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Chiquita fires thousands of striking banana workers in Panama
PANAMA CITY — Banana giant Chiquita Brands has fired its workers in Panama who have been out on strike for more than three weeks as part of nationwide protests against reforms to the social security ...
First Nations leaders pledge ’confrontation on the ground’ over mining bill
With words failing, several First Nations leaders pledged to take the fight to the land should the province stay its course. “There will be confrontation on the ground,” said Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler ...
Indigenous Amazon tribe says Times story led to its members being smeared as porn addicts
LOS ANGELES — An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued The New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on ...
Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in as MP for Ottawa riding of Nepean
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney was officially sworn in as a member of Parliament Thursday, and will take his seat in the House of Commons for the first time on May 26. Carney swore allegiance to ...
Man, 18, wanted for deadly shooting of boy in Brampton
An 18-year-old man is wanted for second-degree murder after the fatal shooting of a youth last month near downtown Brampton. Peel Regional Police asked for the public’s help Thursday in locating ...
Sex offender Randall Hopley re-arrested in B.C., on same day he was freed from prison
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have re-arrested high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley, on the same day that he was released ...
SIMMONS: Shahanan defeated by very Maple Leaf players he supported so avidly
Shanahan hired Treliving and was central to the hiring of Berube. And now he’s out the door, they’re here, Auston Matthews remains as captain. A lot of same old, same old in a brave new world for the ...
Blanket mandate letter worrying sign for Carney era, observers say
Former MP Kevin Vuong told the Toronto Sun the decision to issue a single mandate letter — instead of the customary individual directives to each cabinet minister — is yet another concerning diversion ...
Opinion
WARMINGTON: Jewish community bracing for 'worst' at Walk with Israel on Sunday
Toronto resident Skigh Johnson @SkighJxo who was arrested for vandalizing a Starbucks, celebrates the murder of 2 Israelis in Washington claiming "I Love You" and that she's going to make sure the ...
FTC dismisses lawsuit against PepsiCo that was filed by Biden-era FTC
The lawsuit, filed in January, alleged that PepsiCo was giving unfair price advantages to Walmart at the expense of other vendors and consumers. The lawsuit had relied on the rarely enforced 1936 ...
LILLEY: Council passes watered-down bubble-zone bylaw amid fierce opposition
The City of Toronto now has a bubble-zone bylaw to protect schools, daycares and places of worship from hate-filled mobs ...
Man, 40, wanted for assault in Upper Beaches
Investigators need help tracking down a 40-year-old man wanted for an assault in the Upper Beaches. Toronto Police say officers responded to an assault call in the area of Gerrard St. E. and Victoria ...