SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The governments of the Dominican Republic and Haiti have agreed to reopen their airspace starting in May, allowing flights between their countries for the first time in more than two years. The decision, announced Friday in a joint statement, clears the way for connections between three Dominican airports and one serving Haiti’s northern port city of Cap-Haïtien. The Dominican Republic closed its airspace with Haiti in March 2024, citing the high levels of insecurity in the neighboring nation following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021. It only permitted humanitarian flights. The…
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A woman was taken to hospital in serious condition following a single-vehicle crash in the Barrhaven area on Saturday morning. Read MoreA woman was taken to hospital in serious condition following a single-vehicle crash in the Barrhaven area on Saturday morning. Ottawa paramedics said they were called to the area of Strandherd and Longfields drives at about 8:30 a.m. after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole. The victim, in her 20s, was freed from the News A woman was taken to hospital in serious condition following a single-vehicle crash in the Barrhaven area on Saturday morning. Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved someone dressed in a bear costume damaging luxury cars. The California Insurance Department said the three used a person in a bear suit to stage fake attacks inside a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes in 2024, then submitted fraudulent claims seeking nearly $142,000 in payouts from insurance companies. The department called it “Operation Bear Claw.” Two Los Angeles-area men and a woman pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud and were sentenced to a weekend jail program, followed by probation, the…
What was meant to be a week of celebration marking one of the most important cultural holidays of the year for a Malton family turned into a nightmare when thieves broke into their home in the middle of the day, stealing gold jewellery worth hundreds of thousands. Security cameras captured the moment suspects approached the home just after 2:15 p.m. on April 14, forcing their way inside. The family says the thieves were in the house for less than two minutes, but in that short time, they managed to locate and steal roughly $150,000 in gold jewellery. “As soon as I entered…
The lawyer for Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used it to take their own lives, says murder charges will be withdrawn against his client and he will in turn plead guilty to aiding suicide. Law was due to stand trial this month on 14 counts each of first-degree murder and aiding suicide, but lawyer Matthew Gourlay says Crown prosecutors will drop all murder charges. Gourlay says Law will plead guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide at a plea hearing he expects will be scheduled for a later date during…
With less than two months until the World Cup kicks off in Toronto, several hotels in the city are now adjusting their bookings after FIFA released thousands of room reservations. At Hotel X, just steps from Toronto Stadium, which will play host to Canada’s first match, marketing director Matt Black says staff were recently notified about the release of thousands of rooms booked between June 11 and July 2nd, rooms that were part of the contract signed with FIFA back in 2017. “We were surprised that it went down,” explained Black. “Typically, what would happen is they would put out what their estimated…
LONDON (AP) — A life jacket worn by a passenger on RMS Titanic as she escaped the sinking steamship on a lifeboat sold at auction on Saturday for 670,00 pounds ($906,000). The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger on the doomed ocean liner, and is signed by her and other survivors from the same lifeboat. It was the star among items in a sale of Titanic memorabilia by Henry Aldridge & Son auctioneers in Devizes, western England, and sold to an unidentified telephone bidder for well over the presale estimate of between 250,000 and 350,000…
The annual spring runoff on the Ottawa River has once again created a “freestanding wave” at Bate Island. Read MoreThe annual spring runoff on the Ottawa River has once again created a “freestanding wave” at Bate Island. Google describes the phenomenon as “a continuous, artificial wave created for surfing or a natural hydraulic jump in a river, where water flows rapidly over a submerged obstacle, creating a surfable wave that stays in one place.” News, Bates Island, OttawaSun, Realtime, River surfing The annual spring runoff on the Ottawa River has once again created a “freestanding wave” at Bate Island. Read More
Toronto FC scored three goals in the second half to extend its unbeaten streak to six games with a 3-3 draw against Austin FC on Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. Daniel Salloi, Richie Laryea and Kobe Franklin scored for TFC. Jonathan Bell, Facundo Torres and Christian Ramirez tallied for Austin FC. Franklin scored with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box in the 88th minute to pull Toronto even. Neither team scored over 10-plus minutes of injury time. TFC, which has three wins and three draws over its streak, is also unbeaten at BMO Field over 12 games…
CLEVELAND — Which team would impose their preferred style on the other? Would the Cleveland Cavaliers manage to keep Game 1 of their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors a mostly half-court affair, where their superior backcourt play and size advantage in the paint would have the most impact? Or would the Raptors be able to speed the game up, force turnovers and play the game in the open floor, which was a key to their identity through the regular season, and especially in their three matchups against the Cavs. Toronto won all three of those — albeit all of them before Nov. 25th —…
Perhaps it was the widely cited speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, or maybe a so-called George Clooney-like swagger. Whatever it is, Prime Minister Mark Carney is finding himself in the international spotlight again, this time in the pages of Time magazine as part of its annual most influential people list. Championed by Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, Carney was one of the 24 people in the leaders section of The 100 Most Influential People of 2026, which was released earlier this week by Time. Aside from mentioning his frequent nickname in the banking world,…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Police in Trinidad and Tobago said they were investigating after 56 bodies — mainly of infants — were found dumped at one of the country’s cemeteries on Saturday. The twin-island Caribbean nation has been struggling with surging crime, including deadly gang violence, which prompted authorities to extend an existing state of emergency last month. The gruesome discovery was made at the cemetery in the town of Cumuto on Trinidad, approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of the capital, Port of Spain. According to a police statement, 50 bodies were of infants while the remaining…
Dave Fitzsimons got up with the sun Saturday and headed to his local community centre in Constance Bay to get another 30 sandbags. Read MoreWith Ottawa River levels rising once more, area residents are bracing again and filling sandbags to protect their homes. News, Local News, Constance Bay, Flooding, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Dave Fitzsimons got up with the sun Saturday and headed to his local community centre in Constance Bay to get another 30 sandbags. Read More
Just as the clock hit 5 p.m., hundreds who had shown up at the Sir John A pub on Elgin Street burst into explosive cheers as the Ottawa Senators tied the score 1-1 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Read MorePostseason play for the Senators, and possibly soon the Charge as well, boosts community spirits and the bottom line for local businesses. News, Local News, National Hockey League, NHL Playoffs, Ottawa Charge, Ottawa Senators, Ottawa Sun, PWHL, Realtime Just as the clock hit 5 p.m., hundreds who had shown up at the Sir John A pub on Elgin Street burst into explosive cheers as…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a $400 million ballroom at the White House, ruling a day after a lower court judge continued to block above-ground construction on the site of the former East Wing. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late Friday put on temporary hold the order by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon halting part of the project. The panel scheduled a hearing for June 5 to review the case. In his ruling Thursday, Leon continued to block above-ground construction…
The Ottawa Senators failed to weather the storm in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C. Read MoreGame 2 of the best-of-seven series is Monday night in Raleigh, N.C. Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, Carolina Hurricanes, NHL Playoffs, Ottawa Sun The Ottawa Senators failed to weather the storm in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C. Read More
The oldest player in the Professional Women’s Hockey League put on a clinic at a sold-out TD Place Saturday afternoon. Read MoreSaturday’s 5-1 win over the New York Sirens gave Ottawa a five-point advantage for the final postseason berth with one week to go in the season. PWHL, Hockey, Sports, Ottawa Charge, Ottawa sports, Ottawa Sun The oldest player in the Professional Women’s Hockey League put on a clinic at a sold-out TD Place Saturday afternoon. Read More
Brady Tkachuk wanted to send an early message that the Ottawa Senators have a fighting chance. Read More”I just wanted to show it’s going to be a long series, and he wanted to do the same thing,” the Ottawa captain said. Ottawa Senators, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, Carolina Hurricanes, Hockey, NHL Playoffs, Ottawa Sun Brady Tkachuk wanted to send an early message that the Ottawa Senators have a fighting chance. Read More
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, days after the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was making “very serious” advances in efforts to build nuclear weapons. The missiles fired from the North’s Sinpo area flew about 140 kilometers (87 miles) each in a direction toward the country’s eastern waters, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It said South Korea maintains a readiness to repel any provocations by North Korea and is closely exchanging information with the U.S. and Japan. In an emergency meeting of…
The Ottawa Senators were simply no match for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, dropping the series opener 2-0 at Lenovo Center on Saturday. Read MoreThe Ottawa Senators went 0-for-4 on the power play and struggled to create offence at even strength, dropping Game 1 of their best-of-seven series with the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Saturday. Linus Ullmark made 27 saves. Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Sports, Carolina Hurricanes, National Hockey League, Ottawa sports, Ottawa Sun The Ottawa Senators were simply no match for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, dropping the series…