The federal government has denied Toronto’s request to decriminalize simple possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use, saying it “does not adequately protect public health and maintain public safety.” “This includes concerns with feasibility and ability for law enforcement to implement the proposed model, protection of youth, and lack of support from key … Read more
A Vancouver condo owner was right to keep more than $300,000 her former friend paid her toward the purchase of the property before backing out of an assignment sale agreement, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled. Wei-Jen Wang and Weiqin Li were “longtime friends,” according to the decision issued May 10 and posted … Read more
The NFL is distancing itself from controversial comments by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address. In addition to calling Pride Month a “deadly sin” and bemoaning diversity and equity initiatives, Butker set off waves of criticism when he suggested that women find more fulfillment through getting married and having … Read more
NEW YORK – Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5” and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died. He was 92. Coleman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, his daughter, Quincy Coleman, said in a statement to The … Read more
The Vancouver Canucks are getting ready for Saturday’s potential series clinching Game 6 in Edmonton, following Thursday’s blood-pumping late 3-2 win over the Oilers. But the team’s head coach Rick Tocchet is warning his players this will be their toughest challenge yet. “I think the message is, it’s going to be really … Read more
Taylor Heise scored twice, including the winner in the third period, as Minnesota downed Toronto 4-1 on Friday to win a best-of-five Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal 3-2. Denisa Krizova and Sophia Kunin had the other goals for Minnesota, which fell behind 2-0 in the series before winning three straight, including Wednesday’s 1-0 … Read more
MEXICO CITY – A mayoral candidate and five other people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally in the violence-wracked southern Mexico state of Chiapas, officials said. State prosecutors said a young girl was among the six people killed in the gunfire late Thursday, along with mayoral candidate Lucero Lopez … Read more
Starting pitcher Tyler Alexander flirted with a perfect game as the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Friday. Alexander (2-2) didn’t allow a baserunner through 7 1/3 innings, but ultimately surrendered three runs on three hits and struck out four. Relievers Manuel Rodriguez and Pete Fairbanks pitched … Read more
A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said Friday that safety has “taken a backseat to shiny products” at the influential artificial intelligence company. Jan Leike, who ran OpenAI’s “Superalignment” team alongside a company co-founder who also resigned this week, wrote in a series of posts on the … Read more
CANNES, France – Richard Gere, once a Hollywood leading man, said he drew on his feelings following his father’s death to bring emotional depth to his role in “Oh, Canada,” for which he returned, after decades, to the Cannes Film Festival red carpet on Friday. “It so resonated with my own emotional voyage … Read more
