1,500 beagles will get new lives, warm laps after release from research facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent seemed to know right away that they were safe.
“They started within an hour or so coming up to us, wanting attention. Some crawled in people’s laps. Every single one of them are super sweet,” Lauree Simmons, president and founder of Big Dog Ranch Rescue, said Sunday. “I think they are loving the attention. I just know they know
Toronto teen arrested and charged with robbery
Posted May 3, 2026 5:28 pm.
Authorities have arrested and charged a Toronto teenager in connection with a robbery investigation.
Police say 18-year-old Titus Hornby approached a man who was walking in the area of Kingston Road and Scarborough Road at approximately 4:30 p.m. on April 26.
Hornby allegedly assaulted the man and attempted to take his cell phone, but was unsuccessful and fled the area, according to detectives.
He was located on Saturday and
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people, WHO says
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A suspected outbreak of the rare on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the and Department of Health said Sunday.
In a statement to The Associated Press, WHO said an investigation was underway but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. One of the patients was in intensive care in a South African hospital, the U.N.’s health agency said, and
Maple Leafs officially hiring Mats Sundin, John Chayka to lead front office
Finally, clarity:
The announced their new hockey leadership Sunday afternoon, with a media conference scheduled for Monday at 1 p.m. ET.
The Maple Leafs have hired Mats Sundin, who returns to the organization as Senior Executive Advisor, Hockey Operations. It’s a full-time commitment; he and his family are moving to Toronto.
John Chayka is the new general manager, and no other additions or changes are planned.
“Today is an important day for the Toronto Maple Leafs organization,” Maple Leafs

Man, 67, charged with murder in fatal shooting at North York park
A 67-year-old man is facing a murder charge in a fatal shooting last week in a North York park.
Toronto police were called to Wenderly Park in the Marlee and Glengrove avenues area just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, following reports of shots fired.
A 47-year-old man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have identified him as Daniel Stopnicki of Toronto.
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Mark Carney calls alleged privacy breach in Alberta deeply concerning
EDMONTON — An Edmonton city councillor says he and his team are helping a woman facing intimate partner violence relocate with her children after her address was leaked in an alleged privacy breach by a separatist group.
The councillor says he is also hearing from others whose safety and lives have been affected after the group, called The Centurion Project, publicly distributed a list naming nearly three million electors in Alberta and their addresses. Elections Alberta is probing the matter.
“(I feel) deep, deep concern, and anger,” said
Raptors look to exceed all expectations in Game 7 vs. Cavaliers
CLEVELAND — The end of something unexpected or the start of a new adventure.
Either possibility lies ahead of the as they get ready for Game 7 of their first-round series against the on Sunday night.
If they lose and their season comes to an end, it will be with the comfort of a job well done after a campaign that saw the Raptors exceed all expectations except perhaps their own with 46 wins and a fifth-place finish in the East. And had the series with Cleveland been brutish and short
Montreal fans brace for decisive playoff clash as Canadiens face winner-take-all game
MONTREAL — Montreal is bracing for a defining night of hockey, and for many fans, Game 7 of the Canadiens’ playoff series is as much about ritual and memory as it is about the score.
Hours before puck drop, the energy is already building across the city, from fully booked sports bars to families making their way downtown for the winner-take-all playoff game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bell Centre, home of the Canadiens, will open its doors for a public viewing
OPEC+ countries agree modest rise in production as Iran retains chokehold on key Strait of Hormuz
VIENNA (AP) — Seven countries in the OPEC+ grouping of oil-producing countries — including Saudi Arabia and Russia — say they’ve decided to a modest increase in production starting in June as part of a commitment to “market stability.”
The commitment from the seven countries, also including Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait and Oman, to raise production by 188,000 barrels per day comes after a virtual meeting they held on Sunday.
The move is mostly symbolic because it comes
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ struts to first place with $77 million debut
Twenty years after the original, the sequel to made a splash in its first weekend in theaters. Driven largely by women, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” earned $77 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $156.6 million internationally, according to studio estimates Sunday. It easily topped the box office and bumped to , though the musical biopic held well in its second weekend, falling only 44%.
The Walt Disney Co.’s 20th Century Studios