Parents of infant who died in wrong-way crash on Ontario's Hwy. 401 were in same vehicle
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has released new details about a wrong-way collision in Whitby on Monday night that claimed the lives of four people.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denies Ukraine's request for a no-fly zone over the country, cops and gas stations are bracing for thefts as prices go up, and a beloved Sesame Street actor has died. Here's what you need to know today.
1. Request denied: In an interview with CTV National News Chief Anchor Lisa LaFlamme, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he was forced to deny the Ukrainian president's request to authorize a no-fly zone over his country.
2. More sanctions: Trudeau announced new sanctions Friday against Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, a major shareholder in manufacturer Evraz, which operates a steel mill in Regina.
3. Gas-and-dash: Police and small retailers are preparing for an increase in "gas-and-dash" thefts as gasoline prices across Canada soar following sanctions against Russia.
4. Jussie Smollett: Jussie Smollett loudly maintained his innocence Thursday after a judge sentenced the former "Empire" actor to 150 days in jail.
5. Sesame Street: Emilio Delgado, who spent more than 40 years entertaining generations of kids playing the Fix-It Shop owner Luis on "Sesame Street," has died, according to his manager.
One more thing…
Masking one's beliefs: As provinces remove mask mandates across much of the country, experts say choosing to wear a face covering could be seen as a political statement.
FILE - People wear face masks as they walk along a street in Montreal, Friday, April 2, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has released new details about a wrong-way collision in Whitby on Monday night that claimed the lives of four people.
Three men in Quebec from the same family have fathered more than 600 children.
A British Columbia mayor has been censured by city council – stripping him of his travel and lobbying budgets and removing him from city committees – for allegedly distributing a book that questions the history of Indigenous residential schools in Canada.
Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president.
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The lawyer for a residential school survivor leading a proposed class-action defamation lawsuit against the Catholic Church over residential schools says the court action is a last resort.
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