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Pope Francis, whose 12-year papacy ushered in a more open, welcoming Catholic Church that prioritized empathy for the poor and disenfranchised — including Indigenous victims of Canada’s church-run residential schools — has died at 88. The election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, came about under remarkable circumstances, after Pope Benedict XVI’s surprise resignation. Francis ushered in a number of firsts for a pope: the first from Latin America, the first from the Jesuit order and the first to take the name Francis.
With just one week until election night, the four Bay of Quinte candidates will meet for one final debate on Monday night. The Prince Edward County Chamber of Commerce and the Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture are hosting an all-candidates debate at the Regent Theatre in Picton. All four candidates – Conservative Ryan Williams, Liberal Chris Malette, NDP Kate Crothers and the Greens Erica Charlton have confirmed their attendance. Chamber CEO Duarte Da Silva said topics will include agriculture, tariffs, housing, infrastructure and more. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a meet and greet. The debate begins at 7 p.m.
Meanwhile, four days of advance voting will close at your local polling stations at 9 p.m. Monday. Assigned voting locations are listed on voter ID cards and electioncanada.ca by searching your postal code. Canadians can also cast their ballot at an Elections Canada office in their riding or apply to vote by mail until 6 p.m. Tuesday. Election day is April 28.
The last Canada Carbon Rebate arrives on Tuesday after Liberal Leader Mark Carney killed the federal consumer price on carbon. Only those who filed their 2024 income taxes electronically by April 2 will receive the payment on Tuesday. Otherwise, the final payment will be deposited once the Canada Revenue Agency assesses their return. The quarterly federal rebate was covered by carbon tax revenues, but the carbon tax on fuel ended April 1.
Twelve people have been killed and 30 others injured in air strikes conducted by the United States on Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels have said. The strikes hit Sanaa’s Attan, which has been controlled by the rebel movement since 2014, and a sanitation project in the Asir area.
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. The revelations of a second Signal chat raise more questions about Hegseth’s use of an unclassified messaging system to share highly sensitive security details and come at a particularly delicate moment for him, with senior officials ousted from the Pentagon last week as part of an internal leak investigation.
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Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
Brett Howden scored turned out to be the game-winning goal and later delivered an empty netter, and the Vegas Golden Knights opened their first-round Western Conference playoffs series with a 4-2 victory Sunday night over the Minnesota Wild.
Logan Stankoven scored two second-period goals in his first playoff game with Carolina as the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 to open their first-round best-of-seven series.
The United States wrested the gold medal back in its tug of war with Canada with a 4-3 overtime win Sunday at the women’s world hockey championship.
The NBA released the three finalists for its major trophies on Sunday night, with Antetokounmpo on the MVP list alongside Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the runaway frontrunners for the award.
