After beating cancer, Albuquerque, New Mexico, teen Elizabeth Solis is set to visit the Vatican and meet Pope Leo XIV in May in a trip facilitated by Make-A-Wish New Mexico. After beating cancer, Albuquerque, New Mexico, teen Elizabeth Solis is set to visit the Vatican and meet Pope Leo XIV in May in a trip facilitated by Make-A-Wish New Mexico. WNT After beating cancer, Albuquerque, New Mexico, teen Elizabeth Solis is set to visit the Vatican and meet Pope Leo XIV in May in a trip facilitated by Make-A-Wish New Mexico.
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Thirty passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship that ran aground on a reef in Fiji Thirty passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship that ran aground on a reef in Fiji International Thirty passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship that ran aground on a reef in Fiji
President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes. President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes. International President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
People wearing decorated hats and costumes participated in an Easter parade on Fifth Avenue in New York on Sunday. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. People wearing decorated hats and costumes participated in an Easter parade on Fifth Avenue in New York on Sunday. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. US People wearing decorated hats and costumes participated in an Easter parade on Fifth Avenue in New York on Sunday. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Javier Salazar and his wife had settled into a routine. Read MoreNew Dawn Medical has been facing months of public backlash over a sustained increase in crime and safety concerns in its area. Local News, News, Chinatown, New Dawn Medical, Ottawa Sun, Realtime, safe supply Javier Salazar and his wife had settled into a routine. Read More
APPEARANCES OVER SUBSTANCE Read MoreSunday, April 5: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Letters, Opinion, letters, opinion, Ottawa Sun APPEARANCES OVER SUBSTANCE Read More
OTTAWA — Universities across Canada are offering some international students extra supports like exam deferrals and extensions on tuition as the war continues in the Middle East. The University of Victoria said it has reached out directly to students who have links to Iran to offer support on a case-by-case basis. Those supports include offering special bursary funding and lifting holds on registration related to overdue tuition. The university said it’s also offering flexibility to applicants struggling to meet their final admissions requirements due to the war. Queen’s University said it’s giving some students extensions on winter tuition and fee…
A man is in custody, and a woman has been taken to the hospital following an early morning stabbing. Toronto police were called to a home in the Ossington Avenue and Harbord Street area just after 6 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, they found a woman in her 20s suffering from injuries “consistent with being slashed with an edged weapon.” She was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries Investigators say a man in his 50s was arrested at the scene and also taken to the hospital for treatment of a separate medical issue. Police tell CityNews…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reached a surprise four-year tentative agreement after roughly three weeks of negotiation. The Writers Guild of America West said on X that its negotiating committee unanimously approved a tentative agreement with The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios. The alliance confirmed the deal in a separate statement on its website Saturday. “We look forward to building on this progress as we continue working toward agreements that support long-term industry stability,” read the alliance statement. The precise terms of the deals were not immediately announced, but it…
The province’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate following a crash Saturday night involving a suspected impaired driver that injured two people. Toronto police say just before 6:30 p.m., they responded to multiple reports of a vehicle driving erratically at a high rate of speed in the Bloor Street West and The East Mall area. Police say the vehicle was involved in a crash which injured two people, but referred all other updates to the Special Investigations Unit. The SIU tells CityNews that police were attempting to stop the driver of a Honda Civic for speeding. The driver…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed Sunday when high winds toppled a tree in northern Germany during an Easter egg hunt, police said. Around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending the event in woods near the town of Satrupholm at about 11 a.m. when a 30-meter (100-foot) tree fell on the group, police said in a statement. Four people were pinned under the tree. A 21-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were treated by first responders but died at the scene, while the woman’s…
Elke Sorensen was in her second year at Vancouver Island University when she first got involved with the campus-community radio station — an experience that may soon become less common. After spending some time asking questions about CHLY 101.7 FM before volunteering, the then-21 year old says she was immediately put in the “hot seat” inside a live radio booth. Like many student rookies, Sorensen started off hosting a show focused on Canadian music that she says allowed her to make local connections. “I really ingrained myself and got to know the community and felt more like a citizen in…
Ottawa paramedics confirm a 14-year-old youth suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries Saturday evening when the scooter he was riding was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Maxwell Bridge and March Road in Kanata. Read MoreThe scooter the teen was riding was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Maxwell Bridge and March Road in Kanata News, Collision, OttawaSun, Realtime, Scooter Ottawa paramedics confirm a 14-year-old youth suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries Saturday evening when the scooter he was riding was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Maxwell Bridge and March Road in Kanata. Read More
MONTREAL — Julie Gascon has left her role as president and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority, which manages the largest container port in Eastern Canada. The authority, which operates the inland port linking Canada to global markets via the St. Lawrence River, says her departure comes after she took on the role in early 2024. In a short statement issued on its website on Friday, the port authority said her departure was effective that day. Julien Baudry, spokesperson for the Montreal Port Authority, said Gascon’s contractual relationship with the port administration is private and that no further details can…
LONDON (AP) — Pressure was mounting Sunday on American rapper Ye to be pulled from his headline role at a London music festival this summer, after criticism from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Pepsi already has withdrawn its lead sponsorship role of the Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park in north London between July 10-12. Other sponsors of the event, including Budweiser and PayPal, are being urged to follow suit. Pepsi didn’t provide an explicit reason for its decision to pull out of the event, even though publicity for the festival promoted the event under the branding “Pepsi presents Wireless.” “Pepsi…
The Toronto Blue Jays are making some changes in their bullpen ahead of Sunday’s series finale in Chicago. Relievers Brendon Little and Lazaro Estrada were optioned to triple-A Buffalo, the Blue Jays announced, with Joe Mantiply and Austin Voth selected to the major-league roster in their place. To make room for the new pitchers on the 40-man roster, Cody Ponce and Anthony Santander were transferred to the 60-day injured list. Little has struggled mightily for the Blue Jays in 2026, allowing 10 earned runs in 3.2 innings and earning two losses. Three of those runs came on Saturday, when Little allowed two home…
Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to the “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. The Illumination and Nintendo co-production earned $130.9 million over the weekend and a massive $190.1 million in its first five days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. Universal Pictures released the sequel globally on Wednesday, capitalizing on kids’ spring break vacations in the week leading up to the Easter holiday. With an estimated $182.4 million from 80 overseas markets, the film is looking at an astronomical $372.5 million debut…
Arena rockers the Goo Goo Dolls announced on Sunday, April 5 that they have cancelled the remaining four dates of their Canadian tour, including Monday night’s show at the Canadian Tire Centre, as band leader John Rzeznik is suffering from pneumonia. Read MoreGoo Goo Dolls announced Sunday the cancellation of the remaining four dates of their tour, including Monday’s show in Ottawa due to illness. News, Music, Canadian Tire Centre concerts, Goo Goo Dolls, OttawaSun, Realtime Arena rockers the Goo Goo Dolls announced on Sunday, April 5 that they have cancelled the remaining four dates of their Canadian tour, including Monday night’s…
MONTREAL — The Artemis II mission is showing how even a short 10-day journey in deep space presents significant challenges to the human body, including exposure to radiation and other effects scientists are still studying. The combination of radiation exposure, microgravity, and confined living conditions can place significant strain on the human body, said Dr. Farhan Asrar, a physician, space medicine researcher and associate dean at Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Medicine. The Artemis II mission marks a return to deep space for the first time in 50 years, offering a rare opportunity to closely monitor how astronauts are affected.…
The New York Islanders have become the second National Hockey League team in a week to make a late-season coaching change. Read MoreNew York is coming off a 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night, and the club is 3-7-0 in its last 10 games. Sports, Hockey, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Ottawa Sun The New York Islanders have become the second National Hockey League team in a week to make a late-season coaching change. Read More