Ahead of G7, Carney says no one country, institution to characterize new world order
OTTAWA — The United States will play a role in a new world order where no one institution or country will have all the answers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday.
“What one can’t do at this point in a rapidly shifting world order is to rely on one set of institutions, one grouping, one country to provide the answers,” he said during a visit to Ireland, ahead of Monday’s G7 meeting in Évian-les-Bains, France.
“You have to know
Helicopters collide over Rio de Janeiro, killing 6
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people aboard, firefighters said.
Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department said that one of the helicopters crashed on the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire that was extinguished.
Officials said an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the collision.
Police said that American singer and comedian Oliver Tree was on the
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, despite a fragile ceasefire that has been described as stalled.
Israel has continued to strike inside the territory despite the deal reached in October, saying it carries out strikes against Hamas and other militants who pose a threat, and in response to ceasefire violations, including occasional attacks. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the truce.
These Albertans signed petitions. What do they think of the separation referendum?
CALGARY — Alberta is planning to ask residents in an Oct. 19 referendum whether the province should stay in Canada or if there should be a future binding referendum on separation.
It was prompted by two citizen-led petitions.
A petition from the group Forever Canada, asking if Alberta should stay in the country, was verified in December with about 400,000 signatures.
The separatist group Stay Free Alberta, which handed in the other petition in May, said it collected roughly 300,
1 person dead in hit-and-run after large fight in North York
Toronto police are searching for the driver of a vehicle who fled the scene after one person was struck and killed in what they say was a targeted incident in the city’s west end Sunday morning.
Investigators say they were called to an apartment building on Agate Road near Keele Street and Wilson Avenue just after 6 a.m. for reports of a fight involving a large group of people.
Police say one person was struck by a light-coloured vehicle that fled the scene. That person was pronounced dead at the
2 motorcyclists seriously injured in early morning Brampton crash
Two motorcyclists have suffered serious, potentially life-threatening injuries following an early morning crash in Brampton.
Police in Peel Region say they were called to Hansen Road, north of Queen Street East, just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday, following reports of a crash.
Two male riders were taken to a trauma centre with what paramedics say were life-threatening injuries.
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Man, woman critically injured in early morning Brampton shooting
Police are searching for at least two suspects after a man and a woman were seriously injured following an early morning home invasion in Brampton.
Police in Peel Region say the suspects entered a home on Brent Tree Crescent, near McLaughlin Road and Highway 407, just after 4:30 a.m. Sunday, and an altercation ensued with the occupants, with an unknown number of shots fired.
A man and a woman were taken to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition. Police say their condition has
OPP intersection safety blitz follows deadly crash in rural Ontario
A rural Ontario community is dealing with the grief of a deadly crash, and the province’s police force is preparing a new safety blitz.
The Perth County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police says it is set to kick off a new public awareness campaign next week, highlighting the dangers present at intersections.
It says that from 2021 to 2025, almost 5,000 motor vehicle collisions were recorded, and about a quarter of those collisions were intersection-related.
The effort comes
Air Canada and IAMAW reach tentative agreement on new contract
A tentative deal has been struck between Air Canada and roughly 11,000 of its unionized workers.
The national air carrier says the new collective agreement recognizes the contributions and skills of its employees in maintenance, cabin services, airport airside operations, cargo, finance, and clerical.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced the deal as historic, with landmark wage increases for its members.
Terms of the new agreement will remain confidential until the union’s membership has a chance to vote on ratification.
Why retailers like Ikea are going big on small stores
When Ikea opens its latest location at a London, Ont., mall this fall, shoppers will find their visits are far from the labyrinthine experience most have come to expect from the Swedish furniture giant.
The customers most impervious to browsing will make it through the shop in a matter of minutes and even those prone to spur-of-the-moment purchases likely won’t have an hours-long ordeal.
That’s because most Ikeas are at least 300,000 square feet — the