Library straddling Quebec-Vermont border opens Canadian entrance
MONTREAL — Canadians can visit the Haskell Free Library and Opera House without crossing through a U.S. border checkpoint, thanks to a new entrance on the Canadian side.
A ceremony held on Wednesday officially inaugurated the new door at the historic library, which straddles the border between Stanstead, Que., and Derby Line, Vt. The new entrance was built after U.S. authorities last year ended a century-old arrangement that allowed Canadians to enter from the American side without a passport or customs inspection.
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Russia calls Canada a ‘warmonger’ for new deal with Ukraine on drone production
OTTAWA — Moscow called Canada a “warmonger” for signing a drone production deal with Ukraine and vowed to publish the address of a Canadian company working with Kyiv.
Defence Minister David McGuinty said Canada will not be intimidated.
Two weeks ago, Ottawa announced a corporate partnership between Canadian and Ukrainian drone makers that could see drones made in Canada deployed to Ukraine’s front line.
The deal involves Ukrainian company Airlogix and Canadian drone maker Sentinel R&D, which is based in Hamilton, Ont.
At a press briefing Wednesday
Poilievre tells protesters he would scrap $90 billion Alto high-speed rail project
OTTAWA — Protesters chanted “No Alto!” as they marched past the Prime Minister’s Office on Parliament Hill today to register their opposition to the Alto high speed rail project.
The proposed route for Canada’s first high-speed rail line would stretch from Toronto to Quebec City and include connections in Ottawa, Montreal and Laval.
It faces strong opposition from residents in communities along the proposed rail corridor, such as the Montreal suburb of Mirabel.
Farmers and other rural residents travelled to the nation’s capital today
FIFA’s Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices, says fans ‘should chill’ about ref denied US entry
MEXICO CITY (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended World Cup ticket prices, saying Wednesday “if we are doing something wrong, everyone in North America is doing something wrong.”
FIFA priced tickets starting at $140 for the 48-nation, 104-game tournament that starts Thursday and priced regular seats up to $8,680 for the July 19 final in New Jersey. It raised prices for the final to $10,990 and then $
OB-GYN group makes vaccine recommendations for the first time
A prominent OB-GYN group announced vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differ from what the U.S. government advises .
The immunization schedule is specifically for pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women. It aligns with prior recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, before changes were made under the Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Earlier this year, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists withdrew from a CDC advisory committee on vaccines because of those changes, which have spawned legal challenges
Markham man, 24, charged in online child luring investigation
A 24-year-old Markham man is facing charges in connection with an online child luring investigation.
Peel Regional Police say they began an investigation in December 2025 into an individual who was allegedly using multiple social media platforms to lure youth under the age of 16.
“The accused is alleged to have posed as an underage male to obtain explicit images, which were then used to extort the youth for sexual purposes,” police said in a release.
Investigators said the suspect used the alias “
Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded its payment network inside of ChatGPT, empowering the chatbot to independently shop and complete transactions on behalf of its user.
It means AI agents can not only recommend products but complete the purchase on the user’s behalf, at potentially any merchant that accepts Visa. The payment network’s previous attempts at this technological leap were confined to a single retailer or a small set of enrolled merchants.
It is not OpenAI’s first attempt at e
Lapu-Lapu festival attack suspect gets date for judge-only trial
The trial for Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who is facing 11 counts of second-degree murder in the 2025 Lapu-Lapu festival attack in Vancouver, has been set to start on April 19, 2027.
Lo has elected against facing a jury in favour of a judge-only trial in British Columbia’s Supreme Court.
The details were set at a case management conference in the same court in Vancouver on Wednesday, with the trial period scheduled to last until Aug.
Trump ‘not looking to renew’ CUSMA, claims U.S. ‘doesn’t need anything’ from Canada, Mexico
Newmarket massage therapist facing sexual assault charges
York Regional Police have charged a registered massage therapist from Newmarket with sexual assault related to investigations in Aurora and Newmarket.
The charges stem from two incidents that occurred in April.
Police say the victim went to a wellness clinic in the area of Yonge Street and Edward Street in Aurora for a massage appointment on April 8. During the massage, the suspect allegedly began touching the victim “for a sexual purpose.”
The next day, Augusto Oliveira Cunha, 52, from Newmarket, was charged with one count of sexual