Much has been written about the the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met. It was on March 26, 1964, and the two civil rights leaders were both in Washington for a Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act.

The moment is also depicted in the new installment of National Geographic’s “Genius” anthology series called “ ,” premiering Thursday. This is the fourth series.

Kelvin Harrison Jr. (King) and Aaron Pierre (Malcolm X) now can be

Ontario has conditionally committed to giving Toronto up to $97 million for the city’s FIFA World Cup hosting duties as long as the federal government matches its contribution.

Toronto is set to co-host the 2026 World Cup, along with the United States and Mexico, which will also see games in Vancouver.

Deputy Tourism, Culture and Sport Minister Sarah Harrison detailed the provincial funding in a letter to Toronto’s city manager, which was sent in December but was made public Thursday.

“Ontario

FREDERICTON — Nearly a month after two New Brunswick men had their murder convictions overturned, the province is yet to act on a request for compensation and an apology.

New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Tracey DeWare acquitted Robert Mailman, 76, and Walter Gillespie, 80, on Jan. 4, and declared the justice system had failed the men, who received life sentences in 1984 for the killing of a man in Saint John, N.B., the previous year.

Toronto police have arrested one of two suspects accused of storming into an Etobicoke home with crowbars and demanding the owner hand over their car keys.

Investigators say it happened on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 at around 4:55 a.m. at a residence in the Twyford Road and Abilene Drive area, near The Kingsway and Islington Avenue.

After forcing their way into the home and obtaining the keys, police say the men took off in the victim’s vehicle and were last seen driving

VANCOUVER — Rogers Sugar Inc. says unionized workers at its Vancouver refinery have ratified a new collective agreement.

The five-year deal brings an end a strike that began in September.

The company says the Vancouver refinery employs about 140 unionized workers.

According to the Public and Private Workers of Canada union, the labour dispute stemmed from issues such as wages, benefits, and the company’s proposal to increase refinery operations to 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.

The refinery is one

Quebec Premier François Legault says his Coalition Avenir Québec party will no longer accept donations amid mounting allegations that mayors were pushed to pay for access to cabinet ministers.

Instead, Legault said Thursday his party will rely exclusively on government funding, and he called on other parties to do the same, warning he may change Quebec’s party financing rules if the opposition doesn’t follow his lead.

The announcement comes after members of the CAQ were accused of selling access to ministers by encouraging mayors to pay to

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained almost a hundred points Thursday despite weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. markets erased a big chunk of their losses from the day before.

“It’s certainly a recovery from yesterday’s reaction to the Federal Reserve news, which was really that there wouldn’t be rate cuts coming in March,” said Anish Chopra, managing director with Portfolio Management Corp.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 97.33 points at

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection.

The decision upholds the under a voter-approved measure aimed at stopping such boycotts. Measure 113, passed by voters in 2022, amended the state constitution to bar lawmakers from reelection if they have more than 10 unexcused absences.

Last year’s boycott lasted six weeks — the longest

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Stanley J. Aronoff, a Republican who spent nearly 40 years in the Ohio Legislature, including eight as the powerful Senate president, has died. He was 91.

Aronoff died peacefully Wednesday evening, said Tina Donnelly, managing partner at the law firm Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt. “At the ripe old age of 91, he lived a good life,” she said.

The Harvard-educated lawyer from Cincinnati was known as an artful negotiator for Republican interests at