Montreal-born yoga teacher planned breakup with alleged killer, N.S. jury told

North American stocks sink after U.S. and China announce tariffs, loonie slips

— New Chinese retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods will cause global disruptions and force Canadians to defend their markets against heightened American competition, say soybean and meat producers.

— A day before a woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters, her father said he warned police that his daughter was upset with the company’s handling of her videos and might be planning to go to its offices, but authorities say her relatives gave no indication she might turn violent.

— Greater Toronto Area home sales in March were down 39.5 per cent from a frenzied pace last year, as the market continued to feel the effects of cooling measures introduced at both the provincial and federal levels.

Sentencing arguments for Alberta man guilty of vicious sexual assault

Police lay dozens of charges in alleged theft ring based out of the GTA

Facebook Canada said Wednesday they estimate 622,161 Canadians had their data “improperly shared” with Cambridge Analytica.

Weather appears to be contributing to power outages, roof almost being blown off

— A 36-year-old Scugog man is in a Toronto hospital with major injuries after being struck while walking on Highway 7A in Bethany.

City police are asking the public to report any suspicions people after several vehicle break-ins happened Tuesday.

Ottawa could give revenues from a federally imposed carbon tax directly back to Ontario residents instead of the provincial government if whoever is elected in the spring election rejects a carbon pricing system, the federal environment minister said Wednesday.

Nearly 100,000 customers without power in southern Ontario due to windstorm

U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley warned Wednesday that the UN’s failure to hold Syria accountable for its use of chemical weapons because of Russia’s opposition has made the world “a far more dangerous place.”

Data of 620,000 Canadians improperly shared with consulting firm: Facebook

Sean Burke found himself in far-flung airports and arenas the last time he was tasked with picking a team.

World trading order facing biggest threats since Second World War: Freeland

— After decades of silence and frequent self-blame, Manitoba’s minister for the status of women has come forward about being a survivor of sexual assault so she can help others realize there is a way to heal.

— Kristin Johnston had told friends she wanted to break up with Nicholas Butcher hours before he killed the popular yoga instructor and tried to kill himself inside her Halifax-area home, a Crown lawyer said Wednesday.

Liberals roll out social housing funding to keep 55,000 units in system

Police lay dozens of charges in alleged theft ring based out of the GTA

— An Ohio youth baseball league is raffling off an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and other guns for a fundraiser to reduce registration fees.

Extra billing for insured health services made illegal in B.C.

— A Newfoundland judge says the legal system has long failed to recognize the extent of violence faced by women who end relationships, and has opted to jail a man who threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and distributed an intimate video of her.

The roof at the building on the corner of James Street North and Cannon Street is in a “very, very precarious situation”

Gusts up to 90 km/h expected Wednesday

— President Donald Trump pledged “strong action today” on immigration, a day after he said he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his “big, beautiful wall” is erected.

Student charged after Ontario school hit with threatening graffiti: police

— An Alberta university which revealed last summer that it had been defrauded of $11.8 million in a so-called phishing attack says it has recovered more than 90 per cent of the funds.

Hamilton police, in collaboration with the OPP, are holding their fourth gun amnesty this month.

— France has flagged more than 78,000 people as security threats in a database intended to let European police share information on the continent’s most dangerous residents.

Funds can be used for home retrofits, energy-efficient window installations and high-efficiency heating and ventilation systems.

Gusts up to 90 km/h expected Wednesday

NATO chief praises plan to grow Canadian military, hopes for more

Three charged, including teen, in stabbing death of 19-year-old, police say

Police respond to reports of shooting at California YouTube

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Gusts up to 90 km/h expected Wednesday

A female suspect is dead after opening fire at YouTube's headquarters in northern California on Tuesday in a shooting that left at least three people wounded.

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White House says Syria mission coming to 'a rapid end'

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Justin Trudeau's national security adviser is offering to give an unclassified briefing to MPs on a Commons committee about the prime minister's trip to India, in addition to a more in-depth classified briefing to Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer.

Video game addiction a disease? WHO prepares to codify 'gaming disorder'

North American stocks sink after U.S. and China announce tariffs, loonie slips

It was a horrific incident that grabbed headlines and incited the ire of dog lovers around the world. A 10-month-old French bulldog died on a United Airlines flight after his carrier was placed inside a cabin overhead compartment at the direction of a flight attendant.