Dozens of graduates at Duke University in Durham, N.C., walked out of their own commencement ceremony in protest on Sunday, when comedian Jerry Seinfeld was announced and brought out as the guest speaker. Seinfeld has been vocal about his support for Israel since its war against Hamas militants began on Oct. 7, 2023 in Gaza.
Nearly 250 thousand Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year and 88 thousand will die. The Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada, and the Public Health Agency of Canada worked together on the annual report, which shows cancer remains the leading cause of death in this country. Katherine Ward has this story and
Three surfers who went missing in Baja California, Mexico over a week ago were confirmed dead after relatives identified their bodies, Mexican officials announced Sunday. Authorities said the evidence showed that the men, who were tourists from Australia and the U.S., were likely victims of a violent carjacking attempt.
A fire north of Flin Flon, in northern Manitoba, exploded in size overnight. Towering flames forced 700 people in the community of Cranberry Portage to flee Saturday night. The fire activity there is extreme and strong winds mean it could spread quickly. It’s one of a number of wildfires threatening communities across Manitoba, Albert and
A man is in hospital with critical injuries following a collision in Brampton Saturday afternoon. Peel police said they were called to Chinaguacousy Road and Burt Drive, north of Queen Street West, just after 12 p.m. for the crash. A grey SUV was travelling southbound and making a left turn when it collided with a
A woman has died following a collision in Mississauga Friday afternoon. It occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Burnhamthorpe Road West and Perivale Road, west of Mavis Road. Police say a motorcyclist was travelling east when she collided with a minivan turning south into a parking lot. When emergency crews arrived, they
An Ontario man is facing charges in connection with the largest gold heist in Canadian history at Toronto Pearson airport last year. Archit Grover, 36, from Brampton, was arrested on Monday after arriving on a flight from India, Peel Regional Police said in a new release Thursday. Kayla McLean reports.
With the Loblaw boycott underway in protest of rising grocery prices, some Canadians are looking for alternatives to shop. Small grocers and co-op stores are among those people are turning to. As Sean Previl explains, the stores say they’re seeing a “lot of anger” against the “big box” stores like Loblaw, but it’s leading to
The arrests of three suspected hitmen accused of killing a B.C. Sikh leader highlight an emerging security problem: foreign intelligence services are contracting their dirty work to the criminal underworld.Governments are increasingly accused of trying to silence and kill opponents outside their borders, and they are relying more and more on crime groups to do
The number of Canadian youth, aged five to 17, who visited the dentist reached nearly 90 per cent in 2019, but a new report from Statistics Canada shows costs and lack of insurance is creating issues. As Sean Previl reports, dentists and hygienists say while it’s good to see a high number of youth visiting