedly left 21 civilians dead and scores injured, making it one of the deadliest days this year, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said in a statement issued on Saturday night.
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- Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’on 28/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes, debilitating drought and deadly floods, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Friday.
- Haiti reaches ‘yet another crisis point’ as gangs tighten their gripon 28/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Friday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, calling it a “catastrophe” fuelled by gang violence, widespread impunity and a political process that is hanging by a thread.
- Haitian media struggle to survive in face of attacks, revenue collapseon 19/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
An increase in attacks on media outlets in Haiti by armed gangs which control most of the capital Port-au-Prince is intended to intimidate journalists and instill chaos according to the UN agency for culture, UNESCO.
- Violence triggers record displacements in Haiti’s capitalon 19/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
In just one month, intensifying violence has forced over 60,000 people to flee their homes in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, marking another grim record in the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis.
- ‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisison 11/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Haiti is in freefall. Gangs are tightening their grip on the capital, violence is spreading, and “suffering permeates all social strata” in a nation teetering on the brink, according to the UN human rights office’s designated expert on the country, William O’Neill.
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- Pact for the Future: Countries urged to translate pledges into actionon 26/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN Member States met on Wednesday for the first of three key meetings to advance a global agreement that pledges concrete actions to achieve a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for generations to come.
- Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safetyon 24/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the immediate release of 52 United Nations personnel currently detained worldwide, including 23 being held by the de facto authorities in Yemen.
- Cyprus talks show ‘new atmosphere’ between divided island’s leaders: Guterreson 18/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN-led efforts to kick-start talks on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus have resulted in agreements on new trust-building measures.
- Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in needon 12/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The United Nations is prioritising reform to ensure it remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves, Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday, as part of a continued push to modernize the Organization.
- UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhereon 04/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying global food systems and advancing sustainable development, setting the stage for the upcoming fourth UN Food Systems Summit.
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- DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hearson 01/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 602 victims of extrajudicial or summary executions in North and South Kivu recorded over just two months, the Human Rights Council heard on Tuesday.
- UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisison 27/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended five years of civil war.
- Sudan: Rights chief deplores deadly army strikes on North Darfur marketon 26/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians in war-torn Sudan following deadly army airstrikes in North Darfur earlier this week.
- Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’on 25/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Remembrance for its victims.
- Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chiefon 25/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured.
- World News in Brief: Alarm over Türkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergencyon 25/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed major concern on Tuesday following the detention of at least 92 people by the Turkish authorities over the past week, including Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been charged with corruption and removed from office.
- ‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discriminationon 24/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as urgent as ever.
- ‘The poison of racism continues to infect our world’, Guterres warns on International Dayon 21/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, calling on the global community to uphold its shared responsibility to combat racism in all its forms.
- Running to bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraine’s schoolchildrenon 21/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Classes cut short by air raid sirens have become a routine part of school life for many Ukrainian youngsters in the three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, a new UN report published on Friday details.
- Trailblazers: UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rightson 20/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights – that was the message on Thursday at an event honouring the legacy of the women who have shaped the United Nations’ commitment to gender equality.
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- Myanmar earthquake latest: Entire communities flattened, aid teams sayon 01/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday’s earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing.
- Myanmar earthquake tragedy ‘compounds already dire crisis’on 31/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster “remains unclear”, the UN’s top humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Monday.
- Myanmar earthquake: Search and rescue efforts continue in race against timeon 30/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The human toll of the earthquake which devastated central Myanmar continues to rise, UN humanitarians warned on Sunday, putting more pressure on nearly 20 million people who were already in need of aid.
- Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue effortson 29/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble.
- Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’on 28/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes, debilitating drought and deadly floods, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Friday.
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- Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warnson 25/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low – but this achievement is under threat due to a chronic lack of investment in routine humanitarian work and interventions, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said on Tuesday.
- Trailblazers: UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rightson 20/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights – that was the message on Thursday at an event honouring the legacy of the women who have shaped the United Nations’ commitment to gender equality.
- ‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commissionon 14/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
“Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all, young leaders told the Commission on the Status of Women, as the forum wrapped up the first week of its annual session at the UN Headquarters, in New York, on Friday.
- UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’on 12/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality at a high-level event on the sidelines of the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) session at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
- ‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against womenon 12/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
Online attacks against women are getting worse, according to the UN, causing lasting damage that can spill over into real world violence. Leading activists from Spain and Latin America met at UN Headquarters on Wednesday to rally women and share strategies on fighting back.