Carney downplays Washington’s decision to pause bilateral defence board
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney showed no signs on Tuesday of flinching over the United States’ decision to abruptly pause a long-standing bilateral defence board and put its future under review.
“It has a long heritage but I wouldn’t overplay the importance of this,” Carney told a news conference in Quebec when asked about the development. “We have many aspects of very close defence co-operation with the United States.”
The Permanent Joint Board on Defense, which hasn’t met since 20
Quebecers love cheese — and salt — says new study aimed at encouraging healthy eating
MONTRÉAL — Cheese is a common fixture of nearly every meal eaten in Quebec, according to a major new study of Quebecers’ eating habits.
Funded by the Quebec government, the NutriQuébec project collected information from nearly 7,000 participants who reported more than 26,000 meals over the past few years.
The data from the study, which describes itself as the biggest project of its kind on the nutrition and health of the Quebec population, will help shape strategies encouraging healthier eating
Worker dead after falling off roof in Etobicoke
Toronto police are investigating an industrial accident that led to the death of a worker in Etobicoke on Tuesday.
Officers responded to a call in the Bloor Street West and Islington Avenue area around 11:35 a.m. where a worker reportedly fell off the roof of a garage.
The worker was pronounced dead at the scene. No further details about the incident are available at this time.
The Ministry of Labour has been notified.
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Male dead after daylight stabbing in Mississauga; schools briefly placed in hold‑and‑secure
An investigation is underway after a male victim died following a stabbing in Mississauga early Tuesday afternoon, Peel Regional Police say.
Officers were called around 12:23 p.m. to the area of Agnes Street and Hurontario Street near Dundas Street East after reports that a male had been stabbed.
When police arrived, they found the victim suffering from serious injuries. He was transported to the hospital with life‑threatening wounds and was later pronounced dead.
Police say an unknown number of suspects — possibly two — were
David Suzuki celebrates 90th birthday with benefit concert featuring Sarah McLachlan, Jane Fonda
David Suzuki is celebrating his 90th birthday with a star-studded Vancouver benefit concert that will be livestreamed across Canada.
Taking place Friday, the lineup includes Canadian musicians such as Sarah McLachlan, Bruce Cockburn, Chantal Kreviazuk, Tanya Tagaq, William Prince and Sam Roberts Band.
They’ll be joined by speakers including Jane Fonda, Al Gore, Rick Hansen and George Stroumboulopoulos.
The concert is presented by the David Suzuki Foundation, which says the event will honour Suzuki’s “lifelong dedication to the planet,
More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in Southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes.
The was reported Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles.
By Tuesday morning, it had consumed more than two square miles (five square kilometers) of dry brush and , according to the Ventura County Fire Department.
The flames were initially pushed by gusts that topped 30
Graduates are booing pep talks on AI at college commencements
As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over , it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to .
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced repeated jeers over the weekend during his keynote address to about 10,000 University of Arizona graduates on the rise of AI.
“It will touch every profession, every classroom, every hospital, every laboratory, every person and every relationship you have,” Schmidt
NFL taking 2030 Super Bowl to Nashville and Titans’ new enclosed stadium
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — is taking the 2030 Super Bowl to Nashville and the Tennessee Titans’ new Nissan Stadium after voted Tuesday to hold the league’s championship game in the Music City for the first time.
Once the Titans broke ground on the $2.1 billion enclosed stadium, a Super Bowl being played in Nashville appeared to be only a matter of time. Commissioner Roger Goodell said in November that after setting a new standard for the league with record attendance at .
“That
Suspects in 20 residential break-ins were part of crime-tourism group from Chile, York police say
York Regional Police (YRP) say they’ve arrested four suspects who were allegedly part of an organized crime-tourism group responsible for 20 residential break-and-enters across York Region and parts of the Greater Toronto Area.
A YRP spokesperson tells CityNews crime tourism “refers to incidents where organized criminal rings legally enter countries as tourists to commit coordinated criminal offences.”
“We generally see this in the form of break-ins, distraction thefts and deposit frauds (driveway paving/roofing).”
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Federal government advising Canadians not to travel to east DRC area hit by Ebola outbreak
TORONTO — The federal government is advising Canadians not to travel to the province hit by a rare type of Ebola that has no cure in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as public health officials re-evaluate what risk the virus might pose during the FIFA World Cup.
The World Health Organization’s director-general said Tuesday he is concerned about the “scale and spread of the epidemic,” which has led to more than 500 suspected cases, including 130 deaths.
Canada’s government said to