Poilievre isn't pivoting, but he's stepping lightly around a few things | Jury chosen for London, Ont., sexual assault trial of 5 ex-world junior hockey players | Teenager dies after 'exchange of gunfire' with Toronto police: SIU
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Poilievre isn't pivoting, but he's stepping lightly around a few things; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's platform combines expected revenue with budget cuts as it projects its deficits over four years\. That formula differs from the last Conservative platform — and from the Liberal platform, too\.

Poilievre isn't pivoting, but he's stepping lightly around a few things

April 22 , 2025 at 06:30:41 p.m. EDT • :

Pierre Poilievre is an ideological conservative who believes there is an inherent value in lower taxes and lower public spending. The campaign platform he tabled on Tuesday broadly hews to those principles. But at least some of the debate now will involve the Conservative Party's math.

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Jury chosen for London, Ont., sexual assault trial of 5 ex-world junior hockey players; Justice Maria Carroccia is presiding over the sexual assault trial for five former players with Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team\. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alexandar Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Callan Foote, left to right, are in court for the proceedings\. The jury was chosen Tuesday on the first day of selection\.

Jury chosen for London, Ont., sexual assault trial of 5 ex-world junior hockey players

April 22 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A jury of 11 women and three men was chosen Tuesday, the same day selection began, ahead of the trial of five former NHL players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room after a 2018 gala for Canada's world junior hockey win. Proceedings are expected to began Wednesday with the Crown's opening statement.

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Teenager dies after 'exchange of gunfire' with Toronto police: SIU; A teen boy died in hospital Tuesday morning following what the Special Investigations Unit is calling an 'exchange of gunfire' with Toronto police Sunday night\.

Teenager dies after 'exchange of gunfire' with Toronto police: SIU

April 22 , 2025 at 12:36:55 p.m. EDT • :

A 16-year-old boy from Toronto died in hospital Tuesday morning after being shot by police officers in North York during a gunfight on Sunday night, the province's police watchdog says.

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Teens cut food waste at their school in half. Here's how other kids can too; Two students in school uniforms stand behind waste bins\.

Teens cut food waste at their school in half. Here's how other kids can too

April 22 , 2025 at 03:01:52 p.m. EDT • :

Two teens in Ontario helped reduce food waste at their school by more than half, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Here's how they did it.

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Record 7.3 million Canadians voted during advance polls: Elections Canada; Voters line up to cast their ballot at an advanced polling station in Ottawa, on April 18, 2025\.

Record 7.3 million Canadians voted during advance polls: Elections Canada

April 22 , 2025 at 01:04:32 p.m. EDT • :

About 7.3 million Canadians took advantage of advance voting and cast their ballots over the long weekend, according to Elections Canada. 

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WATCH | What it was like to meet Pope Francis; A woman smiles while greeting a man dressed in white\.  

April 22 , 2025 at 03:36:52 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | What it was like to meet Pope Francis

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IMF warns Trump's tariffs will slow U.S., global economies as we enter 'a new era'; A bobblehead of U\.S\. President Donald Trump sits on the counter as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday\. The IMF warned Tuesday that global economies are likely to slow significantly as a result of Trump's tariffs\.  

April 22 , 2025 at 03:18:36 p.m. EDT • :

IMF warns Trump's tariffs will slow U.S., global economies as we enter 'a new era'

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Vatican announces 3 days of public viewing for Pope Francis, followed by funeral on Saturday; Churchgoers light candles in front of a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Manila Cathedral in the capital of the Philippines on Tuesday\.  

April 21 , 2025 at 09:52:10 p.m. EDT • :

Vatican announces 3 days of public viewing for Pope Francis, followed by funeral on Saturday

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Polio vaccinations halted by blockade as latest Israeli strikes kill 9 children in Gaza; Palestinian children walk at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday\.  

April 22 , 2025 at 01:00:39 p.m. EDT • :

Polio vaccinations halted by blockade as latest Israeli strikes kill 9 children in Gaza

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TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin to end after 19 seasons; TVO host Steve Paikin is shown in Toronto in February 2018\. The final episode of the current affairs show The Agenda with Steve Paikin will air on June 27\.  

April 22 , 2025 at 04:27:19 p.m. EDT • :

TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin to end after 19 seasons

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April 22 , 2025 at 11:45:19 a.m. EDT • :

Hudson's Bay workers denied commission pay during liquidation sales

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April 22 , 2025 at 12:18:30 p.m. EDT • :

Gunmen kill at least 20 in Kashmiri tourist town

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April 22 , 2025 at 06:51:02 a.m. EDT • :

U.S. academic leaders unite against Trump's higher education policies

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April 22 , 2025 at 12:58:45 p.m. EDT • :

Residential school survivors reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis

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April 22 , 2025 at 12:55:01 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec says measles outbreak has ended

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