Five GTA school boards have rescheduled a professional development day due to the total solar eclipse taking place on April 8.

The Peel District School Board and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board have moved their previously scheduled PA day on May 17 while the Halton District and Halton Catholic School Boards have switched their PA day on April 22 and the Durham District School Board moved its April 19 PA day.

The eclipse is expected to begin at approximately 2:00 p.m. and end around 4:3

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey finalized the ratification of Sweden’s membership in NATO on Thursday, bringing the previously nonaligned Nordic country a step closer to joining the military alliance.

Hungary now remains not to have ratified Sweden’s accession.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson welcomed Turkey’s move, saying on X, formerly known as Twitter: “With this, a key milestone has been reached in Sweden’s path towards NATO membership.”

Turkey’s parliament in a vote held Tuesday after more than

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police are investigating the country’s former intelligence chief as part of a wider probe into alleged spying on political opponents under former President Jair Bolsonaro, court records showed Thursday.

The former intelligence chief, Alexandre Ramagem, was among those targeted by the 21 search warrants that the Supreme Court authorized and that were carried out by police early Thursday morning.

Police are investigating an “organized crime” group that operated within the intelligence agency, known by its Portuguese acronym ABIN

MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni slammed carmaker Stellantis, accusing it of weakening Italy’s industrial footprint since the merger of FiatChrysler and PSA Peugeot that created the world’s fourth largest auto maker.

As one of Italy’s top private sector employers, Fiat and its successors, FiatChrysler and then Stellantis, have always gotten government attention, but rarely have premiers been so pointed in their comments. Meloni also characterized the merger that created Stellantis in 2021 as a French takeover.

“We want

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s top Republican lawmakers say they have no issue with the state’s for those convicted of a felony, arguing that people shouldn’t have violated the law if they wanted to continue casting ballots.

Earlier this week, that convicted felons must get their gun rights restored before they can become eligible to vote. The announcement shocked civil rights advocates, who countered that the state’s system is already arduous and this latest requirement will only further worsen voter disenfranchisement throughout the

Brooklyn-based indie singer-songwriter Katy Kirby has returned for her second studio album, “Blue Raspberry,” chronicling new discoveries in .

Known for her crystal-clear, lilting vocals, Kirby first started singing at evangelical worship services in her small Texas hometown before moving to Nashville, where she began writing music and recorded two albums. Signs of her southern religious upbringing make themselves known in her style of singing and instrumental choices — strumming guitars and basic drumbeats.

On “Blue Raspberry,” Kirby takes her time with

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A new Missouri inspection report highlights the chaos that ensued after St. Louis’ largest nursing home last month, forcing the evacuation of more than 170 residents, many in the middle of the night.

Northview Village closed suddenly on Dec. 15 as the company that owned it struggled to meet payroll. The 320-bed skilled nursing facility housed many residents on Medicaid who couldn’t get into other long-term care facilities, including people with mental health and

The Beer Store is expanding its delivery partnership with DoorDash Canada.

The Ontario alcohol retailer says its agreement with the San Francisco-based courier company will enable deliveries from hundreds of stores.

The pair initially began making deliveries from 50 stores throughout December, but recently added about 230 more.

The Beer Store says couriers using DoorDash to ferry their products have their Smart Serve licences and must ensure deliveries are only made to customers 19 years and older.

These couriers cancel alcohol deliveries if the recipient fails to produce a

Quebec provincial police officers won’t face charges for killing a man moments after he had allegedly attacked and killed their colleague in March.

Police shot dead Isaac Brouillard Lessard, 35, after Sgt. Maureen Breau was fatally stabbed and her partner was injured on March 27 in Louiseville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal.

Brouillard Lessard had a history of mental health issues and had been found not criminally responsible at least five times before his alleged attack on the two officers.

A Quebec coroner