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A King’s Bench judge ordered Ryan James Roach’s extradition to the United States on May 7. He faces charges related to hacking into American university supercomputers to mine cryptocurrency.

The man working to oust Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow

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Brad Bradford is once again vying to become Toronto’s mayor, pitching himself as the planner-turned-politician who wants City Hall to tackle congestion, crime and the cost of living. Bradford, a city councillor from the city’s east end, first sought the mayor’s chair in the June 2023 byelection triggered by John Tory’s resignation. In that race,…

Beef, coffee and tomatoes among the grocery items with the biggest price increases this year

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New data from Statistics Canada shows that food prices rose by 3.5 per cent year-over-year in April 2026, although many grocery staples saw their prices increase by significantly more than that. Meat is one of the biggest drivers of food price inflation, with beef prices continuing to climb amid tight supplies and strong consumer demand.…

Transfers of trans prisoners in Canada have fallen. An upcoming case will test gender policies

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A trans prisoner was convicted of assaulting a 12-year-old girl and two women in 1998. Amanda Joy Cooper was living as a biological male at the time of the crimes. Cooper grabbed the girl while she was rollerskating in a parking lot, and told her, “I’ll rape you,” according to Quebec court documents. Days later,…

FIRST READING: The Canadian electorate may be even more tuned-out than you think

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First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. TOP STORY Canada is only 10 months away from a March 17 deadline under which MAID could become legal for the mentally ill. This would make Canada…

Massey College fellow resigns after he says he was asked to let ‘advisory committee’ vet antisemitism conference

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University of Toronto law professor Peter Biro has resigned his fellowship from Massey College after he says the institution wanted an “advisory committee” to vet an antisemitism conference he was organizing. “A good portion of Canadian society is utterly oblivious to the fact that our current age represents the next great transmutation of jew-hatred in…

TTC under fire from Jewish community over inverted red triangle on FIFA theme shirts

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The Toronto Transit Commission is facing criticism from the Jewish community over its new staff jerseys dedicated to the FIFA World Cup. Photos show an upside down red triangle emblazoned on the jerseys’ shoulders. In the abstract, a triangle is just a geometric shape, a common design element in sports branding. In the current climate,…

Shark Tank star shrinks data centre footprint after backlash

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A proposed Utah data centre that would have been almost three times the size of Manhattan will be drastically scaled back after pressure from lawmakers. In the latest sign of the growing pushback against the AI buildout, venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank fame pledged to cut the 40,000-acre Stratos development in half. Most…

‘We can’t afford to do what Mexico can do’: Can Trump play Canada and Mexico against each other?

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mexican leaders are weighing a U.S. proposal to revise the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement’s (CUSMA) auto rules of origin — changes that could force a major restructuring of North America’s tightly integrated auto supply chains. Last week, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer’s team told their Mexican counterparts that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration wants…

Accused al-Qaeda sleeper agent Mohamed Harkat wins another chance at staying in Canada

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