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By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted February 18, 2025 5:55 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks will be without star goalie Thatcher Demko for their upcoming five-game road swing. The team says Demko is considered week to week with a lower-body injury and will not travel for the trip, which begins Saturday against the Golden Knights in Las Vegas. Related Videos 1:48 Toronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk to arena Previous Video Next Video The 29-year-old American netminder left Vancouver’s 2-1 victory over the…

“I thought it was going to ignite.” Those were the words Peter Carlson, a paramedic from Minnesota on board the Delta Air Lines flight that crashed on Monday, told Global News.Passengers aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 4819, which made an emergency crash-landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, have shared their intense and emotional experiences.The flight, travelling from Minneapolis to Toronto, had no fatalities but resulted in 21 injuries, including a child in critical condition.Many passengers, still in shock, have expressed relief at their survival and gratitude for the emergency response that helped them escape the plane.“It was a…

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says she is positioning her campaign to try and snatch left-leaning voters away from the NDP as the election campaign enters its final stretch. Crombie pitched her party as the only alternative to Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives and urged people who would normally vote for the NDP and Marit Stiles to lend her party a vote.“It’s not too late — this election is no way over yet,” Crombie said on Tuesday.“There are 10 more days and we’re going to make the most of each one of them as we see the race narrowing between the…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that Mexico will take legal action against Google if the map shown to US-based users continues to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across the entire body of water. During a press conference on Monday, Sheinbaum argued that U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to rename the body of water only applies to part of the continental shelf under U.S. control.“What Google is doing here is changing the name of the continental shelf of Mexico and Cuba, which has nothing to do with Trump’s decree, which applied only to the U.S. continental…

Snow-covered Ontario is set to see another dusting on Tuesday as city crews in Toronto and beyond struggle to deal with massive back-to-back storms. Environment Canada has issued a snow squall warning for parts of southern Ontario on the edge of Lake Huron, with lesser weather advisories in place for Barrie, York Region, Toronto and areas to the west.In areas with snow squall warnings, like Owen Sound, the weather agency is predicting as much as 70 centimetres of snow and whiteout conditions.“The heaviest snow squall band will continue today through tonight,” the warning, posted at 5 a.m., reads. “Snow squalls…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 18, 2025 12:23 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size One of the two girls on trial for second-degree murder in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. The girl, who was 16 at the time of the incident, entered her plea through her counsel this morning as lawyers in the case were expected to begin their closing submissions. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s self-imposed deadline to get a deal done with the Toronto Blue Jays came and went on Tuesday as the 25-year-old slugger officially reported to training camp in Dunedin, Fla. The face of the MLB franchise had said in the past he would play out the season and become a free agent if a new deal was not done by the time training camp started.Guerrero did not provide any specifics on the talks on Tuesday morning but he did say the the two sides were not close on a deal.“We…

DUNEDIN – The Toronto Blue Jays and slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. did not reach an agreement on an extension before his Tuesday deadline on contract negotiations. The 25-year-old first baseman, who’s entering the final year of his current deal, said he does not plan to continue talks now that he has arrived at camp.The developments pave the way for Guerrero to become a free agent this fall.“The last couple days, the front office, my lawyers, my agents, they met, both (sides) tried but obviously we couldn’t get an agreement,” Guerrero said via interpreter Hector Lebron.Guerrero did not get into specifics…

By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted February 18, 2025 8:43 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size DUNEDIN – Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says the team and his representatives did not reach an agreement on a contract extension. Guerrero arrived at the club’s player development complex in Florida this morning on the deadline day for position players to report to camp. Related Videos 0:29 Bo Bichette going viral for openly flirting with trade Previous Video Next Video The 25-year-old first baseman, who’s entering the final year of his current…

Here is what we know so far about the Delta airlines flight that crash landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, flipping on its roof, injuring several people. Crash Details:Delta Air Lines flight 4819 from Minneapolis to Toronto, operated by subsidiary Endeaver Air, was carrying a total of 80 people on board — 76 passengers and four crew members. Among the passengers, 22 of them were Canadian. The rest were multinational, according to Deborah Flint, president and CEO of the airport.The plane crash happened at around 2:30 p.m. ET.All passengers and crew were accounted for. There were no fatalities, however, at…