Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, who enchanted readers with his intellectual rigour and lyrical prose for five decades and nearly became president of his country, died on Sunday. He was 89. He…
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She was chatting with friends in a Lyft. Then someone texted her what they said
Anvi Ahuja noticed a “freaky” new text message from a number she didn’t know right after getting back to her downtown Toronto apartment last month. The text was a transcript of the…
Treat childhood obesity by reducing stigma, adding options, say new Canadian guidelines
Brenndon Goodman was nine years old when a doctor told him he would be dead by 30 if he couldn’t get his weight under control. “You’re going through all the issues a…
Shut out of medical school, he blames controversial admissions test which experts say lacks evidence
Erik Soby thought he had a shot at getting into medical school last year. The Torontonian scored high on the standard Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and had an impressive grade point…
Amid trade turmoil, Ontario government mulls sweeping overhaul of permits
Amid unprecedented trade turmoil, Ontario’s governing Progressive Conservatives are keen to cut red tape in the provincial economy with Premier Doug Ford and his finance minister signalling that permits, and their bureaucratic…
FAA: Company whose sightseeing chopper crashed, killing 6, ceasing operations immediately
The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday that the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in flight and crashed in New York, killing the pilot and a family of five visitors…
Carney defends knowledge of Quebec culture, Poilievre insists he’s no ‘mini-Trump’ on Tout le monde en parle
Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre faced the critical glare of the mega-popular Radio-Canada talk show Tout le monde en parle on Sunday in an attempt to woo francophone viewers, with the Liberal…
1 child dead, 2 injured in Surrey hit-and-run: police
A six-year-old girl is dead and two other children are in hospital following a hit-and-run collision in Surrey’s Fraser Heights neighbourhood Sunday afternoon. In a statement Sunday evening, the Surrey Police Service…
Gabon's coup leader Nguema elected president with 90% of votes cast, provisional results show
Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decadeslong political dynasty, has been elected president, according to provisional results announced by the country’s interior…
Trump administration plans new semiconductor tariffs on smartphones after exemption
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has announced that smartphones and electronics initially exempted from President Trump’s recent 145% reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods will soon face new “semiconductor sectoral tariffs” in the…